| Vertical Kilometer World Circuit | |
| Status: | active |
| Genre: | sporting event |
| Date: | from May to October |
| Frequency: | annual |
| Location: | various |
| First: | 2017 |
| Organised: | ISF |
| Website: | Vertical Kilometer World Circuit |
The Vertical Kilometer World Circuit is an annual international circuit of vertical kilometer (a skyrunning discipline) born in 2017 as a spin-off of Skyrunner World Series.[1] The Vertical World Circuit announced the 2017 VWC calendar featuring ten races, including a new venue: Osaka.
The winners of the first edition were the Norwegian Stian Angermund and the Spanish Laura Orgué.[2]
The circuit consists of 17 races that are held from May to October.[3] [4] [5]
| Date! | Race | Venue | Country | Men's winner | Women's winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May |  Davide Magnini | Valentina Belotti | ||||
| 2 | 11 May |  Stian Angermund |  Yuri Yoshizumi | ||||
| 3 | 26 May | Stian Angermund |  Laura Orgué | ||||
| 4 | 4 June |  Ferran Teixido |  Ekaterina Mityaeva | ||||
| 5 | 11 June | Ferran Teixido | Maite Maiora | ||||
| 6 | 16 June | Michele Boscacci | Valentina Belotti | ||||
| 7 | 7 July | Xavier Gachet | Jessica Pardin | ||||
| 8 | 9 July | Jan Margarit | Laura Orgué | ||||
| 9 | 20 July | Patrick Facchini |  Axelle Mollaret | ||||
| 10 | 29 July | Martin Anthamatten | Camilla Magliano | ||||
| 11 | 4 August | Stian Angermund | Eli Anne Dvergsdal | ||||
| 12 | 1 September |  JP Donovan | Laura Orgué | ||||
| 13 | 15 September | Stian Angermund | Laura Orgué | ||||
| 14 | 1 October | Martin Anthamatten | Christel Dewalle | ||||
| 15 | 6 October | Xavier Gachet | Christel Dewalle | ||||
| 16 | 13 October | Philip Goetsch | Christel Dewalle | ||||
| 17 | 21 October | Philip Goetsch | Christel Dewalle |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 556 | |||
| 2 | 514.8 | |||
| 3 | 468.4 |
| Rank | Athlete | Country | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 554 | |||
| 2 | 553.2 | |||
| 3 | 456.3 |