Vertical Kilometer World Circuit
# 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. The Vertical World Circuit announced the 2017 VWC calendar featuring ten races, including a new venue: Osaka.

## 2017 edition

The winners of the first edition were the Norwegian Stian Angermund and the Spanish Laura Orgué.

### Results

The circuit consists of 17 races that are held from May to October.

| # | Date | Race | Venue | Country | Men's winner | Women's winner |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 May | Trentapassi Vertical Race | Marone, Brescia | Italy | Davide Magnini | Valentina Belotti |
| 2 | 11 May | Transvulcania Vertical Kilometer | Tazacorte, La Palma | Spain | Stian Angermund | Yuri Yoshizumi |
| 3 | 26 May | Zegama-Aizkorri Kilometro Vertical | Basque Country | Spain | Stian Angermund | Laura Orgué |
| 4 | 4 June | Santana Vertical Kilometer | Madeira | Portugal | Ferran Teixido | Ekaterina Mityaeva |
| 5 | 11 June | KM Vertical Fuente Dé | Cantabria | Spain | Ferran Teixido | Maite Maiora |
| 6 | 16 June | Santa Caterina Vertical Kilometer | Sondrio | Italy | Michele Boscacci | Valentina Belotti |
| 7 | 7 July | Kilomètre Vertical Face De Bellevarde | Val d’Isère | France | Xavier Gachet | Jessica Pardin |
| 8 | 9 July | Vertical Cabanera | Capdella | Spain | Jan Margarit | Laura Orgué |
| 9 | 20 July | Dolomites Vertical Kilometer | Canazei | Italy | Patrick Facchini | Axelle Mollaret |
| 10 | 29 July | Red Bull K3 | Rocciamelone, Susa | Italy | Martin Anthamatten | Camilla Magliano |
| 11 | 4 August | Blåmann Vertical | Tromsø | Norway | Stian Angermund | Eli Anne Dvergsdal |
| 12 | 1 September | Lone Peak Vertical Kilometer | Montana | United States | JP Donovan | Laura Orgué |
| 13 | 15 September | Salomon Mamores VK | Glen Coe | United Kingdom | Stian Angermund | Laura Orgué |
| 14 | 1 October | Verticale du Grand Serre | Cholonge | France | Martin Anthamatten | Christel Dewalle |
| 15 | 6 October | Pico Mountain VK | Azores | Portugal | Xavier Gachet | Christel Dewalle |
| 16 | 13 October | Grèste de la Mughera Vertical Kilometer | Limone sul Garda | Italy | Philip Goetsch | Christel Dewalle |
| 17 | 21 October | Kilomètre Vertical de Fully | Fully | Switzerland | Philip Goetsch | Christel Dewalle |

### Men's final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Stian Angermund | Norway | 556 |
| 2 | Patrick Facchini | Italy | 514.8 |
| 3 | Nejc Kuhar | Slovenia | 468.4 |

### Women's final standings

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Laura Orgué | Spain | 554 |
| 2 | Victoria Kreuzer | Switzerland | 553.2 |
| 3 | Stephanie Jimenez | Italy | 456.3 |
