Press Release 8 April 2014

ROLLERSKIING… THROUGH VAL DI FIEMME
ITALY TO HOST FIS ROLLERSKI WORLD CUP

FIS Rollerski World Cup to visit Italy’s Val di Fiemme next September
A three-day long “test event” in view of the 2015 Rollerski World Championships
Ziano di Fiemme headquarters. Courses throughout the valley
Nordic Ski Fiemme OC keeps…rolling 

Val di Fiemme in Northern Italy is worldwide known as the cradle of Nordic sports on the South side of the Alps. During the past winter season the Italian tracks and jumping hills successfully hosted the FIS Nordic Junior & U23 World Ski Championships, the final legs of Tour de Ski and the Winter Universiade. Now it’s time to get once again on track and roll fast along the Italian streets, as next September the 2014 Rollerski World Cup will be heading to Val di Fiemme, in Trentino region. After the first rounds in Germany and Sweden to be held respectively next July and August, top rollerskiers will face the Italian courses from 19 to 21 September and the 2014 champions will be crowned at the feet of majestic Dolomites. 
Both Junior and Senior categories will immediately ski the 10.4k Uphill race in classic technique that will kick off in the town of Ziano di Fiemme and close in Bellamonte, located at 1.373 meters a.s.l.. Ziano di Fiemme will dress up on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 September and the 2.4k long urban ring will host the Sprint FT events and the brand new Team Mixed, both men’s and women’s.
As mentioned, the three-day long event at the end of the summer closes the 2014 World Cup circuit, but also represents a test-event for Val di Fiemme and the Nordic Ski Fiemme OC in view of the Rollerski World Championships, already scheduled in the Italian valley next year. The Italian OC, led by Pietro De Godenz, has already started to prepare the 2014 Rollerski World Cup Finals at home, along with local institutions and volunteers from sport groups and associations.
Flipping through last season’s World Cup Overall standings, Russia eventually raised the nation trophy, followed by Italy and France. And Russians were the first five athletes on the Female Senior standings, namely Konohova, Grushina, Hvostunkova, Ektova and Izhutina. Eugenio Bianchi of Italy won the Male Senior title, while Russian Junior Mikhail Matrentsev and Anastasia Bushueva celebrated the Junior titles. Next September Val di Fiemme will be crowning their successors. Stay tuned.
Info: www.fiemmeskiworldcup.com