ICE CROSS WORLD TITLES FOR RUSSIA, AUSTRIA AND FRANCE
Dmitrij Murlychkin of Russia and Veronika Windisch of Austria are the new Ice Cross World Champions. They were crowned on Saturday, at the season grand finale in Russia, while Théo Richalet-Chaudeur took the Junior title for France.
Patriot Park, Moscow (RUSSIA) - Despite severe restrictions in place due to the COVID pandemic, ATSX, the world federation for Ice Cross, was able to bring the 2020/21 season to a successful completion with the World Championship finals held in Russia on Saturday.
Athletes from 14 nations battled it out for three world titles in Patriot Park, an exhibition center and amusement park on the outskirts of Moscow, and the world’s only permanent stadium for the fastest sport on skates.
On a 500-meter-long artificial ice track that featured jumps and steep curves after the start from a 21-meter-high tower, Murlychkin and Windisch won their first ever world championship title.
The Junior final was almost an all-French affair, with