Russian Alexey Tomilov and Italian Angelika Rainer .
In a close men’s final, Tomilov beat out Ukraine’s Valentyn Sypavin to secure his place at the top. (Tomilov’s brother Maxim, the 2011 world champion, was notably absent from the final after falling in the semi-final round.)
On the women’s side of the competition, Rainer squeezed by Russian climber Anna Gallyamova, who topped out the route, but finished 40 seconds slower than her. The victory is the third for Rainier, who also finished on top in 2009 and 2011.
This year’s world championships , a five-stage competition organized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) that pits the world’s most technically-skilled ice climbers against one another. The tour’s next stop will be in Rabenstein, Italy, on January 26 and 27.