After ten days of intense racing, The 17th FAI Paragliding World Championship in Krushevo, Macedonia has come to an end.<\/p>\n
Ozone pilots swept the podium and top 8 spots.<\/p>\n
The New World Champion is Joachim Oberhauser, of Italy. Silver goes to Gleb Sukhotskiy of Russia and the Bronze medal was awarded to Ozone R&D Team pilot Honorin Hamard, of France, who led the first half of the race. All flew the Enzo 3. <\/p>\n
In the Women’s category Ozone pilots swept the top five. Ozone Team pilot Meryl Delferriere, of France, took gold. Meryl not only dominated the Women’s race from the start, but also finished 14th overall. Yael Margelisch, of Switzerland, and Kari Ellis, of Australia, joined her in the podium. All flew the Enzo 3. <\/p>\n
In the Nations, the fight was tight with France leading most of the race. In the end France and Italy shared first place, followed by Japan.<\/p>\n
Eighteen out of the top 20 overall flew the Enzo 3. <\/p>\n
Russ Jessop, of the PWCA.org, reports from the last task in Krushevo: <\/p>\n
\u201cWith two ladies competing for first place, four men for overall, and twenty-five nations able to win the national ranking, today was nail biting. With a northerly wind …read more<\/a> <\/p>\n