3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship
| 3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship | |
|---|---|
Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska | |
| Location | Nałęczów, Poland |
| Start date | August 6, 2018 |
| End date | August 11, 2018 |
| Competitors | 33 from 14 nations |
| Champion | |
| Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska | |
3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship was 3rd edition of World Hot Air Ballooning Championships for women held in Nałęczów, Poland[1] from August 6 to August 11, 2018. Total of 14 tasks were held. Five flights were cancelled due to the weather conditions from August 9 to August 11.[2]
Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska from Leszno, Poland became world champion. Nicola Scaife, the world champion of 2014 and 2016 from Hunter Valley, Australia was third.[3]
Final ranking
| Rank | Balloonist | Nation | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daria Dudkiewicz-Golawska | Poland | 10875 | 2 | |
| Agnė Simonavičiūtė | Lithuania | 9663 | 1 | |
| Nicola Scaife | Australia | 9287 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kim Magee | United States | 9048 | 0 |
| 5 | Elisabeth Kindermann-Schön | Austria | 8976 | 1 |
| 6 | Julija Romanovskaja | Lithuania | 8788 | 3 |
| 7 | Cheri White | United States | 8319 | 0 |
| 8 | Astrid Carl | Germany | 8295 | 0 |
| 9 | Nicole Vogel | Switzerland | 8269 | 0 |
| 10 | Rita Becz | Hungary | 7987 | 0 |
| 11 | Sanne Haarhuis | Netherlands | 7946 | 0 |
| 12 | Kristin Vevere | Latvia | 7752 | 0 |
| 13 | Chloe Hallet | United Kingdom | 7568 | 1 |
| 14 | Beata Choma | Poland | 7351 | 0 |
| 15 | Joanna Biedermann | Poland | 7306 | 2 |
| 16 | Miglė Vaitulevičiūtė | Lithuania | 7100 | 0 |
| 17 | Diana Nasonova | Russia | 7056 | 0 |
| 18 | Kelli Keller | United States | 7032 | 0 |
| 19 | Katharina Kräck | Germany | 6872 | 0 |
| 20 | Lindsay Muir | United Kingdom | 6581 | 0 |
| 21 | Ieva Skele | Latvia | 6411 | 1 |
| 22 | Marija Oparina | Russia | 6408 | 0 |
| 23 | Sylvia Meinl | Germany | 6174 | 0 |
| 24 | Marija Petric Miklousic | Croatia | 6094 | 0 |
| 25 | Ewelina Leszczuk | Poland | 5947 | 0 |
| 26 | Caroline Splinters | Netherlands | 5869 | 0 |
| 27 | Akari Sue | Japan | 5839 | 0 |
| 28 | Ieva Šuopytė | Lithuania | 5677 | 0 |
| 29 | Aline Kalousdian | Germany | 5161 | 0 |
| 30 | Mia Fraser | Australia | 5160 | 0 |
| 31 | Victoria Vertrees | United States | 4484 | 0 |
| 32 | Tomoko Kurahashi | Japan | 4395 | 0 |
| 33 | Rieko Shingo | Japan | 3473 | 0 |
References
- ^ Sampolski, Maciej (13 August 2018). "Nałęczów gościł najlepsze pilotki na świecie - Radio Centrum". centrum.fm (in Polish). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Label: No flight
- ^ Kozak, Ada (22 August 2018). "Daria Dudkiewicz-Goławska, mistrzyni świata w lotach balonem: Czasami się boję. To obronna reakcja organizmu, która pozwala przetrwać". www.wysokieobcasy.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ Results
- ^ The winning women (Wins and ranking after each flight, with photos)