Now at the business end of today’s meeting.
live updates
https://live.baansportfansite.nl/event/1197/fim-europe-individual-ice-speedway-championship-varkaus.html
Challenge or semi’s as i will call them are with these teams
Group A Slovenia, Denmark, Ukraine and Norway
Group B Czech Rep, France, Latvia and Sweden.
No GB entry for the 2nd year running.
just one meeting with the groups rides alternating between Group A and B. Meeting starts at 3pm local 2pm UK time.
New format in 2026.
Challenge is in Pardubice on Saturday 18th April - which is actually a fancy name for the 2 semi’s at the track in 1 day.
Meetings are over 22 heats and teams have 4 riders plus an U 21 rider who ride in heats 9 and 18.
Last four heats are nominated( heat 19 lowest scorers, heat 20 3rd highest etc etc
if a team is 6 points behind the leading team in heats 5 to 22 ( not heats 9 and 18) they can use a tac sub just once.
The final is on Saturday 9th May at a venue TBC.
2 winning teams in the Semi’s and highest 2nd qualify for the final.
Sweden have named their 3 riders taking part in the Ice European Championships in Varkaus on Saturday 21st February.
Niklas Svensson
Melwin Bjorklin
Isak Dekkerhus