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Dmitry Koltakov played a preponderant role in getting Russia to secure the 2017 teams world title. Three weeks later, on 2 April 2017 in Heerenveen, Netherlands, he clinched his second crown as FIM Ice Speedway Gladiator individual world champion... as always with the technical support of Motul which is also the presenting partner of the series.
6,000 spectators filled the stands of Heerenveen speedway to watch the conclusion of this enthralling season. On arriving in the north of the Netherlands, Koltakov had an 8 points lead over Kononov who made life difficult for him more than once this year. But the leader pulled of a faultless performance on Saturday, bagging maximum points. He had set off to do the same again on Sunday, with nothing but '3s' in his results table... until the final when the new World champion left the track in the last bend in the lead! Igor Kononov and Dmitry Khomitsevich, who clinched the silver and bronze medals also saw Dutch ice close up during the meeting.
After blazing along speedways, the gladiators are going to 'estivate', in other words hibernate in summer. See you again at the beginning of 2018!
FIM Ice Speedway Gladiators final positions:
01 Dmitry Koltakov, 185 pts
02 Igor Kononov, 170 pts
03 Dmitry Khomitsevich, 154 pts
