World Championship · 2026

Vinadio, Italy 2026

Medals by Nation

All categories

#	Nation	G	S	B	Total
1	United StatesUSA	11	7	8	26
2	NorwayNOR	6	11	8	25
3	SwedenSWE	5	2	3	10
4	JapanJPN	3	0	1	4
5	ItalyITA	1	6	4	11
6	Great BritainGBR	1	1	2	4
7	CanadaCAN	0	0	1	1

Overall — men (Unofficial)

50 / 15 / 8 / 5 / 3 / 1 pts

Pos	Athlete	Nation	G	S	B	4th	Points
1 Champion	Jarle Strandberg	NOR	2	0	1	0	108
2 Runner-up	Bernt Johansson	SWE	1	1	0	1	70
3 Third	Taishi Sasanuma	JPN	1	0	0	1	55

Trout Accuracy

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Qual (points)	Final (points)	Time
1	Elias Blagojevic-Lilly	USA	60	68	04:19
2	Steinar Røstad	NOR	66	68	04:53
3	Nils Øyvind Mæhle	NOR	62	66	04:51
4	Jan Vidar Josephsen	NOR	62	65	04:01
5	Glen Ozawa	USA	60	64	04:03
6	Alessio Quarantini	ITA	68	62	04:30
7	Andy Szofran	USA	60	59	04:57
8	Masaru Hamano	JPN	72	57	04:27

Trout Distance

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Qual (m)	Final (m)
1	Stefano De Martini	ITA	39.5	36.5
2	Bernt Johansson	SWE	42.5	36.0
3	Rick Hartman	USA	42.5	35.5
4	Masaru Hamano	JPN	40.0	35.5
5	Ignacio Ramon Diez Diez	ESP	40.0	34.5
6	André Marques Gomes	POPOR	39.5	34.0
7	Henry Mittel	USA	40.5	34.0
8	Blaine Lyon	GBR	40.0	33.5

Seatrout Distance

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Qual (m)	Final (m)
1	Bernt Johansson	SWE	52.0	55.5
2	Nils Øyvind Mæhle	NOR	49.5	53.0
3	Henry Mittel	USA	51.0	52.0
4	Blaine Lyon	GBR	52.5	51.5
5	Jan Vidar Josephsen	NOR	49.5	50.0
6	Martin Nøkleberg	NOR	51.0	49.0
7	Rick Hartman	USA	48.5	48.5
8	Masaru Hamano	JPN	51.5	47.5

Salmon Distance

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Qual (m)	Final (m)
1	Jarle Strandberg	NOR	62.0	58.5
2	Henry Mittel	USA	61.0	58.0
3	Martin Nøkleberg	NOR	63.0	57.5
4	Bernt Johansson	SWE	60.5	57.0
5	Blaine Lyon	GBR	63.0	56.5
6	Steinar Røstad	NOR	62.0	56.0
7	Steve Parkes	GBR	60.5	55.5
8	Rick Hartman	USA	59.0	53.5

15' Spey

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Qual (m)	Final (m)
1	Taishi Sasanuma	JPN	118.5	123.5
2	Blaine Lyon	GBR	118.5	122.5
3	Jarle Strandberg	NOR	121.0	120.0
4	Magnus Hedman	SWE	109.0	117.0
5	Henry Mittel	USA	113.5	115.0
6	Geir Hansen	NOR	110.0	111.0

16'/18' Spey

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Qual (m)	Final (m)
1	Jarle Strandberg	NOR	70.0	63.0
2	Henry Mittel	USA	61.0	59.0
3	Blaine Lyon	GBR	68.5	58.5
4	Taishi Sasanuma	JPN	72.0	56.5
5	Takashi Shindo	JPN	66.0	53.0
6	Magnus Hedman	SWE	65.0	53.0

Combo 1-6

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Result (points)
1	Blaine Lyon	GBR	549.690
2	Jarle Strandberg	NOR	538.448
3	Taishi Sasanuma	JPN	535.588
4	Henry Mittel	USA	534.453
5	Alessio Quarantini	ITA	519.864
6	Magnus Hedman	SWE	516.411

Combo 1-4

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Result (points)
1	Masaru Hamano	JPN	378.721
2	Alessio Quarantini	ITA	369.542
3	Steinar Røstad	NOR	364.981
4	Martin Nøkleberg	NOR	362.306
5	Jan Vidar Josephsen	NOR	362.227
6	Nils Øyvind Mæhle	NOR	361.106

Combo 5-6

Discipline →

Pos	Athlete	Nation	Result (points)
1	Taishi Sasanuma	JPN	197.934
2	Jarle Strandberg	NOR	197.222
3	Blaine Lyon	GBR	193.073
4	Magnus Hedman	SWE	180.360
5	Henry Mittel	USA	178.524
6	Geir Hansen	NOR	174.242

The Venue

Laghetto di Vinadio

The 8th World Fly Casting Championship was held 24–30 August 2026 at Laghetto di Vinadio, at the foot of Forte Albertino in the Valle Stura, Piedmont Alps. Hosted by FIPSAS under the aegis of ICSF.

Alpine valley and peaks surrounding Vinadio in the Valle Stura — The Valle Stura peaks that ring the venue.

Piedmontese cured meats and cheeses served on a terrace in the Alps — Piedmontese hospitality in the Alpine valleys around Vinadio.

Official programme (PDF)ICSF

Photos from the official FIPSAS/ICSF championship programme.