News roundup - Sunday, 16 July

Sport climber Vita Lukan wins her first World Cup event

BRIANCON, France - Slovenian sport climber Vita Lukan won her first World Cup event as she outperformed the competition in the lead discipline in Briancon, France, on Saturday, improving on her 6th place from Jakarta last year. Czech Eliška Adamovska and French Manon Hily (both 44+) placed behind her. Lukan was the only Slovenian in the final as Janja Garnbret skipped the last two World Cup events as she is preparing for the upcoming World Championships, and Mia Kampl yesterday's.

Slovenian company to open largest all-natural ice cream factory

OGULIN, Croatia - The Slovenian gelato company Aroma Global, which has around 50 stores across Croatia but none in Slovenia, is opening a new factory in Croatia's Ogulin. At 4,500 square metres, it will be the world's largest gelato factory using all-natural ingredients, its co-founder Primož Ogrizek told the STA. He said that when he and his wife started the business ten years ago, they found Slovenia too small for their ambitious plan to open 100 locations in a single country. "The Croatian market seemed suitable for our expansion due to its large tourist potential, the long coastline and the longer tourism season," he said.

Ljubljana chamber choir wins in intl competition

HONG KONG, China - The Chamber Choir of the Ljubljana Conservatory of Music and Ballet has won the 2023 World Choir Festival in Hong Hong, receiving the Choir of the World prize, while its Ambrož Čopi has become the best conductor at the international competition. The conservatory's Chamber Choir is one of the most prominent choral ensembles in Slovenia, singing pieces by key Slovenian composers of contemporary music. In 2016, Čopi, a composer, received the prestigious Prešeren Fund Prize.