British stonemasons win snow sculpting competition in Switzerland
Summary
Two stonemasons from Sheffield, part of Great Britain's team, participated in the World Snow Festival in Switzerland. They carved a kraken eating a ship and won the public vote, while placing third in technical judging out of ten nations.Key Facts
- Lily Marsh and Steve Roche are stonemasons from Sheffield.
- They were part of a four-person team representing Great Britain.
- The team participated in the World Snow Festival held in Grindelwald, Switzerland.
- Their sculpture depicted a kraken, a mythical sea creature, eating a ship.
- Their creation won the public vote and came third in the technical judging.
- Spain won the first place in the technical category.
- The team used creative tools like chisels and a modified chain to carve the snow.
- After the competition, the sculptures were left to melt naturally.
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