phelps 6,781 Posted April 6, 2019 #11 Share Posted April 6, 2019 2019 Sport Climbing World Cup, Stage #1 (Meiringen, SUI) men's Bouldering, climbers qualified to the Final (later tonight, 7 p.m. CET) Tomoaki Takata Chon Jong Won Kokoro Fujii Rei Sugimoto Tomoa Narasaki Adam Ondra not that it wasn't expected, but that's still really impressive... the Asian armada, 4 Japanese guys (and 1 Korean) vs the lone star from Europe, Adam Ondra, is today's Final lineup... and I fear we will see more of this kind of lineups through the season... women's Bouldering, climbers qualified to the Final (later tonight, following the men's Final) Oceania MacKenzie Shauna Coxsey Petra Klinger Fanny Gibert Janja Garnbret Akiyo Noguchi here we have definitely a lot more variety at the start of the final act, with the European girls being the dominant force... and always nice, we also have someone from the home Nation (former world champion Petra Klinger), which could make the audience a bit more "intense"... we don't lack a great surprise, too...with the not-yet 17 years young Australian Oceania MacKenzie who had a sensational 1st competition of the year, when in the last season she wasn't even able to make the final in any discipline at the youth worlds... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted April 6, 2019 #12 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Men's final is well underway by now, two boulders done and we're now into the third boulder. Interesting competition so far If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted April 6, 2019 #13 Share Posted April 6, 2019 14 minutes ago, heywoodu said: Men's final is well underway by now, two boulders done and we're now into the third boulder. Interesting competition so far Just logged on to say the same thing. Course set has been good. Not particularly exciting Climbing, like what I expect to see during the Olympics, but this has been an interesting competition. Especially since I boulder, some of these are very similar to the hardest problems at my gym. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted April 6, 2019 #14 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I’ve never seen a “hand-jam” before. Seems very difficult. None of these have ever been set at my gym while I’ve been there. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,540 Posted April 6, 2019 #15 Share Posted April 6, 2019 18 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: I’ve never seen a “hand-jam” before. Seems very difficult. Hahahahaha. Spoiler This laugh was brought to you by Adam Ondra If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympian1010 7,470 Posted April 6, 2019 #16 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Just now, heywoodu said: Hahahahaha. Hide contents This laugh was brought to you by Adam Ondra You know his style is not clean, not exciting, but it gets the job done and I respect that. “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. Sport can create hope where once there was only despair” - Nelson Mandela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,781 Posted April 6, 2019 #17 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said: You know his style is not clean, not exciting, but it gets the job done and I respect that. his style might not be perfect, but he's the best climber ever...and his climbs on the most difficult walls out in the mountains are something unbelievable, watching him on a 9b/9c wall is just amazing... Edited April 6, 2019 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,781 Posted April 6, 2019 #18 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) 2019 Sport Climbing World Cup, Stage #1 (Meiringen, SUI) men's Bouldering Gold: Adam Ondra Silver: Tomoa Narasaki Bronze: Rei Sugimoto Edited April 6, 2019 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,781 Posted April 6, 2019 #19 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Janjaaaaa!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 6,781 Posted April 6, 2019 #20 Share Posted April 6, 2019 by the way, this 4th and final boulder lookes really a bit too difficult for the girls (apart for the wonderful Janja and Noguchi, of course...but they're not in the same class of the other competitors)... something a little bit easier would have made the competition more exciting also for the places below the top 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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