Is Olympic Lead Climbing Boring, And Could Its Future Hinge on Routesetters?
Smart setting is giving bouldering the traction it needs to stay an Olympic sport. Can lead keep up?
Smart setting is giving bouldering the traction it needs to stay an Olympic sport. Can lead keep up?
The speed wall didn't go well for most of the climbers, then one boulder was too easy, the others too hard.
Colin Duffy gives a breakdown on what it was like to compete in Sport Climbing's first Olympic event.
In a surprise lead finish the young Spanish climber took the gold while Ondra finished out of the medals.
man, i definitel try not to penetrate bleeding snatch, but it sounds like you're into that, and that's cool.
the last time i've climbed that much, is the last time i went to the valley, which would be several years ago.
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When I first saw the Petzl Sakover Chalk Storage Bag—essentially a storage bag for your chalk bag, or maybe a “chalk-bag-for-a-chalk-bag”?—I thought it was a nothing, a trifle. That lasted about 1.5 seconds.
The mens' speed final was filled with slips and a false start. Ondra had personal best.
Don't know who will be competing tonight? Here's the list.
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Janja got off to a terrible start, speed PRs fell, Seo proved she was worthy, Nonaka hurt her wrist, and other news from today's women's sport climbing qualifiers.
Six of these 16 men and women will go home with medals. What do we know about them? And how did they get here?
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It's the Olympics anything can happen, but let's make a few predictions anyway.
Alfredo Webber bolted the line in 2017, never imagining he would rise to the challenge
A torn biceps tendon has knocked the Frenchman out of finals potentially upsetting the medal apple cart.