Increased interest for the Boulder WC

There are some 135 participants registered to compete in the Boulder WC in Toronto and Vail the following weekends which is like 50 % more compared to last year. All the big stars will be there but Sharafutdinov and Gelmanov is not listed for Toronto. Previous years, they have had Visa problems. The very good news is that many new countries are sending boulderers and in total 25 countries are in the starting list. Most probably, this will be the most exciting World Cup season ever. So who do you think will be on the podium overall? This is the 8a ranking. 1. Adam Ondra - Alex Puccio 2. Jan Hojer - Anna Stöhr 3. Jakob Schubert - Akiyo Noguchi (Jule Wurm will not do all comps as she will focus on her medicine studies this year.)