12 November 2017

Kranj World Cup this weekend

The eight and last stage of the Lead World Cup will take place this weekend in Kranj. Janja Garnbret has already secured the overall title and Romain Desgranges needs to be in Top-15, otherwise Stefao Ghisolfi could get the title. 1. Romain Desgranges 440 - Janja Garnbret 565 2. Stefano Ghisolfi 362 - Jain Kim 445 3. Keiichiro Korenaga 339 - Anak Verhoeven 404 4. Domen Skofic 270 - Jessica Pilz 330 5. Marchello Bombardi 246 - Julia Chanourdie 307 As the Olympics is getting closer, several boulderers will try out Lead; Shauna Coxsey, Stasa Gejo, Jongwon Chon and the Japanese boulderers. Interesting is also that Alex Megos, who won the semi i Arco, will try it again after having prepared himself outdoors in Leonidio. Saturday 11th November 08:00 Men's Lead Qualification - Updated results 13:00 Women's Lead Qualification - Updated results 20:00 Lead Semi-Finals LIVE-STREAMING Sunday 12th November 17:00 Lead Finals (LIVE)
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