7 March 2016

Airbag solo - A possible WC and Olympic format?

Domen ล kofic reports from the IRCC Air Bag comp in his hometown Radovljica, which he won together with Janja Garnbret by, soloing a 9-meter-long routes faster than the others in the final. They had three attempts on 8b respectively 8a routes which ended by letting go and falling onto a giant airbag. In total, 247 competitors from seven countries competed. The number #4 in the Lead World Cup 2016, says he totally agree with Adam Ondra when it comes to his negative opinion regarding the Combined format in the Olympics. So what about making it a new Olympic or Lead WC format? "I definitely think it could be an Olympic format and it would easily go also for the Lead World Cup. It would be much more fun and the moves could get even harder and more spectacular. For now I see only positive sides. The airbag can be bigger and smoother and we could also climb up to 20 m if necessary but anyway lead should not be higher than 18 m as it gets boring."
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