Akiyo Noguhi seems to have violated the 8.8 rule

During the semifinal, the commentators said that Akiyo Noguchi was "clever" and "brilliant" as she stood an watched Futaba Ito for 30 seconds trying her next boulder. This means Akiyo violated the 8.8 rule. It should be mentioned that this rule is not perfectly clear but practiced for several years that you are not allowed to look at the other competitors. In any case, if Akiyo was allowed to look at the next boulder, everybody should be allowed to do the same, which would totally change the scene. "8.8 All rounds of boulder competitions shall be conducted under Isolation Conditions. Disqualification "gathering information about the routes/boulders other than as considered by the definition of Isolation Conditions (when such conditions are in force);" Isolation Conditions means that competitors within any given round of a competition are to make their attempts on any route/boulder in that round with knowledge of the relevant route/boulder limited to such information: (a) as may be gathered by observation from outside the Competition Area prior to the closing of the Isolation Zone for the relevant Category; (b) obtained during any collective observation period for the relevant route/boulders, from the area designated for such collective observation, including such information as may be shared between competitors participating in that collective observation period (and only where suchcompetitors have not yet made their attempts, or have each completed their attempts); or (c) obtained during the competitor’s attempt(s) on the relevant route/boulders;"