Janja is critical towards time classifications in Lead

Janja Garnbret was the only one to top out four routes in the Lead World Championship in Innsbruck but as she was ten seconds slower than Jessica Pilz in the final, she was #2. Janja did show great sportmanship and did show a happy face congratulations Jessica but during the ceremony, it was obvious she was not that pleased. (c) Erich Spiess - Innsbruck2018 In the Slovenian website PZS she has expressed her thoughts. "I'm really glad for the second place, but also a bit disappointed. I do not think that any competitor in difficulty should be classified by time, regardless of the rank. I'm happy that I climbed all the way to the top and proved that I know how to climb under pressure. I knew that Jessica had topped the route, I knew that time would be decisive, but it was a little sad that it was all about few seconds. The semi-finals were too easy, we saw four tops and no climbers could show which one is better."