3 September 2011

Six final top outs in China WC

The third stage of the Lead World Cup in Xining China did become a somewhat slow competition as the final routes was to easy. Half the male topped out the final and Jakob did not give his usual smile having just cruised the final, just seconds inside max time, as Ramonet started after him. Surprisingly Ramonet just touched the final hold and now Jakob has started with three straight wins. Results Among the girls, all came close to the final jug and Mina won ahead of Jain because better qualification results as they also topped the semi. Mina was #2 in the last event and tied winner (4) in the first comp. 1. Jakob Schubert AUT - Mina Markovic SLO 2. Sachi Amma JPN - Jain Kim KOR 3. Manuel Romain FRA - Katharina Posch (17) AUT
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