15 September 2018

Kai Harada excels in great spectacular show

Kai Harada, who was #3 in the Youth World Championship last month, showed to the best both on the tricky slab as well as the powerful and technical cordination boulders. It was a touching moment when he fell on his knee after he flashed the last boulder and once he looked up on the cheering crowd, we could all see him crying and then covering and wiping his eyes with the T-shirt. Runner-ups, and equally happy, was the crowd pleasers Jongwon Chon and Gregor Vezonik. It seems there are no rivalry among the best, instead they are all a big happy family and that includes also the coaches. 1. Kai Harada JPN 44 - Also qually Combined winner 2. Jongwon Chon KOR 34 9:10 3. Gregor Vezonik SLO 34 9:17 4. Keita Watabe JPN 24 5. Kokoro Fujii JPN 22 6. Nathan Philips GBR 12 Complete results (c) Vladek Zumr
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