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IFSC WORLD CUP VAIL 2015

MASCARENAS AND HOJER TOP PODIUM FOR USA AND GERMANY

This Saturday June 6th, was the IFSC World Cup for bouldering in Vail, USA. As in the previous years, the competition was part of the GoPro Mountain Games, showcasing the best of what sports can offer.

United States and Germany received gold medals with Megan Mascarenas and Jan Hojer.

What happened?

This year, two top female climbers dropped out from the competition, Anna Stöhr and Alex Puccio. Stöhr suffered a finger injury while climbing on the second problem. Puccio, due to a knee injury by warming up in isolation before the qualifying round. We wish them a prompt recovery.

Who made it to the podium?

A large crowd of American climbers that usually do not compete in the IFSC World Cup series attended the competition to the delight of the American audience and the entire climbing community. In the women’s field, the 16 years old climber, Margo Hayes, did an amazing job by ranking sixth in the competition. Even though Noguchi was not able to keep her gold crown, she still managed to rank second with a promising performance for the rest of the season. Mascarenas took over and got 3/4 problems and flashed 2 first boulders getting the gold medal. The British climber, Shauna Coxsey took bronze.

In the men’s side, Vail gold medalist for 2013 and 2014 Russia’s Dmitrii Sharafutdinov didn’t make it to the podium this time and placed fourth in the competition. The podium was topped by Jan Hojer from Germany, Coleman from America got silver and

Adam Ondra from Czech Republic, needed more attempts but made 3/4 problems and got bronze.

Replays and Pictures

A selection of photos from Vail can be found on our flickr page here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/123572206@N08/sets/72157654101714746 You can use them - photo credit to be specified: ©IFSC/Eddie Fowke - the circuit climbing Watch semi-finals and finals here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVLINJ8Fl1g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69YVimEOX3I

Next IFSC World Cup competition

The next IFSC World Cup competition will be held in Chongqing, China, on June 26th and 27th.

Ready for amazing bouldering and speed competitions in China?

More information on the event, as well as live streaming of the semi-finals and finals on:

http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/component/ifsc/?view=event&WetId=1581

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VIDEOS YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/ifscchannel

PHOTOS For a selection of photos available shortly after each event, please visit the Photo Gallery on www.ifsc-climbing.org

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News edit for TV Channels

A news edit and a dope sheet are available for TVs after the end of each final. You will be able to download them here: ftp://ftp.ifsc-climbing.org/ login: media password: media15

RESULTS OF IFSC WORLD CUP VAIL 2015 - BOULDERING

WOMEN BOULDERING:

For Full Results:

http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/world-competition#!comp=1586&cat=5&route=-1

MEN BOULDERING:

For Full Results: http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/index.php/world-competition#!comp=1586&cat=6&route=-1

FOR MORE INFORMATION Pierre-Emmanuel DANGER Press Officer, systemd

Mobile: +33 672230735 Email: press@ifsc-climbing.org Anne FUYNEL Director of Marketing & Communications, IFSC

Mobile: +33 640469961 Email: anne.fuynel@ifsc-climbing.org

# NAME NAT. SCORE

1 MASCARENAS Megan USA 3t4 4b5

2 NOGUCHI Akiyo JPN 2t4 3b6

3 COXEY Shauna GBR 2t4 3b7

4 NONAKA Miho JPN 1t1 2b2

5 STOHR Anna AUT 1t2 2b5

6 HAYES Margo USA 1t4 2b5

# NAME NAT. SCORE

1 HOJER Jan GER 3t4 4b4

2 COLEMAN Nathaniel USA 3t4 4b6

3 ONDRA Adam CZE 3t12 4b12

4 SHARAFUTDINOV Dimitrii RUS 2t3 4b7

5 MCCOLL Sean CAN 2t3 3b4

6 FUJI Kokoro JPN 2t7 4b14

7 HOLOWACH Jason CAN 1t2 4b12