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Provisional Calendar 2011

Tue, 27 Jul 2010 16:13:28 +0200

The list of 2011 events now complete with the exact dates

After publishing a rough version of the Provisional Calendar 2011, the IFSC SD has finalized the exact dates of all events.

Download the Provisional IFSC Calendar 2011

New records on Speed Rock Dam in Val Daone

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:53:05 +0200

Italian Sara Morandi and the Russian Stanislav Kokorin beat the dam records in this classic format speed competition

The 10th edition of Speedrock, the IFSC Speed World Cup in Val Daone, started right in qualifications with a new record in the classic speed format by the Russian Stanislav Kokorin, who raced up in 13.74 seconds. He could not beat his record in the following runs, but he kept the head of the competition and won the gold medal, followed by Lukasz Swirk (POL) and Sergey Sinitsyn (RUS).

The Italian Sara Morandi beat the record in the women's category, climbing the route in 21.65. With an unfortunate fall in the final run, she nevertheless handed the victory over to Edyta Ropek (POL). Sara kept her second place in front ahead of Olena Ryepko (UKR).

The event was paired with the Paraclimbing cup event, organized by FASI, with fifteen athletes taking part.

Latest Updates on Munich BWC - Webcasting

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 11:30:30 +0200

Webcasting info and changes in the schedule and more details on the registration/technical meeting and parking

Live webcast: Live webcast of the finals and semi-finals on Saturday 31 July at http://www.boulder-worldcup-2010.de/template_loader.php?tplpage_id=26

Schedule The schedule for the competition has slightly changed: there will be only one group for the women in the qualification on Friday, which will start half an hour earlier than announced on the first info sheet (now scheduled at 16:00).
The maximum isolation time for the final on Saturday has been reduced to 90 mns (closing time isolation now scheduled at 17:30, start final/presentation of the finalists at 19:00) - this is the minimum time span that can be handled with four routesetters in case there are any problems or modifications with setting the boulders for the final.

Registration/Technical Meeting & Parking For the registration/ technical meeting please enter the Stadium area (Spiridon Louis Ring) via the entrance coming from Lerchenauer Straße. If you arrive by car, stop at the gate/ barrier. You will be allowed to pass if you say that you want to get to the Boulder World Cup registration. At the registration you will get a parking pass for the next two days.
For Parking, please follow the Spiridon Lois Ring and take a right just before a bridge to parking area "Block 20" (follow signs "Team Parking IFSC Boulder World Cup"). From here, head back for the Spiridon Lois Ring, take a right under the bridge and follow the street to the stadium VIP entrance to the left. See also the parking plan here.

For all the other details concerning the competition please click here.

Provisional Calendar 2011

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:41:00 +0200

The IFSC EB has approved the provisional list of events 2011. The provisional calendar complete with exact dates to be ready soon.

2011 will be an extremely rich year for IFSC WC competitions. After consultation with the Athletes Commission and the Sport Department, the IFSC Executive Board gathered in Torino last week end approved the provisional calendar, with 13 Lead , 9 Boulder and 6 Speed Events.
The Sport Department will announce the exact dates soon, and the final calendar will be published on September 15th.

For general information and to anticipate the National Federations and Teams' needs, we hereby publish the provisional list approved by the IFSC EB, reminding that the events still have to be confirmed.

Download the Provisional IFSC Calendar 2011

The Rockmaster 2010 is ready to go

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:19:03 +0200

The athletes are arriving for the Arco Rockmaster 2010 Pre-Event and the timetable is confirmed. Watch the streaming on www.ifsc-climbing.org!

Friday 16 July
8.00	Boulder Female qualification rounds
11.30	Boulder Male qualification rounds
12.00	Speed Female Qualification rounds
14.00	Speed Male Qualification rounds
16.30	Lead Male / Female Qualification
21.30	Speed Male / Female Finals
Saturday 18 July
9.00	BoulderFemale Semifinal
12.30	Lead male / female Semifinal
16.15	Bouldermale Semifinal
19.00	Team Speed Qualification
19.45	Team Speed Finals
21.15	Lead Female Final
22.00	Lead Male Final
Sunday 18 July
10.00	Bouldermale Final
13.00	Boulderfemale final
15.30	Duel competition

Alekseeva, Durif, Hroza and Puiplanque are the winner of Chamonix

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:38:47 +0200

The Place du Mont Blanc a fabuolous setting for the Speed and Lead finals in Chamonix

The first event of the Lead WC 2010 awarded a gold medal to the home athlete Charlotte Durif and to the Spanish Ramon Julian Puigblanque, the only climber to top the men's route by Patxi Arocena.
An incredible crowd was gathered in the new location in the Place du Mont-Blanc, where the mountain's snowy profile made a wonderful setting for such an exciting competition.

The French team also won a second place in the women's lead, with Helene Janicot awarded the silver medal, while Maja Vidmar (SLO) paid with a third place some mistakes in the semi-finals.
Patxi Usobiaga Lakunza (ESP) stepped on the podium with his teammate Ramonet, having fallen just a few holds before him, while Jorg Verhoeven was awarded the bronze medal.

The Russian Alexseeva grabbed gold in Speed, followed by the Polish Edyta Ropek, while in the men's category Libor Hroza (CZE) made it on Sergey Sinitsyn (RUS) who fell during the last round.

The highlights of the finals will soon be available on www.youtube.com/ifscchannel!

The first Lead World Cup starts with French (Durif) and Spain (Puiplanque) on the podium. The new area of the this year World Cup in Chamonix overcrowed and made the finale to a great event for competitors and visitors.

Graftiaux and Ondra winners in Sheffield

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:35:16 +0200

At the last but one Bouldering WC Graftiaux and Ondra are closer to the crown

Topping all boulders in the least number of tries, Adam Ondra (CZE) and Chloé Graftiaux (BEL) have brought home the victory In Sheffield: a victory that has brought Chloé at the top of the WC ranking, ahead of Anna Stohr, and Adam very close to the Kilian Fiscchuber (AUT) who still holds his first position in the WC Ranking despite not qualifying for the finals in Sheffield.

3 women finalists topped all boulders in the finals, while only two men sent all of their problems. In the women's category, the American Alex Johnson and the Japanese Akiyo Noguchi won respectively silver and bronze, topping all 4 boulders, while in the men's category Cedric Lachat (SUI) was the only one - besides Ondra - to send all problems, ranking thus second, with Mykhaylo Shalagin (UKR) in third position.

The IFSC Bouldering WC will be bach with the last competition in Munich, 30-31 July. Stay tuned!

Last updates on Arco Rock Master

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:27:54 +0200

Updates on prizes and participation rules

The Arco Organizing Committe announces two major updates on the Arco Rock Master 2010, which will take place on July 15-18:

prizes for the combined ranking - the winners of the combined ranking will be awarded medals and trophies, but no prize money will be given;

participation - the reigning Youth World Champions (males and females) have the right to participate, provided that they are in the age range required.

Great show in the IFSC Boulder WC Final in Eindhoven

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 03:05:47 +0200

Stoehr and Sharafutdinov are the winners, while Russia triumphs the Team Ranking.

Anna Stoehr topped seven out of the eight final problems, and gained her victory in front of a fantastic public. With her, also Juliane Wurm and Melissa Le Neve took the podium.

Dmitry Sharafutdinov could top the first 3 problems and won the gold medal, immediately followed by Sean McColl and Kilian Fischhuber.

After the perfect final everybody was ready for the party!

Many thanks to the NKBV for organizing this great event.

Celebrating the Olympic Day

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:17:22 +0200

On June 23 "the Olympic Day spreads Olympic values worldwide"

The IFSC President Marco Scolaris is today in Lausanne to attend the celebrations of the Olympic Day. In the last two decades, the Olympic Day has celebrated sports worldwide, promoting the Olympic values with runs, exhibitions, music and educational seminars.

The Olympic day was introduced as a symbolic anniversary in 1948 to celebrate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on June 23, 1894, at the Sorbonne in Paris.

Associated over the last 20 years with Olympic runs, the Olympic Day has registered an ever increasing participation, from 45 attending National Federations in the first edition, to the present 200 NOC.