IFSC Bouldering from Japan
May. 5th, 2016 09:04 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sawylNever normally an armchair sports person, I've suddenly got very into the 2016 IFSC bouldering world cup. I watched the finals from Meiringen at the weekend and now I've moved on to last week's comp from Japan.
Not normally an armchair sports enthusiast, I've surprised myself by getting into the 2016 IFSC bouldering world cup. Having watched the finals from Switzerland, I got around to watching the semis from Tokyo over the weekend:
And I've just finished the finals — which, unusually, split the men's and women's competitions rather than running them size-by-size resulting in a much better viewing experience: no more cutting a way from a competitor just as they are about to top out in favour of someone else falling off!
The results are amazing, especially in the women's comp where Shauna Coxey is on astonishing form...
Not normally an armchair sports enthusiast, I've surprised myself by getting into the 2016 IFSC bouldering world cup. Having watched the finals from Switzerland, I got around to watching the semis from Tokyo over the weekend:
And I've just finished the finals — which, unusually, split the men's and women's competitions rather than running them size-by-size resulting in a much better viewing experience: no more cutting a way from a competitor just as they are about to top out in favour of someone else falling off!
The results are amazing, especially in the women's comp where Shauna Coxey is on astonishing form...
