Sport Climbing - Women's Boulder Qualification Results

Königsplatz - 12 Aug - 13:00


On women's boulder qualification
On her performance:
“I could have done better because I made too many tries on the boulders. The fourth one was the hardest because on the first move I slipped and then I couldn't do it anymore.”

On qualifying for the semifinals:
“As an athlete you always want to perform well because if you perform well you're more confident in the semis. This is the most important thing in competition climbing because if you're not confident you can’t perform well in the competition.”
On women's boulder qualification
On my performance:
“My last few boulders were not so good. I tried the second one three or four times, but I couldn’t manage to do that. I enjoyed it, so I guess there are not that many bad parts.”

On performing well before the semifinals:
“I messed up on a few (past) qualifications. My two last comps were catastrophic, so I was really, really concentrated on this qualification. It's never easy to be in the semis, so I was really happy.”
On women's boulder qualification
On her performance:
“It was a pretty good round for me. I mean, you never want to fall twice at a top hold, but actually, I'm super happy. With the last one, I couldn’t get my mind together. Even after the fourth one, which was super hard.

“I enjoyed climbing in front of such a huge crowd. I was so surprised after turning around after the first boulder, it felt amazing.”

On switching focus on Saturday for the lead semifinals and final:
“I'm definitely not used to something like that. It's a kind of a new experience and also tiring for sure. I'm super happy that I'm able to compete in both disciplines and I will make the best out of it.

“I will go to the physio and just relax and focus and switch to lead climbing again. Then I'm only thinking of tomorrow, not the day after tomorrow or next week. It's just tomorrow and I want to give my best and try my best and smile. That's the goal.”
On women's boulder qualification
On her performance:
“It was good, though the boulders were quite hard, and it was hard to get a grip of the finger plates. I was pleased with the height I got for the second boulder, but I was bummed I missed the fifth, but it should be enough to make the semifinals.”

On her pre-Championships form:
“It has been an exhausting season, and there’s been lots of ups and downs.”

On competing in her home city:
“I love competing here in Munich. I’ve lived here for three years after coming for university, so competing here is like being at home. I’ve been coming to the venue by bike.

“I’m picking up laundry and thinking ‘I have a competition today’.”