Natalia Grossman wins in Brixen

From Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy, Germany, Austria and even further afield, around a thousand people streamed into the vertical climbing center in Brixen today. It started at 20 p.m.: Only six women qualified for the final after the semi-finals, which took place this morning. There were five boulders to conquer; The athletes had four minutes for each. The climbing competition was hard to beat in terms of excitement. The audience motivated the best athletes in the world and squeezed every last bit of energy, strength and motivation out of them.

In the end, it was once again the American Natalia Grossmann who showed her class and achieved more than her fellow competitors. She took her fourth World Cup victory in a row – on the final route. The German Hannah Meul (national champion 2020) fought for victory until the end. Both managed four tops. Ultimately, the number of attempts was decisive. Grossmann only needed one attempt less than the German.

“I don't know what to say, it's crazy. I knew it could be possible, but it was a really close fight until the end. I think the third boulder was the hardest, but I was hoping they would be even harder. The atmosphere was great, the audience was warm and very supportive. My goal is to continue like this and continue with further good performances,” says Grossmann.

Meul disputed Grossman's victory for a long time. © FASI - Giovanni Danieli

For Meul, the silver shines like gold today. “It's a dream come true: I really can't put into words how happy I am. I gave it my all, I really enjoyed climbing these routes, they were fantastic,” says Hannah Meul happily.

The 16-year-old Chinese Zhilu Luo is in third place – making her World Cup debut. “I felt good in qualifying and the semi-finals. In the final I was tired, my arms were weak, my energy was exhausted. The boulders weren’t that easy, I had to think a lot about all of them, especially the third one,” says Luo. There was no Italian in the final. Camilla Moroni finished in 16th place.

The men's semi-finals are scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday (11 a.m. to 13.15:19 p.m.) and the men's finals (from XNUMX p.m.) in the evening. Almost a thousand tickets have already been sold, remaining tickets are still available at the day and evening box offices. Bouldering fever has now definitely arrived in South Tyrol, no wonder: the atmosphere in the vertical is not only contagious, but also gives you goosebumps - just like the top sporting performances that the best climbers in the world show here . The women's final 1 Grossman Natalia USA 4T4z 6 5; 2 Meul Hannah GER 4T4z 6 6; 3 Luo Zhilu CHN 2T4z 5 9; 4 Nonaka Miho JPN 1T4z 1 4; 5 Matsufuji Anon JPN 1T3z 4 6; 6 Okawachi Serika JPN 0T3z 0 8

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

Natalia Grossman wins in Brixen

The American Natalia Grossmann won the women's final in Brixen for the fourth Boulder World Cup victory in a row and was neck-and-neck with the German Hannah Meul. The 16-year-old Chinese woman Zhilu Luo came third.

Suggestions

Comments (0)