Alannah Yip Makes Finals at China World Cup and Makes History

Canadian champion Alannah Yip has made history by becoming the first Canadian female to make Finals at an IFSC World Cup. Yip powered her way into Semis and headed into Finals in sixth in Chongqing.

The moment when I realized I made my first IFSC Boulder World Cup final….words cannot even describe how psyched I am right now!!! Watch me on the livestream tonight at 3am PT ?

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Her near-podium result comes on the heels of winning the Canadian Bouldering Championships at Rock Jungle and Tour de Bloc Championships at Up the Bloc. Fellow Canadians Sean McColl finished in 21st, Elan Jonas McRae in 37th and late entry Seb Lazure in 59th. In Speed, McColl finished 59th and Yip in 20th. Full results here.

For a story on Yip’s climbing visit here. Two more stops on the Asia World Cup circuit, next in Nanjing and then Hachioji. Finals results below and scroll down for video (click to play) and photos. Congrats Alannah!

Finals Results Female/Male
1. Janja Garnbret / Jongwon Chon
2. Shauna Coxsey / Tomoa Narasaki
3. Akiyo Noguchi / Aleksei Rubtsov
4. Anna Stohr / Keita Watabe
5. Alannah Yip / Kai Harada
6. Stasa Gejo / Manuel Cornu

Woohoo! A score of 4T6 4B5 in the qualifying round here at the Chongqing World Cup puts me through to semi finals in 17th place ? Semis will be live streamed (for free!!) on the IFSC YouTube channel. It starts at 6:30 PT / 9:30 ET. Video by @boilerroomclimbing of my flash of W2

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Just a couple hours till Semi-Finals! Good luck to @alannah_yip who will be out third.? Photo by @seblazure #ifscwc #competition #climbing #bouldering #teamcanada

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From @climbcanada: "YAAAAAASSSSSSSS Finals bound!! Canadian history is made!" Congrats @alannah_yip! #ifscwc #competition #climbing #bouldering #teamcanada #gocanadago

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Congrats @alannah_yip for making history and finishing fifth at @ifsclimbing China World Cup! Best finish ever for a Canadian female! #gocanadago #teamcanada #bouldering #climbing #ifsc #ifscwc

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