Boulder/Speed World Cup 2017: Watch Canadians in Nanjing

On April 29 and 30, competitors from around the world will head to Nanjing, China, for the second stop on the Asia World Cup circuit and the third IFSC event of the year.

Fully spanned on the 4th finals problem at the Chongqing World Cup last weekend. Just a few days until the next comp…hope my body recovers fully before then ?? I'm still feeling sore and tired from three rounds of hard problems over only two days! Photo @seblazure

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The Canadians who have registered to compete so far include: Sean McColl in Speed and Boulder, Elan Jonas McRae in Speed and Boulder, Alannah Yip in Speed and Boulder, Jake Tiger in Boulder, Jj Mah in Boulder and Seb Lazure in Boulder.

The big news from the Chongqing World Cup last weekend is that of Yip becoming the first Canadian female to make Finals at a World Cup event. All eyes will be on Yip who is climbing in top form this year.

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Today was a good day. I made my first IFSC World Cup final (and was the first ever Canadian woman to do so ??). I got to stand up on the big stage with these 5 amazing climbers, women I've looked up to for a long time for their incredible strength, composure, and grace. And of course I was able to top one of the problems and finished in 5th place. • Huge thanks to the entire Canadian contingent @boilerroomclimbing @mccollsean @seb @elan for all your support this weekend. I couldn't have done any of it without you. • And of course the support I felt from everyone back home was overwhelming. Thanks to every single one of you who sent me a message or cheered for me or supported me. I feel so loved ?

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