Canadians Strong in Bouldering at Youth World Championships

Canadians had a strong week at the IFSC Youth World Championships, proving that Canada has a bright future in international competition. In Bouldering, Bronwen Karnis and Zach Richardson finished in an impressive ninth in their categories after Semis. Congrats to all Canadians for their top efforts. Below are Bouldering results for Canadians. Watch Richardson in Semis:

Youth A Female
9. Bronwen Karnis
19. Sophie Buitendyk
39. Justine McCarney
Youth A Male
48. Matt Wright

Youth B Female
38. Madison Fishcer
40. Paige Boklaschuk
Youth B Male
9. Zach Richardson
22. Manh Ellis
33. Mitchell Haight
42. Tyson Martino

Junior Female
16. Lia Wieckowski
34. Beth Vince
Junior Male
11. Nathan Smith
22. Kyle Murdoch
38. Lucas Harrison

We will have a full report after Bouldering Finals on Nov. 13. Full results here. Watch top Japanese climber Nonaka Miho on Boulder Qualifier problem five, click to play:

A video posted by Ellis Whitson (@ejwhitson) on Nov 11, 2016 at 3:40am PST