Yoshiyuki Ogata and Jessica Pilz Win Boulder at China Open

The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) International Climbing Series teamed up with the Chinese Mountaineering Association (CMA) to organise the China Open this weekend.

The competition took place at the Guangzhou University Town Sports Centre where athletes are competing in three disciplines.

Jessica Pilz and Yoshiyuki Ogata won the boulder comps with two tops each. The problems were very difficult and only Pilz and Janja Garnbret topped in finals.

I’m here in Guangzhou China for competing in China Open??This is the last competition of this season for me and Boulder and Speed disciplines have already finished! It has kept making me sad about the competitions in this unsuccessful season.BUT finally I got the Gold Medal of Men’s Boulder today!!?I’m super happy for winning after a lot of tears in this season even though this competition is not so important officially? I really appreciate all people who keep supporting me until last? Congratulations and I’m also happy making podiums with @alexey_rubtsov and @kruderjernej ? チャイナオープン男子ボルダリング優勝しました！? 今シーズンは本当に思い通りにいかず、感情をコントロールできないこともたくさんありましたが、シーズン最後になる今大会で結果を残せて本当に嬉しく思います。最後まで応援し続けてくださった方には心から感謝しています。本当にありがとうございます！ ・ Also I made under 7sec in Speed again and I was 3rd place in Lead qualification yesterday!!I’ll keep trying hard in Lead semis tomorrow ?? 昨日の他種目予選ではスピード6秒台、リードは3位で通過！明日も引き続き頑張ります?? @adidasterrex @fiveten_official @wataaah_climbing @organicclimbing @frictionlabs #climbing #bouldering

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Finals Women/Men

1. Jessica Pilz (AUT) / Yoshiyuki Ogata (JPN)
2. Janja Garnbret (SLO) / Aleksei Rubtsov (RUS)
3. Nanako Kura (JPN) / Jernej Kruder (SLO)
4. Sol Sa (KOR) / Jongwon Chon (KOR)
5. Mina Markovic (SLO) / Yuji Fujiwaki (JPN)
6. Ekaterina Kipriianova (RUS) / YuFei Pan (CHN)

More to come from the China Open this weekend. Click to watch below.

Always excited when I compete final round I think I’m ready to Lasportiva legends only 2018 ? but I always felt #needmoretrain I will training hard until before the #lasportivalegendsonly ? @japan_national_climbing_team ? @adidasterrex @lasportivagram @frictionlabs @climbskinspain @you1clinic 시도 횟수 차이로 4위로 차이나 오픈 볼더링 경기를 마무리 하였습니다 2연패 하고 싶었으나 오늘은 제 날이 아니였던거 같습니다 몸상태는 많이 올라와서 다음주 라스포티바 레전드에서 좋은 모습 보여드릴수 있을거 같습니다 항상 응원해주셔서 감사합니다

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