Canadian Maddie Richardson on to Semi-Final at First Boulder World Cup of 2024
Here's how and when to watch the Women's Boulder World Cup in Keqiao, China
Photo by: Nakajima Kazushige/IFSC
The first IFSC Boulder World Cup of 2024 is currently underway in Keqiao, China. Yesterday, 60 women competed in the qualification round, with the top 20 moving on to the semi-finals. Janja Garnbret, Oceania Mackenzie, and Miho Nonaka all tied for first, each flashing all five qualification problems. Team USA member Kyra Condie placed fifth in the qualifiers. Canadian Maddie Richardson placed ninth.
“Before the start of the season, it’s always a bit of a mystery and [I’m] always a little bit nervous because I know I have been training hard over the winter, but you never know what the other girls will do and how hard they have been training,” said Garnbret after the qualifiers. “Today I wasn’t nervous at all. I was very excited to start the season, and I enjoyed all the boulders – very focused, [mentally] sharp, and I had a lot of fun.”
Many of the best comp climbers in the world are also moving on the semi-finals including Austria’s Jessica Pilz, France’s Zelia Avezou, Slovenia’s Mia Krampl, South Korea’s Chaehyun Seo, and Germany’s Hannah Meul. The full list of athletes moving through to the semi-finals is listed below.
Women’s Qualification Results
1. Janja GARNBRET (SLO)
1. Oceania MACKENZIE (AUS)
1. Miho NONAKA (JPN)
4. Erin MCNEICE (GBR)
5. Kyra CONDIE (USA)
5. Futaba ITO (JPN)
7. Zhilu LUO (CHN)
7. Mao NAKAMURA (JPN)
9. Jessica PILZ (AUT)
9. Madison RICHARDSON (CAN)
11. Zélia AVEZOU (FRA)
11. Anon MATSUFUJI (JPN)
13. Miku ISHII (JPN)
13. Mia KRAMPL (SLO)
15. Camilla MORONI (ITA)
15. Chaehyun SEO (KOR)
17. Stasa GEJO (SRB)
17. Hannah MEUL (GER)
19. Anna Maria APEL (GER)
19. Chloe CAULIER (BEL)
Livestream Schedule
The Boulder semi-finals and finals will be livestreamed on the IFSC’s Youtube Channel through the embedded videos below. The livestream schedule is:
- Women’s Boulder Semi-Finals – Tuesday April 9 – 12am ET (Monday April 9 – 9pm PT)
- Women’s Boulder Finals – Tuesday April 9 – 7am ET (4am PT)
Women’s Boulder Semi-Final
Women’s Boulder Final
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