How to Watch Canadian Youth Nationals
Canadian Youth Nationals will run all weekend and into next week. Learn the schedule and how to watch the event here
Canada’s Youth National Championships began at Le Crux Laval yesterday morning. The 12 hour bouldering qualification round brought all Youth B, Youth A, and Junior athletes through to this morning’s semi-final, set to begin at 8:30 am EST.
The competition itself reflects the IFSC’s World Cup format to best prepare Canada’s youth for the world circuit as they become older. Both male and female Youth A climbers will join the Youth B females in opening this morning’s semi-final. Juniors and Youth B males will follow.The Semi-final will conclude at 12:30pm. A four-and-a-half hour reset will precede the Youth A and Junior Finals. As such, these finals will begin at 5:00.
Youth B will begin their finals tomorrow morning. They will be the only event on this shorter day of competition. On the following Sunday, Lead will begin, making this the highest volumed Youth Nationals in recent history. With more competitors and events than ever before, not to mention the constant live streaming for Climbing Escalade Canada, competition climbing continues its progression in Canada. Lead qualifications will begin on Sunday with semi-finals and finals on Monday.
Livestreams for all events will be available here.
The schedule follows:
Wednesday May 18, 2022 (BOULDER & LEAD)
- 5:00 to 7:00pm – Provincial and Territorial Representatives Check in at Le Crux
o This is for both Lead and Boulder
o Athletes and Coaches do NOT physically check in with CEC – they check in with their Provincial or
Territorial Representative
- 7:00pm – Technical Meeting (hosted on ZOOM – link to be provided shortly)
o All Coaches and Athletes should attend this meeting
Thursday May 19, 2022 (BOULDER)
- 7:00am – Warm Up Area opens for Youth A (both genders) and Youth B Female athletes
- 8:30am to 200pm – Youth A and Youth B Female Qualifiers
o IFSC Flash format – 6 problems
- 1:30pm – Warm Up Area opens for Junior (both genders) and Youth B Male athletes
- 3:00pm to 8:30pm – Junior and Youth B Male Qualifiers
o IFSC Flash format – 6 problems
- 8:30pm – Gym closes for change over
Friday May 20, 2022 (BOULDER)
- 7:00 to 8:00am – Isolation opens and closes for all Semi-Finalists
- 8:30am to 12:30pm – All Semi-Finals
o 8:30am – First climbers on the wall
o Youth A (both genders) and Youth B Female will go first
o Junior (both genders) and Youth B Male will go next
o Onsight format – 5 on 5 off, 4 problems
- 12:30 to 4:30pm – Gym closed for change over
- 3:30pm to 4:30pm – Isolation opens and closes for Youth A and Junior Finalists (both genders)
- 5:00pm to 7:00pm – Youth A and Junior Finals
o World cup format – 4 problems
o 5:30pm – Presentation and Observation for Finals
o Finals begin immediately after observation
Saturday May 21, 2022 (BOULDER)
- 8:00am to 9:00am – Isolation opens and closes for Youth B Finalists (both genders)
- 9:30am to 12:00pm – Youth B Finals
o World cup format – 4 problems
o 9:30am – Presentation and Observation for Finals
o Finals begin immediately after observation
Sunday May 22, 2022 (LEAD)
- 7:00am – Warm Up Area opens for Youth A athletes (both genders)
- 8:30am to 1:30pm – Youth A Qualifiers
o Flashed Format – 2 routes
- 1:00pm – Warm Up Area open for Youth B (both genders) and Junior athletes (both genders)
- 2:30 to 7:30pm – Youth B and Junior Qualifiers
o Flashed Format – 2 routes
- 8:30pm – Gym closes for change over
Monday May 23, 2022 (LEAD)
- 7:00am to 8:00am – Isolation opens and closes for all Semi-Finalists
- 8:30am to 12:30pm – Semi-Finals
o 8:30am – First climbers on the wall
o Onsight format – 1 route
- 12:30pm to 4:30pm – Gym closed for change over
- 3:00pm to 4:00pm – Isolation opens and closes for all Finalists
- 4:30pm to 6:30pm – Finals
o 4:30pm – Presentation and Observation for Youth A (both genders) and Youth B Female athletes
o Finals begin immediately after observation
o 5:30pm – Presentation and Observation for Junior (both genders) and Youth B Male athletes
o Finals begin immediately after observation
o Onsight format – 1 route
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