The women's final was held in Morioka City on the 22nd, the final day of the first combined World Cup with two sport climbing events. When I got there, I climbed to the highest point with my good lead and turned around to win the championship.
The Morioka World Cup was held for the first time in the same format as the Paris Olympics two years later, consisting of bouldering and lead. rice field.
Four of the eight Japanese athletes advanced to the women's final, and Mori, who was top in both the qualifying and semi-finals, took advantage of her finger strength in bouldering to climb all four challenges and climbed 2. ranked.
In both the qualifying and the semi-finals, he was the only one to reach the top of the wall in his favorite lead, demonstrating his high flexibility and strength in grasping the hold.
Although he was not able to climb all the way to the end, he earned 92.1 points in the lead, and won the come-from-behind victory with a total of 190.9 points.
The second place was Natalia Grossman of the United States, and the third place was Seo Chae Hyun of South Korea.
Tokyo Olympic silver medalist Imoe Nonaka, who is good at bouldering, completed only two challenges and was unable to improve her score even in the lead, finishing fifth.
In addition, 19-year-old Natsuki Tanii was sixth, and Futaba Ito, a 20-year-old from Morioka, who is good at bouldering, finished only one challenge and finished seventh.
It was the first combined World Cup held in the same format as the Paris Olympics, with two events. Following the men's podium, the Japanese team also won the women's championship. rice field.