Bouldering World Cup 2009, Fischhuber, Stöhr and Noguchi win in Hall

The second stage of the Bouldering World Cup 2009 was held in Austria's Hall last weekend. Kilian Fischhuber won the men's event, while Anna Stöhr (AUT) and Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) won female gold.
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Kilian Fischhuber clinches victory in Hall
Barbara Bacher
For the third year running Kilian Fischhuber won his home competition, the bouldering cup in Hall. After a disappointing start in Japan a fortnight ago where he produced his worst performance of his career (23rd), Fischhuber set the record straight and proved just why he won the World Cup 2008 by clinching victory ahead of an incredible Gabriele Moroni. Just one attempt separated him from the 21 year old Italian who missed out on victory for the third time - his second places in Vail 2008, Fiera di Primiero 2007 and now Hall are a certain sign that the time is ripe for his first ever victory. Moroni and Fischhuber will certainly have to look out though for the eagerly awaited new-entry, in the form of Adam Ondra who in his first senior comp placed third, with just three attempts more than Moroni.

The women's event went down to the wire with the first ever superfinal and joint equal in bouldering history. Anna Stöhr and Akiyo Noguchi were perfectly equal after the semifinal and even the four problems in the final failed to produce a winner. To separate the two the route setters were forced to set another problem, the super final. Suspense was enormous and the problem perhaps slightly too easy as both the Japanese and the Austrian sent it first go, paving the way for the first-ever ex aequo in bouldering competitions. What is certain is that this battle for supremacy between these two athletes will be this season's Leitmotiv. The next stage in Vienna will be another gruelling duel to the top!


IFSC Climbing Worldcup (B) - Hall (AUT) 2009
Rank Lastname Firstname
Nation
Final
Semifinal
1 Fischhuber Kilian
AUT
2t2 3b3
2t2 3b3
2 Moroni Gabriele
ITA
2t3 3b6
2t2 2b2
3 Ondra Adam
CZE
2t6 4b8
2t2 3b6
4 Preti Lucas
ITA
1t1 4b11
2t2 3b4
5 Shalagin Mykhaylo
UKR
1t1 3b4
3t10 3b7
6 Glairon Mondet Guillaume
FRA
1t2 3b7
2t2 3b6

Rank Lastname Firstname
Nation
S-Final
Final
Semifinal
1 Noguchi Akiyo
JPN
1t1 1b1
4t4 4b4
2t4 3b5
1 Stöhr Anna
AUT
1t1 1b1
4t4 4b4
2t4 3b5
3 Abramchuk Yulia
RUS
4t8 4b7
2t3 2b3
4 Ansade Maud
FRA
4t8 4b8
2t2 2b2
5 Gros Natalija
SLO
3t4 3b3
3t6 4b9
6 Galliamova Anna
RUS
3t5 3b4
2t3 2b3
7 Lind Angelica
SWE
2t5 3b9
2t3 3b7



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