IFSC European Championships | Combined Boulder Lead Final | Villars | Women's | 2024

[@thomasdube6734]

Laura's beta on the fourth boulder was really impressive!!

[@Jordanbushieduh]

honestly this was more fun than having the usual gang there

[@peaceandpiesperson]

so why are the big athletes nor participating tho??

[@Jordanbushieduh]

@@peaceandpiesperson Olympics

[@theafloreani9893]

i'll never be grateful enough for your work lol

[@EatPastaBeFasta]

Laura making routesetters cry on w4 :D

[@АндрейЕгоров-н8м]

Женя молодец

[@kim98677]

Damn, Laura went crazy on that last one

[@bragoss4290]

Matt Groom is epic, when you watch comps in other languages you get to see the difference between a good commentator and bad ones. Keep it up man! You are an IFSC asset!

[@Anastasia.Mochalova]

Ayala did all the boulders, what a result 🎉🦾

[@roccoamato7732]

Grandissima Laura

[@olgapolyakova1922]

Zhenia is fantastic. So far it's her best season. ❤❤❤

[@shahargabay2808]

Ayala had a super impressive performance in the boulders being the only woman to top all four! Really proud of you and I hope more Israelis get to know you and watch you

[@dark-o]

Thanks!

[@AlessandroAI85]

Laura

[@ajdkova]

thank you so much for uploading! one ask though, could you please not seperate the lead by climbers, it gives a dead giveaway who will be on lead for longer. thanks for the upload!

[@ClimbingRocksAU]

Yup can do

[@Anastasia.Mochalova]

I don't understand, why Lucia got two more minutes for the second boulder? Could you explain to me, please?

[@ClimbingRocksAU]

The clock wasn't working, so she didn't know how long she had left which was the basis for her appeal. Appeal was granted so she got 2 extra minutes, but then that was appealed and her top was retracted.

[@Anastasia.Mochalova]

@@ClimbingRocksAU Thank you!!!

[@shannonmcmurchy2618]

What was the issue with W1 start that the judge kept calling them off for??????

[@ClimbingRocksAU]

At 8:05 Matt says its due to the screw hole on the black hold

[@Grendel400]

@@ClimbingRocksAU I think that rule is complete Bull. If that is a problem, set it differently, It's basically officials hamstringing great athletes.

[@nickr8979]

@@Grendel400 Yeah, either allow its use or just fill the bolt hole with a rubber plug - dead easy. Ridiculous calling them down after they've already been on so long and expended that much energy.

[@luisp1375]

How come Israel participates in a European competition?

[@BramHeerebout]

Australia participates in the Eurovision song contest. It is all about the heart!

[@ClimbingRocksAU]

Between 1954 and 1974 Israel took part in the Asian Games, but political pressure exerted by Arab countries due to the Arab-Israeli conflict led to Israel's exclusion from the re-organized Olympic Council of Asia in 1981. In the early 1990s Israel was admitted into European sports organizations, and became full member of European Olympic Committees in 1994. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Committee_of_Israel

[@BramHeerebout]

@@ClimbingRocksAU Hey, thank you! I wasn't aware at all. Very interesting and a much better answer than mine.

[@unclepasha2718]

It's the same in other sports. For example, the Israeli national football team belongs to UEFA.

[@shannonmcmurchy2618]

Great setting - I thought the problems were super interesting and challenging. A couple of things… 1) Laura Rogora… who is looking out for her? Is there a body within the IFSC that deals with dysmorphia & eating disorders?? She appears to literally be wasting away 😢 ( but crazy drop knee, girl!!!) 2) Matt, I love you, man… but where’s the “E” in AYALA??? Surely it’s A-YAH-LA, not A-YELLA? 😉😉😉

[@masterpropper2485]

Don't you worry. Laura has lots of people around her who care about her.

[@frezh4011]

Laura has always been like that and has a professional diet and training team.

[@unclepasha2718]

Why are there four white squares next to each surname?

[@ClimbingRocksAU]

It should show the zones or tops for the climbers but those graphics were not working

[@attention_shopping]

that appeal is lame

[@randomhoe40]

what did the judge say to lucia ??????? 👀

[@Mitzbergatc]

Judge was stopping them from using the little screw-hole.

[@robtournadre]

Apparently the bolt holes are off, which is weird because it's never been the case before iirc 8:05

[@Naeglin1]

And do you guys know why she was allowed to restart W2?​@@robtournadre

[@kipperslapper]

@@Naeglin1 The clock wasn't working, so she didn't know how long she had left which was the basis for her appeal. Appeal was granted so she got 2 extra minutes, but then THAT was appealed and her top was retracted. All a bit of a mess honestly.

[@Naeglin1]

@@kipperslapper wow so complicated. Thank you

[@yournightmare2]

Laura looks really unhealthily thin... am worried...

[@vittorioviti1994]

She’s always been like that. If that’s her physique, in which she feels strong and is able to compete at high levels, what is the need for such cruel comments?

[@Cyrillson]

​@@vittorioviti1994 yes she is always been like but that doesn't mean she is not underweight and most likely anorexic for years now. Of course she is an incredible athlete and showed a great performance - we all agree. But it doesn't change the fact that she has an anorexic appearance and is both risking her own health for the sake of being successful and she's being a bad role model for others ..especially young people who look up to her or want to be successful in the sport. Also as long as the rules are not getting stricter other athletes (especially for lead) might try as well to drop weight dramatically low. In the end it's both destroying the sport and is a huge safety concern

[@aboutnol]

Don't be worried about someone you don't know... You have nothing to do with it.

[@SandraSinger-g4u]

She was NOT always been like that! That's not true, and you know that! Your words are realy stupid. I have seen her in Koper last weekend next to me. It was horrible. Her skin is completely bad too. Nothing is ok with her. Wake up...

[@davidanderson215]

​@@Cyrillson It's not a safety concern and it's not destroying the sport. If you don't like the way she looks, look elsewhere.

[@adtawesome244]

I wonder if you could figure 4 boulder 1 lol

[@Laura147HLY]

As much as I agree that Laura Rogora looks worryingly skinny, I don't agree with any blanket rule that ban athletes purely based on their BMI. She could be having some actual health condition that's out of her control that prevents her from gaining weight instead of any eating disorder, in which case it'd be unfair to punish her because of her weight.

[@jk-qe3jj]

Since when is Israel in Europe?

[@JBsoable]

Israel was part of Asia for competitive sports before but was pushed out by Arab countries. Wiki has an article about it

[@SandraSinger-g4u]

I can't understand people who are great with Laura. She looks absolutely sick. It's absolutely shocking. This poor girl. And nobody helps her. She needs a therapy, not a climbing competition! No other climber looks like this. IFSC is irresponsible! When do they finally wake up??? I hate it...

[@davidanderson215]

Relax. She's not sick at all. She's very strong, as evidenced by her climbing. She has a thin build, like Natalia Grossman.

[@dab88]

@@davidanderson215 That is ridiculous. Natalia Grossman has considerably more muscle and fat on her frame than Laura Rogoro.

[@fgbae8220]

How is Rogora still allowed to compete?

[@popolsku3339]

What is wrong with Rogora?

[@fgbae8220]

@@popolsku3339 Do you think she looks healthy? Are we just going to ignore the issue that is clearly visible for everyone until something bad happens?

[@GideonHB]

⁠@@fgbae8220what do you mean? What issue is clearly visible?

[@ittox_]

@@fgbae8220 Yeah, she is so unhealthy that she won

[@ittox_]

@@fgbae8220 Yeah, she's so unhealthy that she won... Imagine if she was healthy

[@hannahtaylor6235]

isreal in the european championship final we hate to see it

[@Anastasia.Mochalova]

And we hate to see such comments

[@biomorphic]

She won because no one was there.

[@wangnan173]

Well, you have to be present to win.