EP 233: Olympic Reactions
August 12, 2024
Allison Vest joins me to talk about the Paris Olympics! We talked about our biggest surprises from the men’s and women’s combined semifinals, our thoughts on the route setting, what defines an “electric” boulder, why speed was so great to watch, heartbreaking results, men’s and women’s combined finals, who we are most excited to see bring their Olympic fitness to the rocks, and much more!
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00:00:00 – Intro
00:01:35 – How we watched the Olympics
00:08:57 – Overall reaction
00:10:58 – Power, Electric, Slab, & Coordination
00:13:59 – Men’s final boulder 1
00:16:39 – Surprises from the men’s semifinal
00:19:25 – Adam Ondra & Jakob Schubert
00:23:11 – The unknown format for LA
00:26:10 – Olympic rules & limitations
00:27:55 – Niche Olympic sports & pride for climbing
00:30:28 – Speed recap
00:35:40 – Heartbreak
00:43:25 – Colin Duffy
00:45:58 – Jakob’s point deduction in bouldering
00:47:12 – Men’s final boulder 3
00:50:31 – Toby Roberts & Sorato Anraku
00:53:03 – What Toby’s gold means for the GB Team
00:55:41 – Colin on men’s final boulder 4
00:58:45 – Surprises from the women’s semifinal
01:04:07 – The OQS series & the effects of qualifying at different times
01:07:16 – Brooke Raboutou
01:11:11 – Janja Garnbret
01:19:36 – Climbers are wonderful
01:28:24 – Women’s top 3
01:29:24 – Will climbing grow after the Olympics?
01:32:39 – Which Olympians we are excited to see climb outdoors
01:41:14 – The skills of outdoor climbing
01:51:03 – Camera angles & World Cup challenges
01:53:29 – Will Allison compete again?
01:54:39 – Wrap up