Author: Anna Piunova, Mountain.RU

UIAA Worldcup (Lead, Speed) - Chamonix (FRA) 2005

Semifinals

"The Wall". Boys are to the left, girls - to the right

The sun obstructs all the sky.
Gustav tries to do much business, and complains of absence the wine and female caress.

"Store"

Elena Krivonos

Evgenia Malamid

Angela Eiter

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Kilian Fischhuber

The guys are falling from first relief of the second cornice, Luca Zardini and Kilian Fischhuber are among "killed" climbers.

Jack. He holds one edge, then the other... Some moves more... Finish.
Feeling pride in Russia sprinkles up the area.

- Easy line. At least, not only for strength movements. You have put your legs right and not get into a flap.

Jack

Reliefs - killers

Eight TOPs and no Italians are qualified for the finals.

1. Evgeny Ovchinnikov, Russia
2. Mickael Fuselier, France
3. Sylvain Millet, France
4. Cedric Lachat, Switzerland
5. Jorg Verhoven, Netherlands
6. Ramon Julian Puigblanque, Spain
7. Patxi USOBIAGA, Spain
8. Alexandre Chabot, France
...
20. Dmitry Sharafutdinov, Russia
21. Ivan Kaurov, Russia

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The Girls

Three TORs.

Sandrine Levet (9-th place, falls right from the upper almost - vertical wall):
- I don't like a vertical site. I don't understand, that is happening, I am in the excellent shape.

Elena Krivonos (Bushueva) is the first sent the line. Confidently and with the huge reservoir of strengths.

Elena Krivonos

Finish

The whole chain of rock-climbing stars is behind her.
Completely unexpected Ekaterina Yaemurd fell.
And further the bombardment - Eyer, Levet, Vindmayer, Lavarda, Ciavaldini... close attention grows.

Angela starts the last. And drags her feet... But has a lot of strength. TOP.

Semifinal eight:

1. Elena Krivonos, Ukraine, TOP
2. Yuka Kobayashi, Japan, TOP
3. Angela Eiter, TOP
4. Kim Ja-In
5. Florence Pinet, France
6. Caroline Januel, France
7. Maja Vidmar, Slovenia
8. Alexandra Eyer, Switzerland

More photos

Sandrine Levet, Alex Shabot	Evgenia Malamid	Ivan Kaurov
Sharafutdinov-Malamid

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Conversation of two climbers (one hasn't got qualified, the other - did not participate):
- Tough titty!
- It's much worse for me.
- Not, for me.
- It is better for you indeed.

Pause for a pair of cigarettes (do not say that to my mum!).
- Where we are going to climb then?

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Finals at 8pm