Olympics in Paris

Schubert climbs for a medal, LIVE from 10.15 am

Jakob Schubert

(Bild: AP/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

It will be difficult, but everything is still possible! Jakob Schubert unfortunately didn't put in a strong but solid round in the bouldering part of the climbers' combined final. Starting from fifth place, the Tyrolean now has to make up around 20 points for a medal in the lead climbing (LIVE here from 12.35 pm). That will require a brilliant performance!

The worst comes at the beginning. The bouldering in the combined final started with exactly the two types of routes that Jakob Schubert is not at all suited to. A coordinative and a flat boulder.

Jakob Schubert

(Bild: AP/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

It was therefore all the more important and liberating that Schubert, who had mainly worked on these types of problems in preparation, finally managed to complete the first boulder. Not only he, but also the numerous Austrian fans in Le Bourget cheered. The 24.5 points were particularly valuable because five of the eight climbers managed the top here.

Schubert came close on the second boulder, which involved keeping his balance in narrow places, but did not hold the final hold long enough. However, it also helped here that this "rock" was so difficult that nobody managed to solve it except top favorite Sorato Anraku six seconds before the end. As a result, the 33-year-old only lost points to one of his rivals.

Points dropped after a strong start
But then the tide turned. Schubert also failed the third, the so-called power boulder, which is actually his specialty. Unfortunately, the Tyrolean only made it as far as the first zone and lost crucial points, receiving only 4.8 instead of the 25 he had hoped for. And even this was the subject of a protest. And this was unfortunately upheld, so instead of a top medal on the third boulder, it was a zero round.

Here is the standings:

Schubert unfortunately also failed to crack the last skill game boulder, which required three jumps. This means that the Tyrolean not only needs a brilliant performance in the lead, he also has to hope for a really difficult round in which at least one of the top 3 weakens. With 43.4 points, he was in fifth place after the bouldering, 19.7 points behind Toby Roberts in third. The leader Sorato Anraku was 24.9 points away. But if Schubert delivers another masterpiece in the lead, there is still something in it.