Rock Master: Pilz and Flohé Stars in Heavens

With over 9000 eyes on the imposing building of the Climbing Stadium of Arco Jessica Pilz and Yannick Flohé rewrote the history of the Rock Master Trophy.

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Nevertheless, the stunning, exciting and inimitable Duel gave lots of emotions, young climbers, young climbers on the rampage, champions slipped resoundingly, the great Adam Ondra who missed the touch with the stopwatch, but also a highly applauded and portentous Filip Schenk capable of winning the Duel Lead, as well as the stratospheric and explosive Jessica Pilz.

The Lead Duel starts from a distance, with the quarterfinals practicing the audience to stay with bathed breath: Laura Rogora is immediately out, succumbing to a slip in the first part of the wall. Also out in the men's duel is the legendary Adam Ondra, who is unsuccessful in his quest to win the eighth Rock Master Trophy of his career. He goes out in the last sixteen against Van Duysen due to a rookie mistake, and after a sensational ascent, once he reaches the top, he forgets how to press the Rock Master button! Also suffering the prodigious climb of Yannick Flohé (GER) was Stefano Ghisolfi, who was out in the quarters. Same fate for Michael Micha Piccolruaz who, after a false start in qualifying, repeats with a mistake at the start also in the quarters against Schenk.

In the women's category, Jessie Pilz does not miss a beat, climbing with the relentless pace of a hammer, and it does not matter that her opponents, Oceania “Oceana” Mackenzie (AUS) in the quarters and Camilla Moroni (ITA) in the semi-finals, start far more determined than she does, because the Austrian's steady pace leaves no escape. The Austrian is admitted to the finals for the gold against Slovenia's Sara Copar, protagonist of climbs that start in fifth gear, and without losing her lucidity, the youngest climber of this edition (class of 2005) gives the veteran Pilz a run for her money. In the end, it is the old guard that gets the better of the new generation, with the knowledge that Copar's long levers will still take her far. Apotheosis for Jessica Pilz, who after her success in a dominated KO Boulder also won the Overall ranking and took home the Rock Master Trophy. "Winning here is incredible, it's always a unique thrill. This challenge pushes you to bring out all your best and make as few mistakes as possible. I'm really pleased with my climbing today," added Jessie beaming with her Rock Trophy when the men's final was staged, with South Tyrol's Filip Schenk and Belgium's Hannes Van Duysen, also very young. With bathed breath we witness the Ginger Junior World Champion building a sensational victory from nothing.

Winning the Rock Master Trophy for men is Germany's Yannick Flohé who, thanks to his success in the afternoon KO Boulder and third place in the Lead Duel, makes the most coveted award his own.

Lead Duel

Women: 1. Pilz Jessica (AUT), 2. Copar Sara (SLO), 3. Pötzi Mattea (AUT)

Men: 1. Schenk Filip (ITA), 2. Van Duysen Hannes (BEL), 3. Flohè Yannick (GER)

Rock Master Trophy (Combined)

Women: 1. Pilz Jessica (AUT), 2, Moroni Camilla (ITA), 3. Copar Sara (SLO), 4. Pötzi Mattea (AUT), 5 Rogora Laura (ITA)

Men: 1. Flohè Yannick (GER), 2. Van Duysen Hannes (BEL), 3. Schenk Filip (ITA), 4. Ondra Adam (CZE), 5. Posch Jan-Luca (AUT)

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