Colin Duffy and seven (7) other competitors from the Semifinal rounds returned to the stage in Le Bourget today for the Men’s Boulder & Lead: Final, where this week’s electric crowd was waiting for another dramatic day of competition.

Duffy jumped and swung to the top of Boulder 1 in seven (7) attempts – that boulder saw tops from most of the competition, but stumped three (3). Boulder 2 tested the field’s footwork, as they made delicate steps along the slab. Duffy matched most of his competitors’ performances, reaching the 10 hold but failing to top. That boulder saw only one (1) top, from Japan’s Anraku Sorato.

The top hold of Boulder 3 spit climbers off the wall time and time again, including Duffy, and Great Britain’s Toby Roberts was the only competitor to reach the top. Meanwhile, Duffy’s coordination skills stood up to the test as he claimed the only top on Boulder 4.

In total, the Boulder round gave Duffy 68.3 points and a 2nd place ranking as he prepared for Lead.

Duffy was second to climb in Lead, following Hamish McArthur’s (GBR) 72.0 points. Duffy looked calm on the route, seemingly shaking out one hand while only swinging from the other shortly before the 60 hold. That gave him a Combined total of 136.4 points, but he’d have to wait until the next six (6) competitors’ scores were finalized to determine his ranking. Of course, three (3) of those were mathematically incapable of meeting Duffy’s Combined score, even if they were to receive the full 100 points in Lead, so Duffy’s fate was truly in the hands of Austria’s Jakob Schubert, Great Britain’s Toby Roberts, and Japan’s Anraku Sorato.

Schubert earned an impressive 96.0 points in Lead, while Roberts earned 92.1 points and Anraku earned 76.1 points. Once scores were combined, that landed Roberts in 1st, Anraku in 2nd, and Schubert in 3rd, with Duffy missing the podium by just 3.2 points. Duffy finished 4th overall in the Men’s Boulder & Lead discipline.

“I’m very proud of how far I’ve come since Tokyo,” said Duffy after the round. “It’s just the start.”

Tomorrow, August 10, Team USA’s Brooke Raboutou returns to the stage for the Women’s Boulder & Lead: Final.

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