superfinal : 11 videos

4,000 enthusiastic spectators at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart, Germany witnessed a world-class climbing event which included the sport’s top stars, a fun, Rock themed atmosphere and an exciting Superfinal. Futuba Ito (JPN) and Yoshiyuki Ogata (JPN) won the title this year against a very impressive collection of international athletes after they were able to pull off the final victory on the super boulder against Janja Garnbret (SLO) and Florian Klingler (AUT) respectively. The start list re...

This weekend has seen the world’s bouldering elite descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. 55 athletes from more than 17 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. Lead- and Bouldering-World Champions, overall winners and top climbers of the 2019 Bouldering World Cup and Olympic qualified athletes were invited to this unique event. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. In the superfinals the athletes had to climb simultaneously...

This weekend has seen the world’s bouldering elite descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. 55 athletes from more than 17 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. Lead- and Bouldering-World Champions, overall winners and top climbers of the 2019 Bouldering World Cup and Olympic qualified athletes were invited to this unique event. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. In the superfinals the athletes had to climb simultaneously...

4,000 climbing fans celebrated an exceptional bouldering event featuring the best athletes in the packed Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart (GER). Lead by new crowned adidas ROCKSTARS Miho Nonaka from Japan and Jernej Kruder from the Republic of Slovenia, the twelve finalists delivered outstanding climbing performances. Nonaka and Kruder proved to be true adidas ROCKSTARS champions throughout all competitions, from the qualification to the semifinals and finals. Therefore Alex Puccio (USA) and Jongwo...

4,000 climbing fans celebrated an exceptional bouldering event featuring the best athletes in the packed Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart (GER). Lead by new crowned adidas ROCKSTARS Miho Nonaka from Japan and Jernej Kruder from the Republic of Slovenia, the twelve finalists delivered outstanding climbing performances. Nonaka and Kruder proved to be true adidas ROCKSTARS champions throughout all competitions, from the qualification to the semifinals and finals. Therefore Alex Puccio (USA) and Jongwo...

Over 70 athletes from more than 20 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. The top 6 men and women advanced to the great final on Saturday evening. They fight in two rounds for the entry to the superfinal. Here, the top 2 compete in direct comparison on a so-called “super boulder” that was specifically created for the event. The athletes climb simultaneously an identical route on two sides of the same...

Over 70 athletes from more than 20 different countries were invited to adidas ROCKSTARS this year. They first had to make it through the qualification and semi-final. The top 6 men and women advanced to the great final on Saturday evening. They fought in two rounds for the entry to the superfinal. Here, the top 2 compete in direct comparison on a so-called “super boulder” that was specifically created for the event. The athletes climbed simultaneously an identical route on two sides of the sa...

Impressive, gravity-defying moves on vertical walls are guaranteed when the world’s best bouldering athletes fight for an entry to the superfinal at the annual adidas ROCKSTARS invitational that is hosted in Germany on the 21st and 22nd of September. The prestigious event draws the top stars of the climbing scene to Stuttgart’s Porsche-Arena, because it stages enthralling competition bouldering as intoxicating show. The popular invitational contest for the international climbing elite takes p...

This weekend has seen the World’s elite rock climbers descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. adidas ROCKSTARS 2017 pairs over 80 invited athletes from 25 different countries with intense musical performances and a passionate and vocal crowd of over 3500 fans to create an event unlike anything else in the climbing universe. Even by the high standards of adidas ROCKSTARS, the athlete line-up this year was incredibly strong. Of the 82 athletes who started, the field was narrowed...

This weekend has seen the World’s elite rock climbers descend on Stuttgart for a truly special competition. adidas ROCKSTARS 2017 pairs over 80 invited athletes from 25 different countries with intense musical performances and a passionate and vocal crowd of over 3500 fans to create an event unlike anything else in the climbing universe. Even by the high standards of adidas ROCKSTARS, the athlete line-up this year was incredibly strong. Of the 82 athletes who started, the field was narrowed...

Jessica Pilz and Janja Garnbret were out first and it was a tense super-final which swung one way then the other, with both climbers coming close to reaching the buzzer, only to fall at the last move. With 90 seconds left on the clock, both climbers were on the crash mats, tired from their previous efforts but beaming broad smiles as the audience roared them on. Time ran out with both athletes on the wall but someone had to win so they climbed on! Finally, Janja reached up for the crucial top...