Arco, Italy.
The town of Arco in Italy will play host to the 2015 IFSC World Youth Championships starting on the 28th and lasting throughout the week, with finals taking place on Sept. 6th, 2015. For those who have never been to Arco, the town itself is dedicated to climbing, with a ‘Rock Masters’ countdown clock in the center of town. The streets are lined with flagship shops of all the major climbing brands and climbing gear is as cheap as it gets in Europe. And the coffee, did I mention the coffee?!
With Canadian climbers arriving in town throughout the week, social media has been inundated with pictures of orange rock, cobblestone streets, and a huge outdoor wall in the middle of the park. With such a large Canadian contingent, it is only right to acknowledge the efforts of these athletes, as most of them travel on
their own dime with their family and friends.
Here is a list of our young Canadian Athletes. Many of these competitors will be competing in more than one category.
LEAD Athletes
FRICKER, Alex
NEVE, Christopher
MURDOCH, Kyle
UCHIDA, Lucas
SIMARD, Etienne
ALAVES, Nico
HAIGHT, Mitchell
WITWICKI, Joseph
MCLAUGHLIN, Hunter
FUNK, Andrew
SIROIS, Charles
HENDSBEE, Matthew
SMITH, Nathan
FRANGOS, Rebecca
BLOCK, Hannah
WU, Caitlin
GRAHAM, Pia
LEBLANC-LIMOGES, Mia
THOMPSON, Eva
MASSULLO, Julia
VINCE,Elizabeth
BELLEAU, Courtney
BUITENDYK, Sophie
EARLE, Chloe
KARNIS, Bronwen
SPEED Athletes
EINARSSON, Magnus
GOSSELIN, Tristen
TROTTIER, Evelyna
DUBE-LAROCHE, Maggy
MOSS, Elena
BELLEAU, Courtney
ROGERS, Teyha
JOHANSON, Sonja
BOULDER Athletes
MCCARNEY, Justine
THOMPSON, Eva
MASSULLO, Julia
VINCE,Elizabeth
CARKNER, Catherine
BELLEAU, Courtney
BUITENDYK, Sophie
KARNIS, Bronwen
FRANGOS, Rebecca
FRANGOS, Sara
BLOCK, Hannah
TWEG, Esti
GAJARDO, Martina
MURDOCH, Kyle
UCHIDA, Lucas
YAMAMOTO, Simon
SAFFERY, Dylan
JONES, Hayden
ELLIS, Manh
HAIGHT, Mitchell
RICHARDSON, Zach
SIROIS, Guillaume
FUNK, Andrew
GOSSELIN, Tristen
TIUKUVAARA, Samue
SMITH, Nathan
For the official program and schedule, please click here.
For full information, please see the Rock Masters website. We will post the live feed for finals closer to the date of the event.