At the state bouldering championships in the Klagenfurt Boulderama, Tyrolean Jan-Luca Posch was crowned state champion on Sunday. Surprisingly, 18-year-old Timo Uznik became “vice.” His brother, European champion Nicolai, just watched. He has to take a break for the time being with a finger injury – and is worried about preparing for the Olympics.
The red-white-red bouldering elite in Klagenfurt – and Carinthia’s European champion Nicolai Uznik just watched. After injuring his ring finger in qualifying on Saturday, he skipped the final day in the Boulderama and gave up his title to Jan-Luca Posch (T) without a fight. Uznik’s brother Timo, who came in a strong second, intercepted him in the last boulder. Posch is considered Nicolai’s only challenger for the Olympic ticket for Paris. Trembling around the ring finger But what’s much worse is that for Nicolai, preparation for the important qualifying events for Paris in Shanghai in May and Budapest in June is in danger. The start of the World Cup in China in April is also shaky. “I had exactly this injury last year. I can climb well with it 80 percent of the time – but as soon as I can no longer use my little finger for support, it becomes painful. “It can go on for weeks,” says the 23-year-old, who has to take a break for at least a week. Then an ultrasound will show whether further measures are necessary. “I hope that China turns out well,” says Uznik, who finished two routes in qualifying in Klagenfurt despite pain. “I really wanted to go through with it at home.” Pilz wins women’s title Jessica Pilz won the women’s title ahead of Franziska Sterrer. There was no Carinthian woman there on the final day because Villach’s European Cup ace Mattea Pötzi decided not to take part.
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