“I wanted to climb to my heart’s content”
Born in 2003, Seo Chae-hyun (21-Seoul City Hall, The North Face) was dubbed a “climbing prodigy” before she even entered elementary school. She was featured on SBS’s “It’s a Wonderful Life” and made her senior debut at the 2019 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup Series, where she quickly became one of the most prominent names in Korean sport climbing. Seo Chae-hyun, the only Korean sport climber to make the final cut for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, was all smiles on Tuesday (Aug. 10) after a regret-free climb.
Seo finished sixth out of eight athletes with a total score of 105.0 points in the women’s final of the sport climbing combine (bouldering + lead) at the Le Bourget climbing arena in Paris, France. She scored 28.9 points (out of 100) in the first event, bouldering, to finish last, but improved her position with a top-four finish of 76.1 points in the lead event. Seo finished eighth in Tokyo three years ago, and although she didn’t medal, she finished her second Olympics on a better note than before.
“It’s a shame that I missed the part of bouldering that I’m good at, but I’m happy about it,” Seo said with a smile after the competition in the joint press area. Bouldering is a sport in which athletes must pass an artificial structure on a 4.5-meter-high rock wall within a set time limit, and it is a sport that Seo struggles 카지노사이트 추천 with. He struggled with bouldering again that day, but he scored a 9.8 on the fourth problem, which was particularly tricky, the highest of the eight. “When I saw the fourth question, I thought, ‘It’s not my thing,’ so I just challenged it confidently,” he said, adding, “I’m proud that I realized I could do it more than I thought.”
“I was told that if I scored 100 points on the lead, I could reverse it,” Seo said, “but I didn’t want to reverse it, I just wanted to give it my best shot, and I’m glad I didn’t leave any regrets on the climb.” After improving two spots from Tokyo, Seo will be aiming for a medal at LA 2028. In LA, bouldering and lead will likely be separated into separate events. This would naturally increase Seo’s medal chances.
In addition, in four years, Seo will be in her mid-20s, a prime age for climbers. Slovenia’s Jana Ganbrett, who won gold at the Olympics, is 25. “This time I climbed up two stairs, so I definitely want to win a medal at the next Olympics,” Seo said, adding, “If the lead is separated, I will definitely go home with a medal around my neck.”