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climber did a superb job tackling each problem creatively, but it was pretty obvious right off the bat who was likely to take first for the men and women. Vasya Vorotnikov crushed and pulled ahead early with the only top-out of the first problem and later finished things off with an incredible flash of the last problem — sending the crowd roaring. Mike Fein- berg, New York’s very own strongman, took third place with an impressive show of confidence on the last two problems.
For the women, Angie Payne and Sasha DiGiulian duked it out by flashing all three problems and sending the score- keepers digging into the semi-finals results in order to determine the winner. Francesca Metcalf and Lizzy Asher — both Northeast climbers — impressively battled and climbed strong, taking both third and fourth place. Metcalf climbed with support around her ankle from an injury she sustained from an climbing ac- cident earlier this year.
LEFT TO RIGHT: Ty Landman on men’s problem #1, Francesca Metcalf on women’s problem #3, Dana Riddle on wom- en’s problems #2, and Vasya Vorotnikov on men’s problem #1.
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