2019 Results

 
 
Photo by Dan Gajda

Photo by Dan Gajda

Olympic Qualifying Event in Toulouse, France

Kyra managed to secure her Olympic invite at this event by finishing 7th place after making the finals!! She came in 6th in speed, 8th in bouldering, and 11th in lead in order to secure her spot in the finals.

 
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Lead World Cup Inzai

Kyra had one of her best lead comps ever with a great result in both qualifying and semifinals at this event. She ended up finishing 14th place, tieing her best ever Lead World Cup result and securing her invite to the Olympic Qualifying event in Toulouse, France.

 
Photo by Eddie Fowke

Photo by Eddie Fowke

Lead World Cup Kranj

Kyra finally managed to put together a good performance in lead and made her first semifinal of the season in the discipline. She ended up finishing 14th place, her best ever Lead World Cup result.

 
Photo by Dan Gajda

Photo by Dan Gajda

2019 World Championships Hachioji, Japan

This event had ups and downs for Kyra. She finished in 14th place in Bouldering, being the only US woman to make it to the semifinals. After a less than stellar performance in lead and a good result in speed, she barely missed a spot in the Combined Qualifier, which would have been a great chance of getting an Olympic ticket.

 
Photo by Dan Gajda

Photo by Dan Gajda

2019 Lead World Cup Circuit (first 4)

Kyra had not the best lead world cup season, especially having some success at the lead world cups in the past. She finished outside of semifinals at all of the events so far, in Villars, Chamonix, and Briancon.

 
Photo by Jess Talley

Photo by Jess Talley

2019 Bouldering World Cup Circuit

Kyra Finished the whole BWC season with an overall placement of 18th place. Her best result was in Meiringen, the first bouldering world cup of the season where she placed 2 spots out of finals in 8th place. She made semifinals in Meiringen, Moscow, and Vail. Just missing the cut in Chongqing, Wujiang, and Munich.

 
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USA Lead and Speed Open National Championships

At this event Kyra tied her best ever lead Open Nationals result with a 4th place finish. Speed didn’t really go her way, however, and she missed finals, ending in 9th place.

 
Photo by Jon Glassberg

Photo by Jon Glassberg

USA Bouldering Open National Championships

Doing well at this competition has been a goal of Kyra’s for as long as she can remember, however, this year wasn’t her year and she finished 7th place, unfortunately one spot out of the final.

 
Photo by Jon Glassberg

Photo by Jon Glassberg

USA Combined Invitational Nationals

This competition was the first national competition of the year and was the first way to qualify for the USA National Team. Kyra finished the competition in 1st place by winning the bouldering and sport round and coming in 3rd in speed. She also secured the 1st spot on the USA National Team to compete at the 2019 World Cups.

 

2018 Results

 
Photo by Greg Mionske

Photo by Greg Mionske

Bouldering National Cup, Fort Collins, CO

After a small break from competitions after the Pan American Championships, Kyra was able to take 1st place in the final stop of the National Cup circuit. This one was extra special for her because her family in Colorado all came to the gym to cheer her on during the finals!

 
Photo by Carol Coelho

Photo by Carol Coelho

 
Photo by Brennan Robinson

Photo by Brennan Robinson

Pan American Championships, Guayaquil, Ecuador

After five days of competition, Kyra was able to take 1st place in the Combined Final event (in the olympic format). Kyra also ended speed climbing in 5th place, sport climbing in 4th place, and bouldering in 6th place.

 

Bouldering National Cup, Houston, Texas

The competition at the Momentum Climbing and Fitness Silver Street was the third stop of the 2018 National Cup Circuit. Kyra took 1st place in the finals round after being the only woman to top the 3rd boulder.

 
Photo by Alexander Zoltai

Photo by Alexander Zoltai

Boulderfest North, Minneapolis, Minnesota

This was the first ever professional climbing competition to take place in Kyra’s hometown hosted by the Minneapolis Bouldering Project. After a tough finals round that left everyone sore, Kyra ended the competition in 4th place.

 
Photo by Brennan Robinson

Photo by Brennan Robinson

Bouldering National Cup, San Diego, California

The 2nd stop of the National Cup series took place at Mesa Rim in San Diego. After a good qualifying round, Kyra had a rough time in finals and ended the competition in 8th place.

 
Photo from Bloc Shop

Photo from Bloc Shop

Bloc Shop Open, Montreal, Canada

After returning from a month in Europe for the World Championships, Kyra traveled to Montreal to compete in her first pro competition in Canada. Kyra was able to take 1st place after an exciting finals round in front of the stoked crowd.

 
Photo by Pavlo Vekla

Photo by Pavlo Vekla

Adidas Rockstars, Stuttgart, Germany

This was Kyra’s first time competing in the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart and the experience did not disappoint. Even though Kyra ended up one spot out of finals in 7th place, she was happy with her performance there.

 
Photo by Jon Glassberg

Photo by Jon Glassberg

2018 World Championships, Innsbruck, Austria

After spending a few weeks in South Africa climbing outside in the Rocklands, Kyra went to train in Innsbruck leading up to the competition. Kyra ended up finishing in 26th place in bouldering, 32nd place in lead, and 34th place in speed. These results, though not her best, landed her a top 20 finish (14th place) in the Combined results.

 
Photo by Greg Mionske

Photo by Greg Mionske

Bouldering World Cup, Vail, Colorado

Finally back in the USA after traveling in Asia for the World Cup Circuit, Kyra made her second ever World Cup Final and finished in 5th place, her best placement ever and her best of the whole 2018 season.

 
Photo by Eddie Fowke

Photo by Eddie Fowke

Bouldering World Cup, Hachioji, Japan

After a couple week break between competitions spent training in Tokyo, Japan, Kyra finished in 14th place after advancing to the semifinal round.

 
Photo by Forrest Liu

Photo by Forrest Liu

Bouldering World Cup, Tai’an, China

Kyra finished this World Cup by making her first ever World Cup Final and placing in 6th place! This was her best finish in a World Cup to date.

 
Photo by Seb Lazure

Photo by Seb Lazure

Bouldering World Cup, Chongqing, China

This was the first World Cup of the 2018 season for Kyra and she ended up finishing in 21st place, one spot out from advancing into the semifinal round.

 
Photo by Unknown

Photo by Unknown

Tuck Fest, Charlotte, North Carolina

After practicing her deep water soloing in Vietnam on a trip with Mountain Hardwear, Kyra took 1st place in front of the crowd in Charlotte at the USNWC.

 
Photo by Greg Mionske

Photo by Greg Mionske

Open Sport and Speed Nationals, Reno, Nevada

Kyra finished the 2018 Sport and Speed nationals with a 4th place in speed climbing and a 7th place in sport climbing, after a misread of the finals climb. Both placements earned her a spot on the 2018 USA team for the world cup season.

 
Photo by Greg Mionske

Photo by Greg Mionske

Open Bouldering Nationals, Salt Lake City

After a hard time in the semifinal round of the competition, Kyra ended the 2018 bouldering nationals in a heartbreaking 7th place, one place out of participating in the final round. Due to international byes, Kyra still made the USA team by being one of the top 9 competitors at this competition.