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In this week's episode of The Ticklist, Rob Greenwood runs us through the Lead World Cup which took place last weekend in Ratho, Scotland. The competition was full of nail-biting moments, particularly when some of the top competitors ran the clock down to the final seconds...

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Not that random bloke sat by a crag again! In fact, has he moved from last week?

Same bloke, different crag 😅

Seems like ˋSlovinnia‘ is catching on! Matt G. started it, but someone seemed to have taken him aside before he commented in Koper, where he finally got it rhyming with Armenia.

Nice roundup of 2 exciting comps though!

I think I was concentrating so hard at not mispronouncing peoples names that I failed entirely within something I shouldn’t have failed at in the first place 🤦‍♂️
 

Really was incredible how close each of the comps was, with both coming down virtually to zero seconds on the clock. Don’t think that’s happened before, at least not in both men’s and women’s. 

Wonder what the rest of the season has in store?!

I did a genu-lol at the speed climbing bit. 
 

(it’s funny cos it’s true etc)

I did think “am I being a bit harsh” as I said it, and I probably was, but for the vast majority of our audience I think speed climbing is a largely redundant discipline - especially now it’s no longer a part of the combined format within the Olympic. As such, there seemed little point in reporting on it…

Well done!

Yes! AI Mori's tenacity and creativity is astounding, and her strength and stamina seem to be even higher now despite her long break. Do you know what she has been studying? 

Given her age, probably the usual things you study at school.

Yep, I forgot she is still so young! (19th birthday in 2 days)

I don't think you were harsh enough!