Here is all you need to know in regards to the 2023 North American Cup Series (NACS) events in Canada!
General Info – Lead & Speed
When? September 8-9 (Lead) and September 10 (Speed), 2023
Where? Richmond Olympic Oval, 6111 River Rd, Richmond, BC, V7C 0A2
Who? Athletes 16 years or older at December 31, 2023
Registration? First come first serve, must be a member of their respective National Federation (CEC, USAC, others)
Results
- Richmind_S_Women_general_official
- Richmind_S_Men_general_official
- Richmind_S_Men_Qualification_official
- Richmind_S_Women_Qualification_official
- Richmind_L_Women_Finals_official
- Richmind_L_Men_Finals_official
- Richmind_L_Men_Semi-Finals_official
- Richmind_L_Women_Semi-Finals_official
- Richmind_L_Men_Qualification_official
- Richmind_L_Women_Qualification_official
Startlists
- Richmind_S_Men_Finals0_startlist
- Richmind_S_Women_Finals0_startlist
- Richmind_L_Women_Finals_startlist
- Richmind_L_Men_Finals_startlist
- Richmind_L_Women_Semi-Finals_startlist
- Richmind_L_Men_Semi-Finals_startlist
- Men Lead Qualifiers – Startlists
- Women Speed Qualifiers – Startlist
- Women Lead Qualifiers – Startlist
- Men Speed Qualifiers – Startlist
Provisional Schedule – Subject to Change
- Thursday September 7th
- Technical Meeting – 7pm
- ZOOM LINK to connect to the Technical Meeting
**Please contact Sebastian at sebastianepowell@gmail.com if you know you have to withdraw prior to the technical meeting - TECHNICAL MEETING NOTES
- Friday September 8th
- Lead Qualifiers (2 routes)
- Check in and Warm up area opens – 3pm
- Qualifiers – 4:30pm-8:30pm
- Lead Qualifiers (2 routes)
- Saturday September 9th
- Lead Semi finals and Finals
- ISO semi finals – 1030am-1130am
- Observation at 12pm
- Semi Finals 12:15pm – 2:45pm
- Change over 3pm-630pm
- ISO finals – 5:30-630pm
- Presentation and Observation for all Finalists – 7pm
- Finals – 7:15pm (Men than Women)
- Awards to follow
- Lead Semi finals and Finals
- Sunday September 10th
- Speed
- Warm up opens – 10am
- Speed Practice – 1130am (men than women)
Speed Qualifiers – To follow immediately after practice
Speed Finals 3pm
- Speed
Volunteer with us!
Register as a volunteer through our Helper Helper link.
Hotel Partner – Lead & Speed
Radisson Blu Vancouver Airport
3500 Cessna Drive, Richmond BC V7B 1C7
BOOK ONLINE NOW: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/G9649337
Or call to book at 604-278-1241 – be sure to mention you are with Climbing Canada for the 2023 NACS event!
Athletes’ Registration
To register for either or all of the 2023 NACS events in Canada, please follow these steps:
- Create an account on the CEC Membership site (if you don’t already have one)
- If you are from Outside of Canada, please write your current city, and select a random Canadian province
- Under Gym, please select USA Climbing or Foreign National
- If you are a Canadian Athlete, be sure to have your 2022-2023 Athlete License
- For all other participants, please send proof of membership to info@climbingcanada.ca
- Register to the Event(s) by paying the Event Fee (Early Bird, Regular, or Late Fee)
- Your Registration will be marked as PENDING until your proof of membership has been confirmed. Only then will you be marked as ACCEPTED.
- Once you are registered, apply for a CEC Vertical Life Athlete Account here (if you don’t already have one)
Event Fee – Lead
- Early Bird Fee available until August 7, 2023 at 11:59pm ET – $225.00 CAD
- Regular Fee available between August 8 and August 22 at 11:59pm ET – $250.00 CAD
- Late Fee available between August 23 and August 31 at 11:59pm ET – $275.00 CAD
- Registration Deadline is August 31 at 11:59pm ET
Event Fee – Speed
- Early Bird Fee available until August 7, 2023 at 11:59pm ET – $125.00 CAD
- Regular Fee available between August 8 and August 22 at 11:59pm ET – $150.00 CAD
- Late Fee available between August 23 and August 31 at 11:59pm ET – $175.00 CAD
- Registration Deadline is August 31 at 11:59pm ET
Format & Schedule
LEAD:
- Two (2) qualifiers – Flash Format
- One (1) Semi-Final – On-sight
- One (1) Final – On-sight.
SPEED:
- Two (2) warm up races
- Two (2) qualification races
- Top 16 Elimination Races
Event Officials
LEAD & SPEED:
- Technical Delegate: Sebastian Powell & Christiane Marceau
- Jury President: Babak Zia
- Head Judge: Sebastian Powell
- Head Setter: Oscar Lanzagorta
- Assistant Setter: Mika Hosoi
- Setters: Anna Cohen (from USAC), Pedro Corral
Richmond Oval Waiver
https://clients.
- Click on itSearch “Richmond Olympic Oval”Create a profile under the athletes/participant’s names.The waiver is integrated into the process.Contact Thomas Lauer, tlauer@richmondoval.ca if you are having issues.
General Info – Boulder
When? July 8-9, 2023
Where? Beta Bloc, 2180 Hymus blvd, Dorval QC H9P 1J7
Who? Athletes 16 years or older at December 31, 2023
Registration? First come first serve, must be a member of their respective National Federation (CEC, USAC, others)
Boulder Information
START LISTS AND RESULTS
- startlist_men_final
- startlist_women_finals
- result_men_semi
- result_women_semi
- startlist_women_semi
- result_women_quals
- startlist_men_semi
- result_men_quals
- Montreal_B_Men_Qualification_startlist
- Montreal_B_Women_Qualification_startlist
Live Results available at https://cec.results.info/
Qualification Preview Videos available on the CEC YouTube Channel
Recording of the Technical Meeting available here.
How to Get there?
- PARKING : Parking will be allowed on both sides of the street. We got approval from the city of Dorval.
- BUS : The bus lines that stop close to the gym (see image attached) are
- 225: stops right in front of the gym
- 72 : stops on the street behind the gym
- 209 : runs from the airport to the gym. The stop is on Des Sources blvd.
- 356 : runs by the airport and to the gym. The stop is on Des Sources blvd.
- CAR/TRANSPORT : Beta Bloc is between the two main highways of the city (Highway 40 and Highway 20). You can take either highways to come to the gym.
Boulder Spectator Info
Entry to the qualifications and semi-finals is FREE.
Tickets for the Finals are available for sale here.
- Tickets are $10 + txs each
- Volunteers will receive 1 free ticket each
- Athletes will receive 1 free ticket each- if you make the final round, you can give your ticket to a family member or friend
- Everyone else must purchase a ticket online
Volunteer with us!
Click here to see the opportunities available
Format & Schedule
Format Boulder:
- Qualification: IFSC Flashed format 4 on 4 off, 6 problems
- Semi: ISO Onsight, 5 on 5 off, 4 problems
- Finals: IFSC World Cup format, 4 mins, 4 problems
Schedule Boulder (updated July 5):
- Friday July 7th
- 7pm Technical Meeting (done via Zoom)
- Saturday July 8, 2023
- 730am Gym Opens – Check in for Men
- 9am-230pm Men’s Qualifiers
- 2pm – Check in for Women
- 330-8pm Women’s Qualifiers
- Sunday July 9, 2023
- 930-1030am ISO Semi Finals
- 11-130pm Semi Finals
- 130-530pm Change Over
- 430-530pm Iso Finals
- 5:45pm Presentation of Finalist
- 6-8pm Finals
Event Fee – Boulder
- Early Bird Fee available until June 6, 2023 at 11:59pm ET – $225.00 CAD
- Regular Fee available between June 7 and June 21 at 11:59pm ET – $250.00 CAD
- Late Fee available between June 22 and June 30 at 11:59pm ET – $275.00 CAD
- Registration Deadline is June 30 at 11:59pm ET
Event Officials
BOULDER:
- Technical Delegate: Sebastian Powell & Christiane Marceau
- Jury President: tbd
- Head Judge: Daniela Pujol
- Head Setter: Victor Fleutre
- Assistant Setter: Andreas Lerch
- Setters: Moe Corbett (from USAC), Corinne Baril, Kaleb Thomas, Lucas Uchida, Julien Gomez