BURSTThe USA National Team Trials will take place from March 4 to 8 at the Portland Rock Gym in Oregon. Trials take place once per year. The results from the National Team Trials and National Championships help determine who gets a spot on the Boulder, Lead, and Speed teams. Boulder, Lead, and Speed team members will have the opportunity to compete in World Climbing events and will be eligible to vie for an Olympic ticket. Read our detailed article about Olympic qualification here.
Team trial athlete qualification was confirmed with the wrap-up of the National Championships. Team selection is points-based, and some changes have been made this year regarding how points are collected.
“Team selection will consider results from all rounds at both National Championships and National Team Trials, using an athlete’s ranking at the end of each round rather than relying on a single stage of competition,” said USA Climbing about their team selection procedures. “At National Team Trials, all 30 athletes in each category and discipline will compete in every round, allowing athletes to be evaluated across a wide variety of routes and boulder styles. At National Championships, the competition will follow the standard advancement format— 24 athletes to semifinals and 8 to finals—but athletes who do not advance will still receive ranking points for the semifinal and final rounds.”
The National Championships just took place in mid-February. Some big names you can expect to see at the National Team Trials include Chris Sharma, Dillon Countryman, Nathaniel Coleman, Brooke Raboutou, Kyra Condie, and Natalia Grossman, among many others.
You can watch the National Team Trials on Outside TV’s YouTube Channel or on their website. The full schedule is detailed below. All times are in local time (Pacific Standard Time for Wednesday to Saturday and Pacific Daylight Time for Sunday).
Wednesday, March 4
Women’s Lead (Round 1) 10:00 am
Men’s Lead (Round 1) 5:00 pm
Thursday, March 5
Men’s and Women’s Lead (Round 2) 10:00 am
Men’s and Women’s Lead (Round 3) 5:00 pm
Friday, March 6
Men’s and Women’s Speed (Round 1) 10:00 am
Women’s Speed (Round 2) 4:00 pm
Men’s Speed (Round 2) 4:30 pm
Men’s and Women’s Speed (Round 3) 5:00 pm
Saturday, March 7
Men’s and Women’s Boulder (Round 1) 10:00 am
Sunday, March 8
Men’s and Women’s Boulder (Round 2) 9:00 am
Men’s and Women’s Boulder (Round 3) 5:30 pm
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