Interview with the Next Olympian: Alannah Yip
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Following a fifth place Speed finish, a win in Bouldering and a third place finish in Lead at the Pan-American Championships, Alannah Yip, from Canada, is the next Olympian. Upon reaching the ground after a tremendous fight on the lead wall, Yip was all tears and hugs with rushing competitors. She stood there shaking, unable to untie or accept the reality of her victory. After 21 World Cups and World Championships in 2019 alone, Yip will go to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.