Sagi Damti - German Coach DEBUNKS Olympics Rumors
Notes de l’épisode
Sagi has been the German team’s bouldering coach since 2022! In this episode, we’ll get insight into Team Germany’s training and challenges, hear why he thinks the losses hurt the coaches more than the competitors, we’ll get a story about his experience as a homeless person while in the US, and most importantly, we’ll DEBUNK his famous statement in the Magnus video that Olympic qualifiers will still be in the combined format for 2028!
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Timestamps of discussion topics
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - Mad Rock Shoutout!!
2:24 - Youth worlds + Spain travels
4:59 - Climbing + coaching with no experience!
12:02 - Becoming the German bouldering coach
19:42 - Do pros still need climbing tips??
22:41 - Team Germany's training breakdown + reaction time practice
28:19 - Comforting athletes who have a bad round
37:58 - DEBUNKING LA 2028 qualification process
44:07 - The issue with bouldering points system
47:32 - HOT TAKE: Bouldering is no longer real climbing
54:53 - New generation of climbing
1:02:55 - German team challenges
1:09:42 - Price of hosting world cups
1:11:13 - Bouldering needs to change
1:18:50 - USA travel nightmare
1:28:03 - IG Q: Athletes in Germany that hate the DAV?
1:32:11 - DISCORD Q: Talk through the process of an appeal
1:38:58 - DISCORD Q: What do you do in ISO?
1:40:55 - Words of wisdom + where to find Sagi
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