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1. Welcome Note ////////////////////////////// Dear media representatives, CONTENTS //////////////////////////////////////// Welcome to adidas ROCKSTARS 2014! We are thrilled to host the fourth edition of our boulder invitational contest in Stuttgart’s beautiful Porsche-Arena, one of the 1. Welcome Note 02 most modern sports arenas in Europe. 2. General Information for the Media 04 This year’s event sees 70 top class athletes from 21 different countries, 3. Programme 07 including multiple Bouldering World Champions, the overall winners of the 2014 4. adidas ROCKSTARS 08 Bouldering World Cup, the overall winners of the 2012 and 2013 Lead World Cup as well as the 2012 Climbing World Champion Overall (Boulder/Lead/Speed). 4.1 General Information 08 So you can look forward to a top-notch competition – powerful, dynamic moves and 4.2 Prize Money 12 spectacular jumps are guaranteed. 4.3 Regulations (Abstract) 12 When we first came up with the idea for adidas ROCKSTARS, nearly every single 4.4 Head Referee 15 athlete we talked to mentioned that the best competitions are the ones with a great atmosphere and good music. That input encouraged us to implement our idea of 4.5 Participating Countries 15 combining rock climbing with rock music live will on accompanystage. This theyear, final. the Stuttgart- 4.6 Top Men and Women 16 based band Badasstics, the European Beatbox Champion Robeat and the extreme sports DJs Chainsaw and Sungod 4.6.1 Results in recent years 16 However, this weekendtalented the andfocus aspiring is not only amateur on professional climbers frombouldering 11 different athle- 4.6.2 Male Pro Athletes 18 tes. One hundred have signed up for the ”GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar“ contest to win 4.6.3 Female Pro Athletes 31 countries ® a wildcard for the pro competition. Six of them will be in the limelight during the 5. GORE-TEX Be a Rockstar Amateur Competition 41 “Build your Boulder” final on Saturday afternoon, when they share the stage with 6. adidas ROCKSTARS Boulder Walls 43 climbing legends like Thomas Huber, Barbara Zangerl, Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ben Rueck. 7. Route Setters 44 8. Music Acts 46 With this adidas ROCKSTARS Media Guide we want to provide you with all neces- sary background information you may need for your report. Don’t hesitate to contact 9. Porsche-Arena 49 us, if you have any queries or would like to interview an athlete or a member of the organisation. 10. Glossary 50 11. Partners 52 Warm Regards 12. New climbing and boulder outfits by adidas Outdoor 54 Sonja Güldner-Hamel adidas ROCKSTARS Media Director 2 3 2. General Information for the Media /////// Accreditation of journalists and photographers The accreditation for all journalists is located at the press centre in the Porsche-Arena (entrance on the right hand side of the restaurant). Press Centre At our press centre in the Porsche-Arena you have free internet access during the event. Here you also receive start and result lists before and after the competition as well as royalty free images of our event photographers. Press Contact adidas ROCKSTARS Opening Hours Media Director TV Distribution Friday 11h00 – 20h00 Sonja Güldner-Hamel Friederike Bauer Saturday 11h00 – 23h00 Planet Talk GmbH quattro media Spinnereiinsel 3A Wolfgang-Wagner-Straße 9d 83059 Kolbermoor 85625 Glonn Floor Plan and Address Germany Germany Tel.: +49 8031 3 54 65-12 Tel.: +49 8093 572-26 Porsche-Arena Fax: +49 8031 3 54 65-10 Fax: +49 8093 572-29 Mercedesstraße 69 Mobil: +49 170 275 0510 Mobil: +49 151 658 622 01 70372 Stuttgart Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Germany Staff at Press Centre Media Accreditation/ Reception Webmaster/ Live Ticker/ Stefanie Simon Livestream Embed Code Mobil: +49 157 836 766 74 Fabian Rennack Mobil: +49 179 539 7298 Arnulf Woock Email: [email protected] Mobil: +49 170 2412 788 Photo Syndication Siw Viktoria Johansen Michael Baierl Mobil: +49 151 5784 1346 Mobil: +49 157 546 017 17 EINGANG Entrance via Mercedesstraße (see arrow). The press centre is located in the area „Mehrzweckraum“. 4 5 Press Contact adidas 3. Programme //////////////////////////////////////// Global PR Manager Outdoor PR Manager Outdoor Market Central Lena Hackforth Kristina Stadtelmeyer Friday, 19 September 2014 adidas AG adidas AG 10h30 End of check-in Athlete Lounge World of sports Market Central 11h00 Opening of venue Adi-Dassler-Straße 1 Adi-Dassler-Platz 1-2 11h30 – 15h00 Qualification adidas ROCKSTARS pro competition D-91074 Herzogenaurach D-91074 Herzogenaurach 14h00 – 16h00 Registration GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar amateur contest Germany Germany 16h30 – 23h00 GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar Jam Session 23h00 – 23h05 adidas ROCKSTARS wildcard awards Tel. +49 9132 84-4380 Tel. +49 9132 84-4397 Mobil: +49 160 884 4380 Mobil: +49 160 884 4397 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Saturday, 20 September 2014 Please contact Lena Hackforth and Kristina Stadtelmeyer for all adidas queries that are not event related. 11h00 Opening of venue 11h00 End of check-in Athlete Lounge 12h00 – 14h30 Semifinal adidas ROCKSTARS High Res Photos 14h30 – 15h30 Movie screening outdoor High res images taken by our event photographers Elias Holzknecht, Christian Waldegger and Berti Willer are available at the press centre (photo syndication desk) or on our download platform: 15h45 – 16h00 Presentation of Finalists GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar 16h00 – 17h00 Build Your Boulder/ GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar Downloadplattform: http://rockstars.planet-talk.net/ 17h00 – 17h30 Video wall programme Benutzer: adidasROCKSTARS 17h30 – 18h20 Finale GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar Passwort: media2014 18h20 – 18h30 Award ceremony GORE-TEX® Be a Rockstar Please credit our event photographers when publishing the images and send a print copy or online 18h30 – 19h00 adidas ROCKSTARS 2013 – TV highlight show link for our documentation to: 18h45 End of check-in finalists 19h00 – 19h30 Live concert Badasstics Sonja Güldner-Hamel 19h30 – 20h00 Warm-up with Robeat, DJ Chainsaw and DJ Sungod Planet Talk GmbH from 20h00 Internet Livestream www.adidas-rockstars.com/live Spinnereiinsel 3A 83059 Kolbermoor 20h00 – 20h15 Intro adidas ROCKSTARS Final/ athlete presentation Germany 20h15 – 22h15 adidas ROCKSTARS Final Email: [email protected] 22h15 – 22h30 Beatbox European Champion Robeat 22h30 – 22h55 adidas ROCKSTARS Superfinal ® 22h55 – 23h00 Award ceremony Up-to-date information about adidas ROCKSTARS and GORE-TEX Be a Rockstar is available on the following websites and social networks: 23h00 – 03h00 After Party Palm Beach • Website (http://www.adidas-rockstars.com/) • Live Results/ Live Score (http://liveresults.eim-solutions.com/web/rockstars2014/) • Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/adidasrockstars) • Twitter (@adidasrockstars) The adidas ROCKSTARS final will be streamed live on adidas-rockstars.com/live and eversport.tv. The Livestream can also be embeded on other websites via eversport.tv. Result lists and intermediate results are accessible via PC, iPad or Smartphone on our live score site (see above). 6 7 4. adidas ROCKSTARS ////////////////////////////// 4.1 General Information adidas ROCKSTARS at the Porsche-Arena in Stuttgart is a top-class invitational competition for the world’s best bouldering athletes. The event uniquely combines elite sports with live music turning a climbing competition into a true „rock show“. Bouldering is a style of rock climbing undertaken without a rope over a crash pad. In terms of coordination, acrobatics and athleticism it is certainly the most demanding discipline in competition climbing. The goal of competitive bouldering is to reach a hold that is marked as ‘top’ using as few attempts as possible. touch a buzzer, which will determine the winner in case of a hairbreadth finish. In this thrilling duel the two superfinalists need both, excellent skills and good nerves. Although the climbers cannot see each other, the beat of the music and the cheers of the crowd will reflect what is happening on the other side. The person who first stands upright on the super boulder is the merited adidas Climbing meets Music ROCKSTAR 2014 and wins 4000 Euros. Nearly everyone has experienced the motivating power of music over our body and soul. Music can release emotions within seconds; the right beat encourages us to tap our feet or clap our hands; a familiar tune invites us to sing along. Music drives us and makes emotional moments unfor- World-class field lined up gettable. It is no secret that many bouldering athletes name their routes after songs they listen to when mastering a project. The start list reads like the who‘s who in bouldering: the field includes the previous three adidas ROCKSTARS champions, triple Bouldering World Champion and Overall World Cup winner 2013, Music is also an integral part of a good sporting event, because it puts heroes in the spotlight, creates Dmitrii Sharafutdinov (RUS), the 2012 World Champion Overall (L/S/B), Sean McColl (CAN), and excitement and entertains the crowds. Intoxicating music and a great atmosphere encourage athletes the silver medallist of the 2014 Bouldering World Championship, Jernej Kruder (SLO). This year, to compete at their physical best. For this reason, adidas ROCKSTARS combines high perfor- they are facing fierce competition from Germany. 2014 Overall World Cup winner, Jan Hojer (GER) mance sport with live music, transforming a climbing competition into an elaborately staged show. and two-time WCH silver medallist overall Thomas „Shorty“ Tauporn (GER) are desperate to win Heated up by Stuttgart’s punkrock band Badasstics, European Beatbox Champion Robeat and the in front of their home audience. The women’s field is headed, amongst others, by the exceptionally DJs Chainsaw and Sungod, the world’s best competition climbers will rock the walls. gifted Sasha DiGiulian (USA), the youngest and third woman in the world to climb the difficulty grade of 5.14d (9a), the 2014 Overall World Cup winner Akiyo Noguchi (JPN) and the 2014 Overall World Cup runner-up Shauna Coxsey (GBR), who was defeated in the superfinal last year.