Lavillenie : summer 2014 calendar

[Wan]

Renaud on the way to come back for summer season... training at home !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfuxF9L8EhA&feature=youtu.be

[Wan]

Renaud is now training in San Diego... and back with high performances : 5.70 m with 12 steps !
http://instagram.com/p/mrK-OEAuxI/

[botakatobi]

An official from Mt. Sac was told that Lavillenie may compete this coming Saturday at the Mt. Sac Relays. Any truth in what he heard?

[Wan]

First win for Renaud yesterday night at "the Mall" during the Drake Relays : 5.71 m (18-8 3/4) on 16 steps.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_hqd6IdtyA

Next competition on Friday (6:00 pm, local time).

[KirkB]

More info on Drake Relays Mall Vault ...

http://www.godrakebulldogs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15700&ATCLID=209476763

Kirk

[Wan]

Hi folks !
Next competition for Renaud live here : Shangai, 1st stage of the Diamond League for pole vault.
Will be happy to try to comment it for you.
My link for it : http://www.tvonline-live.com/sport/bein ... streaming/ (needs French proxy I think... but maybe not...)
appt : 05/18/2014, 8.00 am (Eastern Time)
See you !

[Wan]

At the press conference yesterday Renaud said :

“I have no idea (about limit to how high vaulters could go). No one was thinking the World record could be beaten in 2014. Some scientists think that 6.19m is a limit, but we saw video of Bubka in which he was 20-25 centimetres clear of the bar on a six metre jump.
Everybody wants to go higher. Sometimes it takes a long time, but someone is always going to jump higher.
I will be on 16 (steps, here in Shangai), usually, it’s 20.
It is early in the year and (16 steps) is better for me. It will ensure that I am not tired as I go through the season.
My main goal in Shanghai is to win. If it takes 5.80 to do that, I will be happy.
My goal is to do what I can. I jumped 5.95 or better (with an outdoor best of 6.02m among them) seven times last year. My goal this year is to jump six metres as often as possible."

http://www.diamondleague.com/en/News/Ne ... ighlights/

[Wan]

Sorry to be late... (here in France we take a lot of time eating...)
I'm in live but no pole vault at this time... Wait and see...

[Wan]

5.72 with 16 steps and huge clearance... Whaou !

[Wan]

5.82 !!! What a work !

[Wan]

5.92 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Wan]

just failed 6.03 on 16 steps...