Adam Ondra, who's been at the top of the Bouldering World Cup game, finished ninth in the lead comp. Photo by Anna Piunova
Adam Ondra, who's been at the top of the Bouldering World Cup game, finished ninth in the lead comp. Photo by Anna Piunova
7/13/10 - The International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Lead and Speed World Cups wrapped up today in Chamonix, France, with Spain's Ramón Julian Puigblanque and French climber Charlotte Durif finishing first in the men's and women's lead comp. Czech climber Libor Hroza won the men's speed comp, with Ksenia Alekseeva of Russia taking the gold for the women. Russian climbers once again saw numerous victories in the speed divisions, adding a gold, silver, and bronze medal to their register (Russia has flooded the podiums in Speed this year).
American Sasha Digiulian, the only competitor from the U.S., finished near the middle of the pack in the womens lead competition, placing 32nd (out of 57). Canadian Sean McColl finished 19th (out of 65) in the mens lead comp.