Olympian Duffy, Grossman and Bailey Make World Cup Finals, More Strong Performances at World Cup Boulder

Team USA did well again, with Sean Bailey cranking to second place.

Photo: Lena Drapella/IFSC

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Following the semifinal round in the 2021 Villars Lead World Cup, three Americans will advance to finals: Sean Bailey, Colin Duffy, and Natalia Grossman. Leading for the men and women are Alberto Gines Lopez and Janja Garnbret, both qualified Olympians.

Janja Garnbret cranks to a first place finish in the semis in Villars to advance to the final round. Photo: Lena Drapella/IFSC

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Stay tuned later today for a full recap as the finals get underway.

Men:

  1. Alberto Gines Lopez (ESP)
  2. Sean Bailey (USA)
  3. Alexander Megos (GER)
  4. Sebastian Halenke (GER)
  5. Masahiro Higuchi (JPN)
  6. Zento Murashita (JPN)
  7. Colin Duffy (USA)
  8. Paul Jenft (FRA)

Women:

  1. Janja Garnbret (SLO)
  2. Laura Rogora (ITA)
  3. Lucka Rakovec (SLO)
  4. Aleksandra Totkova (BUL)
  5. Momoko Abe (JPN)
  6. Vita Lukan (SLO)
  7. Mia Krampl (SLO)
  8. Natalia Grossman (USA)

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