Over the weekend, World Cup host Chamonix once again delivered exciting competition against a spectacular alpine backdrop. All the results from the Lead and Speed disciplines at a glance.
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Speed: A complete triumph for Team Indonesia
The Indonesian national team had an exceptionally successful Speed Climbing World Cup in Chamonix. Three of the six medals went to the strong speed climbing nation – including two gold medals. In the women's competition, Desak Made Rita Kusuma Dewi After Krakow, this was his second consecutive World Cup victory.
In the final, Kusuma Dewi prevailed against the Italian with a time of 6,22 seconds. Giulia Randi (Silver) and the Frenchwoman Capucine Viglione (Bronze). Particularly surprising: The previously very dominant Chinese athletes were eliminated early, and the new world record holder Emma Hunt also missed the podium after a defeat in the quarterfinals.
Among the men, the 2024 Olympic champion celebrated, Veddriq Leonardo, A successful comeback from his long injury layoff: The Indonesian won gold with a time of 4,89 seconds. He beat, among others, the American Sam Watson and the current world record holder from China, Zhao Yicheng.
In the final, Leonardo finally prevailed against his compatriot. Antasyafi Robby Al Hilmi (Silver). Bronze went to the Japanese. Ryo Omasa – he triumphed narrowly by just three thousandths of a second against Zhao Yicheng.
From the German speed squad, one survived Leander Carmanns He was the only one of five athletes to advance to the qualifying round. There, the 21-year-old finished in 15th place with times of 5,05 and 4,965 seconds. In the round of 16, Carmanns failed to run another sub-six-second time and was subsequently defeated by Zhao Yicheng (5,27 seconds).
Lead: Annie Sanders remains unstoppable
On her way to the top eight women, the South Korean impressed in Chamonix Chaehyun Seo – even ahead of her strongest competitor this season, Annie SandersIn the final, the American turned the tables and topped the route, although she exceeded the six-minute limit. It was still enough for gold: with a score of 52+, Sanders secured her third lead victory this season. The 18-year-old has stood on seven out of eight lead or boulder podiums so far in 2026.
The Bulgarian Aleksandra Totkova (48 points) won her first silver medal behind Sanders – and her second medal ever at a senior World Cup. In 2021, Totkova won bronze in Chamonix. This year, third place went to Chaehyun Seo (47+ points), meaning she has stood on every lead podium this season. The South Korean only missed out on a gold medal in 2026.
Particularly unusual: All eight finalists reached the headwall., meaning the top part of the wall. Besides Chaehyun Seo, Erin McNeice and Rosa Rekar also achieved the same score of 47+ and were subsequently placed in the semi-finals based on their tiebreakers. Overall, the separation among the women in Chamonix left something to be desired – There had already been several instances of teams being tied on points in the semi-finals.
Women's Final Results
Our preview of Jain Kim Another South Korean athlete advanced from the semifinals. The 37-year-old thus reached her ninth World Cup final in Chamonix and finished seventh. The Frenchwoman Manon Hily She also reached the final – the last international appearance for the 32-year-old, who has participated in numerous World Cups in bouldering, speed climbing, and her signature discipline, lead climbing, since 2013. In front of a home crowd, Hily finished in 8th place, bidding farewell to the international stage.
Brooke Raboutou Meanwhile, she returned to the World Cup in Chamonix after a shoulder injury. The American narrowly missed out on the final, but still considered her ninth place a "personal success".
“Eternal runner-up” Alberto Ginés López finally wins gold
The Slovenian was leading the men's race. Luca Potocar the field in the semi-finals ahead of Frenchman Sam Avezou and Spain's Alberto Gines Lopez It was clear. In the final, Ginés López climbed to provisional first place, as he had done far too often before – only Potocar still had a chance to beat the Spaniard.
The Slovenian made it exciting until the very end, but fell one move earlier (38+ points) than the Olympic champion Ginés López (39+ points), who thus lost his long-awaited first gold medal in a World Cup He won. The 23-year-old was visibly emotional, celebrating one of the highlights of his career. Ginés López has previously won six silver and five bronze medals in lead climbing.
I've waited seven years for this moment – since my first podium finish. I often thought: Maybe it's not meant to be. This victory feels so good.
Alberto Gines Lopez
Bronze went on Putra Tri Ramadani (38+ points), who has been an indispensable part of the world's elite since his surprise victory in Prague this season. Ramadani and Potocar finished with the same number of points, so Potocar's higher score from the semi-final decided silver and gold. For the 20-year-old Indonesian Ramadani, it is his second medal and his third appearance in a Lead World Cup final.
Our preview of Satone Yoshida and Sorato Anraku (Japan) and Dohyun Lee (South Korea) were three other dominant men from this season who were also represented in the final. Anraku made it exciting, having qualified for the final round in "only" 7th place. In the final, the 18-year-old crashed at the same spot as Yoshida and Avezou and finished in 8th place.
The semi-final was particularly bitter for Austria's Jakob Schubert., who narrowly missed out on the final after a foot slip in the unpopular 9th place – for the first time this season.
Men's Final Results
The German lead team again achieved Yannick Flohe and Sebastian Halenke the semi-finals. Halenke finished in 18th place, Flohé in 23rd. In the women's competition, Roxana Wienand (39th place) and Ronja Marlene Witt (54th place) were eliminated in the qualifying round.
Next World Cup stops: Laval and Koper
In the current season Six more World Cup stops in total before. The next events are the Para Climbing World Cup in Laval in August and the Lead World Cup in Koper in September.
| Date | Event | Location | disciplines |
| August 28th – 29st | Para Climbing World Cup | Laval | Lead |
| September 04th – 05th | Climbing World Cup | Copper | Lead |
| September 11th – 13th | Climbing World Cup | Guiyang, China | Speed |
| September 18th – 20th | Climbing World Cup | Chongqing, China | Speed |
| 16. - 18. October | Climbing World Cup | Salt Lake City | Boulder |
| 23. - 25. October | Climbing World Cup | Santiago de Chile | Lead & Speed |
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