At the last Lead World Cup in 2025 in Koper, local hero Janja Garnbret will be honored in front of a home crowd before the World Championships in Seoul conclude the international competition season at the end of September.
This Friday and Saturday, the leading athletes have one last chance to collect points for the 2025 World Cup season. At the conclusion of the World Cup series in the Slovenian Copper The leading elite will meet once again before the World Championships take place in Seoul at the end of the month.
Janja Garnbret's second appearance of the season
Slovenia's superstar Janja Garnbret will be appearing in Koper for the second of three times this season on the international competition stage. The 26-year-old last competed in Innsbruck With a double gold in bouldering and lead, she delivered an impressive performance, which she will try to repeat this weekend in front of her home crowd. In 2023 and 2024, Garnbret, together with Japan's Sorato Anraku won gold in Koper – for both of them it would be the third victory in a row.
The two-time Olympic champion is approaching the 2025 season somewhat differently than in previous years: "I needed a break from the pressure to constantly be strong and achieve more and more," Garnbret wrote after her debut in Innsbruck. With selective appearances instead of a full World Cup season, she wanted to do something good for herself – physically and mentally. Now the Slovenian "Godmother of Sports" is looking forward to competing against the world's best again.
I am very happy to be back on the competition stage in Koper and Seoul.
Janja Garnbret
Last chance for points in the overall lead ranking
In Copper The winner of this year's Lead World Cup series will also be decided. Currently, the overall ranking Erin McNeice, Chaehyun Seo, Laura Rogora and Annie Sanders front, in the men's category Alberto Gines Lopez, Satone Yoshida and Sorato Anraku currently the best chance of winning the title.
For Team Germany, despite Yannick Flohés Despite a stable performance throughout the season, there are no medal hopes in the overall standings. A total of eight athletes will compete for Germany in Koper. In addition to Flohé, Sebastian Halenke, Luca Nündel, Max Dinger, and Yannick Nagel will compete in the men's event. Anna Apel, Mia Guttenberger, and Ronja Marlene Witt, who is competing in her first adult World Cup, will compete in the women's event.
Schedule & Program
All information refers to local time in Copper (GMT+2). The event schedule coincides with local time in Germany.
- Friday, 5th September 2025
09:00 Qualification Women & Men
20:00 PM Semifinal Lead Women & Men - Saturday, 6th September 2025
20:00 PM Men's Final
21:00 PM Women's Final
Live Stream
For the YouTube live stream The IFSC has local restrictions that can be circumvented with a VPN client. Viewers in Europe can watch the semifinals and finals live with a paid subscription on Discovery + or the Eurosport Player . track
The women's and men's semifinals and finals will be broadcast live. We will embed the YouTube live streams here as soon as they are available.
Women's & Men's Semifinals (Friday 20:00 PM, GMT+2)
Women's & Men's Final (Saturday 20:00 PM, GMT+2)
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Credits cover photo: Dimitris Tosidis/IFSC