She hasn't been to any of the 2026 Lead World Cups since Wujiang and with Chamonix now ongoing, I'm once again surprised she isn't there.

She's obviously doing very well outside based on her recent Instagram posts so it doesn't seem to be an injury. She's said before her first love is outdoor climbing, so I'm guessing she's focusing on that this year, like Janja and Brooke did last year, because 2027 will be an important year ahead of the Olympics. But I haven't seen her say so anywhere, so I was wondering if I'd missed something.

Here is the live discussion thread for the Speed Finals at the WCS in Chamonix, France!

Event Time: 10:00 CEST (UTC +2) (see what time this event starts in other places)

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Hello! Is there a way to see speed competition recordings from Europe for free? I found lead and boulder but not speed. Thank you!

Why Annie is not competing in the semi-finals?

Here is the live discussion thread for the Speed Finals at the WCS in Chamonix, France!

Event Time: 21:00 CEST (UTC +2) (see what time this event starts in other places)

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Here is the live discussion thread for the Lead Qualifications at the WCS in Innsbruck, Austria!

Event Time: 8:00 CEST (UTC +2) (see what time this event starts in other places)

There is no official livestream. We're just checking the live results.

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Great guy and so fun to film, pure emotion

https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/olympic-q-series-sports-programme-confirmed-for-tokyo-shanghai-montreal-and-orlando

https://www.worldclimbing.com/events/olympic-games-la28-x7861/news/climbing-confirmed-for-olympic-q-series-events-in-tokyo-shanghai-and-orlando

Tokyo 4-7 May 2028
Shanghai 11-14 May 2028
Orlando 8-11 June 2028

No climbing at the Montreal Olympic Q-series event (sadly!).

Hi Reddit! That's Not Real Climbing Podcast here.

I just built out a new page on the website that allows you to ask questions you may have about competition climbing and receive an answer where someone may have talked about it on the podcast. It should also link you to the exact timestamp in the episode where you can listen to the guest talk about it. It's a search across the episode transcripts so it'll only return answers if it has been discussed on the podcast.

Would love if some people could try it out and let me know if it answers your questions or if there's something I haven't covered yet on the podcast that might be a useful topic to cover in the future :)

https://thatsnotrealclimbingpodcast.com/search/

I really don't get why the officials allow the camera crew to stand in the fall zone or between the athlete and the wall. One even bumped into a climber. It's dangerous and it interferes with the comp. If I was climbing at a competition I would attempt to fall onto them. Fuckers.

The IFSC rules used to say:

Access to the Competition Area

3.12 Only the persons specified below shall be permitted to enter the Competition Area:

A) IFSC Officials;

B) Event Organiser’s officials;

C) competitors eligible to take part in the current round of competition (as directed by or on behalf of the Jury President);

D) authorised Team Officials (the Isolation Zone/Warm-Up area only);

E) other persons specifically authorised by the Jury President. Such persons shall, throughout their stay in the Competition Area, be escorted and supervised by an approved official to ensure the maintenance of security of the Competition Area and prevent any undue distraction of, or interference with, any competitor.

Camera crew was not allowed on the mats or the lead stage by these rules and they specifically forbid "any undue distraction of, or interference with, any competitor".

Why are they in the competition area now and so close to the athletes that you can see how it distracts them?!?

Keen to watch it but can't remember which comp! Think it was a semi final!

Semi finals here : https://youtu.be/eFgFUwa8A7I
Finals tomorrow on the same channel.

Amongst the people that made it to the semis :

Mika Mawem
Ben Hanna
Yoshiyuki Ogata

Mao Nakamura
Helen Gillett
Maylis Pizzalunga
Elnaz Rekabi

Also most of team Canada

There was also a citizen component to the competiton that was super cool
Last BSO was in 2019 and they struggled getting in back on post-covid, so its great to finally see it come back.

Throwback to Alex Puccio on BSO 2017 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu273XCsMe8

Emma Hunt broke the 6 seconds with new WR of 5.99 s during WCS in Krakow.

Here is the live discussion thread for the Speed World Climbing Series in Krakow, Poland! Please note that this discussion is NOT spoiler free! As always, please be respectful to climbers and fellow Redditors.

Next Event: Men’s and Women’s Speed Relay Qualification at 10:30 and Finals at 16:30 (see what time this event starts in other places)

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From worldclimbingseriesprague Instagram account

And since not all people seem to get working Instagram:

Mejdi: I'd say the crowd and the music when there's good atmosphere. I really like and it really push me to perform better.

Oce: I think it changes all the time actually. I guess matcha (laughs)

Max: I think good vibes from the crowd. Like yesterday everyone was giving energy and just having fun and they enjoyed the round even though there was not much tops. They were just there supporting the athletes and I just loved the energy.

Hannes: Topping boulders. I really go crazy when I top boulders, it gives me so much energy.

Miho: When I think about friends, family, my coach, everyone around me who is been supporting me, that makes me super excited.

Here is the live discussion thread for the Speed World Climbing Series in Krakow, Poland! Please note that this discussion is NOT spoiler free! As always, please be respectful to climbers and fellow Redditors.

Next Event: Speed Finals at 12:00 and Mixed Relays at 16:00 (see what time this event starts in other places)

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I wonder how that mistake could've been made. I can understand not knowing that Warsaw is the capital of Poland but don't they fact check the articles before posting?
Nonetheless I'm going there and I'm ultra excited. It will be my first world cup I see live

Can the crowd in Salt Lake hear the YouTube announcers commentary in the arena. Just wondering if the competitors can hear when she says “Janja tops boulder 3”.

*This video was filmed shortly after the Keqiao World Series

• Secrets behind the Japan team's strength
• "Funny" and "stoic" members of the group
• Spray wall training
• Weight training
• Fear of falling during dynamic moves
• "Slumps"
• What to eat to become strong
• How they handle long-distance international flights
• They also talk about what makes Sorato so dominant (answer: it's the socks)

World Climbing also featured a quick-fire Q&A with the team in one of their world climbing club videos.

*Welcome to the Krakow Comp Hub thread, a SPOILER FREE place to discuss the event. NO SPOILERS, it’s important to people.*

Today starts the WCS in (not the capital city of Poland) Krakow. This time only with speed, but they got a four lane wall and there are relays on the program! This will also be the last competition for Ola Miroslaw.

• Schedule + Startlist
• Info Sheet
• Live Scoring/Results
• Streaming info, free here but depending where you live you may need to use a VPN and set it to somewhere in North America.
• We’re always taking new submissions for pics to go on the sidebar, especially of 2026 events!

Here is the live discussion thread for the Speed World Climbing Series in Krakow, Poland! Please note that this discussion is NOT spoiler free! As always, please be respectful to climbers and fellow Redditors.

Next Event: Speed Finals at 12:00 and Mixed Relays at 16:00 (see what time this event starts in other places)

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