The 2015
IFSC Climbing World Cup
The IFSC Climbing World Cup is a series of competition climbing events held during the year at various locations around the world, organized by the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC). At each event, the athletes compete in three d ...
was held in 13 locations.
Bouldering
Bouldering is a form of rock climbing that is performed on small rock formations or Climbing wall, artificial rock walls without the use of ropes or Climbing harness, harnesses. While bouldering can be done without any equipment, most climbers ...
competitions were held in 5 locations,
lead
Lead () is a chemical element; it has Chemical symbol, symbol Pb (from Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a Heavy metal (elements), heavy metal that is density, denser than most common materials. Lead is Mohs scale, soft and Ductility, malleabl ...
in 7 locations, and
speed
In kinematics, the speed (commonly referred to as ''v'') of an object is the magnitude of the change of its position over time or the magnitude of the change of its position per unit of time; it is thus a non-negative scalar quantity. Intro ...
in 5 locations. The season began on 17 May in
Central Saanich
Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula, in the far south-east of Vancouver Island. It is the ...
, Canada and concluded on 15 November in
Kranj
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, Slovenia.
The top 3 in each competition received medals, and the overall winners were awarded trophies. At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon
points
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, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.
The winners for bouldering were
Jongwon Chon and
Akiyo Noguchi, for lead
Adam Ondra
Adam Ondra (; born February 5, 1993) is a Czech professional rock climber, specializing in lead climbing, bouldering, and competition climbing. In 2013, ''Rock & Ice'' described Ondra as a prodigy and the leading climber of his generation. Ondr ...
and
Mina Markovič, and for speed
Zhong Qixin and
Mariia Krasavina, men and women respectively.
Highlights of the season
In bouldering, at the World Cup in
Munich
Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...
,
Shauna Coxsey
Shauna Coxsey (born 27 January 1993) is an English professional rock climber. She is the most successful competition climber in the UK, having won the IFSC Bouldering World Cup Season in both 2016 and 2017. She retired from competition after ...
of United Kingdom flashed all boulders in the final round to take the win.
In lead climbing,
Janja Garnbret of
Slovenia
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, after just turned 16 years old (the minimum age to compete in the World Cup), made her debut in the World Cup circuit by competing in lead climbing in
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (; ; (no longer in use)), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (), is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department in the regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the f ...
, France. She competed in 3 out of 7 Lead World Cups in the season and was in the top three in all competitions she attended, which made her 7th in the overall ranking in lead discipline.
In speed climbing, at the World Cup in
Central Saanich
Central Saanich is a district municipality in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Capital Regional District. It is located on the Saanich Peninsula, in the far south-east of Vancouver Island. It is the ...
,
Iuliia Kaplina of Russia set a new world record of 7.74s in the semifinal round, breaking her previous world record of 7.85s which she set at the 2013 Speed World Cup in Wujiang. Then, at the World Cup in
Chongqing
ChongqingPostal Romanization, Previously romanized as Chungking ();. is a direct-administered municipality in Southwestern China. Chongqing is one of the four direct-administered municipalities under the State Council of the People's Republi ...
,
Iuliia Kaplina, again, set a new world record of 7.56s during qualifications, breaking her previous world record which she had set in Saanich (CAN), by as much as 0.18 seconds. Then at the World Cup in
Chamonix
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (; ; (no longer in use)), more commonly known simply as Chamonix (), is a communes of France, commune in the departments of France, department in the regions of France, region in Southeastern France. It was the site of the f ...
,
Iuliia Kaplina, again, set a new world record of 7.53s in the semifinal against her teammate
Anna Tsyganova, breaking her previous world record by 0.03s.
France was the only nation in the top three National Team Ranking in all disciplines.
Overview
Bouldering
An overall ranking was determined based upon
points
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Mathematics
* Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.
Men
5 best competition results were counted ''(not counting points in brackets)''.
Women
5 best competition results were counted ''(not counting points in brackets)''.
National Teams
For National Team Ranking, 3 best results per competition and category were counted ''(not counting results in brackets)''.
''Country names as used by the IFSC''
Lead
An overall ranking was determined based upon
points
A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to:
Mathematics
* Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.
Men
6 best competition results were counted (not counting results in parentheses).
Women
6 best competition results were counted (not counting results in parentheses).
National Teams
For National Team Ranking, 3 best results per competition and category were counted (not counting results in parentheses).
Speed
An overall ranking was determined based upon
points
A point is a small dot or the sharp tip of something. Point or points may refer to:
Mathematics
* Point (geometry), an entity that has a location in space or on a plane, but has no extent; more generally, an element of some abstract topologica ...
, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.
Men
5 best competition results were counted ''(not counting points in brackets)''.
Women
5 best competition results were counted ''(not counting points in brackets)''.
National Teams
For National Team Ranking, 3 best results per competition and category were counted ''(not counting results in brackets)''.
Combined
5 best competition results were counted. Participation in at least 2 disciplines was required.
Men
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Combined World Cup 2015:
Women
The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Combined World Cup 2015:
References
External links
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IFSC Climbing World Cup
2015 in sport climbing