Tri Ramadani Makes Indonesian History, Sanders Completes Prague Double

The men’s final provided a fitting climax to five days of World Climbing Series action on Štvanice Island. In front of a packed arena, Adam Ondra attempted to relive some of his greatest moments on home soil. He handled the demanding middle section of the route, which troubled many of his rivals, and was stopped only at hold 31. His score of 30+ briefly moved him into the lead and ultimately secured a place in the top five.

Several climbers managed to climb higher. Ondra’s longtime rival and friend Jakob Schubert of Austria delivered an excellent performance, reaching hold 37 and putting himself firmly in medal contention. The experienced Austrian eventually secured bronze, with only two of the remaining three climbers surpassing his score.

The crowd was then treated to a historic performance by Indonesia’s Putra Tri Ramadani, who climbed all the way to 43 and became the first athlete from his country to win a World Cup event outside the speed discipline. Japan’s Neo Suzuki moved into second place, leaving all eyes on his compatriot Sorato Anraku, who stepped onto the wall last.

The current climbing phenomenon looked composed throughout most of the route but surprisingly fell at move 35. His score of 34+ left him fourth overall and confirmed Schubert’s place on the podium.

Men’s final results: HERE.

The women’s final route proved equally demanding, with finalists falling relatively early. France’s Zélia Avezou bounced back from a disappointing seventh-place finish in Saturday’s boulder final and claimed bronze with a score of 31+.

As expected, the battle for victory came down to the stars of qualification and semifinal rounds – Annie Sanders and Chaehyun Seo. The 18-year-old American, looking to add a lead title to her boulder victory, set an impressive mark of 37. The 2021 World Champion from Korea came close but fell at move 36 and had to settle for second place.

Sanders thus became only the fourth climber in history to win both boulder and lead at the same World Cup event. Before her, only France’s Sandrine Levet, American Colin Duffy and the phenomenal Janja Garnbret, who achieved the feat four times, had managed it.

Women’s final results: HERE.