The ultimate Lead World Cup of the 2024 season wrapped up at the moment in Seoul, South Korea. The ladies’s closing route was lengthy and sophisticated, ensuing within the high three climbers of the occasion all timing out close to route’s end. Climbers solely get six minutes to climb a Lead closing route. When the timer strikes zero, climbers are awarded the maintain they secured on the zero second mark. In the event that they preserve climbing, they’re awarded no further factors.
Hometown hero Chaehyun Search engine marketing put up a highpoint early within the evening, falling shifting in direction of maintain 45. Jessica Pilz of Austria then reached maintain 48 earlier than timing out, however continued to climb and topped the route. The Paris Olympics bronze medalist really reached the ultimate maintain earlier than the timer hit zero, however she didn’t make the ultimate clip in time.
Staff USA’s Annie Sanders got here out second to final and floated up the route in her regular methodical type. Like Pilz, she was working low on time on the headwall and needed to skip key relaxation positions. She timed out at maintain 45, simply forward of Search engine marketing, and stored climbing to the highest of the route. Ai Mori of Japan was the ultimate climber of the evening. She additionally needed to race via the higher headwall, frantically making clips and gunning for the highest. She timed out at maintain 46, but in addition reached the ultimate maintain earlier than reducing again all the way down to the bottom.
With this outcomes, Pilz took gold, Mori silver, and Sanders bronze. If the clock was not a difficulty on the route, Mori would have earned gold, Sanders silver, and Pilz bronze based mostly on countback to the semi-final spherical. Pilz’ victory was her third Lead World Cup podium end within the 2024 season. She gained silver at each the Chamonix and Koper Lead World Cups. She additionally gained bronze on the Paris Olympics in August.
Pilz’ win in Seoul mixed together with her two earlier second-place finishes led to her being awarded the title of 2024 Total Lead World Cup Sequence champion. “It was fairly a protracted route so I knew I needed to be quick,” mentioned Pilz in regards to the closing climb. “It was sort of a part of the sport on this route. I actually didn’t count on it. I believe it’s solely my third World Cup gold medal so I’m fairly completely happy, and what an finish to the season.”
Sanders had an unimaginable displaying in Seoul. The 17-year-old gained gold on the Boulder World Cup a number of days in the past. Her bronze in Lead was her second of the season, putting third in Koper in September. Together with her leads to Seoul, she’s the third lady in historical past to win medals in each Boulder and Lead disciplines on the identical World Cup occasion. Janja Garnbret and Sandrine Levet are the one others to ever accomplish that.
Mori’s Lead medal in Seoul was her third of the season. She gained silver in Innsbruck in June and gold in Chamonix in July.
Remaining Outcomes
- Jessica Pilz (AUT) 48
- Ai Mori (JPN) 46
- Annie Sanders (USA) 45
- Chaehyun Search engine marketing (KOR) 44+
- Erin McNeice (GBR) 43
- Rosa Rekar (SLO) 39
- Yuetong Zhang (CHN) 30+
- Zhilu Luo (CHN) 30
2024 Seoul Lead World Cup Finals
