The second-last Lead World Cup earlier than the Olympics begins tomorrow in Chamonix, France. The qualification spherical is going down on Saturday July 13, after which the semi-finals and finals will each be held the next day, Sunday July 14.
Adam Ondra is making his long-awaited return to the 2024 World Cup circuit on the Chamonix occasion. He sat out of World Cup occasions in Keqiao, Wujiang, Salt Lake Metropolis, and Innsbruck this yr, selecting as a substitute to coach for and get well from the Olympic Qualifier Collection (OQS). It turned out to be a smart choice as he secured his Paris Olympic ticket on the OQS in Budapest final month.
In Chamonix, Ondra will likely be joined by many Paris Olympians. The lads’s occasion will function a mini preview to the lead climbing portion of the Olympics, though a number of prime athletes are skipping Chamonix because of their Olympic preparations. Alongside Ondra, fellow Olympians Jakob Schubert, Colin Duffy, Jesse Grupper, Toby Roberts, Alberto Ginés López, Sam Avezou, Sascha Lehamann, Hannes van Duysen, Paul Jenft, Luka Potocar, and Campbell Harrison are all signed as much as compete in Chamonix.
In ladies’s, the sphere is rather less stacked. Nonetheless, a number of Olympians are nonetheless anticipated to point out up, together with Jessica Pilz, Ai Mori, Erin McNeice, Mia Krampl, Zélia Avezou, Molly Thompson-Smith, and Oceania Mackenzie.
A number of of Canada and the US’ prime expertise will likely be competing in Chamonix. Workforce USA members and Paris Olympians Brooke Raboutou and Natalia Grossman will not be collaborating within the occasion. See beneath for the total listing of Canadian and American athletes registered to compete within the Chamonix Lead comp.
Males
- Oscar Baudrand (CAN)
- Benjamin Hanna (USA)
- Hugo Hoyer (USA)
- Colin Duffy (USA)
- Jesse Grupper (USA)
Ladies
- Rebecca Frangos (CAN)
- Babette Roy (CAN)
- Helen Gillett (USA)
- Annie Sanders (USA)
- Adriene Akiko Clark (USA)
- Melina Costanza (USA)
Livestream Schedule
The Chamonix Lead World Cup semi-finals and finals will likely be livestreamed on the IFSC’s Youtube Channel, with the streams embedded beneath. Right here’s the livestream schedule:
Ladies and Males’s Lead semi-finals – Sunday July 14 – 4:00am ET (1:00am PT)
Ladies and Males’s Lead finals – Sunday July 14 – 2:30pm ET (11:30am PT)
We’ll be overlaying the outcomes so you should definitely verify again in to Gripped Indoor Climbing for the newest information.
