The 2025 Sport Climbing World Cup season is set to bring another exciting year of competition, with 14 World Cup stops and a total of 18 events: 6 boulder, 6 lead, and 6 speed.
All three disciplines will be standalone medal events for each gender at the LA28 Olympics.
For the second year in a row, the People’s Republic of China will open the season with a boulder event in Keqiao from April 18-20, followed by a lead & speed World Cup just a few days later in Wujiang. The next stop in Asia will be Bali, in Indonesia.
This year, the IFSC introduces three new cities to the circuit: Curitiba in Brazil will be the first-ever IFSC World Cup event in South America; Krakow in Poland welcomes a speed competition, where Olympic champion Aleksandra Miroslaw will try to thrill the home crowd; and Madrid in Spain is set to stage a lead event with local hero and Olympic champion Alberto Ginés as one of the biggest stars.
The USA will also play a key role this season with two important events: a boulder action in Salt Lake City and a speed climbing event in Denver.
From June until September, Europe will be the centre stage for the last part of the season with 8 World Cups. The last one will be in Koper, Slovenia, where climbing’s greatest-ever athlete Janja Garnbret will compete in front of her home fans.
This season also introduces a new scoring system in boulder events, with the aim of making competitions more exciting and easier to follow. The old format will be replaced by a points-based system, similar to the Paris 2024 boulder & lead scoring. Climbers will earn 25 points for a top, 10 points for a zone, and 0.1 points deducted per unsuccessful attempt. The semi-finals will now feature 24 athletes instead of 20, with 8 advancing to the finals.
Here are the key things you need to know about the 2025 Sport Climbing World Cup, including the full schedule and the key athletes to watch.
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