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Here’s Who Won the Overall Lead World Cup This Year
After the close of the final Lead World Cup of the season this past weekend in Koper, Slovenia, the 2025 IFSC Lead World Cup is a wrap. With stops in Wujiang, Bali, Innsbruck, Chamonix, Madrid, and Koper, this year’s series saw the world’s best Lead climbers and biggest names in competitive climbing vie for gold on some amazing routes.
In the men’s overall Lead World Cup season, Alberto Ginés López of Spain came out on top. The Tokyo Olympic gold medallist stood on the podium at all six of this year’s Lead World Cup events. He won silver in Chamonix, Madrid, and Koper and bronze in Wujiang, Bali, and Innsbruck, earning 4,485 points overall. Team Japan members Sorato Anraku and Satone Yoshida placed second and third overall, respectively. Anraku also placed first overall in the Boulder World Cup season.
In the women’s overall season, Erin McNeice of Great Britain placed first. She won gold in Wujiang and Bali and bronze in Innsbruck and Chamonix, earning a total of 4,503 points. Chaehyun Seo of South Korea placed second overall, and Laura Rogora of Italy, third.
“The last lead World Cup is over,” said McNeice on Instagram after winning the overall Lead title. “Koper finished with a frustrating performance and a 4th place. But I was able to secure number 1 in the overall lead World Cup rankings. This season has taught me so much, because it has been difficult. It has felt long and I’ve found it really hard to maintain a high level at both disciplines throughout.
I want to thank those who pushed me to be confident in myself when it didn’t come naturally, especially at these last few competitions. This wasn’t a goal for the year, because I never expected it to be a possibility until the season began. But after the first few comps, I felt a lot of pressure from myself. It feels amazing that I was able to achieve it. Now I will try not to put pressure on myself for the world championships.”
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