The 2019

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was held in 12 locations.

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and

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competitions were each held in 6 locations. The season began on 5 April in

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, Switzerland with the first bouldering competition in the season, and concluded on 27 October in

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, Japan, with the last lead climbing competition in the season. The top 3 in each competition received medals, and the overall winners were awarded trophies. At the end of the season an overall ranking was determined based upon

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, which athletes were awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.

Olympic qualification

For the

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athletes can qualify through either the IFSC Combined World Championships, the Olympic Qualifying Event or the Continental Championships. The Olympic Qualifying Event is an invitation only event open to the 22 highest ranked climbers on the World Cup circuit who haven't already qualified.

Highlights of the season

In bouldering, at the World Cup in

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Janja Garnbret Janja Garnbret (born March 12, 1999) is a Slovenian rock climbing, rock climber and sport climber who has won multiple lead climbing and bouldering events at climbing competitions. In 2021, she became the first ever female Olympic gold medalist in ...

of Slovenia flashed all boulders in the final round to take the win. At the World Cup in

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, Garnbret won her sixth consecutive gold medal and became the first climber ever to make a clean sweep of Bouldering World Cup season by winning six out of six events held this year. Moreover, she also became the first female climber to win overall World Cup season titles in lead (2016, 2017, 2018) and bouldering (2019).

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of Japan, in her first year of open eligibility, made her the World Cup debut in

, then won her first medal (bronze) at the World Cup in Wujiang, China. In speed, at the World Cup in

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, YiLing Song of China set a new

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of 7.101s, breaking the previous world record of 7.32s set by

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of Russia at the

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in Wroclaw and

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of France at the 2018 Speed World Cup in Moscow. At the World Cup in

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, Aries Susanti Rahayu of Indonesia set a new

of 6.995s in the final race, breaking Song's 7.101s, and becoming the first woman in the history of the sport to record a time under 7 seconds. In lead, Chaehyun Seo of South Korea, in her first year of open eligibility, made her World Cup debut in Villars and claimed her first medal (silver) there. Then, she won the next 4 Lead World Cups and placed third in the last one, finishing her debut season with a 2019 Lead World Cup Season Champion title. Also in her debut season, Natsuki Tanii of Japan earned her first medal (bronze) in

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and continued her consistent performance throughout the season and thus claiming third place of the overall lead season ranking. Other notable athletes in their World Cup debut season:

(JPN), YueTong Zhang (CHN).

Overview

Bouldering

The overall ranking is determined based upon

, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event. There are six competitions in the season, but only the best five attempts are counted. The national ranking is the sum of the points of that country's three best male and female athletes. Results displayed in parentheses are not counted.

Men

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Cup 2019:

Women

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Bouldering World Cup 2019: * = Joint place with another athlete

National Teams

The results of the ten most successful countries of the Bouldering World Cup 2019: ''Country names as used by the IFSC''

Lead

The overall ranking is determined based upon

Men

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2019:

Women

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Lead World Cup 2019:

National Teams

The results of the ten most successful countries of the Lead World Cup 2019: ''Country names as used by the IFSC''

Speed

The overall ranking is determined based upon

Men

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Speed World Cup 2019:

Women

The results of the ten most successful athletes of the Speed World Cup 2019:

National Teams

The results of the ten most successful countries of the Lead World Cup 2019: ''Country names as used by the IFSC''

Combined

The 22 highest ranked climbers on the World Cup circuit (combined) who haven't already qualified for the Olympics will be invited to the

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Olympic qualification

Highlights of the season

Overview

Bouldering

Men

Women

National Teams

Lead

Men

Women

National Teams

Speed

Men

Women

National Teams

Combined

Men

Women

Medal table

See also

References