The 2025 IFSC Climbing World Cup in Curitiba marked a historic moment for the sport as the first-ever World Cup held on South American soil. Here’s what some of the top-performing athletes had to say following the Boulder qualification competition.

WOMEN’S BOULDER QUALIFICATION

Camilla Moroni – 109.8 points, joint third:

“Qualification was good, maybe not the hardest round, but I felt good. I’m happy with my performance.

“I was a bit nervous because China was hard for me as I didn’t feel so good. So this one felt like the first comp of the season for me.

“Being here in Brazil is a good experience. It’s a new new country unlocked. And I really like the Climbing community here, it’s very excited, so I think it will be good for a semis and finals.”

Sofya Yokoyama – 79.1 points, 15th:

“Qualification was okay, could have gone better. I fell off on the last move on three boulders, topped two. Hopefully it’s enough for the next round. I climbed hard, tried hard, and I guess if it doesn’t work…

“It’s really cool being here in South America. The vibes here are nice and there’s already so many people in qualis watching. So, for now I’m quite impressed. The city is really cute and I had so much fun already, great trip!”

MEN’S BOULDER QUALIFICATION

Jan-Luca Posch – 83.3 points, 15th:

“I climbed well and calm, that’s the most important thing, I did what I had to do and I’m quite happy with the result.

“Being here in South America is really cool. Crowd here is really loud, so it’s fun.

“I was 17th in Keqiao, it was okay, but not the result that I hoped for. My goal is to be in the top-10 or even make it to the final, so I hope that I can improve here. I just made some small adjustments, like concentration on the wall and not doing too many mistakes, but nothing too big.”