USA’s own Emma Hunt and Indonesia’s Kiromal Katibin took gold at the IFSC Speed World Cup Denver as weather cut short competition in the Colorado capital.

With qualification on the previous day confirming the 16 men and 16 women that would race in the finals for a shot at a World Cup medal, only the first round of racing on the last day could be completed with times coming into play for podium positions.

As the wind started to pick up in Denver, both the men and women completed their Round of 16 races. But as the skies overcast and heavy rain and lightning set in, competition had to be halted and eventually abandoned.

With no more racing, the standings were decided by the eight winners from the Round of 16 placed on their best time from the event – meaning a time from either qualification or the Round of 16 could count.

For the women, it was home nation’s Hunt who had the best time of the competition, a 6.36s from qualification. This time meant gold, a second of her career.

After her gold Hunt said: “Good, a little weird, but good. It’s weird because I only did three races to get the medal. I would have loved to have done all the races but that’s the weather.

“It was super cool to have had the chance to do a few laps in front of a home crowd, and I hope we can come back to Denver.”

Taking silver was Poland’s Natalia Kalucka who secured the position with a best time of 6.44s, which she also posted in qualification.

With a time of 6.50s in both qualification and the Round of 16, China’s Lijuan Deng took the bronze medal.

Full results for women’s Speed can be found here: https://ifsc.hopp.to/den25wr

Just like Hunt, Katibin won the second World Cup gold of his career. The Indo climber took top spot with a time of 4.83s that he set in qualification.

On his win Katibin said: “I feel good, this is only my second World Cup gold, so I am happy. I want to say thank you to my coaches, my brother, my parents and everyone in Indonesia for the support.”

Talking about the future after winning his third World Cup medal in three 2025 events, Katibin said: “I am feeling good and I believe in my training, so I want to continue to get strong and stay strong in my racing.”

Winning his first ever World Cup medal was USA’s Zach Hammer. He took silver thanks to a time of 4.88s which he set in qualification. That time was a personal best for Hammer, so a perfect time to set it.

On his silver medal Hammer said: “It feels amazing. I wouldn’t say unexpected because I have been working really hard for it and I was confident I could do it, but to have the medal finally around my neck is an amazing feeling.”

Talking about racing in front of a home crowd hammer said: “When I walked out onto the stage for finals, I honestly don’t think I have had a larger crowd cheering for me at any competition so that really lit a fire in me.”

World record holder Sam Watson took the bronze medal in Denver with a time of 4.89s. Watson also set that time in qualification to join his teammate and friend Hammer on the men’s podium.

Full results for men’s Speed can be found here: https://ifsc.hopp.to/den25mr

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