The IFSC Climbing World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria hosted competitors from around the world at this year's sixth Boulder World Cup competition and third Lead competition. Here’s what some of the top-performing athletes had to say following each round.

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Colin Duffy of USA:

“Innsbruck is one of my favourite venues. I did my first Youth World Championship here in 2017 and that comp was very memorable for me. I have a lot of great experiences here.”

“I’m feeling good about this comp. I’m coming off a nice result in Bern and I’m ready to close out the Boulder season and see how my Lead shape is.”

“My training hasn’t been as perfect as I would like but I’ve had some good training this week between competitions and I’m excited to test myself.”

“It’s hard to choose. Lead climbing in competition is much more stressful for me but at the same time I have had more success over the years in that discipline. I think I just like the different challenges of each of them equally. It’s a different experience competing in both I think.”

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