Annie Sanders of the USA continued her dominant form at the IFSC Climbing World Cup Innsbruck 2025, topping three boulders and finishing first in the women’s Boulder semi-final with 84.5 points.

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Sanders was the only athlete in the field of 24 semi-finalists to solve problem W2, then adding tops on W1 and W4. Her only miss came on W3, which no climber was able to solve. Having led both the qualification and the semi-final rounds, the 17-year-old frm Fort Worth will be the one to beat in a final stacked with talent.

Sanders commented after the round: "The semi-final was super fun. I really had a lot of fun out there on the mats. I feel like the boulders really suited my style, and I'm glad that I executed as well as I did.

I feel confident more and more, as the seasons and years go by, but especially after the second boulder I was feeling pretty confident because I knew a couple of the other girls before me hadn't topped it, so it was a good feeling to top that one.

"Boulder three definitely did not suit my style. I thought maybe I could stop on the first hold, that's why I was trying the toe hook, but it never,worked out. I like the variety. I like challenging myself on those type of boulders. I mean, I have to learn to do them someday, so..."

TESIO BREAKS THROUGH, GARNBRET IN FINAL

The first of three Japanese climbers making it to the next round, Matsufuji Anon placed second with 68.6 points, closely followed by Giorgia Tesio of Italy, who earned 68.4 points with tops on W1 and W4. Tesio’s performance secured her a first-ever appearance in a Boulder final—an emotional milestone in her 27th World Cup start.

"I felt great, I had a lot of fun. It was one of my best competitions of the year for sure. I gave my all, boulders were fun, they were hard, so I'm really happy with how I climbed and I enjoyed it," said Tesio.

Janja Garnbret of Slovenia returned to a World Cup final after flashing W1 and W4 and securing the zone on W3. She finished fourth with 60.0 points, despite failing to score on W2.

EIGHT FINALISTS DECIDED

Nakamura Mao of Japan, who shared the top spot in qualification, finished fifth with 59.7 points. Camilla Moroni of Italy took sixth with 59.2, followed by Oriane Bertone of France with 54.9, and Sekikawa Melody of Japan in eighth with 54.4.

For the Women’s Boulder complete results click here.

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The women's Boulder final in Innsbruck is set to start today, 27 June, at 19:30 (UTC+2:00).

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