HIGHAMS’ HIGHLIGHTS: IFSC WORLD CUP SALT LAKE CITY 2023

Throughout the 2023 season, the IFSC will bring some interesting facts and figures ahead of our events, in association with statistician Paul Highams. The next set of stats is for the upcoming World Cup event taking place at Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, from 19 to 21 May 2023.

HIGHLIGHTS

The IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2023 will be the 386^th World Cup event in the history of IFSC – the 21^st taking place in the USA. The event will feature the 145^th men’s and women’s Boulder competitions, and the 131^st men’s and women’s Speed competitions.

NUMBERS

In total, 251 athletes are registered to compete:

• 70 in men’s Boulder;
• 66 in women’s Boulder;
• 67 in men’s Speed;
• 49 in women’s Speed.

ATHLETES’ STATS

Male competitors:

• Jernej Kruder (SLO) will start in his 84^th Boulder World Cup competition, an all-time male record for the discipline;
• Sean McColl (CAN) is the most experienced athlete in the start list, as his first World Cup participation was in Aprica, Italy, in 2003 – he will also start in his 70^th Boulder World Cup competition, fourth on the all-time list;
• Eleven of the men competing in Boulder have won a World Cup event before;
• Nine of the men competing in Speed have won a World Cup event before.

Female competitors:

• Fanny Gibert (FRA) will start in her 50^th Boulder World Cup competition, tying the French record of Melissa Le Neve and Melanie Sandoz;
• Kim Jain (KOR) is the most experienced athlete in the female start list, as her first World Cup participation was in Chamonix, France, in 2004;
• Four of the women competing in Boulder have won a World Cup event before – Natalia Grossman (USA), Kim Jain, Nonaka Miho (JPN), and Brooke Raboutou (USA);
• Three of the women competing in Speed have won a World Cup event before;
• Only 18 of the 49 women competing have participated in a Speed World Cup competition before 2022.

DEBUTS

The following climbers will make their career debut on the IFSC World Cup circuit:

Men’s Boulder:

• Samuel Healy (AUS);
• Nika Ioseliani (GEO);
• Jair Octavio Moreno Montoya (MEX);
• Thor Villegas García (MEX); and
• William Flores (PUR).

Women’s Boulder:

• Laura Farhat De Araujo Fraga Timo (BRA);
• Martina Castro (CHI);
• Zoe Bitters (USA); and
• Mira Capicchioni (USA).

Men’s Speed:

• Kevin Amon (AUT);
• Jack Whitney (CAN);
• Gabriel Cancel (ECU);
• Giorgi Japaridze (GEO);
• Kazuki Tanii (JPN);
• Ginta Uegaki (JPN);
• Andrés Alencaster (MEX);
• Aidan GODDARD (USA);
• Evan Homan (USA); and
• Joey Kim (USA).

Women’s Speed:

• Kailer Korderwick (USA);
• Madeline Morris (USA);
• Michaela Patajo (USA);
• Isis Rothfork (USA); and
• Sydney Williams (USA).

IFSC WORLD CUP PODIUMS IN SALT LAKE CITY

Men’s Boulder podiums:

IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2021:
G – Adam Ondra (CZE), S – Mejdi Schalck (FRA), B – Jakob Schubert (AUT);
G – Sean Bailey (USA), S – Fujii Kokoro (JPN), B – Narasaki Tomoa (JPN).

IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2022:
G – Mejdi Schalck (FRA), S – Ogata Yoshiyuki (JPN), B – Kawamata Rei (JPN);
G – Ogata Yoshiyuki (JPN), S – Anze Peharc (SLO), B – Fujii Kokoro (JPN).

Women’s Boulder podiums:

IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2021:
G – Natalia Grossman (USA), S – Oriane Bertone (FRA), B – Brooke Raboutou (USA);
G – Natalia Grossman (USA), S – Janja Garnbret (SLO), B – Brooke Raboutou (USA).

IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2022:
G – Natalia Grossman (USA), S – Brooke Raboutou (USA), B – Nonaka Miho (JPN);
G – Natalia Grossman (USA), S – Nonaka Miho (JPN), B – Brooke Raboutou (USA).

Men’s Speed podiums:

IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2021:
G – Veddriq Leonardo (INA), S – Kiromal Katibin (INA), B – Marcin Dzienski (POL).

IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2022:
G – Kiromal Katibin (INA), S – Noah Bratschi (USA), B – Veddriq Leonardo (INA);
G – Veddriq Leonardo (INA), S – Tobias Plangger (AUT), B – Ludovico Fossali (ITA).

Women’s Speed podiums:

IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2021:
G – Aleksandra Miroslaw (POL), S – Emma Hunt (USA), B – Nonaka Miho (JPN).

IFSC World Cup Salt Lake City 2022:
G – Aleksandra Miroslaw (POL), S – Aleksandra Kalucka (POL), B – Natalia Kalucka (POL);
G – Aleksandra Miroslaw (POL), S – Emma Hunt (USA), B – Aleksandra Kalucka (POL).

Sport Climbing stat master Paul Highams will be highlighting his top facts and figures throughout the 2023 season for the IFSC. Brit Highams, based in Chamonix, France, is a climbing superfan with a special talent for picking some stand-out stats for the IFSC event calendar.