The IFSC Climbing World Cup in the Comunidad de Madrid, Spain hosted competitors from around the world at this year's fifth Lead World Cup competition. Here’s what some of the top-performing athletes had to say following each round.

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Lucía Sempere González of Spain

“I’m nervous. It’s my first World Cup so I’m also really, really excited. I’m excited to compete with the big names in our sport from around the world, but that also makes me really, really nervous. I don’t feel any pressure though as it’s my first World Cup, so that’s fine.”

“It's really important for us because here in Spain there’s not a lot of visibility of Sport Climbing so I think it’s really good for our country and our team. People can see that we exist, and that’s really good for us.”

“Us Spanish people, we are so crazy, so I think the crowd will be so good and they will shout a lot. It’s going to be hot, but the crowd is going to be amazing*.”*