2023-07-01 23:30:05
Jakob Schubert won the lead competition at the Climbing World Cup in Villars (Switzerland) on Saturday. The Tyrolean prevailed in the final ahead of the Czech Adam Ondra and the German Alexander Megos. In the women’s category, 26-year-old Jessica Pilz was only beaten by Janja Garnbret from Slovenia. Third was the American Brooke Raboutou. 22-year-old Mattea Pötzi from Carinthia finished eighth in her first World Cup final.
“It’s really mega,” said Schubert about his 22nd World Cup victory. “It gives me a lot of self-confidence and shows that I still have what it takes. The win is extremely important to me because all the good athletes were there.” The 32-year-old will skip the next two World Cups and do another training block: “I want to improve my form in the lead and catch up a bit in bouldering. The bouldering season didn’t go according to plan, so I’ll be here too set specific accents.”
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