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Christian Leitner from Austria won the World Climbing Europe Youth Series in Imst 2026, scoring 2.24 points, with Hypolite Vilanova of France finishing second at 2.24 points and Isaac Sutton of Great Britain in third place at 3.54 points. The competition drew youth climbers from across Europe, with participants representing over 20 nations competing in the rankings.

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Janja Garnbret won gold in the women's Lead final at the World Climbing Series competition in Koper, Slovenia, claiming her 33rd gold medal in Lead and 51st overall. Despite battling humidity and a scary slip on the yellow pocket, Garnbret overcame Brooke Raboutou's benchmark hold of 33 to secure victory in front of her home crowd. Raboutou took silver for her first medal of 2026, while South Korea's Chaehyun Seo claimed bronze on hold 32+, reaching the podium at all five 2026 World Climbing Series competitions. Japan's Neo Suzuki dominated the men's final, mastering a difficult route that caught out the final eight climbers to claim gold with a high point of 33+. It is Suzuki's third victory of the year and extends his lead in the 2026 series standings ahead of the final Lead competition in Santiago in late October. Suzuki's teammate Satone Yoshida took silver with his first podium of the year, while Indonesia's Putra Tri Ramadani secured bronze, marking his second consecutive third-place finish.

At 49 years old, Alfreddo Webber is climbing at elite levels, having completed four 8c routes last year including an 8c+ ascent. After stepping away from climbing at 26 and recovering from a serious 2013 accident in Arco, Webber returned to the sport and now trains on his home wall roughly 1.5 hours twice weekly while working full-time in a quarry. He emphasizes that improved self-knowledge and energy management at his current age compensates for decreased power compared to his younger years, and he prefers overhanging terrain that accommodates his shorter stature by requiring creative beta solutions.