22 April 2023

Brooke wins ahead of Hannah and Matsufuji

1. Brooke Raboutou USA 34
2. Hannah Meul GER 13
3. Matsufuji Anon JPN 3 (7 attempts)
4. Ayala Kerem ISR 3 (9)
5. Zhilu Luo CHN 3 (11)
6. Mia Krampl SLO 1
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Meul won the semifinal scoring 22 and Anon won the quali with five straight onsights. Natalia Grossman, who ended the 2022 season by winning the five last events, was #8. Overall, Japan had nine girls at the Top-21.

This was the first ever World Cup gold for Brooke after having made the podium nine times, out of which five times in Boulder. Brooke's comments on, IFSC,

"Itโ€™s crazy. I feel a lot. It hasnโ€™t really sunk. I knew I had won when I topped the last boulder, but even then, I was like โ€˜are you sure?โ€™. Most of all I just feel thankful and really happy with my climbing today.โ€ Well known through the climbing community, Raboutouโ€™s family are a big influence, and she becomes the second generation to claim a World Cup gold after mum Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou: โ€œI called my parents and they are very, very happy. My mum just told me she was really proud of me, but I feel that every day with them anyway. As much as winning a World Cup was a big dream for me, I had to thank my parents because they got me here and they get me up the wall.โ€
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