Janja Garnbret gets another superior WC win

Janja Garnbret won her 29th Lead World Cup title and she was superior in all three rounds. Over the 25 last World Cups and World Championships that Janja has competed in she has never placed lower than second in any Boulder or Lead event and she has won all Combined events. Runner-up was Jessica Pilz who got the bronze in Paris.

“The crowd is absolutely phenomenal. Honestly, a few years ago when the World Cup was in Kranj I know I had a hard time performing there because of the cheering and maybe the extra pressure to perform in front of the home crowd, but I’ve gotten used to it and now I love climbing in front of the home crowd with all the kids screaming and cheering. I absolutely enjoyed myself on the wall today.

I’m still a bit frustrated because I didn’t top. I enjoyed the route a lot and I did everything right, no unnecessary moves and I felt like I was cruising. Then, it was just a millisecond of not being focussed and that’s why I slipped. I was looking forward to the last jump, but oh well, I have something to show next time.”