Bern, Switzerland hosted its second Climbing World Cup from June 12–15, drawing 170 athletes from 41 countries and territories to the newly opened BERNEXPO venue near the Aare River. Among the competitors were 10 athletes from Team USA, including Olympians Kyra Condie and Colin Duffy. All of Team USA’s female athletes arrived in Bern fresh off a strong showing at the IFSC Climbing World Cup in Prague earlier this month.

Annie Sanders, Kyra Condie, and Colin Duffy all advanced to Semi-Finals, with Sanders and Duffy ultimately securing spots in Finals.

Duffy Leads Men’s Category for Team USA in Finals

In Semi-Finals, Colin Duffy topped M1 on his 7th attempt with one minute left after repeatedly reaching the zone move. Because of this last-minute score, Duffy was tied with two other athletes for 7th place for nearly the entire Semi-Finals round. Eventually, after achieving a zone on the aggressive M3 climb on his third attempt, Duffy ended the day tied with only one other athlete. Notably, Duffy fell on the last move of M3.

In Finals, Duffy maintained his 7th place standing, earning zones on M2 and M4—both on his second attempt. While a few coordination slips impacted his overall score, he excelled on the slower, compression-heavy problems.

Also representing Team USA in the Qualification round were Vail Everett in 57th, Joshua Gerhardt in 71st, and Benjamin Hanna in 77th, each finishing in a tie with at least one other athlete.

Annie Sanders Takes Silver After Three-Way Tie in Semi-Finals

In Semi-Finals, Annie Sanders squeezed into Finals in a three-way tie with two other athletes, all of whom achieved a score of 54.3 (with one top and four zones). Sanders’ buzzer-beater top of W4 pushed Olympian Kyra Condie out of Finals by just 0.2 points. Notably, Sanders was the only athlete to top the problem. In Finals, Sanders slowly cruised the technical movement needed to flash W1 and W2—which she executed perfectly. Despite competing in back-to-back World Cups, Sanders showed no signs of fatigue, climbing with her signature calm and confident demeanor. She finished Finals with a silver medal, her fourth World Cup medal this season and eighth overall.

Although she narrowly missed Finals, Condie had an impressive Semi-Final round as the only athlete to top the heavily coordination-dependent W1 problem—a moment that left even her surprised as she turned to the crowd in disbelief. Though that would be her only top of the round, she secured zones on the remaining three climbs, all within three attempts.

Also representing Team USA in the Qualification round were Cloe Coscoy in 29th, Helen Gillett in 31st, Nekaia Sanders in 35th (tied with one other athlete), and Adriene Akiko Clark in 37th (tied with one other athlete).

Women’s Podium:
Erin McNeice (GBR)
Annie Sanders (USA)
Miho Nanaka (JPN)

Full results from the IFSC Climbing World Cup Bern 2025 can be found here. You can rewatch the Finals on the IFSC YouTube Channel.

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