Duffy and Watson Take Gold at World Cup Chamonix 2024

This past weekend, 14 climbers represented Team USA in Chamonix, France for the IFSC Climbing World Cup. Among those were three Paris-qualified athletes, Colin Duffy, Jesse Grupper, and Sam Watson, who are just weeks away from competing on the biggest stage in sports.

The World Cup featured the Lead and Speed disciplines, with five USA Climbing athletes competing in Lead and eight USA Climbing athletes competing in Speed.

Duffy Takes Gold in Lead World Cup

In Lead, Colin Duffy earned his second World Cup Gold Medal in the discipline. “It’s a perfect way to cap off my last competition before the Olympics,” said Duffy after the win. “I’ve been training hard all year. To see I’m in the form I want to be is phenomenal and I’m going to stay here in France and train before Paris. I want to show my best there.”

Also representing Team USA in the Lead discipline were Adriene Akiko Clark, Melina Costanza, Jesse Grupper, Hugo Hoyer, and Annie Sanders. Full Results for the IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2024 can be found here.

 

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Watson Takes Gold in Speed World Cup

In Speed, Sam Watson earned his third World Cup Gold Medal, also logging 4.88-, 4.83-, and 4.84-second runs in Finals, just barely slower than the 4.79-second World Record that he set earlier this year at the IFSC World Cup Wujiang 2024. “I feel great,” said Watson. “I kind of had a Chamonix curse where I didn’t do well for the past two years, but then to come back in my last event before the Olympics and get a win, my third win, in front of all these people that came out was just one of the best experiences as a climber.

Also representing Team USA in the Speed discipline were Noah Bratschi, Sophia Curcio, Aidan Goddard, Ben Jennings, Ethan Freudenheim, Isis Rothfork, and Rafe Stokes. Full Results for the IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2024 can be found here.

 

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You can rewatch the IFSC World Cup Chamonix 2024 on the IFSC YouTube Channel. Sport Climbing returns to the Olympic Games, August 5-10, 2024.

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