Filip Schenk on the wall in Koper. © Tobias Unterhofer / Vanessa Winter

Schenk fails in the semifinals

The Lead World Cup for sport climbers is taking place this weekend in Koper, Slovenia. Filip Schenk from South Tyrol failed to make it to the semi-finals.

September 07, 2024

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Filip Schenk qualified for the semi-finals in 20th place. Despite an enormous improvement in performance and a solid thirteenth place, the Val Gardena native was eliminated on Friday evening. Schenk ended up in 13th place (27 points), which did not earn him a place in the final among the top 8.

The usual suspects were at the top of the men's rankings. The Olympic champion from Paris, Toby Roberts (40+), was only narrowly defeated by the silver medalist Sorato Anraku (41+). Third best in the semi-final was another Japanese, Shion Omata (33+), just ahead of the German Yannick Flohé (33+).

Garnbret eyes home win

In the women's competition, everything points to a home victory for Janja Garnbret. The local hero and Olympic champion won the semi-finals with ease (46+). Close behind were the Azzurra Laura Rogora (43+) and the Austrian Jessica Pilz (43+).