2024 is a massive year for competition climbing. We have the normal World Cup competitions, of course, but also the Paris Olympic Games, where climbing will be included for the first time in a format that makes sense.
The second to last IFSC Lead World Cup for 2023 took place in Koper, Slovenia. While the frenzy of the competition season has died down since the Bern World Championships and olympic qualification opportunity, there were still a few storylines to follow going into Koper. The first was that Janja Garnbret (SLO) didn't win at her home event in Slovenia last year, as Ai Mori (JPN) was dominant. The other storyline was whether rookie sensation Sorato Anraku could follow up his overall Boulder win with a win in Lead.