This is great news, motivation is even greater

At a press conference at the headquarters of the Alpine Association of Slovenia, the Slovenian national team in sports climbing presented the team and goals in the new season and at the beginning of the new Olympic cycle. The highlight will be in September, when the World Cup will be in Seoul, the last The World Cup match will be hosted by Koper beforehand. Yesterday’s news still echoed that six sets of medals will be available at the future Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028, one on each discipline (speed, boulders, difficulty) on gender.

Recall, at the Tokyo Olympics, where sports climbing became an Olympic sport, only a combination of all three disciplines was considered, and the winner was Janja Garnbret. Last year, speed climbing was separated in Paris, and the winner of the combination and boulders was again Garnbret. In California, Korošica will have a good opportunity in three years to refer her Olympic read with two gold medals, as he has been the best on both boulders and difficulty for many years.

“This is great news. I am glad that they have completely separated the disciplines, so is right. Now the motivation will only be even greater, « Garnbretova was always smiling, which will be less competing in the Pollympic season and focus more on climbing in a natural rock. He will only play in two World Cup games, Innsbruck and Koper, and its main goal will be the World Cup, where she wants to enrich her read eight gold medals.

“I will climb more in a rock where there is another environment and where I relax, but at the same time I learn something new. But at the same time, I want to stay in touch with plastic, as I am a competitor by heart. The main goal is the SP, Koper is always special, and Innsbruck is one of my most popular venues, « said Garnbret.

The Slovenian national team will be composed of it Mia Krampl, Jennifer Buckley, Rosa Rekar, Sara Čopar, Vita Lukan, Julia Kruder, Lana Skusek, Lučka Rakovec and Katja Debevecwho announced her last season; they are with boys Luka Potočar, Anže Peharc, Lovro Črep, Milan Preskar, Timotej Romšak and Zan Lovenjak Sudar. The coaching staff consists of a selector Gorazd Hren and coaches Luka Fonda, Domen Švab and a new reinforcement Anze Stremfelj.