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• Bern 2026: Anraku again, and a first gold for Mackenzie

  Sorato Anraku won a thin men's final in Bern; in Janja Garnbret's absence, Oceania Mackenzie took her first World Climbing Series gold. Dohyun Lee and Tomoa Narasaki both went out in the semi.

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• Kaunas and Keqiao 2026: event tiers and the new model

  The 2026 season opens with two events one week apart, one a tier below the other. We use the contrast to motivate a change in the Bayesian model: route-grade priors now carry separate offsets per event tier.

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• Seoul 2025: World Championships conclude a record-breaking season

  Garnbret and Anraku claim gold through final-boulder drama while Dohyun Lee's lead victory and Melina Costanza's breakthrough bronze complete a season of statistical extremes.

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• Innsbruck 2025: Garnbret returns, Anraku makes history, and Japan's depth problem

  Janja Garnbret's victorious return couldn't overshadow Sorato Anraku's historic achievement: the first male climber to break 3000 ELO. Meanwhile, breakout stars and Japan's embarrassment of riches reshape the rankings ahead of the World Championships.

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• Bern 2025: Heartbreak and breakthroughs as Pan claims maiden gold

  Dohyun Lee's semifinal masterclass couldn't translate to gold as Yufei Pan's emotional breakthrough victory reshapes the men's standings. Meanwhile, Erin McNeice makes history as the first British woman to win in multiple disciplines.

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• Prague 2025: Ondra's farewell, French triumph, and the hardest boulder ever set?

  Adam Ondra's emotional goodbye meets the potentially hardest competition boulder ever set. Meanwhile, Mejdi Schalck ends Sorato's golden run as the Big Three continue their dominance.

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• The new era: 2025's historic IFSC boulder season

  The 2025 IFSC Boulder World Cup season has already delivered some of the most remarkable performances in competition climbing history.

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