01/09/2026
Press confrerence time 🎤
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The final lead up to our home World Series competition in Koper is here and we gathered to share our thoughts about the season so far, our ambitions for the upcoming competition and all the things that make us look forward to this weekend.
All photos by: Grega Valančič
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"The last few years have been hard and not everything is as it used to be, but I am proud of where I am today. This podium means a lot. It's been a while since my last one, so this is a confirmation that I'm on the right track."
- Lučka Rakovec
"To obdobje je bilo težko in nekako še vedno ni vse po starem, ampak sem ponosna na to, kje sem danes. Te stopničke mi pomenijo veliko, od zadnjih je minilo že kar nekaj časa in so potrditev, da sem na pravi poti."
"The style of the routes has changed a lot in the last 20 years. You have to climb much faster and more dynamically. The holds are much more rounded, which requires more physical strength. Then there are some coordination jumps, which are very spectacular for the spectators. So I'm glad that I'm just a spectator and that the rock, where I still climb a lot, remains the same."
- Martina Čufar Potard
The first Slovenian to win at a World Cup
Se mi pa zdi, da se je stil smeri v zadnjih 20 letih zelo spremenil. Plezati je treba precej hitreje in bolj dinamično. Oprimki so veliko bolj zaobljeni, za kar je potrebna večja telesna moč. Potem so tukaj še kaki koordinacijski skoki, ki so za gledalce sicer zelo spektakularni. Tako da sem vesela, da sem samo gledalka ter da skala, kjer še vedno veliko plezam, ostaja taka, kot je bila.«
A big thanks to all of the sponsors, supporters and the organising committee for making the World Series what it is.
"A good season with a bad European Championship right before Koper is certainly not the best way to travel to Koper, but the season has already been very long in the lead up to Koper and is coming to an end, so I need to gather motivation for this special home competition, which I have no
