Boulder Season Finale in Salt Lake City: France's Bertone Wins Women's Gold, Israel's Katz Takes Men's Title
The Boulder finale of the 2026 World Climbing Series concluded on October 16-18 at Smith's Ballpark in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, the former home of the Salt Lake Bees baseball team. A total of 144 athletes — 62 women and 82 men — representing 36 nations took part.
In the women's Boulder final, France's Oriane Bertone, the only climber to top all four boulders in the semi-final, was the only climber of the night to top the first boulder and won gold with 84.6 points, her third gold medal at World Climbing Series level. Great Britain's Erin McNeice took silver with 69.7 points, and Japan's Mao Nakamura bronze with 69.6 points — both of Nakamura's series medals have now come in Salt Lake City. McNeice also claimed the overall women's Boulder series title with 4,545 points.
In the men's final, Israel's Yonatan Katz, on only his second senior series start, topped the final boulder on his fourth attempt to win gold with 69.7 points, becoming only the second climber from Israel to win a series medal after Alex Khazanov in 2018. Great Britain's Max Milne took silver with 59.7 points and Japan's Rei Kawamata bronze with 54.2 points. Japan's Sorato Anraku won the men's overall series title with 5,048.7 points and five gold medals from six events.
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Source: GSM · USA
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：盐湖城市景与 Wasatch 山脉（资料图）。作者 Iansmh98，CC BY-SA 4.0，来源 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Range (file photo), by Iansmh98, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
