| 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup | |
|---|---|
| Organiser | IFSC |
| Edition | 33rd |
| Events | 11
|
| Locations | |
| Dates | 16 April – 4 September 2021 |
| Lead | |
| Men |  Stefano Ghisolfi |
| Women |  Janja Garnbret |
| Team | Slovenia |
| Boulder | |
| Men |  Yoshiyuki Ogata |
| Women |  Natalia Grossman |
| Team | Japan |
| Speed | |
| Men |  Veddriq Leonardo |
| Women | Emma Hunt |
| Team | Indonesia |
The 2021 IFSC Climbing World Cup was the 33rd edition of the international sport climbing competition series, held in seven locations. There are 11 events: four bouldering, five lead, and two speed events. The season began on 16 April in Meiringen, Switzerland with the first bouldering competition in the season, and concluded on 4 September in Kranj, Slovenia. The International Federation of Sport Climbing had initially scheduled 18 events concluding on 31 October, but COVID-19 travel restrictions resulted in the cancellation of events in Xiamen and Wujiang in China, Jakarta in Indonesia and Seoul in South Korea.
This season was the first completed IFSC Climbing World Cup series since the 2019 edition, as the 2020 IFSC Climbing World Cup was limited to just one event, the Briançon Lead World Cup in August 2020, due to the pandemic. The opening event in Meiringen was the first Boulder World Cup since the 2019 season. The Boulder World Cup and the Boulder and Speed World Cup scheduled for 21–22 May and 28–30 May, respectively, in Salt Lake City, United States, were the first-ever consecutive IFSC World Cups held in the same city.[1]
The top 3 in each competition receive medals, and the overall winners are awarded trophies. At the end of the season an overall ranking is determined based upon points, which athletes are awarded for finishing in the top 30 of each individual event.
- ^ "BOTH IFSC WORLD CUP STAGES IN SALT LAKE CITY CONFIRMED" (Press release). IFSC. March 26, 2021.