The 2025-2026 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour officially ends this weekend with the final European Continental Cup of the season to be held in Oulu, Finland.
Action takes place on Saturday 7 March. The event programme sees the full senior competition in difficulty (lead) take place alongside youth categories. Athletes from the following countries are expected to take part – Canada, Czechia, France, Great Britain, Germany, Liechtenstein, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, the United States as well as from host country, Finland. The event, FINICE, is organised is partnership with the Climbing Club of Oulu.
Livestreaming will be available from the finals, taking place at 16:15 local time (EET). For the full programme please click here. Subscribe to the UIAA YouTube channel to receive livestream notifications and reminders.
On the line are the final Continental Cup medals of the season as well as the Continental titles.
Women: Of the athletes set to compete, Illona Serrar of France is the top ranked continental athlete. She has taken two bronzes (Utrecht, Zilina) as well as a gold last time out in Sunderland. She is currently a few points behind, Netherlands’ Marianne van der Steen, who last weekend sealed the World Tour title in Edmonton after historic back-to-back World Cup gold medals. The women’s competition will be bolstered by the presence of speed world champion Aneta Louzecka. She has medalled at a number of competitions this season but has yet to claim a gold medal. Could this be the weekend?
Men: The breakout start of the World Cup season, Spain’s Jorge Veiga Rodriguez, will seek to seal the Continental title in Oulu. He won his first World Cup gold medal last weekend to earn overall second place on the World Tour and has dominated the Continental season. Liechtenstein’s Andreas Gantner, currently in second, will also compete in Finland. His best performances came with bronze medals in Zilina and Utrecht. Young brother Florian, who has both Continental and World Cup medals from this season, will also make a charge for the the final Continental Tour podium. A strong Liechtenstein team includes Linus Beck, winner of back to back World Cup speed gold medals. Can he demonstrate his versatility on the lead wall?
Current Continental Season Rankings (after six rounds)
Women: (1) M Van der Steen (NED), 317 points; (2) I Serrar (FRA) 309.5 pts; (3) A Louzecka (CZE) 288 pts
Men: (1) JV Rodriguez (ESP), 349 points; (2) A Gantner (LIE), 268 pts; (3) JA Brown (SUI) 245 pts
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Main photo: Jorge Veiga Rodriguez climbing to gold at the UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in Edmonton. Credit: UIAA / Slobodan Mišković
