- Three countries represented in the women's Boulder final at IFSC World Cup Innsbruck 2023 with one Slovenian, two American , and three Japanese
- Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret wins the final IFSC World Cup Boulder competition of the season - her 15th World Cup Boulder gold medal
- Garnbret is unstoppable flashing four out of four finals boulders (flash = making a top on the first attempt)
- USA’s Natalia Grossman wins silver medal flashing first two boulders, but only making the zone in the final two
- Nonaka Miho of Japan also flashed the first two boulders but made the two final boulder zones in more attempts than silver medallist Grossman
- Brooke Raboutou (USA) also made two tops on the first two boulders, finishing fourth
- Japan’s Mori Ai was fifth and teammate Ito Futaba sixth
- The 2023 series winner was also crowned in Innsbruck as it was the final Boulder World Cup of the season
- Grossman won the series which included events in Hachioji, Japan; Seoul, South Korea; Salt Lake City, USA; Prague, Czech Republic; Brixen, Italy, and Innsbruck, Austria
- Grossman first with 3527.5 points; Nonaka second overall with 3005 points; Raboutou third with 2990 points

"I'm grateful. Grateful for my team, because they were always with me in the past few months, with a lot of tears, a lot of crying, a lot of challenging moments, doubts, and negative thoughts, they were always there. So I'm really grateful for them.
"I received many messages from people supporting me, which warmed my heart. Today I was just happy, I enjoyed climbing so much and cried when I topped the fourth boulder. I did feel relieved because I thought I almost forgot how to compete, but I guess I didn't. And I flashed the slab as well!
Janja Garnbret


"I don't really pay attention to the other competitors. I always try to be the best version of myself, and to be stronger every year than the year before, but I do feel that the field is getting stronger. That is why we compete. You want to win when everybody has their best day. With a stronger field, there is more fun and more challenges. Sometimes the boulders in finals are a bit too easy, but tonight we had the perfect round."
Janja Garnbret


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