South Korea's leading female sports climber Seo Chae-hyun (Seoul City Hall · The North Face) won a gold medal at the World Cup competition held in France.
The Korea Alpine Federation announced that national representative Seo Chae-hyun achieved first place in the women's lead institutional sector at the '2025 International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Cup 11th Competition' held in Chamonix, France, on the 14th (Korean time).
On that day, Seo Chae-hyun secured first place by climbing up to hold 44+ in the women's lead final. Annie Sanderson, who recorded 43+, took second place, while Erin McNiece (United Kingdom · 42+) came in third.
After achieving her first victory of the season by tying for first place in the lead final at the second World Cup event held in Uijeongbu, China, last April, Seo Chae-hyun won her second gold medal of the season three months later. Adding two gold medals this season, she has now accumulated a total of six gold medals (four in 2019, two in 2025) in the World Cup series lead events. She experienced victory at the Chamonix competition for the first time in six years since 2019.
Seo Chae-hyun expressed her thoughts on winning, saying, “I am happy to have won another gold medal following the Uijeongbu World Cup. I had won my first gold medal here in Chamonix, and I was glad to climb in front of a large audience once again.”