Alannah Yip to Retire from World Cups
While she's climbed in her final Boulder World Cup, she'll be competing in this year's Lead World Cup as she still tries to make the Olympics
At the start of the IFSC Innsbruck Boulder World Cup women’s finals, Alannah Yip, 29, announced her retirement from the World Cup circuit. She said that she will still be competing in the Lead World Cup, which starts later this week.
“Before we get going, there’s one reason specific you wanted to come up here tonight for,” said IFSC host Matt Groom. “Yes,” said Yip. “In celebration, this was my last ever Boulder World Cup that I will do.” Yip added that she is still hoping to qualify for the Olympics during the Lead season.
Yip finished in 14th at the Tokyo Olympics after qualifying to represent Canada alongside Sean McColl. She earned her place in the Olympics by winning the combined event at the 2020 Pan American Championships in Los Angeles. In Tokyo, she recorded a new Canadian record time of 7.99 seconds in the speed climbing.
In 2017, Yip became the first woman to climb Pulse, the first 5.14a sport routes in Canada. That same year, she became the first Canadian woman to make a finals round of an IFSC World Cup at the Chongqing Bouldering World Cup. She was a Canadian national champion seven times, and is one of Canada’s most successful competitive climbers ever.
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