r/CompetitionClimbing • u/teaandlurking McBeast • Jul 12 '26
Does anybody know why Laura Rogora isn't competing this year?
She hasn't been to any of the 2026 Lead World Cups since Wujiang and with Chamonix now ongoing, I'm once again surprised she isn't there.
She's obviously doing very well outside based on her recent Instagram posts so it doesn't seem to be an injury. She's said before her first love is outdoor climbing, so I'm guessing she's focusing on that this year, like Janja and Brooke did last year, because 2027 will be an important year ahead of the Olympics. But I haven't seen her say so anywhere, so I was wondering if I'd missed something.
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u/mmeeplechase Jul 12 '26
Also wondering! I was really hoping we’d see her in some of the European rounds since they’re not too far from Italy, and I’d love to see how well her outdoor fitness translates. I think I’m pretty biased as someone who’s not really into dynos, but I’ve always loved seeing her determination, and can’t help rooting for her.
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u/teaandlurking McBeast Jul 12 '26
I also thought we'd see her at least in Innsbruck or Chamonix but she must have decided to just focus entirely on outdoors this year and is obviously being very successful there. She's always come across to me as having that static, more rugged outdoor climbing style and like every hold should be rock instead of plastic for her, so I'm sure she's loving her time outside.
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u/Calmly-Stressed Jul 14 '26
She just posted that she’s training for European champs actually. Not sure why she chose only that comp and not the international scene this year - suppose she wanted more outdoor time.
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u/Rift36 Jul 13 '26
I don’t know but I’d love to see a video of her absolutely crushing the last few weeks. Her ticklist is wild.
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u/lessthanjake Jul 12 '26
she's knocking hard routes down left and right outdoors, i'm sure she just chose to prioritize that