The third round of the IFSC Lead World Cup took place in Imst, Austria this weekend. Following a disappointing competition in Briançon for Mina Markovic in which she sustained an injury prior to finals, she returned to form in Imst and took Gold. The men's event was won by Frenchman Romain Desgranges - his first ever World Cup win despite numerous French titles and having become European Champion in 2013.

Held on the steep outdoor competition wall, the finals were over 50 moves in length and involved some tricky contorted moves in the roof sections. Romain climbed relatively early on in the final, making for an intense waiting game as each climber dropped off one by one below his set highpoint. Adam Ondra came 4th in what has been a tough season so far for the Czech climber. Jakob Schubert was incredibly close to beating Romain - just a '+' away from matching his score of 57+. Young Domen Skofic completed the podium in 3rd Place, achieving his fourth podium position in a senior World Cup. 

The series has so far been particularly successful for the French team, with a win from Gautier Supper in Briançon last weekend and now Romain's Gold in Imst.

The women's final was also a close-run contest with 16 year-old Janja Ganbret of Slovenia once again giving her teammate Mina Markovic a run for her money. Mina climbed to hold 55 after running out of time and Janja slapped for this same hold but to no avail, narrowly losing out on her first World Cup win in her debut year as a senior. Austria's Jessica Pilz finished 3rd in front of her home crowd. Last year's World Cup winner Jain Kim of Korea missed out on finals in 12th Place.

The next round will be held in Stavanger, Norway at the end of the month.

IFSC Climbing Worldcup (L) - Imst (AUT) 2015

Watch a replay of the finals below: