All eyes were on Shauna Coxsey in the sixth round of the IFSC Boulder World Cup in Vail, Colorado this weekend. A top-three finish would secure her the overall IFSC Boulder World Cup title - a feat she achieved, taking 2nd place in the event. However, Shauna perhaps never would have expected that partway through the competition, she would be able to add three letters to her name: Shauna Coxsey MBE.
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In addition to achieving second place in the competition, Shauna was named in the Queen's Birthday Honours list as a deserved recipient of an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for services to climbing. The honour is awarded for a significant achievement or outstanding service to the community.
Shauna's dominant performance on the world circuit this year as well as her wider contributions outwith her personal competition climbing - founding and organising the Women's Climbing Symposium, her role as a Climber's Against Cancer Trustee and BMC Ambassador - tick both boxes and have been duly recognised in this award.
Commenting on her Facebook Page, Shauna wrote:
"Oh wow. What a day! I can't believe I have managed to secure the overall World title!! MBE and 1st in the World...WHAT?! I never imagined I would be where I am now. A HUGE THANK YOU to all of you for supporting me and following along on this crazy journey!"
Shauna looked set to win another gold in Vail, until a tricky third problem put her behind USA's Megan Mascarenas. With a remarkable lead of 147 points ahead of Japan's Miho Nonaka, Shauna has secured the overall title with one round to spare, which will take place in Munich in August. She becomes only the third Brit ever to win a senior world title after Simon Nadin, who won the first ever World Cup Lead Climbing series held in 1989 and Fran Brown, two-time World Paraclimbing Champion.
View the full Birthday Honours list here.
Results and replays from Vail below:
Boulder Men
| Rank | Name | Nation | Semi-Final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kokoro Fujii | JPN | 3t11 4b12 | 2t4 3b5 |
| 2 | Tomoa Narasaki | JPN | 3t12 3b9 | 1t1 4b7 |
| 3 | Aleksei Rubtsov | RUS | 3t10 3b7 | 1t1 4b10 |
| 4 | Yoshiyuki Ogata | JPN | 3t19 4b19 | 1t1 3b3 |
| 5 | Rustam Gelmanov | RUS | 2t6 2b6 | 1t3 3b5 |
| 6 | Sean McColl | CAN | 2t6 2b6 | 0t 3b5 |
| 7 | Martin Stranik | CZE | 2t10 4b18 | |
| 8 | Keita Watabe | JPN | 2t10 2b9 | |
| 9 | Gabriele Moroni | ITA | 2t14 2b11 | |
| 10 | Tyler Landman | GBR | 2t19 3b21 | |
| 11 | Jernej Kruder | SLO | 1t2 3b13 | |
| 12 | Jorg Verhoeven | NED | 1t3 1b3 | |
| 13 | Jongwon Chon | KOR | 1t4 2b5 | |
| 14 | Stefan Scarperi | ITA | 1t4 2b6 | |
| 15 | Daniel Woods | USA | 1t5 2b6 | |
| 16 | Baptiste Ometz | SUI | 1t7 2b8 | |
| 17 | Moritz Hans | GER | 0t 2b10 | |
| 18 | Alex Khazanov | ISR | 0t 1b11 | |
| 19 | Rolands Rugens | LAT | 0t 0b | |
| 19 | Dave Barrans | GBR | 0t 0b |
Boulder Women
| Rank | Name | Nation | Semi-Final | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Megan Mascarenas | USA | 2t3 4b5 | 4t5 4b5 |
| 2 | Shauna Coxsey | GBR | 2t3 3b4 | 3t4 4b7 |
| 3 | Anna Stöhr | AUT | 2t2 3b4 | 2t5 3b4 |
| 4 | Melissa Le Neve | FRA | 2t3 4b5 | 2t5 3b7 |
| 5 | Miho Nonaka | JPN | 3t5 3b3 | 1t1 2b4 |
| 6 | Alex Puccio | USA | 3t8 4b8 | 1t3 1b3 |
| 7 | Petra Klingler | SUI | 2t4 4b6 | |
| 8 | Akiyo Noguchi | JPN | 1t1 3b7 | |
| 9 | Berit Schwaiger | AUT | 1t1 2b5 | |
| 10 | Monika Retschy | GER | 1t4 3b5 | |
| 11 | Kyra Condie | USA | 0t 3b4 | |
| 12 | Karoline Sinnhuber | AUT | 0t 3b7 | |
| 13 | Charlotte Durif | FRA | 0t 3b9 | |
| 14 | Michaela Tracy | GBR | 0t 3b9 | |
| 15 | Margo Hayes | USA | 0t 3b10 | |
| 16 | Sierra Blair-Coyle | USA | 0t 2b2 | |
| 17 | Stacey Weldon | CAN | 0t 2b5 | |
| 18 | Sol Sa | KOR | 0t 2b6 | |
| 19 | Vera Zijlstra | NED | 0t 2b7 | |
| 20 | Katharina Saurwein | AUT | Qual: 1t2 2b3 | |
| 21 | Leah Crane | GBR | Qual: 1t3 2b8 |
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