Exceptional Janja Garnbret adds the finishing touch to Koper’s sporting celebration

Janja Garnbret did not quite reach the top in the final, but she still left more than 5,000 spectators in Koper celebrating. At the outdoor wall in Bonifika, she secured a record sixth World Series victory at the 30th domestic event, and her fourth win in a row.

Before the competition, Garnbret was asked whether she felt younger rivals were catching her. Her diplomatic answer was that they were improving, but so was she. Based on what was seen in Koper, the article says, the gap appeared to have grown rather than narrowed.

The 27-year-old climber from Slovenia’s Carinthia region had recorded her 50th elite victory in Innsbruck in June. Her performance in Koper added another milestone to a period of dominance that the article describes in emphatic terms.

Delo’s tribute becomes almost playful as it searches for superlatives. It calls Garnbret exceptional, fantastic, phenomenal and incomparable, then jokes that the newsroom welcomes anyone who can identify a superlative it has not already used during her nearly decade-long reign.

The event also included a tribute to legends led by Tomo Česen, while national coach Gorazd Hren was left with mixed feelings.