Ao Yurikusa (百合草 碧皇, Yurikusa Ao, born September 21, 2002) is a Japanese professional rock climber, specializing in competition climbing.
Climbing career
Competition climbing
In August 2019, Yurikusa won the gold medals in the boulder and combined disciplines at the World Youth Championships in Arco. He also claimed the silver medal in the boulder discipline at the 2019 Asian Youth Championships.
The 2022 season saw Yurikusa win multiple Lead World Cup medals — silver at the Innsbruck Lead World Cup and his first World Cup gold medal in Jakarta. Yurikusa finished the season in 4th place in the overall Lead World Cup ranking.
In 2023, Yurikusa was a finalist at the 2023 IFSC Climbing World Championships, placing 5th in Lead.
In 2025, Yurikusa won the Lead gold medal at the 2025 Asian Cup held in Almaty.
Rankings World Cup Discipline2021202220232024 Lead 22 4 12 11
World Championships Discipline Bern 2023 Lead 5 Bouldering 49 Boulder & Lead 10
World Youth Championships Discipline 2019Youth A Lead 4 Bouldering 1 Combined 1
References
External links
JMSCA profile