After an exhilarating men’s combined final on Thursday, all eyes were on the women’s competitors on Friday. In a word: it was riveting.
Janja Garnbret of Slovenia captured the gold medal after dominating the bouldering and lead rounds. The remaining medals went to Japan—silver to up-and-coming boulderer Miho Nonaka and bronze to 32-year-old Akiyo Noguchi, closing out her legendary sport climbing career with a copper-tinted capstone.
Team USA’s hope for a medal lay with Brooke Raboutou, of Boulder, Colo., after Minnesotan Kyra Condie did not advance to the finals. Throughout the competition, Condie could be seen in the stands with fellow U.