Well-accomplished International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) athlete Janja Garnbret, 26, has been a powerful force on the wall in recent years. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, she took home a ...

Raboutou is No. 2 in the world, and Garnbret, the reigning Olympic gold medalist, is No. 1, according to the International Federation of Sport Climbing. Off the wall, they hold the title of friends.

LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Janja Garnbret and Brooke Raboutou cried together in joy as they hugged after the boulder and lead sport climbing final at the Paris Games on Saturday.

Gold medalist Janja Garnbret of Team Slovenia celebrates on the podium after the Women's Boulder & Lead Final on at the Paris Summer Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024. Michael Reaves—Getty Images ...

Slovenia's Janja Garnbret defended her Olympic title in sport climbing, edging out American Brooke Raboutou on her final climb of the day for the gold medal.

Garnbret had just added to her status as one of the biggest stars in the sport by defending her Olympic title. Raboutou was celebrating the first ever climbing Olympic medal for the U.S. women's team.

Janja Garnbret of Slovenia reacts after winning the gold during the women’s boulder and lead final for the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Le ...

Janja Garnbret of Slovenia competes in the women's boulder and lead, lead final, during the sport climbing competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, in Le Bourget, France.