Paris 2024 Olympics: 8th place for France's Oriane Bertone in bouldering-difficulty climbing

Competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been raging for almost two weeks now, and Oriane Bertone today competed in the bouldering-difficulty climbing combined final at the Le Bourget venue. The Frenchwoman was disappointed to finish in 8th place, after a more than impressive performance!

Oriane Bertone let go of the hold (right hand zipping on the ruler) on level 3 and ended up with 45 points on the difficulty test, giving her a total of 104.5 points with the bouldering test earlier in the morning, propelling her into 8th place in the rankings.

As a reminder, the bouldering-diffcult climbing event is in two stages at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

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• In the bouldering event, climbers have to solve a number of "problems" (short routes) on walls around 4.5 meters high, without ropes. Each problem requires specific, often highly technical and dynamic movements, and climbers have a limited time in which to attempt to solve them.
• The "difficulty" part involves climbing a very long, high route with a rope. Athletes have a single attempt to climb as high as possible on this route. The difficulty increases as the climber progresses.

Oriane Bertone, born in 2005 in La Réunion, has rapidly become a rising star in the climbing world, particularly renowned for her bouldering exploits. She began climbing at the age of 8 and quickly climbed the ranks of the climbing world. By the age of 12, she had already managed some very high-level boulders, often reserved for experienced adult climbers. In 2018, she made her mark with several 8B-rated boulders, a rare achievement for a teenager. She holds several Bouldering World Cup titles and was Junior World Champion. Oriane Bertone was one of the climbing favorites at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in the bouldering-difficulty combo, and missed out on the podium by finishing in 8th place. However, a promising career has been launched for young Oriane Bertone!

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