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10:44
Brooke Raboutou surprises us: it takes her 4 attempts to complete the initial run and jump on boulder no. 1, but then she continues without hesitation and beats her score with 24.7. Erin McNeice absolutely brilliant at problem #2, she listens to her instinct and tiptoes over the precision plate to flash it! A little surprised by this flash, she tops the leaderboard with 49.9 points
10:41
Ai Mori starts this round of competition on a sour note, she doesn’t even manage to get going in #1, can’t even run and jump to reach the starting holds. A disappointing 0 points for her. Chaehyun Seo Burns tries to score points on slab boulder No. 2. She ends up with 14.3 points.
10:37
The home crowd welcomes Oriane Bertone with an incredibly impressive roar! She knows what to do and does it without even the slightest hesitation. Flash, 25 points. Now the other athletes in isolation must know that this boulder is flashable, they will surely feel the pressure!
10:36
The first boulder is a great start to the competition and must be mastered to stay in the race. Oceania Mackenzie makes short work of it and flashes the block, 25 points!
10:34
Now Erin McNeice enters the arena to begin her Olympic final. She mechanizes the lower part and then swings upwards without hesitation. What a great start 24.9
10:31
Chaehyun Seo First exit on boulder #1, struggles at the beginning but then reaches the lower zone. He reaches the upper zone but fails to reach the top. 9.5 points
10:27
French legend Catherine Destivelle opens the final round!
10:22
Like every other day of this fantastic week: bright sunshine and 7,000 spectators. Paris at its finest!
10:19
Quick reminder on scoring: The Olympic formula is slightly different from the World Cup/World Championship formula. There are two zones: the lower zone, worth 5 points, the upper zone, worth 10 points, and the upper zone, worth 25 points. The highest score achieved is awarded, minus 0.1 for each attempt needed to reach the highest point.
10:15
The athletes stand on the mat for the presentation and observation time of 2 minutes for each of the 4 boulders. Here is the start list:
1. Chaehyun Seo
2. Erin McNeice
3. Oceania Mackenzie
4. Oriane Bertone
5. Ai Mori
6. Brooke Raboutou
7. Jessica Mushroom
8. Janja Garnbret
9:08
Saturday 10 August, the big final day of sport climbing at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. It will end in style with the women’s bouldering and lead combination. After yesterday’s gold for 19-year-old Briton Toby Roberts, silver for 17-year-old Sorato Anraku and bronze for the tireless 33-year-old Jakob Schubert, today all eyes are on the top 8 athletes: Janja Garnbret, Jessica Pilz, Brooke Raboutou, Ai Mori, Oriane Bertone, Oceania Mackenzie, Erin McNeice and Chaehyun Seo. Dealing with the pressure and expectations will be difficult, especially for Garnbret, who has secured her place as the absolute favourite in the hunt for her second Olympic gold.
The final chapter begins at 10:15. For anyone not in the French capital, here’s the full list of how to watch the Olympics, including Eurosport with the excellent Shauna Coxsey and Matt Groom. Alternatively, join the team at Planetmountain for our live coverage, starting just before 10:15. It promises to be another great, historic competition. See you soon!
