WATCH: Brooke Raboteau becomes first American woman to win a medal in climbing
Video above: American rock climber Brooke Raboteau won the silver medal in the women’s rock climbing final after a powerful climb. Raboteau added to her high score to finish second with 156 points. Can’t watch the video above? Click here. Brooke Raboteau made history, becoming the first American woman to medal in rock climbing. Raboteau, 23, took silver in the women’s rock climbing and sport climbing major final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday morning. Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret took the gold, defending her title from Tokyo. She beat Raboteau to victory on the final climb of the day at Le Bourget. Once the points were combined, Garnbret had 168.5 total points. Raboteau had 156.0. That makes Raboteau the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in sport climbing. Raboteau, who trained with Garnbret in Slovenia, said the silver medal was extra special because of her family’s ties to France.
Video above: American sport climber Brooke Rapotto won the silver medal in the women’s rock climbing final after a strong climb. Rapotto added to her high rock climbing score to finish second with 156 points. Can’t watch the video above? Click here.
Brooke Raboteau made history when she became the first American woman to medal in sport climbing.
The 23-year-old Raboteau won the silver medal in the main rock climbing and sport climbing final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday morning.
Slovenia’s Janja Garnbret won gold to defend her title in Tokyo. She beat Raboteau to win the final climb of the day at Le Bourget.
Once the points were added up, Garnbreit had 168.5 total points. Raboteau had 156.0 points. That made Raboteau the first American woman to win an Olympic medal in climbing.
Raboteau, who trained with Garnbret in Slovenia, said the silver medal was extra special because of her family’s ties to France.
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