Slovenia’s Golden Gal
The 2024 Summer Olympics have been nothing short of incredible with new world records, extreme emotions being captured on camera, and people from all over the world coming together to support and participate in peak athleticism. As the Olympics charges into its final week of events, you may be wondering, “Gee! I wonder which Slovenian athletes I could cheer on.” Look no further than Slovenia’s Golden Gal, Janja Garnbret.
Returning to the Olympics after winning the first ever Olympic Gold Medal for Women’s Combined Sport and Speed Climbing is none other than Slovenia’s beloved Janja Garnbret. With explosive power, impeccable body awareness, and fluidity that can only be compared to Radenska, she is a force to behold on the climbing wall.
Janja Garnbret began climbing at the age of seven and has been competing (and dominating) on the global climbing stage since she was 13. Over the past 12 years of her competitive climbing career, Janja has won a total of 45 gold medals at the Climbing World Cup level. 45! And three of those medals were won at a single world championship – a feat that no other climber has achieved.
Now, at the age of 25, Janja is returning to the Olympic stage to compete for her second gold medal in Sport Climbing. And so far, she’s been pulling out all of the stops and living up to her reputation as the world’s best climber. I’ll be cheering Janja on, and I hope you will, too. She is well-loved by the climbing community, as you can hear from the volume of the crowd’s cheers whenever she comes out to climb.
Competing alongside Janja is her fellow Slovenian teammate, Mia Krampl. So, keep an eye out for the two women in white, blue, and green jerseys – they’re the ones you’ll want to cheer for!
If you’ve never heard of or seen a professional rock climber before, I encourage you to tune-in for the rest of the Olympic climbing events. And if you’re wondering what all of the different climbing lingo means, please stay tuned for an upcoming informational post all about climbing at the Olympics.
(P.S. When it’s her turn to climb, don’t blink! She’ll be at the top of the route before you can say “klobase”!)
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