Japan's Ai Mori showcased her lead prowess but fell short of a podium finish in the Paris Olympics sport climbing boulder and lead on Saturday, coming fourth in the eight-women final.
The 20-year-old Olympic debutant logged 96.1 points for the highest lead total but a meager 39.0 earned earlier in boulder proved costly as she finished on 135.1 in total.
Janja Garnbret of Slovenia won back-to-back Olympic gold after placing top in boulder with 84.4 and third in lead with 84.1 for a combined 168.5.
Brooke Raboutou of the United States grabbed silver on 156.0 and Jessica Pilz of Austria bronze on 147.4 at Le Bourget Climbing Venue.
Mori was the only climber to attempt the top hold in lead after the 2023 world champion in the discipline combined tenacity and calmness to make her way up the wall.
But her struggles on boulder, in which she failed to reach a zone in the first of four problems and topped just one to record the seventh-best score, meant the podium was beyond her reach.
"Getting to climb relaxed while showing my strength at the Olympics, a big stage, is a positive to take and I should get confidence," Mori said.
"There were moments I was close to being overwhelmed by the unique atmosphere, but I closed with a typical climb of mine and I enjoyed it."
Related coverage:
Olympics: Japanese climbing star Nonaka misses final, Mori advances
Olympics: Silver-winning sport climber Sorato Anraku still has work to do
Olympics: Climbing gold slips through fingers of Japan's Anraku
