Luce Douady — a climbing prodigy who was expected to compete in the Tokyo Olympics — died Sunday after tragically falling from a cliff in France … officials confirmed this week.
She was 16 years old.
According to the French Federation of Mountaineering and Climbing (FFME) … Douady — one of the most talented teenage climbers on the planet — was with friends near Grenoble when tragedy struck.
The FFME says she was trying to navigate between two climbing sectors on a cliff … but lost her footing. Multiple reports indicate she fell nearly 500 feet.
Douady was an absolute star in the sport … she took 1st in the bouldering event at the IFSC Youth World Championships in 2019 — and had aspirations of winning a medal in next summer’s Olympics.
She was “brilliant in competition,” the FFME said.
Added IFSC officials in a statement Monday, “Luce was a young, brilliant and talented athlete … The IFSC’s thoughts and prayers are with Luce’s family and friends at this tragic time.”
