What You Need to Know About the Olympic Climbing Wall
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Olympics
Meet Our Olympic Crew
Meet USA's qualified Olympians for Tokyo 2020: Colin Duffy, Kyra Condie, Nathaniel Coleman, and Brooke Raboutou.
How Lynn Hill, Robyn Erbesfield, Jim Karn and Others Helped Get Us to the Olympics
Competition climbing had scrappy origins, but thanks to a dedicated crew it took off.
What Do Climbing, Surfing and Skateboarding Have in Common?
The Olympics Are Counting On Climbing and a Few Other Additions To Put a New Spin to the Games
The Italian Underdog: Michael Piccolruaz
The 25-year-old boulderer is relatively lesser-known than many of his fellow Olympic climbers, but he remains a stout all-arounder.
The Queen of Speed: Iuliia Kaplina
The Russian Olympian holds the Women’s Speed World Record at 6.964 seconds.
Julia Chanourdie: Strong Indoors and Out
The French lead climber and Olympic competitor became the third woman in the world to climb 9b (5.15b) in November 2020.
Chaehyun Seo: The Young Gun
At just 17 years old, Chaehyun Seo is the youngest qualified female Olympian.
Anouck Jaubert: Qualified Olympian and Former Speed World Record Holder
The French Speed specialist Anouck Jaubert tied the IFSC Speed World Cup record in 2018 and is one of the few Speed climbers heading to Tokyo.
Russia’s Dark Horse: Victoriia Meshkova
The young lead climber took the international scene by storm with a triple gold in the European Continental Championships last year.
Why Are So Many Olympians Getting Injured?
Ondra, Nonaka, Pilz… a surprising number of Olympic climbers have come down with injuries with mere weeks until the Olympic Games.
Alberto Ginés López: Spanish Phenom and Qualified Olympian
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