Olympic Analysis

While mortal injury is highly unlikely, sport climbing is still hard on the body.

Janja Garnbret, Sorato Anraku, and Jakob Schubert are clear crowd favorites. But there are plenty of others who could snag gold.

There are two major differences between the Olympic Sport Climbing event (singular) that debuted in Tokyo and the Sport Climbing events (plural) that we’re watching in Paris this week.

The men’s boulders, for instance, are as hard as V14. We caught up with Paris’s head Boulder setter to learn what strengths and skills a climber needs to grab gold.

Some climbers who didn't qualify for the Olympics may be heartbroken. But others redirected their goals. This has made at least one pundit (me) quite happy.

The fact that anyone could win is why we’ll all tune in starting August 5.

Smart setting is giving bouldering the traction it needs to stay an Olympic sport. Can lead keep up?

The speed wall didn't go well for most of the climbers, then one boulder was too easy, the others too hard.

Janja got off to a terrible start, speed PRs fell, Seo proved she was worthy, Nonaka hurt her wrist, and other news from today's women's sport climbing qualifiers.

If the Olympics happened in her era, she'd have been there. Now Hill is watching Brooke, whom she has known since the young climber's infancy.

Now that climbing has been viewed by millions, what are the ramifications? How did it stack up against other sports?

The night was full of twists and turns, with underdogs giving top-dog performance, and the eight climbers advancing to the finals were only half expected.

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A lot of the world's top climbers won't be in the Olympics, here's why.

Political scientist and former Team USA athlete Jules Boykoff explains why the Tokyo Olympics could finally break the IOC and change the games forever.

With the Games just days away, the world's top two climbers seem poised to win gold, but victory isn't guaranteed. Here are our picks for the athletes who could upset the apple cart.

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Don't know a belayer from a send, no worries, our easy-to-use guide can set you straight.

Don't know speed from lead climbing, or want the finer points on how Olympic climbers will be scored? Here's what you need to know.

The rules, the format, and what to look for.

Founded in 2005 by a champ, Team ABC keeps turning them out.

The country might be small, but its climbing team is mighty and includes the best of all time

The highs and lows from the World Cup in Innsbruck—some Olympians, but not all, shone.