The Finals were a wild ride, with who would win and who wouldn't shifting like sand as the competition progressed. What didn't change? The grit and courage shown by all the athletes, as captured by the lens of photographer Ryu Voelkel.
Brooke Raboutou didn't medal, but she gave an OIympic performance, and is worthy of being on a podium by herself.
Alex Johnson, who was an early peer on the U.S. Team, recalls the time Coleman won his "first" silver. And what made him stand out.
Sport Climbing was exhausting to watch, four days of high-level focus from the athletes and spectators. It was at times a bumpy and confusing road with many forks, most generated by an oddball scoring system. Here, we present the highs and lows.
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The best in the world dominated Boulder finals while Raboutou's strong showing puts her in good shape heading into Lead finals, where the Gold, Silver and Bronze in climbing's first-ever Olympics will be determined.
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In a surprise lead finish the young Spanish climber took the gold while Ondra finished out of the medals.
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The mens' speed final was filled with slips and a false start. Ondra had personal best.
Don't know who will be competing tonight? Here's the list.
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It's the Olympics anything can happen, but let's make a few predictions anyway.
A torn biceps tendon has knocked the Frenchman out of finals potentially upsetting the medal apple cart.
The Games seemed too clean, too organized, too commercial to ever accept climbing and for likewise that climbers would never accept it.
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Personal bests and slips shake up the leader board as Olympic women race to position going into Boulder.
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.
Men's Qualifications: Our on-site photographers John Glassberg and Jess Talley captured climbing's Olympians on the very first event.
The men's Combined Qualifiers have concluded with two Americans advancing, while Adam Ondra passes through.
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20 of the world's best competition climbers squared off in the sport's Olympic debut. Team USA, Colin Duffy and Nathaniel Coleman, had strong performance. Adam Ondra, while not so fast, landed in a solid position—he wasn't last—going into Boulder and Lead.
Our on site photographers Jon Glassberg and Jess Talley captured climbing's Olympians before they take the big stage.
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Watching underdogs win surprise gold medals is one of the best parts of the Olympics. Here are some of the most unexpected wins in the history of the games — including two that changed running forever.
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Team USA, Kyra Condie, Nathaniel Coleman, Brooke Raboutou and Colin Duffy go on the world stage with their fellow Olympians.
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Garrett Gregor, Olympic routesetter, reports from Tokyo.
With climbing's debut in the Olympics just days away, the athletes are already getting their game on.
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He's worked with Olympic climbers Colin Duffy and Brooke Raboutou since they were kids.
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Zack DiCristino, the National and Olympic Team physical therapist and medical manager helps keep Team USA healthy and cranking.
The president opens up about the Olympics, that highly publicized lawsuit with Japan, some ongoing efforts to combat doping, and what’s in store after Tokyo
Great performances by world-class competitors in the final World Cup before the Olympics.
A day in the USAC Training Center
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Team USA's training facility in Salt Lake City doesn't have a juice bar. It's got soul instead.
By the numbers, Team USA is having its greatest season of all-time—and we’re only halfway done.
Yet another powerhouse performance from Team USA, with the usual stars shining and Ashima Shiraishi proving she has the stuff for World Cups.
The Olympics Are Counting On Climbing and a Few Other Additions To Put a New Spin to the Games
Team USA was projected to qualify just one athlete for the Olympics, but instead maxed out, quadrupling expectations. The team manager had a lot to do with it.
Three Americans continued Team USA's streak on the world stage.
With the Olympics just three weeks away, no qualified Olympians are competing, but stoke and crank goes on in the center of the alpine universe.
Competition climbing had scrappy origins, but thanks to a dedicated crew it took off.
"We are not magicians and we do not make the results."
Our World Cup coverage continues as gold medalists Sean Bailey and Natalia Grossman take on the best in the world in lead climbing.
He didn't make the Olympic team, finished 47th in Innsbruck, but these stumbles only sharpened Sean Bailey's blade of ambition, and now he rightly sits on the throne as king of the comeback.
Slovenia's brightest star is the favorite to win gold in Tokyo, but nothing is a given. A foot could slip, she could false start in Speed, or other competitors could simply climb faster and harder.
Three medals for Team USA in Villars. Wow.
Team USA did well again, with Sean Bailey cranking to second place.
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A great showing as three Olympians move to the next round
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Says Condie: “I’ve always said that my superpower in climbing is being able to separate my self-worth from my climbing ability."
Unveiling the Lead, Speed and Boulder walls, the Format, and how to read the Scoreboard
Rain prematurely ends women's competition, Japan men's sweeps, complaints of prolonged camera close up of Austria’s Johanna Färber
Initially a full-time electrician, this East-Coast climber escaped the grueling monotony of his day job and now has the biggest challenge of his life.
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This was the strongest showing for the Team USA Olympian.
Ondra, Raboutou, Noguchi, Garnbret and Megos are household names, but lesser-known are the Olympic climbers from afield.
The last World Cup before the Olympic Games is unfolding right now. Tune in for updates and to watch the competition live.
Japan has had the most consistently dominant team for 10 years, but will they own the Olympics?
If you had asked any of us, fresh out of middle school and going to Nationals in dark, dusty old rock gyms, if climbing would ever join the Olympics, our answer would have been, “Not in our lifetimes.”
She sped through high school and now blazes up comp walls when she isn't going to nursing school.
Performance-enhancing drugs have been the bane of sports, and with climbing's Olympic debut, climbing competitors can expect additional scrutiny.
Big stars and dark horses alike kept the first World Cup of the 2021 season, in Meiringen, Switzerland, exciting until the end. The event provided a sneak peak at how the field is shaping up ahead of the Olympics.
A guide to climbing’s inaugural appearance at the Summer Olympic Games
Recent ruling will impact Russian climbers vying for Olympic berths
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