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In the women’s Olympic Speed event, Aleksandra Mirosław was flawless and dominant. But there were some surprises—and amazingly close races—in the battle for silver and bronze.

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/aleksandra-miroslaw-olympic-gold/

Poland’s Aleksandra Mirosław Absolutely Dominates Speed—Winning Olympic Immortality

Aleksandra Mirosław's won Gold in the women’s Olympic Speed event—setting a new world record in the process.

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After today's tumultuous (and poorly set) lead semifinal, where numerous top names struggled, Friday's final will be a mix of favorites and upstarts.

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/mens-sport-climbing-semifinal-results-paris-olympics/

Huge Upsets in Men’s Sport Climbing Lead Semifinal

After a tumultuous lead round, Friday's final will be a mix of favorites and upstarts. Here are the men's Sport Climbing semifinal results.

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Was Climbing “Better” Before It Was an Olympic Sport?

Matt Samet, a 37-year rock climber and former editor of Climbing Magazine, asks whether and how Olympic Climbing is effecting our culture.

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Sam Watson and Veddriq Leonardo keep swapping records. But in Paris Watson has raised the bar yet higher.

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/watch-sam-watson-new-speed-world-record/

Watch Sam Watson Set a New Speed World Record!

Sam Watson and Veddriq Leonardo keep swapping the world record. But in Paris Watson has raised the bar yet higher.

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Three years ago, Jesse Grupper was climbing outside and working full time. He wasn't sure he wanted that to change. Here's how it did.

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/jesse-grupper-olympian-profile/

Jesse Grupper Nearly Gave Up on Comps. Now He’s an Olympian.

For Jesse Grupper, climbing in the Olympics is less important than using his engineering degree to help others.

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The 5 Best Races of Men’s Olympic Speed (Including USA’s World Record-Setting Run)

The action-packed men's Speed quarterfinals wrapped up this morning, with big surprises and shattered records.

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

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/underdogs-sport-climbing-paris-olympics/

We All Know Who the Olympic Favorites Are. But Don’t Count These Underdogs Out

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

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Yesterday's men's semifinal bouldering round was too hard—with just seven tops in total and only one athlete topping two boulders—but the setters totally redeemed themselves in today's women's semifinal.

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/womens-boulder-semifinal-paris-olympics/

Risky Beta and Fantastic Setting Defines Women’s Boulder Semifinal

The men's Olympic semifinal bouldering round was too hard, but the setters totally redeemed themselves in today's women's semifinal.

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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.

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/sport-climbing-paris-2024-opinion/

Why Paris 2024 is Way Cooler (For Climbers) Than Tokyo 2021 

The Olympic Sport Climbing event (singular) that debuted in Tokyo differs significantly from the events (plural) we’re watching in Paris.

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Nine highlights (and lowlights) of the women’s Speed Climbing seeding and elimination rounds.

https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/olympic-womens-speed-climbing-qualification/

Technical Issues & New World Records in Women’s Olympic Speed Climbing

Nine highlights (and lowlights) of the women’s Speed climbing seeding and elimination rounds in the Paris Olympics.

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