Kyra Condie (born June 5, 1996) is one of four American rock climbers selected to represent Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. She placed 11th in the Women's Combined event in the sport of Sport Climbing. In December 2019, she qualified for the

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following her finish at the IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019, becoming the second female American climber to do so. Condie has attributed her climbing style that relies more on muscles than technique to training mostly at a small Minneapolis gym with only a 45-degree spray wall and the difficulty she has twisting her body because of her fused spine. During the pandemic, Condie found creative ways to continue her training at home, creating "off-the-wall" workouts with limited equipment and hanging from door frames.

Competition highlights

* 2022 Climbing World Cup (Jakarta, Indonesia) -- 11th Place, Lead Women * 2020 Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo, Japan) -- 11th place in Women's Combined (Sport Climbing) * 2019 U.S. Climbing Combined Invitational - Gold Medal * IFSC PanAmerican Championship (L, S, B, C) - Guayaquil (ECU) 2018 - Women's Combined - Gold Medal

Personal life and education

Condie underwent vertebrate surgery at age 13 to correct spinal deformation. Having been bullied throughout most of her childhood, Condie trained alone through college. During the 2016 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Condie befriended Canadian climber and fellow

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native Allison Vest. In 2018, Condie moved to train in

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after graduating from the

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. In spring 2020, with climbing competitions cancelled due to the

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, Vest moved in with Condie so they could train together at the

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Training Center in Salt Lake City. The pair began documenting their training on their shared

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account, "Climbing Roommates". In 2021, Condie was named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list in the Sports category and Sports Illustrated's "Fittest 50 Athletes in Sports" for that year. In 2022, Condie and Vest launched the podcast "Circle Up with Allison and Kyra", creating 30 minute episodes on climbing, motivation, body image and mindset.

References

External links

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Olympics.com Profile - Kyra CondieClimbing Roommates on TikTokCircle Up podcast on Spotify
Living people 1996 births People from Shoreview, Minnesota Sportspeople from Ramsey County, Minnesota American rock climbers Female climbers University of Minnesota alumni Sportspeople from Minnesota Sportspeople from Salt Lake City Sport climbers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic sport climbers for the United States {{climbing-bio-stub