Kyra Condie

Kyra Condie
Condie in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-06-05) June 5, 1996 (age 28)
Shoreview, Minnesota
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Websitewww.kyracondie.com
Climbing career
Type of climber
Highest grade
Medal record
Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Combined

Kyra Condie (born June 5, 1996) is a rock climber who specializes in competition climbing and was one of four American rock climbers selected to represent Team USA at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.[2] She placed 11th in the Women's Combined event in the sport of Sport Climbing.[2] In December 2019, she qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics following her finish at the IFSC Combined Qualifier Toulouse 2019, becoming the second female American climber to do so.[3]

Climbing career

Competition climbing

  • 2022 Climbing World Cup (Jakarta, Indonesia) -- 11th Place, Lead Women[4]
  • 2020 Summer Olympic Games (Tokyo, Japan) -- 11th place in Women's Combined (Sport Climbing)[2]
  • 2019 U.S. Climbing Combined Invitational - Gold Medal[5]
  • IFSC PanAmerican Championship (L, S, B, C) - Guayaquil (ECU) 2018 - Women's Combined - Gold Medal[6]

Climbing style

Condie has attributed her climbing style, which 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.[1] 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.[7]

Personal life and education

Kyra Condie climbing indoors

Condie underwent vertebrate surgery at age 13 to correct spinal deformation.[8] Having been bullied throughout most of her childhood, Condie trained alone through college.[9] During the 2016 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Condie befriended Canadian climber and fellow Minnesota native Allison Vest. In 2018, Condie moved to train in Salt Lake City after graduating from the University of Minnesota.[3] In spring 2020, with climbing competitions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Vest moved in with Condie so they could train together at the USA Climbing Training Center in Salt Lake City. The pair began documenting their training on their shared TikTok account, "Climbing Roommates".[9]

In 2021, Condie was named to Forbes' "30 Under 30" list in the Sports category[10] and Sports Illustrated's "Fittest 50 Athletes in Sports" for that year.[7] 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.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c Chrobak, Ula (October 16, 2019). "The Climbing Q&A: Kyra Condie". Climbing. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  2. ^ a b c "Kyra Condie". Olympics.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Kyra Condie, decade after severe back surgery, qualifies for Olympic sport climbing". NBC Sports. November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kyra CONDIE". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. ^ "Local climbers rock First U.S. Combined competition, inch toward Olympics". www.dailycamera.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. ^ "IFSC PanAmerican Championship (L, S, B, C) - Guayaquil (ECU) 2018". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  7. ^ a b "Most Fit Athletes in Sports on SI's Fittest 50 List 2021". Sports Illustrated. May 5, 2021. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Interview with Mountain Hardwear". Kyra Condie. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  9. ^ a b Schneider, Ari (February 8, 2021). "Life at Home With the BFF Rock Climbers Redefining the Sport". Vogue.
  10. ^ "Forbes 30 Under 30 2021: Sports". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  11. ^ "Circle Up!". Spotify. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
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