Kyra Condie

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Kyra Condie
2019 Sport & Speed Open Nationals - Awards - Kyra Condie - 01.jpg
Condie in 2019
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (1996-06-05) June 5, 1996 (age 25)
Shoreview, Minnesota
EducationUniversity of Minnesota
Height5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Websitewww.kyracondie.com
Climbing career
Type of climberBouldering
Highest grade
Medal record
Pan-American Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Combined

Kyra Condie (born June 5, 1996) is an American rock climber. As of April 2019, she was ranked 13 in boulder category.[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]

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.[1]

Competition highlights[]

  • 2019 U.S. Climbing Combined Invitational - Gold Medal[4]
  • IFSC PanAmerican Championship (L, S, B, C) - Guayaquil (ECU) 2018 - Women's Combined - Gold Medal[5]

Personal life and education[]

Kyra Condie climbing indoors

Condie underwent vertebrate surgery at age 13 to correct spinal deformation.[6] In 2018, she moved to train in Salt Lake City after graduating from the University of Minnesota.[3] During the 2016 IFSC Climbing World Cup, Condie befriended Canadian climber and fellow Minnesota native Allison Vest. 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, and the pair began documenting their training on their shared TikTok account.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Chrobak, Ula (October 16, 2019). "The Climbing Q&A: Kyra Condie". Climbing. Retrieved 2020-01-09.
  2. ^ "Kyra Conde Profile". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2019-04-19.
  3. ^ a b "Kyra Condie, decade after severe back surgery, qualifies for Olympic sport climbing". NBC Sports. November 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "Local climbers rock First U.S. Combined competition, inch toward Olympics". www.dailycamera.com. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  5. ^ "IFSC PanAmerican Championship (L, S, B, C) - Guayaquil (ECU) 2018". www.ifsc-climbing.org. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  6. ^ "Interview with Mountain Hardwear". Kyra Condie. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  7. ^ Schneider, Ari (February 8, 2021). "Life at Home With the BFF Rock Climbers Redefining the Sport". Vogue.

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