All eight of Team USA’s Sport Climbing athletes arrived in Barcelona this past weekend for a pre-Games training camp. Hosted at Sharma Climbing Gavà, the camp offers the US athletes a dedicated training space, a team of carefully selected routesetters, and an opportunity to focus in with USA Climbing’s high performance staff before returning to Paris.

 

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“It’s been a new and exciting experience to have all the athletes (Boulder & Lead and Speed) training together at the same time,” said Natalia Grossman (Women’s Boulder & Lead). “Everyone at Sharma Climbing has also been very welcoming and accommodating and I’m grateful for their support!”

Camaraderie was front and center, as the team trained alongside Chris Sharma, legendary climber and founder of Sharma Climbing, Alberto Ginés López, who won a gold medal at Tokyo 2020 and will represent Spain at Paris 2024, Leslie Romero, who will also represent Spain at Paris 2024, and Erik Noya, who represents Spain’s national team.

Colin Duffy, Natalia Grossman, Jesse Grupper, Zach Hammer, Emma Hunt, Piper Kelly, Brooke Raboutou, and Sam Watson will all continue their training in Paris later this week.

Sport Climbing saw its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games. This year, Sport Climbing returns to the Olympics with twice as many medal events, including Boulder & Lead (Combined) and Speed. Competition is happening from August 5-10, with eight climbers representing Team USA.

You can watch Sport Climbing live (or on-demand at any time after the events) on TeamUSA.com, the NBC Olympics app, and Peacock. Up-to-date schedules, as well as live results, will be available on Olympics.com.