Denver writer Josiah Hesse was hungry for a new addiction when he picked up some running shoes and threw himself into the sport. He’d heard about the coveted runner’s high — and how health-conscious adults were willing to sacrifice sleep to experience it — and he wanted a taste for himself. He was instantly disappointed. […]
2020 Tokyo Olympics
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Carman: Simone Biles’ gold medal-worthy performance a lesson for all of us
Like Simone Biles, last week I started feeling like I had a “bit of the twisties.” I’ve been rolling along, tumbling happily through life for the past five months, hugging my grandchildren and smiling again without my mask, and suddenly it seems I might be heading for a crash. The Centers for Disease Control and […]
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Opinion: A Denver adoptee marvels at the Olympic adoptees on Team USA
As a former slightly above-average competitive swimmer who has put in more than a few laps in Denver-area pools, I can’t help but be inspired and impressed by, and a little envious of, the remarkable stories of multiple adoptees who have qualified to compete at the Tokyo Olympics. And, as someone who has facilitated search […]
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Colorado Olympian Annie Kunz overcame a pandemic training psych-out to set her sights on Tokyo gold
Just weeks before the Tokyo Olympics, the greatest female athlete you’ve probably never heard of shocked the track and field world by turning in the fifth-best heptathlon performance of all time at the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon. But only weeks before that, Colorado’s Annie Kunz, 28, sank to an emotional low point that […]
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Climbing is making its Olympic debut. Here’s what you need to know about the sport and its Colorado athletes.
By John Marshall, The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Climbing’s standing as a niche sport has always been a part of its appeal. A rock wall can be a place of solitude or of camaraderie with a small group of fellow climbers. There are no crowds, just the peacefulness of the outdoors and the […]
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With Olympic dreams delayed, one Colorado athlete declares: “This is the time when champions are made”
SALIDA — Sophia Herzog dips her feet into the rushing Arkansas River and shudders. “I’m an elite swimmer and this is out of my comfort zone by a long shot,” she says, laughing as she slips into the current. The 23-year-old Paralympic silver medalist didn’t just lose her goal when Paralympic and Olympic officials pushed […]
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As climbing heads toward the Olympic stage, a Boulder-based crew is setting some gripping route standards
VAIL — Chris Danielson spent an hour on the one hold. One of the world’s top competitive rock-climbing routesetters, Danielson dragged his step ladder up to the climbing wall at the base of Vail ski area, pulled out a power drill, tilted and spun the red triangle just so and stepped back to stare. His […]