Competing in Japan this weekend, the 2021 World and Olympic Champion Flora Duffy had been absent from the blue carpet for the whole of 2023 as a knee injury kept her from racing. Yokohama marked her first action since retaining her world title at the 2022 Championship Finals Abu Dhabi. The last time Duffy and Gwen Jorgensen shared a start line was the 2016 Grand Final Cozumel, … [Read more...] about Colorado Elite Women Compete at World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama
Gwen Jorgensen Finishes World Cup Season with Gold in Chile
Gwen Jorgensen ran down the field to earn her fourth gold of the season in a dramatic end to the World Cup race in Vina del Mar, Chile. Gina Sereno earned silver and Vicky Holland (GBR) took bronze. The first two women who crossed the finish line -- Katie Zaferes (USA) and Teresa Zimovjanova (CZE) -- along with two other athletes were disqualified due to taking the wrong turn … [Read more...] about Gwen Jorgensen Finishes World Cup Season with Gold in Chile
Gwen Jorgensen Lands Gold in Tongyeong
Olympic champion Gwen Jorgensen wins World Cup gold after a spectacular run in Tongyeong, South Korea where the world’s best athletes battled it out in a challenging sprint-distance race format. Yuko Takahashi was wearing number 1 in today’s World Cup in Tongyeong and the Japanese athlete led the women’s field through the 750m swim with Hungary’s Zsanett Bragmayer, … [Read more...] about Gwen Jorgensen Lands Gold in Tongyeong
Steph Popelar Wins Age-Group Title at the 2023 World Triathlon Age Group Championships
PONTEVEDRA, Spain — Age group Team USA multisport athletes won 23 world championships and 58 total medals across three races Friday through Sunday, Sept. 22-24 in Pontevedra, Spain, at the 2023 World Triathlon Age-Group Championships. Nearly 400 U.S. multisport athletes representing age group Team USA raced in the Super-Sprint Triathlon Championships, Standard-Distance … [Read more...] about Steph Popelar Wins Age-Group Title at the 2023 World Triathlon Age Group Championships
Gwen Jorgensen Makes It Two in a Row with World Cup Win in Karlovy Vary
KARLOVY VARY, Czech Republic -- Gwen Jorgensen won gold on one of the most demanding courses on the world cup circuit, making it a back-to-back Olympic-distance triumph after last week's win in Valencia. Jorgensen is working to secure a place in the Championship Finals Pontevedra later this month. It was no surprise to see Italy’s Bianca Seregni spearheading the swim from … [Read more...] about Gwen Jorgensen Makes It Two in a Row with World Cup Win in Karlovy Vary
