Keira Farrimond

Salt Lake City

Executive Producer at KSL.com

KSL 5 News ExecutIve Producer

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The evolution of speed skating ice: From natural lakes to high-tech oval

Feb 11, 2025 | ksltv.com | Keira Farrimond |Alex Cabrero

OLYMPICS Feb 11, 2025, 7:28 PM CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The Utah Olympic Oval is known as the ‘Fastest Ice on Earth’ but in 1956 that title was held by Lake Misurina in the Italian Alps. The last natural ice Olympic speedskating venueThe site of the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympic Games’ speed skating venue, Lake Misurina sits at 5,754 feet above sea level and is surrounded by high mountain peaks. The alpine lake is protected from wind, creating perfect conditions for fast ice.
Milan Cortina 2026: Exploring the most geographically diverse Winter Olympics venues

Feb 10, 2025 | ksltv.com | Keira Farrimond |Alex Cabrero

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics are being called the most widespread Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in history. The nearly five-hour drive between Milan and Cortina, Italy, highlights just how geographically broad the Games’ venues are. Why so spread out? Milan Cortina 2026 is the first Winter Games to fully embrace the International Olympic Committee’s new cost-cutting reforms. Impressively, 90% of the venues already exist or will be temporary.
U.S. Men's Soccer Advances to Olympic Quarterfinals

Jul 30, 2024 | kslsports.com | Brian E. Preece |Keira Farrimond

PARIS, France – Two goals from Kevin Paredes and a clean sheet from Patrick Schulte led the U.S. to a 3-0 win over Guinea. Team U.S.A. advances to the men’s soccer quarterfinals against Morocco with the win. The U.S. faced Guinea in the final match of group play on Tuesday, July 30.
Alex Sedrick Leads U.S. To Bronze In Women's Rugby Sevens

Jul 30, 2024 | kslsports.com | Brian E. Preece |Keira Farrimond

PARIS, France – Salt Lake native Alex Sedrick turned inevitable defeat into a victory celebration as she sprinted the length of the field for a bronze medal-winning try. Sedrick powered through an Australian defender and saw only green grass between her and the try zone. The U.S. claims the bronze with a 14-12 score. It is the first women’s rugby sevens Olympic medal in U.S. history.
U.S. Women Fall In Rugby Sevens Semifinal, Will Play For Bronze

Jul 30, 2024 | kslsports.com | Brian E. Preece |Keira Farrimond

PARIS, France – The U.S. scored first, but defending gold medalist New Zealand was the better team in a 24-12 United States loss. The U.S. will play in the bronze medal match later this morning. The U.S. faced New Zealand in the Paris 2024 Olympics rugby sevens semifinals.
Simone Biles Has Redefined Her Sport -- And Its Vocabulary

Jul 30, 2024 | kslsports.com | Keira Farrimond

PARIS (AP) — It is not enough — it has never been enough — for Simone Biles to do gymnastics. The 27-year-old American star has been intent almost from the start on pushing the sport in new directions by doing things that have never been done before. That could continue this week when she tries for her eighth Olympic medal in Paris.
Team USA Powers To Olympic Gold In Women's Gymnastics

Jul 30, 2024 | kslsports.com | Keira Farrimond

PARIS (AP) β “The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women’s team in the finals inside a raucous Bercy Arena on Tuesday night.
U.S. Women Could Win First Rugby Medal In 100 Years

Jul 30, 2024 | kslsports.com | Madisan Hinkhouse |Keira Farrimond

PARIS – The women of Team USA are guaranteed to play for a medal Tuesday after defeating Great Britain Monday night in the quarterfinals of Rugby Sevens. The team fell to New Zealand and will play for the Bronze medal later today. Great Britain ended Team USA’s hopes of a medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics where the team finished in 6th place. Making HistoryIt’s the first time U.S. women’s rugby has advanced as far as the semifinals after the sport was added to the Olympic program in 2016.
Ledecky Is Fastest In 1500 Heats; Marchand Advances

Jul 30, 2024 | kslsports.com | Keira Farrimond

NANTERRE, France (AP) — Katie Ledecky got started on what she hopes will be her first gold medal of the Paris Olympics, topping the field in the preliminaries of the women’s 1,500-meter freestyle on Tuesday. Finishing more than a half-lap ahead of the closest challenger in her heat, Ledecky posted a time of 15 minutes, 47.43 seconds. She’ll have the prime lane in the middle of the pool for the final Wednesday.
Girl Power On Display For Team USA At Paris Olympics

Jul 29, 2024 | kslsports.com | Madisan Hinkhouse |Keira Farrimond

PARIS – The females of Team USA have taken France by storm and are off to a great start at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Through the first two days of medal events, nine of the United States’ 12 medals have been won by women. It’s a fitting pattern for a city who was home to the first ever women’s Olympic events. When Paris first hosted the games in 1900, women were welcomed in just five sports: tennis, sailing, equestrian, croquet and golf.