All three Americans advanced to the semifinal round of the women’s 1500 meters.
Nikki Hiltz had scouted the Olympic track, and they had a good idea of what to expect for their first-round heat of the 1500 meters in Paris on August 6. Hiltz, who is rooming with steeplechaser Courtney Wayment, came over to Stade de France to watch Wayment’s first round heat of the steeple. “That was really good to see that, because she was at 10 a.m., same as me,” Hiltz said. “So it was good to see like, ‘Wow, this place is packed at 10 a.m.
Moritz, Switzerland, for a couple of weeks of training at altitude; Team USA has a base there for Olympic athletes who don’t want to spend all their time at sea level in Paris before their events. Hiltz arrived in Paris on August 3 and has been staying in the Olympic Village. The place is buzzing. “It was a shock compared to the mountains of St. Moritz,” they said. “It’s crazy. It’s unlike anything I ever experienced. dining hall and then you see volleyball players, swimmers.
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