On Sept. 1 this year, 17-year-old Elsie Larson earned a silver medal at the Teenage CrossFit Games in Michigan, where she competed against other 16- and 17-year-olds in a series of exercises and events.
Watch Larson prepare to compete again on Saturday, Sept. 28 — where she’ll compete at her home gym in Gahanna before jetting off to Granville High School’s homecoming dance.
Owen Baker and Daniela Gomez Vargas write for TheReportingProject.org, the nonprofit news organization of Denison University’s Journalism program, which is supported by generous donations from readers. Sign up for The Reporting Project newsletter here.