- Five-time Olympian Katie Uhlaender's unique treadmill workout video is gaining traction online.
- The video has garnered 2.5 million likes on Instagram, giving other athletes an opportunity to show off their own unique workouts.
- While Uhlaender enjoys her social media fame, she still prioritizes her goal of making her sixth Olympics in Italy.
PARK CITY — At the USANA Center of Excellence in Park City, athletes are working on the muscles they're hoping they'll need in February. Many of the athletes who will represent the USA at the Winter Olympics will first train there, like five-time Olympian skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender.
"2006 was my first Olympics, in Torino, Italy," Uhlaender said. "So, I'm hoping to make my sixth and final, also in Italy."
If you haven't caught her on your TV while watching NBC's Olympic coverage, maybe you've caught her on Instagram.
The video of Uhlaender sprinting on a treadmill while bent over holding a dumbbell has garnered more than 2.5 million likes since it was posted.
Other athletes have parlayed her video into opportunities to show off some of their own unique exercises — or to prompt laughs through stimulating activities such as "cat-cuddling" or "rocking out."
Your KSL-TV Olympic team did a little parlaying of its own, with Mike Anderson putting his strong, focus-ring wrists to work, not to mention Deanie Wimmer's buff, microphone-holding biceps. (Those don't happen by accident!)
As for Katie Uhlaender, she said it has been fun to gain a huge social media following. Still, no amount of training can ever prepare an athlete for fielding a stupid question from a reporter.
"What's cooler," I asked. "Going viral or competing in the Olympics?"
"C'mon," laughed Uhlaender.
She is one of dozens of athletes KSL-TV's Olympic team got to meet during its visit at the USANA Center. Like her, many of those athletes are veteran Olympians, while others are hoping to make their first appearance in the games. And some of those athletes from right here in the Beehive State.
We'll have lots more on their stories as we get closer to the 2026 Winter Olympics between now and February.
