Editing Madison, Wisconsin (section)

===Amateur sports===
[[File:Sailboats on Lake Mendota.JPG|thumb|Sailboats approaching the south shore of [[Lake Mendota]] and northern downtown Madison]]

Madison is home to several endurance sports racing events, such as the [[Crazylegs Classic]], Paddle and Portage, the [[Mad City Marathon]], and [[Ironman triathlon|Ironman]] Wisconsin, which attracts over 45,000 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ironman Wisconsin |url=http://ironmanwisconsin.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206204308/http://ironmanwisconsin.com/ |archive-date=December 6, 2012 |access-date=December 8, 2016 |website=Ironmanwisconsin.com}}</ref> The [[CrossFit Games]] were held at the [[Alliant Energy Center]] from 2017 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Games Move to Madison |url=http://games.crossfit.com/video/games-move-madison |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161123065928/http://games.crossfit.com/video/games-move-madison |archive-date=November 23, 2016 |access-date=December 8, 2016 |website=Games.crossfit.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article279485459.html |title=Fort Worth lands another major sports event. This one features world's 'fittest athletes' |first=Harrison |last= Mantas |date=September 19, 2023 |work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram }}</ref> Madison has several active [[ultimate (sport)|ultimate]] disc leagues organized through the nonprofit Madison Ultimate Frisbee Association.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About MUFA |url=http://www.mufa.org/mufa/about/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026174609/http://www.mufa.org/mufa/about/ |archive-date=October 26, 2016 |publisher=The Madison Ultimate Frisbee Association}}</ref>

The Wisconsin Rugby Club, the 1998 and 2013 [[USA Rugby]] Division II National Champions, and the [[Wisconsin Women's Rugby Football Club]] are the state's only Division I women's rugby team. The Madison Curling Club was founded in 1921 and one of its teams won the 2014 Women's US National Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madison Curling Club |url=http://madisoncurlingclub.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704122547/http://madisoncurlingclub.com/ |archive-date=July 4, 2014 |access-date=July 22, 2014 |website=Madisoncurlingclub.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Madison Curling Club |url=http://madisoncurlingclub.com/2014/04/2014-womens-national-champs/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727050650/http://madisoncurlingclub.com/2014/04/2014-womens-national-champs/ |archive-date=July 27, 2014 |access-date=December 8, 2016}}</ref> Madison's Gaelic sports club hosts a [[hurling]] team organized as the [[Hurling Club of Madison]] and a Gaelic football club with men's and women's teams.

The roller derby league, [[Madison Roller Derby]], was formed in Madison in 2004 and is a member of the [[Women's Flat Track Derby Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madison Roller Derby |url=https://www.madisonrollerderby.org/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301074641/https://www.madisonrollerderby.org/ |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |access-date=February 28, 2019 |website=Madisonrollerderby.org}}</ref> Madison is also home to [[Wisconsin United Roller Derby]], a member league of the [[Men's Roller Derby Association]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wisconsin United Roller Derby |url=https://mrda.org/team/wisconsin-united-roller-derby/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803175844/https://mrda.org/team/wisconsin-united-roller-derby/ |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |access-date=March 29, 2020 |website=MRDA.org}}</ref>

The Blackhawk Ski Club, formed in 1947, provides ski jumping, cross-country skiing and alpine skiing. The club's programs have produced several Olympic ski jumpers, two Olympic ski jumping coaches and one Olympic ski jumping director. The club had the first Nordic ski facility with lighted night jumping.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 1, 2021 |title=Blackhawk Ski Club |url=https://usanordic.org/club-directory/blackhawk-ski-club/ |access-date=August 18, 2022 |website=USA Nordic Sport |language=en-US}}</ref>