In this Super Special Winter Olympic Review, Dr Pete Olusoga is joined by Dr Chelsi Day, Sport Psychologist at ‘The’ Ohio State University, and Dr Leah Washington, resident Olympic Superfan and professor of sports medicine and sport psychology to talk about the ups, downs, ins, outs, and triple Salchows of the Beijing 2022 Winer Olympics. From drug scandals to ‘minor’ broken necks, and managing the post-Olympic comedown, this episode has a little bit of everything. Make sure you stay tuned to the end to find out how Leah is going to save the Olympics!
Oh, and dog sledding was a demonstration event in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. So now you know.
- Dr Chelsi Day on Twitter: @sportpsychmind
- Dr Leah Washington on Twitter: @Leah_SportPsych
- Ryan Cochran’s minor broken neck: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CKZmqkKI3LZ/?utm_medium=copy_link
- Article on the Czech Republic Women’s Ice Hockey team: https://olympics.com/en/featured-news/interview-czech-republic-womens-ice-hockey-team
- Burn it All Down Podcast: The Figure Skating Fiasco: https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/episodes/238
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