A podcast about the sports we love, the sports that break us and break our hearts, and how we mend ourselves. We talk about the mental pain athletes go through when their passion is taken away.
Recorded while I am recovering from a broken pelvis (snowboarding) that prevents me from running the Boston Marathon. Now, with COVID-19, it seems the whole world has been put on the injured list.
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A podcast about the sports we love, the sports that break us and break our hearts, and how we mend ourselves. We talk about the mental pain athletes go through when their passion is taken away.
Recorded while I am recovering from a broken pelvis (snowboarding) that prevents me from running the Boston Marathon. Now, with COVID-19, it seems the whole world has been put on the injured list.
Episode 9: "No one cares about your injury" with Avital Shimko (mogul skier)
ICED - Athletes, injuries & mental health
41 minutes 12 seconds
5 years ago
Episode 9: "No one cares about your injury" with Avital Shimko (mogul skier)
Avital Shimko is is a mogul skier on the US Ski team. She tore her ACL doing a back full; which is a backflip with a full 360 twist just 4 months after achieving her goal of making the team. Her recovery was longer than most due to scar tissue build up on the front of her ACL causing a cyclops lesion. So she had to start physical therapy all over. She was in Sweden this March (18 months post op) feeling stoked for her first World Cup competition back. Unfortunately it was a quick turnaround when the corona virus cancelled competition & travel worldwide. We talk about expectations, dedication, taking breaks, working with sports psychologists, and staying motivated through injury.
Here’s a link to Avital’s blog we talked about:
talthemogulskier.com
She is also in instagram as @avishort. Check her out, she is quite inspirational and a talented writer. Also, the photo for this episode was taken 5 minutes after she tore her ACL.
ICED - Athletes, injuries & mental health
A podcast about the sports we love, the sports that break us and break our hearts, and how we mend ourselves. We talk about the mental pain athletes go through when their passion is taken away.
Recorded while I am recovering from a broken pelvis (snowboarding) that prevents me from running the Boston Marathon. Now, with COVID-19, it seems the whole world has been put on the injured list.
