Kurt Browning Article about Olympics Anxiety

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Naomi Osaka & Simone Biles Are Addressing Olympic Anxiety

Osaka and Biles' decisions to sit out of competitions represents a shift in how athletes are coping with Olympic anxiety.

fashionmagazine.com

 

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Interesting article, but I thought the author was reaching too hard to connect Kurt's situation with Simone's situation. Simone, as she described in her IG, encountered far more than "anxiety".

Simone Biles explains competition withdrawal at Olympics: 'My mind and body are simply not in sync'

Simone Biles spoke out for the first time since she shocked the world by dropping out of the women's individual all-around final at the Tokyo Games.

abcnews.go.com

"It's honestly petrifying trying to do a skill but not having your mind & body in sync," she wrote. "10/10 do not recommend."

She also admitted that she doesn't know how she made it through her vault routine, as she felt completely off while doing it.

"I also have no idea how I landed on my feet on that vault bc if you look at the pictures & my eyes you can see how confused I am as to where I am in the air," she said. "Thankfully I landed safe enough but I also don't think some of you realize I was supposed to do a 2 ½ and I only completed 1 ½ twists before it looks like I got shot out of the air."

To be fair, this article may have been written before Simone described her health issues in more detail. And always good to hear from Kurt!