
How Simone Biles inspires today's Winter Olympians to open up on mental health struggles
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Olympians in Beijing are inspired to continue the conversation Simone Biles started about their own mental health journey
Mikaela Shiffrin, the winningest slalom skier of all time, uncharacteristically wiped out of the giant slalom at the National Alpine Ski Centre barely 11 seconds into the race on Monday. Two days later, she skidded out of control only five seconds into her second race, sitting alone on the hill as NBC cameras panned closer to watch her in shock, according to Yahoo! Sports.
"I’m kind of accepting and trying to prepare for basically the discomfort of the one situation that you hope would be this joyous, amazing event," Shiffrin said several months ago when preparing for the Olympics.
"What people see is the pictures with the Olympic rings and, ‘We went to the Opening Ceremonies!’ and: ‘Look at these cool outfits! This is such a fun time. This is so great!’ But honestly, it’s terrifying for the entire two weeks straight."