Winter Olympics famous person Chloe Kim stated she’s taking a break from snowboarding “only for my psychological well being.”
Months after her second straight halfpipe gold medal on the Winter Olympics in February, Kim informed Cheddar final week: “[I] simply wish to sort of reset, don’t wish to get proper again into it after such a enjoyable, however draining yr on the similar time, understanding that it was an Olympic yr.”
Kim’s announcement continued a motion of athletes publicly addressing the pressures of elite competitors.
Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and tennis star Naomi Osaka have revealed psychological well being points amid battles to return to their championship type. Skier Mikaela Shiffrin bared her struggles with self-doubt throughout a Winter Olympics through which the two-time gold medalist didn't medal.
Not too long ago, Biles’ Olympic gold-medal successor within the all-around, Suni Lee, stated she is experiencing anxiousness assaults as a result of excessive expectations positioned on her whereas she competes in faculty at Auburn.
Kim informed Cheddar she skilled an emotional spiral after her first gold medal in 2018, however this time, “I knew what to anticipate, so i didn’t spiral the way in which I did after my first one. ... That was a very onerous time for me.”
To assist protect her equilibrium, Kim stated she is going to take a whole aggressive yr off. She additionally took a protracted hiatus after the 2018 Video games.
“I simply wish to take pleasure in this second, take all of it in after which get again to it once I’m feeling prepared,” she stated. “However as of now, the plan is most positively to go after a 3rd medal.”
The subsequent Winter Olympics are scheduled for 2026 in Italy.
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