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The 2024 Paris Olympics will be iconic. Beautiful location. Pumped up athletes. And NO pandemic restrictions! ”Dying to Ask: The Road to Paris” tells the backstories of athletes, coaches and people behind the scenes who get Team USA to the top of the podium. Join 11-time Olympic reporter Deirdre Fitzpatrick and the Hearst Olympic Team to get inspired and maybe add a little Olympic edge to your life.
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Friday Feb 18, 2022
How To Never Lose Your Joy With Olympic Skier Travis Ganong
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Friday Feb 18, 2022
Joy.
It's as fleeting as it is elusive.
Olympic skiers like Travis Ganong earn their living from doing something others do recreationally. It's their day job. And, anyone's day job can get old.
So, what did this pro athlete do hours after returning from the 2022 Beijing Olympics?
He went skiing.
Why? Because it brings him joy.
"Contrary to the belief that as a pro skier we get to ski a lot, when we're racing, we're not skiing that much. When we're racing, we're going up and inspecting the hill and we're resting a lot. And we're doing our race runs so we're doing two or three runs a day to conserve energy and trying to stay healthy and saving a lot for the race run. During the whole season, I can't wait to get home and ski for myself and for the joy of skiing without the pressure and the stress," Ganong said.
For this two-time Olympian, home sweet home means home sweet snow.
On this Dying to Ask:
- Behind the scenes of the Beijing bubble
- Why athletes are leaving the Olympic Village before the games even end
- How to keep your joy for a sport or a hobby alive
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