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Friday Jul 12, 2024
Friday Jul 12, 2024
Being bored at the Olympics is a good thing if you're Dr. Marcy Faustin.
Faustin is a co-head team physician for USA women's gymnastics. Paris will be her second Olympics.
The delayed Tokyo Games were her first Olympic experience. She thought protecting her athletes from COVID-19 and injury would be her main challenge.
Instead, she found herself thrust into one of the most seismic moments in sports when superstar Simone Biles had to withdraw from competition to take care of her mental health.
"What Simone was able to do is show that you need to take care of yourself first even if she feels the external pressure of the gymnastics community, the Olympics and the world needing her to be the face of the Games. It allowed other people to say, 'I'm not doing OK right now and I'm having a hard time,'" Faustin said.
"The Simone effect" rippled through the Games and the world, giving other athletes the freedom to admit the mental toll training and competing takes.
Protecting the mind is as important as protecting the body, according to Faustin. Athletes work with sports psychologists. The USOPC provides additional mental health help during the Games.
At USA Gymnastics, Faustin and Dr. Ellen Casey share the responsibility of taking care of the athletes and supporting personnel and their families. It's a holistic approach centered on making individuals feel safe, comforted and supported.
Faustin said, "Everyone who is a part of the team knows we have to do that physical aspect, but we also have to do that mental aspect. Whatever that is for that individual person."
Faustin is a former college athlete. Her primary job is working for UC Davis Sports Medicine in Sacramento taking care of non-Olympic patients and giving sports medicine lectures. Her love of sports and competitive nature make her a perfect medical ally and personal hype woman for Team USA.
On this Dying to Ask:
- How do you become an Olympic Team Doctor?
- How Simone Biles destigmatized mental health for athletes and everyday people
- What will a day in Paris look like for the medical team?
- Why female gymnasts are older and stronger than ever in 2024
- Dr. Faustin's phone-free hack to relieve athletes' stress during the games
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