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☆ How to think like an Olympian and develop a winner’s brain
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

Not only do Olympic athletes tone their bodies into near perfection; they hone their minds as well. Researchers have studied Olympians for decades and found they share some common traits, habits and qualities that you too can use to develop a winner’s mindset. Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo dunks the ball in the men's preliminary round during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Banish self-doubtThere is no room for doubt in the minds of Olympic athletes, according to Gould. Italy's Sofia Goggia takes part in the women's downhill third training session during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Jeff Brown, Brown, Dan Gould, Gould, ” Gould, Greece's Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kelly McGonigal, “, McGonigal, you’ve, ” Simone Biles, ” Brown, we’re, Simone, ” Ahtziri Sandoval, Tom Weller, VOIGT, I’ve, Italy's Sofia Goggia, Fabrice Coffrini, it’s, Trinity Rodman, Alexandra Popp, Brad Smith, don’t, Spain's Maria Xiao, Wang Zhao, France's Léon Marchand, Manan Vatsyayana, I’m, they’re Organizations: CNN, Harvard Medical School, Boston Marathon, Institute for, Youth Sports, kinesiology, Michigan State University, US Olympic Committee, United States Tennis Association, Research, Getty, Team Mexico, Olympic, Italy's, ”, Paris, Paris Games Locations: England, Beijing, AFP, United States, Germany

☆ Mikaela Shiffrin: Ski superstar tells CNN she was ‘lucky’ to escape major damage in high-speed crash
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-08 | by ( Ben Church | Don Riddell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —US skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin has set no timeline for her return to the slopes as she continues her recovery process following a high-speed crash in January. “This one, to be honest, I kind of saw it coming from the air, a little bit,” she added. “I was trying to avoid that scenario, but it also happens fast enough there’s not a lot you can do about it. Shiffrin rushed to his side at the hospital and was with him when he woke up from surgery. He just makes everyone around him smile.”Mikaela Shiffrin says she was lucky to avoid serious injury during a crash last month.

Persons: Shiffrin, ”, CNN Sport’s Don Riddell, ” Shiffrin, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, “, Mikaela Shiffrin, Jonas Ericsson, Kilde, he’s, we’ve, Sofia Goggia, “ You’re, “ I’m, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, , I’ve Organizations: CNN, Agence, Federation, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Chiefs Locations: Italy, Andorra, Norwegian, Wengen, Switzerland, Italian, Ponte di Legno

American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin will skip giant slalom and slalom races this weekend in Andorra to give her knee more time to mend. Shiffrin, who’s chasing her sixth overall World Cup title this season, was hurt in a crash nearly two weeks ago during a downhill event at Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Although she avoided major damage to her left knee, she said she’s dealing with an MCL sprain along with a sprain of the tibiofibular ligament. She added that she continues to recover from a bone bruise she suffered at the start of the season. “I really want to do this right,” Shiffrin said Wednesday of her recovery.

Persons: who’s, She's, Shiffrin, Lara, “, ” Shiffrin, It’s, Sofia Goggia, who've, Petra Vlhova, Alexis Pinturault, Corinne Suter, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, she's, Lena Duerr Organizations: Cortina d’Ampezzo, Cortina, Sofia Locations: Andorra, Italy, Colorado, Switzerland, Milan, Norwegian, “

☆ Sofia Goggia: Italian skier suffers double-fracture, becoming latest skier to suffer serious injury this season
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ben Church | Ivana Scatola | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Sofia Goggia has become the latest skier to suffer a serious injury this season, after the Italian star broke her leg during a training crash on Monday. In a statement on Monday, the Italian Winter Sports Federation (FISI) said Goggia underwent “perfectly successful” surgery on a “displaced joint fracture” on her right leg. Goggia is the reigning World Cup downhill champion and is currently leading this season’s competition. “Another injury that interrupts my chase after a new Downhill World Cup title,” Goggia said in the FISI statement. It’s also another incident involving a World Cup skier this season.

Persons: CNN — Sofia Goggia, Goggia, “, ” Goggia, It’s, Mikaela Shiffrin, –, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Organizations: CNN —, Winter Sports Federation, Eurosport Locations: Ponte di Legno, Italy

☆ Shiffrin claims fifth overall World Cup title
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

March 4 (Reuters) - Mikaela Shiffrin secured her fifth overall women's World Cup title when she took fifth place in the downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, on Saturday, but her wait for a record-equalling 86th World Cup win continues. Shiffrin, who won three consecutive overall World Cup titles from 2017-19 as well as one in 2022, is now one shy of the women's record held by Austrian Annemarie Moser-Proell, winner from 1971-75 and in 1979. Shiffrin is also one race win away from equalling Swedish men's slalom great Ingemar Stenmark's decades-old record of 86 World Cup victories. She broke the women's record of 82 World Cup wins in January. Home favourite Kajsa Vickhoff Lie won the race, becoming the first-ever Norwegian woman to win a World Cup downhill.

☆ Shiffrin completes giant slalom double for 79th World Cup win
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Dec 28 (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin secured a giant slalom double in Semmering, Austria on Wednesday to claim her 79th World Cup victory, moving her within three wins of compatriot Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82. Shiffrin clocked a combined time of two minutes and 3.51 seconds to beat Switzerland's Lara Gut-Behrami by 0.10 seconds. It was back-to-back victories for Shiffrin who also won on Tuesday. The 27-year-old will have a chance to complete a treble on Thursday, in the slalom race at the same location. She leads the overall World Cup standings by 305 points from Italy's Sofia Goggia.

☆ Shiffrin claims 78th World Cup win, closes on record
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 27 (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin claimed her 78th World Cup victory in the giant slalom in Semmering, Austria on Tuesday, taking her to within four wins of compatriot Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82. Shiffrin clocked a combined time of two minutes 7.18 seconds to beat Slovakia's Petra Vlhova by 0.13 and Italian Marta Bassino by 0.31. "You hope that you're in the right shape, and you can bring the right intensity from the start, and I felt really good today. Shiffrin's last win in the discipline came just over a year ago, in Courchevel, France in the build-up to the Beijing Olympics. The 27-year-old has racked up four wins this season and leads the overall World Cup standings by 205 points from Italy's Sofia Goggia.

☆ Shiffrin moves closer to all-time record with super-G win
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 18 (Reuters) - American Mikaela Shiffrin won the super-G race on the slopes of St. Moritz on Sunday to post her 77th World Cup win, taking her to within five victories of teammate Lindsey Vonn's women's record of 82. Shiffrin clocked one minute 13.62 seconds, 0.12 seconds ahead of Elena Curtoni from Italy. France's Romane Miradoli took third place, 0.40 seconds behind Shiffrin. She now has three wins in nine starts this season and leads the World Cup standings by 105 points over Italy's Sofia Goggia. The World Cup takes a break over Christmas before resuming with two giant slaloms and one slalom in Semmering on Dec. 27-29.

☆ Sofia Goggia a câştigat a doua cursă de coborâre din cadrul etapei Cupei Mondiale de schi alpin
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: 1 min

Italianca Sofia Goggia a câştigat a doua cursă de coborâre din cadrul etapei Cupei Mondiale de schi alpin, care se desfățoară în staţiunea franceză Val d'Isere. Goggia, campioană olimpică, a fost cronometrată cu un minut 44 de secunde și 70 sutimi. Suter a fost prima, devansându-le pe Goggia şi Johnson. În urma acestor două competiții, Goggia și Suter împart primele 2 poziții în clasamentul general cu câte 180 de puncte. Duminică, în stațiunea franceză Val d'Isere, schioarele vor concura în proba de slalom super-uriaş.

Persons: Italianca Sofia Goggia, franceză Val d'Isere, Johnson, Suter Organizations: Cupei Locations: Italianca Sofia, franceză Val, Elveția, Statele Unite, Goggia, franceză Val d'Isere

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