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The ‘post-Olympic blues’: Why do so many competitors suffer an emotional comedown?
5 months ago

The ‘post-Olympic blues’: Why do so many competitors suffer an emotional comedown?

New York Times  

The Olympics should be the pinnacle of an athlete’s career. “Sports psychologists didn’t really get it.” Athletes “wanted to be supported through the post-Olympic blues by somebody who’d been through it,” Howells says. In a 2018 paper, Howells wrote that athletes with a greater “myopic” performance focus are more at risk of the ‘blues’. “The biggest difference I’ve seen is …

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Q&A: Learn how Olympians keep their cool from Team USA’s chief sports psychologist
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Q&A: Learn how Olympians keep their cool from Team USA’s chief sports psychologist

LA Times  

Jessica Bartley is tasked with making sure Team USA’s 529 Olympic and Paralympic athletes are in top mental form when they compete in Paris. Your morning jog or weekly basketball game may not take place on an Olympic stage, but you can use Team USA’s techniques to get the most out of your exercise routine. That’s why the U.S. Olympic …

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Mental health and the Olympics: How the USOPC is preparing for the toll on athletes
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Mental health and the Olympics: How the USOPC is preparing for the toll on athletes

New York Times  

Follow our Olympics coverage from the Paris Games. “Sometimes, it feels really anticlimactic.” Despite one of the most successful sporting careers ever, Michael Phelps battled depression and has been outspoken about the need for more mental health care for athletes. Bartley, who has worked with the USOPC since it created a mental health task force in 2020, said that her …

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Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed for the Paris Olympics?
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Biles, Osaka and Phelps spoke up about mental health. Has anything changed for the Paris Olympics?

Associated Press  

Lydia Jacoby was a breakout star in the pool for the United States at the last Summer Games, earning a gold medal in the 100-meter breaststroke and a relay silver. “I do think there still could be more,” track star Gabby Thomas said, “but, I mean, they’re there.” Olympians Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka and Michael Phelps opened doors Three Olympians …

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Winter Olympics: USA to have plenty of mental health support in Beijing
3 years, 2 months ago

Winter Olympics: USA to have plenty of mental health support in Beijing

The Hindu  

The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee said on Monday, it will have several mental health resources in place at the 2022 Beijing Olympics to help protect the well-being of its entire delegation. "We learned a lot in the Tokyo Games and are looking forward to Beijing to better understand what our athletes are needing around mental health," Jessica Bartley, …

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For Olympic athletes, it’s been an even more stressful games than usual
3 years, 5 months ago

For Olympic athletes, it’s been an even more stressful games than usual

Live Mint  

Biles dramatically withdrew from her gymnastics competitions, saying she wasn’t mentally ready to safely compete. “These Olympics are certainly like no other that I’ve been to," said Ruth Anderson, Cycling Australia’s head for performance psychology and behaviors. “The biggest challenge for these Olympic Games is how athletes are able to adapt to…a competition environment that’s very different to what we’ve …

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Simone Biles Highlights The Unique Stresses Athletes Feel At The Tokyo Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Simone Biles Highlights The Unique Stresses Athletes Feel At The Tokyo Olympics

NPR  

Simone Biles Highlights The Unique Stresses Athletes Feel At The Tokyo Olympics Enlarge this image toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images Star gymnast Simone Biles cited her mental health concerns for withdrawing from the individual all-around competition at the Tokyo Olympics. The IOC is making mental health services available in Tokyo Even before this …

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