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From affirmations and visualizations, to silence, to the theme from ‘The Phantom Menace,’ here’s how Olympians approach the biggest moments of their lives.
WASHINGTON — Every Olympian and Paralympian has a different strategy for getting ready for the biggest moments of their lives on the world stage.
From affirmations and visualizations, to silence, to yes, even the theme from “The Phantom Menace,” here’s a look at what some of the athletes competing at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics told NBC Olympics about what they do at the starting line.
Freestyle skier Alex Ferreira described the moments before events as a constant battle between himself, his body and his brain.
Ferreira said that right before he drops in, “I’ll say something along the lines of ‘I can do this.'”
Moguls skier Olivia Giaccio looks out at the horizon around her and thanks the universe for getting her to where she is today.
“I know that it’s taken a lot of hard work and preparation on my end, but also from the people in the village who are supporting me, so I always like to start every competition run with that sort of moment of gratitude,” Giaccio described.
Figure skater Alysa Liu explained that she prioritizes visualization by closing her eyes and running through her entire free skate one or twice in her head before competing.
“When I’m about to start my program and I take my beginning pose, it’s really quiet and I can feel my breath. It’s kind of a moment of Zen, like the last moment before I have to lock in for my program,” Liu said.
Mystique Ro, who competes in skeleton, turns to a “Star Wars” melody to get herself ready to fly down the icy track.
“If I can play a familiar tune in my head, then I know that I’m good,” Ro explained. “And what I’ve discovered is ‘The Phantom Menace’ from “Star Wars,” that is my track of choice and that is usually where I find my flow state.”
Five-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor said her favorite moment of any bobsled race is when she’s walking up to the starting line or right before that.
“There is so much kinetic energy, so much potential. So I’m completely amped up and I have to calm myself down. I have to go out there and be fearless and that’s exactly what I do,” she explained.
Eileen Gu, the American-born freestyle skier who competes for China, said her mental checklist includes how she’s feeling on the day. Gu said sometimes she’s too excited and will need to bring herself back down by listening to classical music, or by breathing very slowly to try and bring heartrate down. But other times she’ll need to hype herself up.
“Trying to kind of get into the state where I feel is the most effective, that’s what I spend most of my time doing and I have various strategies to get there,” Gu described.
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