The Mental Games – FiveThirtyEight

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Feb. 14, 2022

A Concussion Almost Ended This Hockey Player’s Career. She Retrained Her Brain To Get Back To The Olympics.

By Michael Tabb and Meghan McDonough

Filed under Beijing Olympics

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Feb. 7, 2022

Figure Skating Is A Lonely Sport. So Jason Brown Built A Community To Make It To Beijing.

By Michael Tabb and Meghan McDonough

Filed under Beijing Olympics

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Feb. 2, 2022

Maame Biney Rediscovered Her Olympic Dream After Leaving An Abusive Coach

By Michael Tabb and Meghan McDonough

Filed under Beijing Olympics

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Aug. 4, 2021

Olympians, Surgeons And Even Toddlers Have Used This Technique To Improve Their Focus

By Michael Tabb and Meghan McDonough

Filed under Tokyo Olympics

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Jul. 29, 2021

How An Olympic Climber Uses Color Breathing To Get In The Zone

By Michael Tabb and Meghan McDonough

Filed under Tokyo Olympics

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Jul. 19, 2021

How An Armless Archer Trains His Brain To Win Olympic Medals

By Michael Tabb and Meghan McDonough

Filed under Tokyo Olympics