Intense pressure in high level sports is fascinating to me.
I couldn’t really give 2 shits about men’s Olympic skating but I was watching it with my girlfriend last night.
It was the Final of one of the men’s events. EVERY big name skater completely muffed their routines. Especially the American (Quad God) who just needed an average performance to secure a Gold medal. He finished EIGHTH.
The only guy who didn’t crumble under the pressure was a kid from Kazakhstan.
I’m not poking fun at any of the big name guys who crumbled. Intense pressure in sports is TOUGH.