At the Olympics, behind all the noise of the stands and overall excitement, the biggest challenge that the athlete faces is state of mind, and character. In the end he or she has to overcome not the competitors, but his or her own uncertainty.
Lonely Olympics
Series, 1st place
Martin Fourcade (France) during the men's biathlon individual race at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Olympic athlete Lana Prusakova (Russia) during the qualifying round in the women’s slopestyle at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Iivo Niskanen (Finland) during the 50 km mass start race in men’s cross-country skiing at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.
Keishin Yoshida (Japan) during the 15 km individual freestyle race in men’s cross-country skiing at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.
Laura Toivanen during the women's 4x6km biathlon relay at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Dorothea Wierer (Italy) during the women's 4x6km biathlon relay at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Ivona Fialkova (Slovakia) during the sprint race in the women’s biathlon event at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang.
Olympic athlete from Russia Lana Prusakova during the women's slopestyle competition at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Aaron Kostner (Italy) during the training before the men's Nordic combined event at the XXIII Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.
Olympic athlete from Russia Alexander Bolshunov, silver medalist in the 50km mass start race in men’s cross-country skiing at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, leaves the podium after award ceremony.