ATHLETES at the last Summer Olympics remember the sadness and longing of competing with nearly no one in the stands, thanks to pandemic-era restrictions in Tokyo three years ago. Not just zero spectators and eerily quiet stadiums, which were bad enough. Worse, perhaps? There were no parents or siblings.
Ashton Eaton of the US gets a hug from his mother Roslyn Eaton as his fiancee Brianne Theisen looks on he won the decathlon at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
At the Paris Games, which begin this month, those folks can all join in for the ride, offering something that was missing the last time around: a support system that can help improve results, help get through the tough moments and help celebrate the best ones. Which also might explain why so many with connections to Olympians are excited to travel to France this summer, particularly after the lack of a shared experience in 2021.
“It’s almost like a double-edged sword, in a way. Last time, having no people there created less distractions, for sure. And so I was kind of able to just focus on what I needed to do,” he explained. “But this time is going to be a lot different. There are going to be distractions. There’s going to be a lot more hype and excitement there. And so for me, I’m not really someone who thrives in that environment. I like feeling it, but I also need to stay pretty even-keeled.
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