I was just so excited to be there and be with my teammates and my fellow skaters. It wasn't a normal Olympics, but I think it's an advantage that I didn't know what a normal Olympics was because everyone I talked to that had been to an Olympics said it's not the same. It was such an amazing 10 days or so that I was there to experience the Olympics. Jordyn Barratt: My experience was beyond expectations.
My husband on the first day was like, "It felt like I was at the local Tuesday night race." It was kind of strange having empty stands.
Overall, it was well-managed, and I adapted my routine, trained well, and competed well. There were so many what-ifs added around the for every athlete. Nobody was able to be there with us like they would normally be. With all the obvious restrictions and lesser numbers and then going to the Olympics with essentially no fans or family or any of the Team Toyota staff. The games were different, but I think just as amazing.Īlise Willoughby: Fortunately, or unfortunately, however, you want to look at it, it was very much the same as those everyday training runs that were done quietly throughout the entire year and through the pandemic. They were big cardboard cut-outs instead of them there, but it was still incredible. And then, of course, there were no real spectators in the stands, but I had some jumbo-sized heads made of my family - so I could see their faces in the stands. It was kind of a unique Games in that sense where I felt closer to my teammates than I ever had, which is incredible. We had to pick each other up when we didn't do well or share in our successes. Melissa Stockwell: There was no family, no friends, no one to bring into the village and to show around, all we had was each other. On competing in Tokyo during the pandemic: Stockwell, Willoughby and Barratt talked to espnW about what it felt like to not bring home any medals, how they deal with the post-Olympic and Paralympic blues and why they are not letting Tokyo derail their goals for the future. Paralympian and Para triathlete Melissa Stockwell, three-time Olympian and BMX racer Alise Willoughby and Olympian and skateboarder Jordyn Barratt, the last few months have given them time to reflect on what happened in Tokyo. But what happens when all that hard work and extra training doesn't turn out the way you expected? What happens when it's all over and you are left reflecting? From the extra year of training to the no friends or family in the stands in Tokyo, Olympians and Paralympians dealt with a new set of challenges both physically and mentally.Įvery four years, these athletes show the world what they've been working towards, with the goal of claiming a spot on the podium and medals.
For many of these athletes, the Games mark a unique experience. It's only been a few months since the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Olympic and Paralympic athletes on how they overcome the post-Game blues
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