Competition, setbacks and resilience, with Lina Nielsen

About this episode

Olympic athlete Lina Nielsen discusses her journey with multiple sclerosis and the challenges of competing at a high level.

In the next episode of Passion & Purpose, we are joined by Olympic athlete Lina Nielsen. Listen in as she talks about changing the narrative, her journey with multiple sclerosis, and the highs and lows of competing on the world stage.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: NET-A-PORTER

Guest: Lina Nielsen

Topics covered

• competition
• resilience
• athletics
• multiple sclerosis
• Olympic athlete
• personal journey

Keywords

• Lina Nielsen
• Olympic athlete
• multiple sclerosis
• competition
• resilience
• sports
• personal story

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Organizations: NET-A-PORTER, Acast

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