About this episode
Lydia Lassila shares her journey of courage, resilience, and redefining success beyond medals in a conversation with Trent Cotchin.
What does it take to stand at the edge of fear and jump anyway? Lydia Lassila is not just an Olympic champion. She is someone who repeatedly chose courage over comfort. A five time Winter Olympian, Olympic gold and bronze medalist, trailblazer of women’s aerial skiing, mother and entrepreneur, Lydia has spent her life redefining what is possible both on and off the snow. In this episode, Trent Cotchin sits down with Lydia Lassila for a raw and deeply human conversation about fear, resilience, identity, and reinvention. From growing up in Melbourne’s western suburbs to learning how to ski and becoming an Olympian in just 18 months, Lydia shares the defining moments that shaped her life. This conversation goes far beyond medals, exploring the cost of high performance, devastating injuries, motherhood during an elite sporting career, and the courage it takes to attempt what no woman had ever done before on the Olympic stage. In this episode, you will learn: Why fear is not something to eliminate but something to work with How Lydia rebuilt her career after career threatening injuries and setbacks What it really takes to perform under extreme pressure Why identity outside of sport is…
People in this episode
Host: Trent Cotchin
Guest: Lydia Lassila
Topics covered
- fear
- resilience
- identity
- reinvention
- motherhood
- high performance
Keywords
- Lydia Lassila
- Olympic champion
- fear
- resilience
- motherhood
- high performance
- identity
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Olympic gold and bronze medalist
Places: Melbourne
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