An Olympic Bobsledder (Replay)
From What It's Like To Be... with Dan Heath by Dan Heath
February 17, 2026 · 38 min · Season 1
About this episode
This episode features Olympic bobsledder Kaillie Humphries discussing her experiences and training techniques.
Hurtling down an ice track at nearly 100mph, perfecting the practice of visualization, and shaving off hundredths of a second with Kaillie Humphries, an Olympic bobsledder. What's the most feared track in the world? And how do athletes practice when there's no ice in the summer? This episode originally aired on December 17th, 2024. WANT MORE EPISODE SUGGESTIONS? Grab our What It's Like To Be... "starter pack". It's a curated Spotify playlist with some essential episodes from our back cat...
People in this episode
Host: Dan Heath
Guest: Kaillie Humphries
Topics covered
- bobsledding
- Olympics
- athlete training
- visualization
- sports psychology
Keywords
- bobsled
- Olympic athlete
- visualization
- ice track
- sports training
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