Good article on Zoe Atkin
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7059863...pics-2026/
Good luck to her in the finals today. I think Gu has more pop and amplitude, so probably the potential for a higher score, but she has also had several falls, in quals for this event and in runs in other events.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7059863...pics-2026/
Quote:A student at Stanford University, majoring in symbolic systems, Atkin has taken cognitive science classes, learning how the mind works. She understands the biological process of fear and how much control you have over your daily experiences, such is the power of the mind.
She recalls one particular class, “How beliefs create reality,” with professor Dr. Alia Crum who spoke about a study that had split people into two groups, one group felt stress inhibited their performance and the other believed stress enhanced it. When completing a task in a stressful situation, those in the group who had a stress-enhancing mindset performed better. The only difference between the two groups was their mindset towards stress.
Good luck to her in the finals today. I think Gu has more pop and amplitude, so probably the potential for a higher score, but she has also had several falls, in quals for this event and in runs in other events.