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Empowered Performance for Curlers • Ep 43
In this episode, host Stephanie Thompson is joined by Jon Thurston, an adaptive water skier and competitive curler who won Paralympic bronze in Beijing.
Jon and Stephanie chat about his athlete journey, his experience at the elite stage—even during the pandemic—and gain some of his top tips for all athletes who have both Olympic and Paralympic dreams.
Jon has an inspirational work ethic and commitment to his routines. He attributes much of his success to his ability to reflect on past performance to help dictate future training to be better than yesterday.
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Key points:
- Working out from home and adjusting training during the pandemic
- Important to train for healthy shoulders, for both sport and life. Pre-game warm-ups reflect this.
- Goal setting is imperative and building a plan off of that
- Reflect on and review past performance to guide training/practice
- Fave practice drill: hit and then a draw combo
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curling•Podcast•wheelchair curling•Empowered Performance•Stephanie Thompson•Jon Thurston•Paralympic Games•Beijing 2022