275. In Good Faith: Olympian Vashti Cunningham On Achieving Balance & New Heights
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2023
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
From a young age, Vashti Cunningham knew she was destined to go above and beyond — literally. After first attempting the high jump in fourth grade, the Las Vegas native ultimately went on to become one of the best women in the sport in the world. Now a two-time Olympian and six-time national champion, Vashti talks about how her faith guides her, what it was like to come up short at the 2023 World Championships, and what it was like being raised by two pastors. Plus: the pride she takes in representing her sponsors Nike and Red Bull, and how she hopes people feel when they leave a discussion with her.
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| 0:00.0 | You can be the one that makes or breaks you. |
| 0:15.6 | What is happening, everyone? |
| 0:17.6 | Emily, Abadi here. |
| 0:19.3 | You are listening to episode 275 of Hurtle, a wellness-focused |
| 0:24.6 | podcast where I connect with everyone from your favorite athletes to top experts and industry |
| 0:28.8 | CEOs about their highest ties, toughest moments, and everything in between. We all go through |
| 0:34.9 | hurdles in life, and my goal through these discussions is to empower you to better navigate yours and move with intention so that you can stride towards your own big potential and, of course, have some fun along the way. |
| 0:49.8 | For today's conversation, I am chatting with Ashdye Cunningham. She is an Olympic high jumper. |
| 0:57.6 | She's also a six-time national champion, a Nike athlete, a Red Bull athlete. And candidly, |
| 1:06.5 | this conversation was one of my favorites of recent memory. |
| 1:11.6 | And that's large in part because she's so open and honest with me in a really beautiful way, |
| 1:17.5 | talking about everything from her deep rooted connection with her faith to the highs and |
| 1:24.7 | lows of sport. |
| 1:26.0 | Vashti has been in the game for a minute. |
| 1:28.8 | She first tackled the high jump back in fourth grade. |
| 1:32.2 | And now she is admitting that there are highs and lows as an athlete. |
| 1:37.1 | There are good years versus maybe some not so stellar years. |
| 1:40.7 | And all of these things, she has a greater greater understanding are happening for her to make her |
| 1:46.1 | better and to teach her something. Vashti gets really open about the difficulties that came |
| 1:51.3 | with not performing as she had hoped at world championships this year. And she also talks about |
| 1:57.8 | her journey to being someone that she wants others to respect, admire, and |
| 2:04.7 | ultimately look up to. She talks about how she knows she wants to make others feel when she |
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