Day 2 - The Approval Game: Flipping the Script on Judgement| The Game Inside the Games

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 27 July 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

Imagine if every email you sent – every phone call you took – was scrutinized, critiqued, and scored by the person who writes your paycheck.

In day 2 of The Game Inside The Games, Nastia Liukin and Dr. Michael Gervais explore the unique psychological challenges athletes face in judged sports like gymnastics.

They discuss how the constant evaluation by judges – even during pre-competition training sessions – impacts athletes’ performances, mental states, and ultimately their ability to podium.

Nastia shares compelling stories from her own journey, revealing how her father’s coaching philosophy helped her navigate the subjective nature of judging.

This episode offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at the psychological strategies that can make or break an Olympic dream – and the human behind it – when your every move is being watched.

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0:00.0	Day 2 from Paris. Today we're exploring a game inside the games many may not be aware of,
0:05.9	winning over the approval of judges. Welcome back to Paris for the game inside the games,
0:11.7	brought to you by Microsoft Co-Pilot.
0:14.0	I'm Olympic Gold Medalist Nastie Lucan
0:16.0	and I am Dr Michael Jervay, sport and performance psychologist,
0:20.0	fortunate to work my fourth Olympic Games.
0:22.0	And as you know, there is truly nothing like an Olympic Games and to be able to have the world's best athletes come together every four years is absolutely incredible.
0:32.0	But also behind every sports performance there is
0:34.7	often unseen challenges which we will get into. Whether you're having your best or
0:39.6	worse performance, also the mental game of winning over the judges.
0:45.0	This is something that's really unique to your sport.
0:48.0	There are plenty of sports that have judges, but your sport is really unique that at some level you could have a beautiful
0:55.3	performance and the outcome lies in the hands of the judges.
0:59.3	And not just sometimes but every single time you could go out there and have the best
1:04.9	routine of your entire life and think that that deserved the best score you've
1:09.2	ever gotten and it doesn't and that could be literally down to the point of a judge like somebody else more than you.
1:18.5	Imagine that. You've worked your entire life and it comes down to favorability it comes down to relationship
1:24.7	absolutely what happens in practice for you so the most interesting thing is that
1:31.6	the judging actually starts before the
1:33.9	competition. So these judges that are on the Olympic floor are also
1:39.3	showing up to your training. And for me I remember talking about this and someone said, but that's not fair.
1:45.3	How are they getting to judge you before the competition? So they sit there and they
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