Kristen Faulkner: Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist (ep. 704)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

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4.9 • 672 Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Kristen Faulkner is the American cyclist that shocked the world when she won a gold medal in the women’s road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics — an event she wasn’t even supposed to compete in. In a field of veteran riders, Kristen became the first American woman in 40 years to earn Team USA a gold medal in that sport.

Today, Kristen shares how she carries the lessons she learned while growing up in Homer, Alaska, how she celebrated what made her different than her classmates after she moved to a boarding school on the East Coast, and what moments led her to leave her career as a venture capitalist to pursue a career in professional cycling. Plus, Kristen shares her 2024 Paris Olympics experience and how she carefully analyzed the course, her competitors, and her ability to confidently race across the finish line.

My friends, if you need a reminder that with passion, dedication and focus, you can accomplish monumental things, this conversation is for you.

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0:46.8	Welcome to the Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary. John is the number one national bestselling
0:53.7	author of the book On Fire. He's a world-class
0:56.4	inspirational speaker, and he's the host of the Live-inspired podcast. John interviews extraordinary
1:02.0	individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living and more fully
1:08.4	live your life story. Here's your host, John O'Leary. Hello, my friends, and welcome to
1:14.8	the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary. You on this episode are in for not only a treat,
1:23.2	you're in for an awesome ride. O'Leary, what are you talking about, man?
1:27.8	Well, let me tell you about it.
1:28.7	Kristen Faulkner is our guest today.
1:31.5	She's also the American cyclist who shocked the world when she won a gold medal in the
1:36.6	women's road race at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
1:40.6	It's an event that she wasn't even supposed to compete in in a field of veteran riders, every one of them with higher expectations of winning this race than Kristen, but she became the first American in 40 years to earn the Team USA gold medal in that race. But the story doesn't end there. Two days later, she wins a second gold medal
2:05.2	in the team race. It's a remarkable story, but the story doesn't end there. Now, my friends,
2:12.0	I think what makes this story so remarkable is not the medals that were accomplished and worn ultimately by
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