Today is Saturday, February 7th, the 26th Winter Olympic Games are now underway. As far as

winter sports are concerned, many of us only ever see the highlights that last just a few

moments. The quick competitions that happen once every four years, the medals, the podiums,

but behind every one of those moments is years of work, risk, doubt, and decisions that ultimately changed the course of a life.

My guest today is Lauren Gibbs. She tried out for the U.S. bobsled team on a whim at age 30, with no

background in the sport. Just four years later, she was standing on an Olympic podium,

winning silver at the 2018 games. Today, she takes us behind the scenes to what the Olympics

are really like, from that pressure of qualifying to the feeling of four years of training

coming down to just a few turbulent minutes on the track. We also talk about risk, what it means,

to walk away from a stable career, how to weigh what if against the fear of failure?

And why she believes it's never too late to try something completely unexpected.

We're getting rare insights into the winter games from an Olympic medalist.

But also, we talk about betting on yourself no matter your life's track.

Welcome to the Newsworthy special edition Saturday when we sit down with

a different expert or celebrity every Saturday to talk about something in the news. Don't forget

to tune in every Monday through Friday for our regular episodes where we provide all the day's

news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. It's now time for today's special edition Saturday.

Lauren Gibbs, thank you so much for joining us here on The Newsworthy.

Thank you for having me. I'm excited to chat today.

I'm curious to get your take on what you think the athletes for this year's Olympics are feeling right now in the days or hours ahead of the games.

What was it like for you in those moments

before you were competing? The toughest part for me was making the team. Once I made the team,

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