How To Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone With Olympian Winter Vinecki

2022-02-04

When was the last time you got out of your comfort zone? Like, really OUT of your comfort zone? Team USA Olympic Skier Winter Vinecki is a pro at being comfortable being uncomfortable. And, with a name like Winter, how could she not have ended up in the Winter Games? She's a first-time Olympian in aerial skiing. But she ended up in her sport in a strange way. At the age of 11, Winter set two world records. Once, for being the youngest person to run a marathon on all seven continents and the se...

When was the last time you got out of your comfort zone?

Like, really OUT of your comfort zone?

Team USA Olympic Skier Winter Vinecki is a pro at being comfortable being uncomfortable.

And, with a name like Winter, how could she not have ended up in the Winter Games?

She's a first-time Olympian in aerial skiing.

But she ended up in her sport in a strange way.

At the age of 11, Winter set two world records. Once, for being the youngest person to run a marathon on all seven continents and the second for being the first mother-daughter duo to achieve that feat.

She started a foundation called Team Winter to raise money for prostate cancer. While accepting an award, she met Olympic aerialist Emily Cook and the rest is history.

On this Dying to Ask:

How marathon running gave Winter the skills to be successful in aerial skiing
How she made the decision to leave her family at a young age to pursue a new dream
What it's really like in the Olympic Athletes Village in Beijing right now
And some easy ways to get out of your comfort zone for our 21-Day Challenge

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