Noelle Pikus Pace: The Price Paid to Become an Olympic Champion

Published: Aug. 5, 2020, 11:15 a.m.

It was "the moment of the games" and one that will be forever etched into Olympic history\u2014the moment when skeleton athlete Noelle Pikus Pace cleared a barricade to jump into the stands and celebrate her silver medal victory with her family. What you may not know is the road that brought Noelle to that moment: a runaway bobsled, days and weeks spent away from her young family, a shoestring dragging on the ice, and a miscarriage that led to a decision to come back one more time to a sports she loves. This is Noelle Pikus Pace\u2019s journey to a silver medal, a medal she says was \u201cas good as gold.\u201d

"I didn't lose the gold medal, I won the silver.\u201d

Show Notes

1:57- Skeleton
5:54- Maintaining Focus
7:49- Adversity
11:37- We Never Lose
14:58- A Family Goal
20:07- \u201cHe is the Finish Line\u201d
22:31- \u201cWhere You Look is Where You\u2019ll Go\u201d
25:33- A Bucket List
30:05- Competing Vs. Comparing
33:32- \u201cExpect the Best\u201d
37:24- What Does It Mean To Be \u201cAll In\u201d the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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