Sylvia is joined by US National Ski Hall of Famer Nikki Stone. In this episode, Sylvia and Nikki discuss the turtle metaphor for doing hard things, what she called the Turtle Effect. They discuss what it was like to take big risks during the Olympic games, the importance of dreaming big when setting goals and why accomplishment does translate to happiness, and much more.

Today we highlight Kikkan Randall in the third episode of our Summer Series. Kikkan is an American Olympic champion cross-country skier, mother, breast cancer survivor, and so much more. Here we highlight the athletic mindset, stigmas around mental health in our culture, and what it takes to pursue excellence in any field.

Sylvia talks with Kikkan Randall, a trailblazer in women's sport about the athlete frame of mind and how it shows up in countless ways from training, team building and competing to fighting cancer, balance and life pivots. She inspires us all to step out of our comfort zone and show up for our dreams, take small actions that serve large goals, give to earnest causes, live life to its fullest and have fun along the way!

In December of 2020, Rosie Brennan became the second American cross-country skier to win back-to-back World Cup races. Rosie joins When Women Fly to share her experience and to discuss the Tour de Ski, the trickle-down effect of female accomplishments, diversity and inclusion in winter sports, and much more.

Sylvia is joined by US National Ski Hall of Famer Nikki Stone. Nikki became the first American to win a gold medal in inverted aerial skiing in the 1998 Winter Olympics.