Laura Dwyer has survived a thousand-pound tree branch falling from eighty feet, spent seven years finishing runner-up, and carried the same sticky note into every rink she ever competed in. Then, at the Paralympic Qualifier, the biggest moment of her career, someone told her to take it down. She's glad they did.

Keith Gabel was written off as a child. Written off as an amputee. Written off as a long shot, a dark horse, a name competitors crossed off their bracket without a second thought. Keith Gabel has been hearing it his whole life. Sixty-three World Cup podiums later, he's still winning anyway. This is his story.

Ansel Haugsjaa and Marcus Mueller go 90 miles per hour with a completely empty mind. It's the result of seven years, thousands of mind runs, and a Plan A, B, and C for every single curve on the track. The two U.S. Olympic lugers have figured out something most people never do: how to stay calm when the plan falls apart. Here's how they built it.

Chevonne Forgan didn't grow up dreaming of the Olympics. She was twelve years old in a parking lot when luge found her, not even knowing she had attended a developmental team tryout. No grand plan. No lifelong dream. Just a twelve-year-old who loved chasing speed and never stopped.

Sophia Kirkby showed up to the Olympics with a plan. A year before the Games, she was already walking the streets of Cortina, scoping out shops, building a distribution network across six Italian villages with inside traders stationed across Italy. This story from the pin trading queen will have you rethink preparation.