From the Guinness Book of World Records to two Olympic Games, here's how Winter Vinecki turns every hard thing she's done into fuel for the next one.

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.