Breezy Johnson won the Gold Medal in the Olympic Downhill competition! Ski racing in the Olympics is the most challenging and exciting because it comes around once every four years. Some of the ski experts did not expect her to win. However, she knew in her mind for many, many years that she would win the gold medal at Milano Cortina! How did she do it?
Breezy’s Plan for Gold
Breezy has decades of experience and many years of proper preparation. This list is not comprehensive, but in the off-season she builds her strength by doing exercises such as leg presses, back squats, box jumps, weighted planks, hill sprints, and aerodynamic training.
During the preseason and in-season, she is on the mountain skiing three to six hours a day with the best in the world. She practices the tuck position, line choice, and gate repetition.
Further, there are a lot of coaches that help her along the way – ski coach, strength training coach, physical therapist, and a sports psychologist.
Mindset Development
When Breezy Johnson entered the start house at Cortina d’Ampezzo, she knew she was going to win! She played this moment out in her mind many times. There was never a doubt. She won by 0.04 seconds. Those 3 extra tough hill sprints in June 2025 were worth it!
Your Gold Medal
For your athletic endeavors (or maybe you don’t exercise) you probably are not going to a roster of coaches to help you improve. For you skiers, maybe you’ll go to the gym and do some leg strengthening before your trip out to the Rockies for some turns and après ski.
When it comes to your finances, how are you preparing?
Your financial journey is similar to Breezy’s. Lots of disciplined decisions, working with the right people, and taking the proper risks – are all part of a gold medal plan. It takes split second decisions over the course of years and decades.
Do you feel like you are going to win?
When you are “in-season” are you making the right decisions and working with the right professionals – financial psychologist, tax accountant, and attorney for your needs?
Breezy Johnson won the gold medal and four days later, she got engaged! What a fabulous week and what a great story for the grandkids!