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Finding the ‘happy bubble’: Mental health key for Olympians

Sean McCann smiles as he turns away from the spotting scope he uses to look at targets 50 meters away during a Biathlon event at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center biathlon shooting range Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Midway, Utah. To a casual observer, McCann appeared to be a U.S. biathlon coach helping his team get ready for the Olympic trials race, planned for the next day at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center. But McCann's not a coach. He's a clinical psychologist who works for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee — one of seven assigned to various sports teams. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Sean McCann looks on during a Biathlon event at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center biathlon shooting range, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Midway, Utah. To a casual observer, McCann appeared to be a U.S. biathlon coach helping his team get ready for the Olympic trials race, planned for the next day at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center. But McCann's not a coach. He's a clinical psychologist who works for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee — one of seven assigned to various sports teams. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) Sean McCann stares through a spotting scope at the targets 50 meters away during a Biathlon event at the Soldier Hollow Nordic Center biathlon shooting range, Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, in Midway, Utah. McCann is a clinical psychologist who works for the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee — one of seven assigned to various sports teams. At certain times of the year, he's “embedded” with the U.S. biathlon team to help them perform at their best. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) FILE - United States' Jessie Diggins celebrates winning a cross-country ski sprint event at the FIS Tour de Ski in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021. Diggins literally wrote the book on the struggles female athletes face as they try to stay fit while dealing with unrealistic pressures to have a certain body type. (Peter Schneider/Keystone via AP, File)
Finding the ‘happy bubble’: Mental health key for Olympians