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Nico Porteous on the pressure of keeping up with Zoi Sadowski-Synnott #shorts

August 12, 2025 / 00:47

This episode features a discussion about the pressures of competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics, focusing on the experiences of athletes Zoe and Nico.

Nico shares his feelings about the intense nerves leading up to the Olympics, particularly in relation to his teammate Zoe, who had recently won a gold medal. He reflects on how their careers have paralleled, with both achieving significant milestones at the same time.

The conversation highlights the emotional weight of competition, as Nico expresses pride in Zoe's accomplishments while also feeling the pressure to perform at a high level himself.

Listeners gain insight into the mental challenges faced by athletes during high-stakes events and the impact of comparison on performance.

TLDR

Nico discusses the pressure of competing alongside Zoe at the 2022 Olympics.

Episode

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To be honest, I I haven't actually I haven't talked about this at all. >> What were your nerves like those
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Olympics >> 2022? >> Yeah, >> the nerves pre-event. Oh, ruthless. But
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something that really messed with me, I don't know. Zoe and I were always paired
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as like Zoe and Nico winter Olympic medals. That sort of thing. And but that Olympics was like a week prior she won
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gold. When she got her ex games medal, I got my ex games medal. When she got her
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Olympic medal, I got my Olympic medal. And it was like everything had happened at the same time for us in terms of
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results in our careers. so incredibly proud of her and and stoked for her and and that's unbelievable what she's
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achieved. But at the same time, I'm like, "Oh no." Like part of me is like,
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"Now I have to go and do this." That that that pressure really really freaked
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me out and it would keep me up and I at the end of it I just shut off everything. I don't really know how I
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got through that. It was such a whirlwind of

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Episode Highlights

  • The Pressure of Competition
    Facing immense pressure after Zoe's Olympic success, the speaker reflects on their own nerves.
    “That pressure really really freaked me out.”
    @ 00m 39s
    August 12, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • It was such a whirlwind of...
    Nico Porteous on the pressure of keeping up with Zoi Sadowski-Synnott #shorts

Key Moments

  • Olympic Nerves00:05
  • Zoe's Success00:16
  • Career Milestones00:24
  • Overwhelming Pressure00:39