Women’s Health celebrates longevity in Olympics issue
*** couple of deep breaths, making myself as small as I can, and then opening it up, letting your chest breathe. Before going for gold for 4 years, 5 to 6 hours *** day, the women of Team USA took *** go at glam. They just like turned it on the second they got on set, and it was so much fun. The Women’s Health 2026 Olympics issue celebrates longevity. We really wanted to explore what it takes to be. An athlete for actual decades while also living *** lot of life outside of that. I try to just find my style and Lock in *** run. Athletes like snowboarder Jamie Anderson, Olympic gold medalist, and now *** mom of two. She’s sort of still getting into her flow of how she’s training and also being *** mom, um, but, you know, at the same time, she’s so much stronger. Cover model Chloloe Kim left the last Olympics with more than just *** gold medal in the halfpipe. She was so blunt about burnout. She really was, like, she. It’s not enough to just be the best. Um, she wanted to really love it, and she does now. The mirrored set gave icy wintry vibes. There was like two mirrored panels and *** mirror on the floor, um, and it really created this. This idea of like expanse, we wanted to show, you know, we wanted to evoke like cold mountain air. And athletes like skeletons Mystique Rowe showed they’re as comfortable strutting as they are sliding. They have such an amazing body control, such amazing body awareness, and they’re so coachable, right? You can throw them into any situation. And say, we would love it. It would be so cool if we did this or so cool if we did that, and they’re all just game for it. Game for being models and game ready for Milan Cortina. The Winter Olympics are coming, and the women of Team USA are picture perfect. On the road to Milan Cortina, I’m Deirdre Fitzpatrick.
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Grit and glamour collide in the Olympics issue of Women’s Health magazine. The magazine features women expected to dominate the headlines – and hopefully medal stands – at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Amanda Lucci is the director of special projects at Women’s Health. She says this issue celebrates athlete longevity. “We really wanted to explore what it takes to be an athlete for actual decades, while also living a lot of life outside of that,” says Lucci. Snowboarder Chloe Kim graces the cover. Kim details the extreme burnout she experienced after winning gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Kim explained her focus on mental health led to the creation of a “zen room” in her home for relaxation and meditation. Changing her mindset helped her fall in love with snowboarding again. Italy will be her third Olympics at just 25.”She said it’s not enough to just be the best. She wanted to really love it, and she does now,” Lucci said.Fellow Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson went into Olympic qualifying as a mom of two. She’s had two children since the Beijing Games and sees motherhood as a new superpower. “She’s still talking about how she’s sort of still getting into her flow of how she’s training and also being a mom, but at the same time, she’s so much stronger,” says Lucci. Check out other athletes, including skeleton slider Mystique Ro and Paralympic snowboarder Brenna Huckaby, in the winter issue on newsstands now.
Grit and glamour collide in the Olympics issue of Women’s Health magazine.
The magazine features women expected to dominate the headlines – and hopefully medal stands – at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.
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Amanda Lucci is the director of special projects at Women’s Health. She says this issue celebrates athlete longevity.
“We really wanted to explore what it takes to be an athlete for actual decades, while also living a lot of life outside of that,” says Lucci.
Snowboarder Chloe Kim graces the cover. Kim details the extreme burnout she experienced after winning gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Kim explained her focus on mental health led to the creation of a “zen room” in her home for relaxation and meditation. Changing her mindset helped her fall in love with snowboarding again. Italy will be her third Olympics at just 25.
“She said it’s not enough to just be the best. She wanted to really love it, and she does now,” Lucci said.
Fellow Olympic gold medalist Jamie Anderson went into Olympic qualifying as a mom of two. She’s had two children since the Beijing Games and sees motherhood as a new superpower.
“She’s still talking about how she’s sort of still getting into her flow of how she’s training and also being a mom, but at the same time, she’s so much stronger,” says Lucci.
Check out other athletes, including skeleton slider Mystique Ro and Paralympic snowboarder Brenna Huckaby, in the winter issue on newsstands now.
