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How a thrill-seeking personality helps Olympic athletes

  • Written by Kenneth Carter, Charles Howard Professor of Psychology, Oxford College, Emory University

One of the main draws of the Winter Olympics is the opportunity to witness some of the most exciting and nail-biting athletic feats.

The daring events include the bobsled and downhill skiing. Then there’s the terrifying skeleton: Imagine barreling down a narrow chute of twisted ice-coated concrete at 125 miles per hour. Now imagine doing...

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