The US ski jump team is purposely competing jet-lagged at the Olympics so they think less before flying hundreds of yards
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- Some ski jumpers have a unique way of coping with one of the most daunting sports in the Olympics — competing jet-lagged.
- According to one report, some ski jumpers feel they perform better if they're jet-lagged, therefore tired and not over-thinking their jumps.
- The method runs counter to what science suggests about rest and recovery, but some ski jumpers don't want to over-think launching hundreds of yards while 15 feet in the air.
Ski jumping is one of the most daunting sports in the Winter Olympics — scary enough that even the athletes don't want to overthink it.
According to The Wall Street Journal's Ben Cohen, some ski jumpers, including the US team, have a bizarre method for coping with it — arriving jet-lagged.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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