Mental health at Olympics is taken seriously, but it wasn't always

That led to her questioning if her feelings were invalid or should be outweighed by the prestige of being an Olympian. She also figured if she just had clean skates and did well, the struggle wouldn’t persist.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Evidently, a bronze medal in the team event and fourth place finish in the women’s singles didn’t make the problems go away. Her mental health concerns continued for years afterward, and Gold made a stunning announcement in 2017 that she would take a break from competition to treat her anxiety and depression. After she came forward, Gold learned she wasn’t alone. "I realized the amount of people that come up to me, even to this day, that...