There’s Pressure, and Then There’s Olympic Pressure. Malinin and Shiffrin Can Attest

CORTINA d’AMPEZZO, Italy — The most famous quote from the most decorated Olympian of all-time is one word, and it seems especially pertinent right now, amid the mental wreckage of the Milan Cortina Games.

Throughout his career, when swimmer Michael Phelps was asked what he thinks about when he gets on the starting block for a race, his standard answer was, “Nothing.”