Mind Over Pain - Eva Ziegler Ep.3

Ava Ziegler laced up her first pair of skates at 15 months old and by 17 was an NHK Trophy champion, rising from fifth to first in one of the fastest grand prix comebacks in US figure skating history. But behind the medals was a six-year battle with a hip injury that led to two surgeries.In this episode, Ava opens up about training through pain nobody believed was real, the two-second rule for getting back up after falling mid-program, and the moment in Croatia when she realized she was done, retiring at 19, weeks before what would have been her Olympic season. She talks candidly about faith, working with a sports psychologist since age 15, and what it really means to walk away on your own terms.A conversation about discipline, identity, and redefining what winning looks like when the crowd goes quiet.