586 grams: the weight of an Olympic gold medal, but a number that fails to include the weight of the pursuit. Athletes struggle with their mental health every day as they balance the exceptionally heavy load of external expectations and internal pressures. In the chaotic year of 2020 where sports were cancelled and team members were split up, that weight grew heavier as identities were questioned and priorities were reorganized. This is a series focused on bringing light to the mental struggles that athletes face on a reoccurring basis. This is 586g.
