アラナ・ニコルズのインスタグラム(alanathejane) - 2月10日 06時01分

A year ago today my ski racing career ended.
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After crashing in a downhill training run to qualify for the @pyeongchang2018 Paralympic Games I got my 7th major concussion (I think, kinda lost track) and a face full of snow rash.
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I was absolutely devastated to say the least. I was disappointed in myself for how it all went down, the choices I had made leading up to the crash and everything I had done to prepare. .
The only thing I didn’t regret about that day was when I decided to put my brain health first and opted not to try to race again to qualify. It was more of an important decision than I even knew at the time. Sure I was making the right choice in the moment given the probability of a TBI but also, I was choosing not to sacrifice my body for the sport I loved any longer. That was what finally closed the chapter for me and opened the next one: self love and preservation. .
I’m grateful for the people that encouraged me to make the right decision that day including my personal alpine ski coach (and father figure) Erik Petersen at the @thenscd and two of my best friends @stallingscrystal and @sydneyprather. Also, if I didn’t have @pattycisnerosprevo and Tony to come home to and sulk with in the impending depression, I don’t know what I would have done. Love you guys.
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Athletes don’t all get to go out “on our own terms” but, a year later I’m thankful for this clarity and life teaching me again (the hard way) that maybe there are no bad experiences, just important life lessons. .
#loveyourbrain #helmetsarecool #teamtoyota #nextchapter #gratitude #faceplant #alpineskiracing #damagedmoneymaker #lifelessons @toyotausa @teamtoyota

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