Ever wondered what Olympians listen to get in the zone? Turns out Shayna Jack loves hip-hop, while one of our favourite Matildas can’t get enough of Troye Sivan.
There are a number of momentous, global events that most of us will never get the chance to experience. Think holding up an Oscar, riffing on stage to a sold-out crowd, or walking out to the starting blocks during the Olympic Games.
If you actually found yourself in that situation, how would you get in the zone? For our Olympians, getting in the right headspace before competing isn’t imaginary – it’s something they actually have to do, and it turns out music plays a big role. Years of training, hours every day on the track, thousands of laps swum, but in the final minutes before competition, it all comes down to a song. We decided to ask some of our top athletes in Paris what they listen to pump themselves up before making that gold medal attempt.Even if Mariafe Artacho del Solar had imagined that her beach volleyball career would involve three Olympic Games, she probably couldn’t have pictured herself playing underneath the Eiffel Tower.
After winning silver in Tokyo, Artacho del Solar and teammate Taliqua Clancy have now made it out of the preliminary phase at Paris. When they get to the next round, Artacho Del Solar told us they will walk out beneath the streetlights of Paris listening to one of the greatest musical motivators of all time: Journey’s 1981 classicwould be the go-to warm-up tune for those competing at the highest level.
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