Season 2 of Rising with Kate Courtney kicks off with how the strange year that was 2020 affected the 2019 World Cup overall winner. Read the full story of Episode 1: Blueprint on
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| Welcome back to season two of Rising with Kate Courtney. In season one, we followed the highs and lows of Kate's 2019 season. With all eyes on the rising star, Kate overcame the pressure, took home some big wins, and finished the season as the 2019 XCO World Cup Champion. With that, her sights were firmly set on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic… that was until the global pandemic hit and the world was forced to stop, evaluate and adapt.
In season two, we follow Kate as she navigates through the unknown, kicks off the World Cup season and looks ahead at the Olympic Games. Follow along as we go behind the race tape and see how Kate is building her blueprint and foundation ahead of this monumental season.—Scott-SRAM MTB Racing Team |
| In hindsight, there were just so many decision points in 2020, where things veered off track from what I expected.—Kate Courtney |
It is however becoming somewhat of a trend and I'd like to mention this:
Whoever decided to make this video more dramatic by putting it in the context of a deadly global pandemic -
"Rider X secured a spot in the Olympics, but due to the pandemic Rider X could not compete".
Really!? 500,000+ people died in the US alone due to the pandemic and nearly 3 million worldwide at the time of writing this comment and I'm supposed to feel empathetic with someone who couldn't ride a bike one season? I think this is messed up.
people who are quite well off complaining about the pandemic. I find it a bit arrogant, akin to haircut-gate - probably not the most important thing.
Courtney may be a wonderful person, not even commenting on her character. She probably had no say in the editing process anyway.
The way this is put together makes it seem as if she alone missed out on the Olympics, which by the way aren't canceled forever.
What do you mean by 'comment on it at all', there wasn't some great insight or commentary, it was more like a vlog on how her doggie helps her cope. (nothing wrong with that by the way)
Most of the guys in the video and most of us here for that matter are so incredibly lucky, whining about cancelled events and shortage of bikes and parts - which in the grand scheme of things - truly first world problems.
This should give you an indication of how incredibly contagious CV19 actually is and how deadly it would have been if absolutely nothing had been done.