2018 Winter Olympian Lizzy Yarnold battled through middle ear disorder to come away with gold
Even the world's top athletes can be severely affected in competition by sinus and ear infections.
According to Wikipedia, defending women's skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold had struggled during the season leading up to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, but she was able to overcome adversity and set a track record in her first run.
Suffering from a middle ear disorder, which had impeded her during the season, Yarnold posted a disappointing second run, but a strong slide brought her back to second, and only .02 seconds off gold after the third run. In the fourth run, she established an impressive new track record, becoming the first double Olympic champion (male or female) in the history of skeleton and the first woman to medal multiple times.
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