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'I’m an Olympian and this is the grim reality - urine samples and ice baths to frostbitten toes and guards outside your bedroom'

EXCLUSIVE: A former Olympian speed skater, who represented Team GB on three occasions, has opened up about the reality of competing - 'you train within an inch of your life'

Olympic speed skater, Sarah Lindsay has reflected back on her journey, 14 years after retirement (Image: Dan Kennedy) Read MoreRelated Articles Inside Olympian Tom Dean's life as gold medal-winning swimmer 'signs up to Strictly Come Dancing' After breakfast, I’d read over my daily goals, fill in my sleep sheets and head to the ice rink to sharpen my skates and warm up before drills practice with the team and a motivational pep talk with my coach. "From armed guards outside your bedroom door, sitting in the food hall alongside superstar athletes, rockstars and royalty and the sudden surge of press requests and TV interviews, which I wasn't used to or comfortable with.

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