Corrine and Keely recap Winter Olympics highlights and the latest Western States Golden Ticket qualifiers before diving into the research on injuries in female athletes.

They explore whether women are actually more injury-prone, what role hormones and the menstrual cycle may play, and how factors like training load, strength work, and energy availability influence injury risk and recovery.

They cover:

• Olympic highlights and women’s sport momentum
• Western States Golden Ticket updates
• Are female athletes more injury-prone?
• How hormones affect injury risk
• Menstrual cycle research (what we know and what we don’t)
• Managing and returning from injury

It's a practical and science-informed discussion for female athletes navigating injury, training stress, and long-term performance.

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