4x Canadian Winter Olympian | Host/Speaker
Unplugged with Mercedes Nicoll: 4 Year Reflection My latest Olympic story has a ‘story book’ ending. Reflecting on the past 20 years of my life, it went in 4 years increments. I competed at 4 winter Olympics that happened every 4 years.This morning I had an image pop up in my facebook feed today reminding me Read More …
2018 Update: Unplugged with Olympian Mercedes Nicoll A Summer Without Snowboarding After almost 20 summers spent snowboarding this is the first summer I haven’t strapped on my snowboard while not injured, not because I didn’t want to, but because the timing didn’t work out. It’s been an exciting time since I’ve said I’m no longer competing Read More …
My Battle With Depression, My Fight to Get to the Olympics This past four years, leading into what is now going to be my fourth Winter Olympic Games, was a challenge, to say the least. A crash I had at the 2014 Sochi Games took me out of sport for two years following the Olympics. Read More …
The Ups and Downs of Being an Athlete It’s been a while since I’ve done an unplugged! Lately I’ve had the thought; what fun would the good times be without going through the bad times? Please keep reading to follow my past six months. Injuries Within life and sport there are always ups and downs, Read More …
In her own words: Mercedes Nicoll’s fight against depression Bell Let’s Talk Day: Let’s Share & Listen Let’s face it no one is perfect! Photos all over social media may portray a perfect life, but do you know what’s really going on with your friends? Do you find that you’re always waiting for your time Read More …
I BELIEVE Unplugged with Mercedes Nicoll Halfpipe Season 2016 Photo Album HERE I Believe in ME January 2016 was full of mixed emotions; being scared, excited and so happy. After almost 2 years of not being sure if I would get back in the halfpipe, in early January I made my way out to Read More …
WHY Do We Do IT? I have shared my stories with you on my blog. I want you to have an understanding about what I have gone through with hopes to inspire. I’ve learned a lot overcoming this last injury. If you haven’t followed my story check out my unplugged blog series; VALUES blog shares Read More …
I’m Thankful to be Back I’m thankful to be symptom free, after a long year and a half of suffering: headaches, lost personality, depression and being on an emotional rollercoaster. I have my personality back, I’ve dealt with depression by having goals. I’m back doing what I love, what makes me happiest, I’m back on my Read More …
Unplugged with Mercedes Nicoll- Get to Know Yourself As I said in my last blog about values I’ve had time to reflect. Being forced to unplug, due to my concussion, was really difficult at first. All I wanted to do was share my Olympic experience with everyone. Unfortunately that was not happening! Most people don’t Read More …
Unplugged with Mercedes Nicoll- Values When was the last time you ‘unplugged’? Now a days with so much going on in life and the easy accessibility to technology I find the time to ‘unplug’ more and more difficult. I think you all know what I’m talking about! I’ve spent the last year and a half Read More …