Background
Stone, Nikki was born on February 4, 1971 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
motivational speaker Olympic athlete
Stone, Nikki was born on February 4, 1971 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States.
Bachelor of Science in Psychology magna cum laude, Union College, 1997.
Aerial Skiing is a sport where athletes ski into a 10-foot snow jump at approximately 40 miles per hour, flip and/or twist to a height of 50-feet, and land on a 45 degree hill. Eighteen months before this second Olympic appearance, Stone sustained a career-threatening spinal injury in which doctors believed she would never jump again. Throughout her career, Nikki earned 35 World Cup medals, eleven World Cup titles, four national titles, two year-long Aerial World Cup titles, and a World Championship title.
She was inducted into the National Ski Hall of Fame in 2003.
Late Night with David Letterman, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Cable News Network Early Addition, Microsoft and National Broadcasting Company Morning Lincolnshire, Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Magazine show, Fox News Channel Sports Express, Cable News Network Business As Unusual, Fox Sports News live, the Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, and a televised commercial for Chevrolet and the Salt Lake Olympic Committee. Nikki Stone released the inspirational book, "When Turtles Fly: Secrets of Successful People Who Know How to Stick Their Necks Out" in January 2010.
"When Turtles Fly" intertwines Nikki"s own triumphant success story around inspirational stories from contributors like Shaun White, Tommy Hilfiger, Lindsey Vonn, Doctor Stephen Covey, and Prince Albert. Nikki and the book were highlighted on the Today Show shortly after its release.
Nikki has written articles for Yahoo! Sports, the United States Olympic Committee, local newspapers, and skiing magazines.
She is also a contributing author to the book “Awaken the Olympian Within: Stories from America"s Greatest Olympic Motivators”. Nikki currently works as a motivational speaker, author, and a motivational coach for the new Regional Biggest Loser program (in Wichita, Kansas). She has also worked as a Visiting Professor at the University of Utah and a sports psychology consultant for several elite and Olympic athletes.
Nikki was hired by the United States Olympic Committee to work with the Winter Olympians in overcoming adversities and distractions, dealing with intense pressure, and developing confidence to compete in the 2010 Vancouver Games.