The Olympics is the sports world’s largest stage. It is a grand spectacle where the world’s fittest humans bring their years of work into stiff competition. There couldn’t be more prestige, more action, more support, more pressure.

“I stayed in bed and ordered Uber Eats for four days,” recalled former Olympic bobsled pilot <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Alysia Rissling&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://olympic.ca/team-canada/alysia-rissling/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://olympic.ca/team-canada/alysia-rissling/" target="_blank">Alysia Rissling</a> of returning from the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Olympic athletes have been training for the Paris Games for four years. As the Games wrap up, here's what they need to know about the blues.{ai:summary}<p>The Olympics is a grand showdown where athletes become legends, laying their sweat and dreams on the line. But once the fireworks fade, the glory can feel emptier than a broken promise. </p><p>After the 2018 Winter Games, Alysia Rissling found solace in her bed and takeout—a far cry from the podium. #sports</p>

What Canadian Olympians need to know about the post-Games blues

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