A small town in Vermont, with only 3,000 full-time inhabitants has put at least one athlete in the every Olympic games since 1984, including the highest ever finisher in the ski jump from the US. What are they doing to create such elite athletes? The answer has nothing to with facilities or coaches…   Bio Karen Crouse is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned a varsity letter in swimming. She started her newspaper career at the Savannah News-Press, where she was the first woman to grace the sports department, and worked at seven other dailies before being hired by the New York Times in 2005. Her first book, on a small Vermont town's secret to raising Olympians who are happy, healthy and productive people and performers, will be published by Simon & Schuster in January of 2018. Subscribe to the Way of Champions Podcast on iTunes   Show Notes 10:45 From the streets of Socchi to the fields of Norwich 21:00 Karen’s book becomes one about parenting and not sports 27:00 A cautionary tale of raising Olympians 39:00 Kids don’t need adults to organize and make up the rules of sports 49:20 Growing up in a community of mentors and shared values 1:01:45 Kevin Pearce and life beyond the Olympics   Get in Touch Order the Book: Norwich: One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence Twitter: @ByKaren Email: KAYCEE@nytimes.com    Way of Champions Conference Join Us at Way of Champions 2018   Transformational Coaching Course Take your Coaching to the Next Level with Transformational Coaching   If you are enjoying our podcast, please help us out and leave a review on iTunes. How to leave an iTunes rating or review for a podcast from your iPhone or iPad   Launch Apple’s Podcast app. Tap the Search tab. Enter the name Way of Champions. Tap the blue Search key at the bottom right. Tap the album art for the Way of Champions podcast. Tap the Reviews tab. Tap Write a Review at the bottom. Thanks so much, every review helps us to spread this message! Hosted by John O'Sullivan. Produced by Coach Reed Maltbie