# @pangeacollective1 on Facebook

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://facebook.com/1556244309834897/videos/397819615572302
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65591075-pangeacollective1-facebook
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- **Posted:** 2022-05-23T22:14:29.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Ethan Herman (@pangeacollective_) — https://gondola.cc/pangeacollective_

## Caption

Coen Skrypnek: The Mental Game

Downhill mountain biking is as much a physical sport as it is a mental one, and no one knows this more than PANGEA MTB racer @coen.skrypnek.

Born and raised in Calgary, AB, Coen moved to Squamish, BC about 4 years ago to pursue his passion and fulfil his dream of going Pro. But just last year, he had a huge crash at the UCI Downhill Mountain Bike World Cup in Val di Sole, Italy, that gave him a bad concussion and kept him off the bike and away from the trails...

That was a tough time for Coen, losing the confidence to race and push his body and bike to the extreme. Hurtling through the forest at ungodly speeds, you have to have an incredible sense of focus and a strong mental game. One slip can cause a terrible injury.

But, extreme sports athletes like Coen are made of something different, and, at the end of the day, nothing can keep him off his bike. He worked through his struggles with a sports psychologist, and got back out there, shredding with his buddies and racing once again. And now Coen has two goals: to become a Pro mountain biker, and end the stigma surrounding mental health in extreme sports.

This #mentalhealthawarenessmonth, the team at PANGEA encourages you to think about how you can improve the mental side of your sport, check-in with your buddies and do the things that make you happy 😊 

Featuring: @coen.skrypnek 
Produced by: @pangeacreatives
Filmed by: @stevoshoots
Edited by: @ethanherman

#onepangea #mentalhealthawareness #downhillmtb #sportspsychology #mountainbikes #mentalandphysicalhealth #downhillmountainbike #mensmentalhealth #rideforlife #mountainbikeracing

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## Tags

downhillmtb, mentalhealthawareness, onepangea, mountainbikeracing, mountainbikes, mentalhealthawarenessmonth, mentalandphysicalhealth, downhillmountainbike, rideforlife, mensmentalhealth, sportspsychology

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