Interview participant details
| Pseudonym | Gender | Age | Tier* | Interview duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allyson | Female | 23 | 4 | 65 min |
| Bjorn | Male | 26 | 5 | 71 min |
| Catherine | Female | 23 | 5 | 68 min |
| Daniel | Male | 24 | 5 | 69 min |
| Eric | Male | 27 | 5 | 74 min |
| Florence | Female | 25 | 5 | 72 min |
| Gregor | Male | 27 | 5 | 63 min |
| Ian | Male | 27 | 4 | 75 min |
| Jesse | Male | 21 | 4 | 79 min |
| Katie | Female | 29 | 5 | 84 min |
| Lindsey | Female | 31 | 5 | 55 min |
| Michael | Male | 28 | 5 | 69 min |
| Niclas | Male | 31 | 5 | 81 min |
| Oscar | Male | 31 | 5 | 69 min |
| Pernilla | Female | 29 | 5 | 63 min |
| Ryan | Male | 21 | 4 | 46 min |
| Sergey | Male | 26 | 5 | 78 min |
| Thomas | Male | 26 | 5 | 68 min |
| Ulrike | Female | 32 | 5 | 63 min |
| Venus | Female | 23 | 5 | 57 min |
| Yaroslava | Female | 31 | 4 | 73 min |
| Pseudonym | Gender | Age | Tier* | Interview duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allyson | Female | 23 | 4 | 65 min |
| Bjorn | Male | 26 | 5 | 71 min |
| Catherine | Female | 23 | 5 | 68 min |
| Daniel | Male | 24 | 5 | 69 min |
| Eric | Male | 27 | 5 | 74 min |
| Florence | Female | 25 | 5 | 72 min |
| Gregor | Male | 27 | 5 | 63 min |
| Ian | Male | 27 | 4 | 75 min |
| Jesse | Male | 21 | 4 | 79 min |
| Katie | Female | 29 | 5 | 84 min |
| Lindsey | Female | 31 | 5 | 55 min |
| Michael | Male | 28 | 5 | 69 min |
| Niclas | Male | 31 | 5 | 81 min |
| Oscar | Male | 31 | 5 | 69 min |
| Pernilla | Female | 29 | 5 | 63 min |
| Ryan | Male | 21 | 4 | 46 min |
| Sergey | Male | 26 | 5 | 78 min |
| Thomas | Male | 26 | 5 | 68 min |
| Ulrike | Female | 32 | 5 | 63 min |
| Venus | Female | 23 | 5 | 57 min |
| Yaroslava | Female | 31 | 4 | 73 min |
Note(s): *Tier 4: within ∼7% of world-leading performance and/or world ranking between 4 and 300; *Tier 5: within ∼2% of world-leading performance and/or Olympic and/or World Championship finalists (see McKay et al., 2022)
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