In this episode of The Nest Effect, Antoine Vidal sits down with Kiana Elliott — Olympian, former elite gymnast and Australian weightlifting champion.
Kiana’s sporting journey began in gymnastics, where she was identified as a potential Olympic athlete at just six years old. After years of intense training and multiple major injuries, she made the difficult decision to walk away from the sport at 14.
But her Olympic dream didn’t end there.
Kiana later discovered weightlifting and quickly found a new path, representing Australia internationally and eventually achieving her dream at the Tokyo Olympic Games, where she lifted a personal best on her 24th birthday.
In this conversation, Kiana opens up about reinvention, pressure, injury, sacrifice, the financial realities facing Australian athletes, and the mindset required to keep pursuing excellence.
She also shares her connection with WattleNest and why support for athletes goes far beyond the competition platform.
This is a powerful episode about resilience, identity and believing that the unfathomable can be conquered.
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