Laura Lepisto is 2009 European Champion and 2010 World Bronze medalist, she collected both European silver and bronze medal in 2010 and 2008. She is medalist from both Challenger Series and Grand Prix. She works as Brand manager for Riedell skates.
https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/laura-lepistös-autobiography-published-april-2024-in-finland.111718/
- user Sylvia from FS Universe Forum translated some excerpts from Laura's book published in the article
- Laura's book was published in April 2024
https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli...oni-raiskattiin-niin-taysin/8915334#gs.9esune (article)
- "There is a lot of critical discussion about sports. The general narrative is that it's really brutal and mentally draining. I wanted the book to be realistic and unflattering, but if you think about life in general, a good life also includes bad moments. However, they do not take away from the fact that overall my experience of the athlete's path was good. It included light and shadows," Lepistö said in an interview with STT.
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Lepistö fought injuries for two years. They were known in public, but the other thing that overshadowed him was not. In the spring of 2009, Lepistö's weight had dropped so much that her periods disappeared.
"After a visit to the gynecologist, the menstrual cycle was restored with birth control pills, but later, already in my thirties and long after the end of my sports career, it took a year and a half from stopping the e-pills to start menstruating again."
I don't know how many users here are speaking Finnish and if somebody read the book. If so and there would be some mentions about Eating Disorders and other mentions about losing weight and period...feel free to write summary here.
https://www.fsuniverse.net/forum/threads/laura-lepistös-autobiography-published-april-2024-in-finland.111718/
- user Sylvia from FS Universe Forum translated some excerpts from Laura's book published in the article
- Laura's book was published in April 2024
https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli...oni-raiskattiin-niin-taysin/8915334#gs.9esune (article)
- "There is a lot of critical discussion about sports. The general narrative is that it's really brutal and mentally draining. I wanted the book to be realistic and unflattering, but if you think about life in general, a good life also includes bad moments. However, they do not take away from the fact that overall my experience of the athlete's path was good. It included light and shadows," Lepistö said in an interview with STT.
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Lepistö fought injuries for two years. They were known in public, but the other thing that overshadowed him was not. In the spring of 2009, Lepistö's weight had dropped so much that her periods disappeared.
"After a visit to the gynecologist, the menstrual cycle was restored with birth control pills, but later, already in my thirties and long after the end of my sports career, it took a year and a half from stopping the e-pills to start menstruating again."
I don't know how many users here are speaking Finnish and if somebody read the book. If so and there would be some mentions about Eating Disorders and other mentions about losing weight and period...feel free to write summary here.