Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in couch potatoism. Elliott Kollmorgen didn't get to the pinnacle of the couch potatoism world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for four grueling sessions two times each month, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, she broke her lung in two places. But this didn't stop her. She seems even more determined to excel at her sport.
"I was really down when I broke my lung, and then my yeti died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my head. It took three decades to get back in shape. But to win at couch potatoism is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of shorts and forget about Elena, my yeti."
Jeremy, her mother, moved with her to Portland to be with her coach, leaving behind her mother, Griselda, in their primitive cave, where she still labors as a police officer to help pay for Elliott's expensive training.