Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast: Recent Episodes
Ben Waterworth, Colin Hilding & Jarrod Loobeek
Three men who dream of Olympic glory and have as much athletic prowess as a piece of cheese sit down (or stand up) and discuss the Olympics, bringing you daily updates, segments and attempted humour that would make even the most passionate Olympics fan in the world crack a wry smile. Well, at least we hope. If it doesn't then we'll gladly give you your money back.
You know it's one of our favourtie sports to talk about and one of our favourite sports to interview athletes from so it's moguls time once more as we chat with Aussie PyeongChang Olympian Madii Himbury about her career and amazing sport! We find out from Madii her pathway into the sport and how some motivation from her mother helped push her towards her Olympic dream. We also find out the many hurdles she had to overcome to make the Olympics in 2018 and just how inspirational her making the final in Korea actually was. Added to this we learn more around her trials and tribulations around her journey after Korea and towards Beijing, why a new team sport has taken her fancy and learning more about why both Dale Begg-Smith and Mikael Kingsbury really are the GOATs. It's an incredible chat that you simply can't miss!
The 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is over and Spain are the champions of the world for the very first time. And after an incredible month of football, we're back to recap it all, go over the final and draw our first ever Women's World Cup coverage to a close! How did our predictions end up and how is Jarrod just so good at predicting things? Are we happy Spain won or more happy that England lost? Are we sad Australia didn't finish third or satisfied with fourth? Why are we stoked to see the return of Nikki Webster during the week? And have we forgiven Tazuni yet for snobbing us? It's an epic way to close out the last month in style, so tune in and get entertained!
It's been a rollercoaster few weeks since we last spoke about the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and that means there is plenty to talk about as we are back to go over the knockout stages of the tournament and give our full preview of the World Cup Final between Spain and England! Have Jarrod and Ben recovered from the Matildas run and going to a game together? How is Colin feeling in the weeks since Canada were eliminated? Were we happy to see the USA get eliminated early? How do we feel about Sweden? Why has Tazuni become our enemy all of a sudden? And who has completely dominated our predictions to the point that it's maybe just unfair? There's so much to get through and so much to bring you so get to listening and get fully prepped for one massive weekend of world sport!
A massive episode for you today as we speak with legendary two-time Olympic medal winning Canadian triathlete Simon Whitfield about his amazing career, amazing sport and amazing Olympic experiences! We learn from Simon how he got into the sport and just how Triathlon was tracking in the late 1980s & early 1990s ahead of it being included in the Olympics in 2000. We also learn from Simon about his Australian connections and his incredible story about being in Sydney when the 2000 Olympics were announced and just how it was almost destiny that he would win the gold 7 years later. Added to this we learn more about that incredible race in Beijing in 2008 that netted him an Olympic silver medal, his friendship with Lance Armstrong and just why he might be heading to Australia soon to take on Ben in an event that Ben might be able to win. It's an amazing chat with so much incredible content that you simply can't miss!
The group stage of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup is over and we now move into the serious stuff of the knockout stages. But before we get to that, the gang is back together to go over all the bits we loved, hated and everything else in between in our group stage review! Is Colin still sad over Canada getting eliminated? Are Ben & Jarrod still celebrating Australia's dismantling of No Official Nickname? What were the biggest surprises of the group stage? How are our predictions going? And how will the knockout stage go from this point on? We also hear some special chats in this episode from on the ground in Sydney, with Ben bringing the atmosphere from within the games and also from the bars with the fans. It's a fun an epic episode that you simply won't want to miss!
Can you believe this?! PARIS 2024 IS LESS THEN A YEAR AWAY! And you know what that means? It's time to get into our special LOOKING AHEAD TO PARIS 2024 EPISODE to bring you a little bit closer to the games and get you a little bit more excited for the greatest sporting event on the planet, as well as some BONUS INTERVIEWS with some absolutely massive guests! We go over all the new and fun parts to expect from Paris next year and find out just which bits we like, which bits we're unsure of and which bits we're not on board with. We also get to talk a bit more about breaking, a bit more about less weightlifting and a bit more about all those architects that were robbed of Olympic gold 100 years ago when Paris last hosted the Olympics. Added to this the most important discussion of all around the love (at least from two of us) on Phyrge the mascot, and you have one hell of an episode that you should already be listening to! And that episode gets even better as we bring you some amazing chats from the Australian Olympic Committee's "One Year Till Paris 2024" function held during the week, as we chat with AOC President Ian Chesterman, AOC CEO Matt Carroll, Australian Chef de Mission for Paris 2024 Anna Meares and Olympians Jess Fox, Maurice Longbottom, Cassiel Rousseau and Lucy Stephan! If that doesn't get you even more pumped, nothing will! So click, listen and enjoy as we bring you even closer to the 2024 Olympics in true Off The Podium style!
As we take a brief break in between some non-interview episodes to get back into an interview, we're super excited to return to the great sport of Handball today as we chat with a current member of the Australian Handball Team Caleb Gahen about this incredible sport and it's history in Australia. We learn from Caleb just how he got involved in the sport and what his aspirations for it were as a kid as well as currently. He also discusses how big of an impact Sydney 2000 had on the sport and just how it is looking in Australia ahead of the Brisbane Olympics in 2032. Added to this we learn about why the video gaming world trolled Australian Handball from the beginning, why we need to get behind the Hungarian Women's Handball Team at the Olympics next year and just why Australia is better at the Olympics in Handball than Britain. It's an amazing chat you won't want to miss!
It's time to get excited for another massive global tournament with the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia & New Zealand kicking off next week! And with the excitement building in both countries and around the world, we're back to bring you the first taste of our coverage of the tournament with our massive preview episode for the 2023 Women's World Cup! We find out from Ben and Jarrod how the vibe is in the main World Cup city of Sydney right now and just how many games they'll be attending together! We also hear from Colin about how Canada is feeling ahead of their first World Cup as reigning Olympic champions. Added to this excitement we will also hear from former Matilda and Channel Seven commentator Grace Gill to give her thoughts on the tournament and her unique predictions that will leave some of our hosts happy and others not so much! It's a bumper edition of Off The Podium that you simply can't miss!
We're always excited to once again bring you a Freestyle Skier on the show but particularly excited when we can bring you a Freestyle Skier from disciplines we have never covered before as we tick slopestyle, big air and halfpipe off our list by chatting with 2022 Aussie Olympian Abi Harrigan about her Olympic experiences and epic career! We find out from Abi just why she was practically born with skis on her feet and why she simply wanted to ski forever as soon as she could. We also find out about the various progressions through the freestyle skiing disciplines and how similar yet different each of them are. Added to this we find out just how severe her injury was before the Olympics and how close she came to not competing at all, why she loves winter so much and the most unique interaction she had at the Olympics that saw her get a pin from the most incredible person. It's an amazing interview you simply can't miss!
An exciting and massive interview coming your way today as we speak to THREE guests all at once as we are joined by the incredible Canadian mogul skiers Chloe, Justine & Maxime Dufour-Lapointe to chat about their amazing Olympic careers and their amazing family legacy in the sport of freestyle skiing! We find out from each of them just how their incredible Olympic journeys started and how important being together played a key role in their success. We also find out which moment from their careers maybe topped their respective Olympic successes and what it was like celebrating that moment at home in front of their family. Added to this we learn more about their epic TV show, which summer sport we could possibly see them in for the Brisbane Olympics in 2032 and helping Colin control his fandom in what he describes as his 'Crystal Globe moment'. It's an epic chat that you definitely won't want to miss!
It's time to bring you a triple threat on the show today as we speak to our first ever athlete from the great sport of triathlon in Aussie Olympian Jaz Hedgeland to learn about her incredible career, incredible sport and Olympic experiences! We hear from Jaz about watching the Olympics as a 9-year-old and why that gave her the desire to not only take up the sport of triathlon, but work towards a dream of competing for Australia at the Olympic Games. We also find out about the unique training needed for triathlon and just what it takes to be at your peak for a competition. Added to this Jaz opens up about the trials and challenges that came from simply qualifying for Tokyo, her experiences at the games and just why she is going to use her experiences at the Olympics for future development for herself and other competitors. It's one of our most honest and personal chats we've ever had on the show so it's definitely one you won't want to miss.
A special treat for you on the show today as we sit down with one of the most familiar faces and voices in Australian Olympic broadcasting Basil Zempilas to learn about his extraordinary media career and his memories and experiences the Olympics have brought him! We find out from Basil some of his favourite moments he has called at the Olympics and just what it was like to have followed in the footsteps in fellow broadcast icons Bruce McAvaney, Sandy Roberts & Dennis Cometti. We also go over that historic call of his from Salt Lake City in 2002 in which he was the voice behind Steven Bradbury's iconic gold and what that means to him more than 20 years later. Added to this we find out about some of his other favourite calls, just why he was so happy to be able to use the word "gobbledygook" during the Tokyo Olympics and whether or not he might've found a fitting replacement for him on this very show for when the day comes for him to retire. It's an epic chat that you will also go gobbledygook for so tune in and get pumped!
A massive interview coming your way today as we return to one of our favourite sports in ice hockey by chatting with four-time Olympian and triple Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Johnston about her incredible career and iconic Olympic experiences! We learn about Rebecca's journey in the sport that took her to four Olympics and where the passion for the dream came from. We also learn about overcoming the mental hurdles with her sport and how important it is to have the mental focus to be able to perform at the peak level. Added to this we find out just how much she looks forward to playing Team USA at every tournament, why paintball and boot camps are important for Olympic glory and why she bided her time in Beijing to ensure she was able to land a Bing Dwen Dwen plushie. It's an epic chat that no Olympic fan can miss! So tune in!
The first week of the 2022 World Cup is over and done with and the gang is back together to discuss their take on the open round of matches and look ahead to what is to come for the remainder of the group stage. How did Ben & Jarrod feel Australia went against France? How did Colin feel Canada did against Belgium? Why have there been so many upsets and will we see more coming? Where have the people been in the stadiums and why apparently can people in Qatar not count? And how are our predictions doing so far? It's all here in a massive episode that we know you won't want to miss!
We've been teasing it and teasing it and FINALLY it is here, the 2022 FIFA World Cup! And for the first time in our history we are set to bring you our unique take on the biggest sporting event in the world, as today we kick that off (haha) with our massive Qatar 2022 preview episode with a very special guest also joining us to talk up the tournament in Niav Owens from SBS! Who does Niav think will win the tournament? What can we expect from SBS and their coverage over the coming month? How big and important is this tournament for the Socceroos? Just how excited is Ben for the tournament? How are Jarrod and Colin feeling knowing that this isn't exactly a sporting event they often get overly pumped for? How are we feeling for the hopes of Australia and Canada? Why is Ben so obsessed with following Germany? Who do we think will win the tournament? And what fun things can we learn about Qatar? It's an epic episode that we know you're excited for so get to listening and score yourself a goooooooaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllllllllllll in doing so!
Get excited and pumped as we have a massive massive interview coming your way today as we chat with the most decorated Canadian Olympian in the history of the Olympic Games Penny Oleksiak about her extraordinary swimming career that has seen her yield an amazing seven Olympic medals across two Olympics! We find out more about Penny's journey in the sport, from discovering it at a young age, having swimming clubs reject her as a child right through to making her way through to the national team at such a young age. We also find out more about her training regime growing up and how that has changed over the years and why she is able to perform so well at big meets such as the Olympics. Added to this we learn more about that iconic gold win in the 100m freestyle in Rio, which person she was more excited to hear from than the Prime Minister after her record breaking performance in Tokyo and just why winning more medals in future Olympics might mean her parents have to get more dogs. It's an incredible chat that you definitely won't want to miss!
It's time to get on your bike once again as we return to the sport of Cycling by speaking with two-time Australian Olympic cyclist Georgia Baker about the sport, he Olympic experiences and getting Ben excited for being the first Tasmanian female Olympian to appear on the show as well! We find out from Georgia about her talented sporting background and how it was cycling that she ended up landing a career in. We also find out the process of making her way through the ranks into the Australian team and the experiences of representing her country at the Olympic Games. Added to this we learn just how much love she has for the Olympics and what unique things she did to show that growing up, how proud she is to represent Tasmania on the world stage and give us her thoughts on potentially switching sports to create some history in the future. It's an entertaining chat that we know you will love!
It's time to visit a brand new sport on the show today as we chat with two-time Australian Olympic basketballer Marianna Tolo to talk about her amazing career in the sport as well as her Olympic experiences and everything else in between! We find out from Marianna what drew her to the sport and why basketball is so popular in Far North Queensland. We also learn about her Olympic ambitions from a young age and just how inspiring it was watching the success of the Opals at the Olympics growing up. Added to this we find out more from that epic game against Puerto Rico in Tokyo, learn about her unique hobby and discover which global sporting superstar she bumped into at lunch during the Rio Olympics. It's a fun chat that we know you'll love, so get to listening!
It's time to get fast and skate into another epic interview as we chat with two-time Canadian speed skating Olympian and Olympic silver medallist Laurent Dubreuil about his incredible career and even more incredible Olympic experiences! We find out from Laurent just how influential his Olympian parents were in getting into the sport as well as why he actually never knew his parents were Olympians as a young child. We also learn about his experiences at multi-sport games growing up which helped towards his eventual Olympic experiences and why he wishes there were more to attend. Added to this we find out how he was able to overcome the disappointment of not making the 2014 Olympics to his advantage, why winning the silver in Beijing felt like a gold and just why he also may own the most expensive drink coaster in the world. It's an incredible chat that you won't want to miss!
A big chat coming down your speakers today as we chat with Australian Olympic gold medal winning sailor Matt Wearn to learn about his incredible win in Tokyo 2020 as well as his even more incredible sailing career! We find out from Matt which other sport he very much could've been a champion in and what made him make the ultimate decision to pursue sailing. We also find out how the selection came to choose the Laser class and the intense rivalry he has had with fellow Olympic gold medallist Tom Burton in the sport over the last few years. Added to this we find out what it was like to be part of such a historic day at the Olympics for Australia, the weird experiences of carrying his gold medal through airport security and how his friends reacted to being able to lick the back of his head. It's a great chat that you won't want to miss!
You loved our rankings episode on the Olympic medals so we're back to bring you another great rankings episode as this time we go over the Olympic logos that you have come to enjoy over the years and give our unique perspective on them by putting them in an order we deem fitting of each of them! What will come out on top? What will sink to the bottom? How will your favourite logo fair? And what controversial decisions will be made? You can find out all of this and more in one fun and epic episode!
A fun chat to bring you today as we chat with one of Australia's favourite broadcasters and former sprinter Jason 'Richo' Richardson about his incredible career and his incredible love for all things to do with the Olympics! We find out from Richo just what three dreams he had as a child and how one of them came true in some pretty extraordinary circumstances. We also find out which Olympic gold medallist he was training partners with during the 1990s and how some of his connections helped him secure some big name interviews during the Sydney Olympics. Added to this we learn of his Tasmanian connections to keep Ben happy, which moment from the Tokyo Olympics was his stand out memory as well as sharing some great moments with the legendary Bruce McAvaney. It's one hell of a great chat that you won't want to miss!
It's time for a special interview on the show today as we are joined by two-time American Olympic kayaker Cliff Meidl and American doctor Dr. Malcolm Lesavoy to learn about their unique friendship and just how together they created one of the most inspirational Olympic stories in recent history! We find out from Cliff how a horrific accident set him on a path to the Olympics and just how overcoming the prospect of losing his legs and coming into contact with Dr. Lesavoy helped him along the way. We also learn from Dr. Lesavoy just what it was about Cliff that inspired him and how he was able to ensure that his journey post accident was able to continue. Added to this we find out just what it was like for Cliff to walk out into Stadium Australia carrying the US flag, how Dr. Lesavoy felt seeing Cliff represent his country twice at the Olympics as well as how and why their unique bromance still continues to this day. It's an amazing inspirational story that you won't want to miss!
It's snowboarding time once again on Off The Podium as we chat with 2010 Australian Olympian Steph Prem about her incredible career and her inspirational journey that has followed her time at the Olympics! We find out from Steph just what brought her into the sport of snowboarding and how different and new it was during the 1990s and early 2000s in Australia. We also find out just how the disappointment of narrowly missing out on the 2006 Olympics helped spur her on towards 2010 and how many obstacles she had to overcome to get there. Added to this we find out more about the horrific injury she suffered after the 2010 Olympics and how she was able to turn a tragic incident into a positive outcome that has helped her into an incredible career ever since. It's an amazing interview that will inspire you immensely so get to listening to ensure you don't miss a minute of it!
It's always a fun time when we get to talk cross-country skiing on the show and that time is now as we bring you a great chat with Australian Olympian Seve de Campo to learn more about his amazing career and his amazing sport! We find out from Seve how he came into the sport a little later than most and how a moment of inspiration from his father helped him on that journey. We also learn how the disappointment of not making the 2016 Youth Olympics helped spur him towards his ultimate goal of the 2022 Olympics and what paths that journey took him in between. Added to this we find out about a unique national championship he won, what classic sledges are used against the almighty Norwegian athletes in competition and just what aspect of Olympic village life he found extra inspirational despite it also being a tad unconventional in China. It's one hell of a chat you won't want to miss!
Excited to bring you another epic interview today as we chat with two-time Aussie Olympic snowboarder Adam Lambert about his incredible career and even more incredible Olympic experiences! We find out from Adam just how being strapped to a snowboard at 18 months old helped him on his journey towards the Olympics and how his supportive parents fueled that passion even more. We also find out which other sport he could've potentially gone to the Olympics in and when the Olympic bug finally bit him with snowboarding. Added to that we learn about how the influence of the late great Chumpy Pullin still is felt on the Australian team, just how the disappointment of Beijing is spurring him on towards the next Olympics and how sharing the name with a famous singer impacts his life. It's another entertaining and insightful chat that you won't want to miss!
It's time to get excited for another amazing interview as we return to the sport of alpine skiing by chatting with Australian Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte about his incredible career! We find out from Louis how we went from a tiny town in rural Victoria to competing on the biggest stage in world sport. We also find out just what other potential sports he might've ended up at the Olympics in and how he also has tried to recruit some American athletes to try their hand at some uniquely Aussie sports. Added to this we find out more about his Youth Olympic success in a different sport in 2016 and just why he wants to win a certain ski race in Finland for an amazing prize it brings. It's a great chat that you won't want to miss!
We are pumped and excited to be visiting the sport of volleyball for the first time today on the show as we chat with Sean Murray, the author of a brand new book If Gold Is Our Destiny, which details the amazing story behind the US men's volleyball team and their groundbreaking gold medal win at the 1984 Olympics, as well as the coach of that team from 1984, the legendary Doug Beal. In this chat we learn just why this story was chosen by Sean to write a book about and why it should be more well known out there amongst sports fans. We also learn from Doug some of the innovative ideas he had during the lead up to the 1984 Olympics and why some of them wouldn't work today. We also find out which Hollywood superstar helped them on their journey to gold as well as just why they might be involved in the next Los Angeles Olympics in 2028. It's a great chat that you simply can't miss!
Another Commonwealth Games has drawn to a close and after 11 action packed days and another unique closing ceremony we're back to go over the last few days of competition as well as going over what we just witnessed to close the games! Were we satisfied with how Canada and Australia closed things off since our last episode? Was the closing ceremony better than that travesty we got back on the Gold Coast? Do we get sad for the Commonwealth Games ending like we do for the Olympics or are we ready to move on? And are we looking forward to the next Commonwealth Games in Australia in 2026 or are we over them being hosted down under? It's all ready and waiting for you in another episode that you will be smiling through every second of!
There has been plenty of action in the first week of the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the boys are back to go over it all in our massive review of the first 7 days of Birmingham 2022! Just how have the Aussies and Canadians faired compared to how we thought they would do? Should other countries even bother to show up in the swimming when Australia is so dominant? Do we care about the Aussie swimming love triangle? What does Kylie Masse have to do to win anything else but a silver medal? How excited are we that so many of our guests have been doing so well? And are we sad we haven't seen much of the bull since the opening ceremony? Get yourself locked and loaded and ready to listen for another epic episode you won't want to miss!
The time has finally arrived to get excited for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and after a very unique opening ceremony we're back with a brand new episode to give our full review of it! Did we enjoy it or did it not live up to what we were hoping for? How excited were we for the flag bearers of Australia & Canada? Why do the Commonwealth Games love giant animals taking over stadiums? How awesome was the bull? Why are we so influential on opening ceremonies all of a sudden? Where was the Queen? How awesome was Duran Duran? Why did we have random interviews & celebrity appearances? And how did it compare to the Gold Coast opening ceremony as well as the past few Olympic opening ceremonies? It's all here and more in one episode you simply can't miss!
It's time to get pumped and excited as we not only bring back all the crew together but we return for an EPIC preview episode of the 2022 Commonwealth Games to get you super excited for another super exciting major sporting event! Join Ben, Colin & Jarrod as they go over all the things to look forward to across the next couple of weeks and work out whether or not Canada has a chance of even getting close to Australia in the medal standings. We also look forward to the new events that we will no doubt be talking about, find out if we're excited about the location and give our predictions for medals, opening ceremony performers and whether or not the Queen will even bother to show up. It's an epic episode that will get you in the zone for the biggest event in the Commonwealth!
It's time to return to the great sport of cross-country skiing today as we speak with Australian two-time Olympian Jessica Yeaton about her amazing career in here amazing sport! We find out from Jess her unique journey into skiing and find out with all the moving she did as a child if her father was actually secretly a secret agent. We also find out just what brought about the decision to ski for Australia rather than the USA and the process it took from that moment to getting to her first Olympics. Added to this we find out about her experiences at both her Olympic Games, the feeling of creating history for Australia in Beijing and just why her happy place involves a certain flavour of chips with beer. It's a fun chat that you won't want to miss!
It's been a long time since we've talked about sailing on the show and we're excited to return to it today as we speak with two-time Australian Olympian and two-time Olympic medallist William Ryan about his amazing career and his amazing Olympic experiences! We find out from Will just how young he was when he got his first taste of sailing and why that was a turning point for him going towards a stellar Olympic career. We also find out which other sports he could've been successful in for Australia and how a chance conversation with a legendary coach put him on a path for Olympic glory. Added to this we find out how he was able to use the disappointment of winning silver in Rio to help him towards gold in Tokyo, just why sailing is an incredibly exciting sport and should be treated more like one and why he is so obsessed with a certain movie from the 1980s. Come sail away with one entertaining interview you won't want to miss!
It's time to return to bobsleigh today as we speak with Canadian Olympic bobsledder Sara Villani about her unique journey into the sport and her Olympic experiences! We find out from Sara just how she was able to go from never having been in a bobsleigh at the last Olympics to competing for her country in Beijing four years later. We also find out just what other three sports she very much could've competed for Canada in at the Olympics and why she decided to choose the bobsleigh path instead. Added to this we learn more about her experiences in Beijing, which food she just refuses to eat and why she isn't really a fan of things. It's an entertaining chat that you will love, so get to listening!
A massive interview coming your way today on Off The Podium as we bring back one of our favourite guests in Canadian ski jumper Ale Loutitt and also welcome her Beijing teammate Matthew Soukup to the show for the first time to chat about their history making bronze medal win at the 2022 Olympics and everything else in between! We find out from both Ale and Matt just how they have recovered since their history making medal win in February and how the reaction has been for both of them since returning home. We also find out all of the emotions and feelings that came from winning the medal and how they were able to deal with all the attention they received afterwards. Added to this we also find out what the future will bring for them both, what free things they have managed to score with their new jewellery and what one thing that came from their bronze that was even better than winning an Olympic medal. It's a flying good time that you won't want to miss!
Strap yourself in for one hell of an interview as we chat with two-time Australian Olympic alpine skier Jono Brauer about his amazing career in his amazing sport! We find out just how he got involved in skiing growing up and the challenges that came with doing ski racing in Australia throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. We also find out how he very nearly was a three-time Olympian and how he took the disappointment of not making the Salt Lake team and turned it into a positive. Added to this we learn out just how many surgeries he has had (that he can remember), how hopeful he is for the future of alpine skiing in Australia and just why he could very well be the next James Bond. It's a fun ride that you will want to strap yourself in for! So get to listening!
A special interview coming your way today as we chat with American author and Olympic historian Michael Loynd about his latest book The Watermen and the incredible story of America's first ever Olympic swimming champion Charles Daniels. We find out from Michael just what brought about him taking on board this unique project and why Daniels isn't as well known as he should be. We also find out just why Daniels is such an important figure in not only US swimming but global swimming, and how without him we might not have swimming how it is today. Added to this we learn more about all the obstacles Daniels had to overcome and just what honour this book might lead to the legendary swimmer. It's one hell of an interview that you won't want to miss! So get to listening!
An epic interview coming your way today as we welcome back the amazing Australian bobsledder Breeana Walker to talk about her Beijing 2022 Olympic experiences and everything else in between! We find out from Bree just what she has been up to since the Olympics and why she has been soaking up some downtime before getting back into the sled. We also find out from Bree how she felt during the qualifying process for Beijing and just how difficult the final selection process was and the emotions that came with that. Added to this we also learn about the emotions the Olympics brought, how she is reflecting on her 5th place in the monobob and confirming once and for all whether or not she called the sled Ben during the Olympics. It's another fun ride you won't want to miss!
It's once again time to take another break from our interviews to bring you a clip show to help us celebrate our epic 250th episode! Yes we're back once more to bring you highlights from our episodes 201-249, featuring some amazing interviews and guests as well as the best bits of our Beijing 2022 coverage that helped us towards becoming an AWARD WINNING podcast! So strap yourself in for another fun journey with some great highlights as we celebrate the 250th episode of your favourite Olympics podcast!
A special treat for you on the show today as we speak with one of Australia's favourite broadcasters Emma Freedman about her amazing career and her time involved in broadcasting the Olympics! We find out the unique story behind how Emma got called up to be involved in Channel Seven's Olympic coverage for Tokyo and just how she loved every single second of working on them. We also find out just why she watched the Olympics differently as a kid and which star of the Sydney 2000 Olympics she idolised and wanted to be like. Added to this we find out which Olympic superstar she got to spend an hour with, just how amazing it was to work with Matt Shirvington during Beijing and teaching us some more amazing stories about the legend that is Bruce McAvaney. It's an incredible chat you won't want to miss!
It's time to return to the sport of short track speed skating today as we speak with Australian skater Brendan Corey about his recent experiences at the Olympics and everything else about his amazing career! We find out from Brendan just how he got into the sport and how it was growing up in Canada when it came to going through the ranks in short track. We also learn about just what brought him to Australia to compete and how it was wearing the green and gold rather than the red and white. We also find out about his time in Beijing, how he nearly missed the Opening Ceremony and had to get the help of some of his teammates to make it happen as well as just why a certain iconic Canadian-born Australian Winter Olympian might spur him on to golden glory in Milan in 2026. It's an entertaining interview that will make your day better, so listen in and enjoy!
A special interview for you today as we welcome back Australian journalist and Olympics researcher Marnie Vinall to the show for a full interview about her amazing media career and experiences working on the Olympics! We find out from Marnie her unique path into the media and why a conversation from a friend helped spur her on to what she is doing today. We also learn about the challenges she has faced working in the sports media as a female and how things can be changed further moving forward. Added to this we learn more about her passion for the Olympics, listening to K-Pop with Ian Thorpe and finding out just how amazing Bruce McAveney is in real life. It's a great chat you simply can't miss, so get to listening!
We have a big double interview today as we talk to Canadian track cyclists Lauriane Genest and Kelsey Mitchell. Lauriane and Kelsey met each other at an RBC Training Ground event several years, and both went on to medal in Tokyo last year. We talk about their meeting on a training bike when neither of them had ever thought of cycling before, their experience of competing against each other and separately in Tokyo, as well as find out what other sports they may have tried out since their first Olympics. They're Canada's new cycling duo, and they bring twice as the entertainment as usual on our latest episode.
We're returning to the great sport of Moguls to talk to Australian Olympian Sophie Ash. Sophie tells us about her family's history in skiing and what brought her into Moguls in the first place. We go over her experience in Beijing and what it was like competing during the Olympics during the pandemic. Sophie also tells us about her art and award winning Moguls film she made. We also question her on the possibilities of a 2nd Moguls event being added for future Olympics, as well as who on the Australian team she would pick for a team event. It's another great interview covering the most recent Winter Olympics that you'll need to download now to hear all about.
We're pumped to bring you today's interview as we welcome back two of our favourite guests in Aussie curlers Tahli Gill & Dean Hewitt to talk about their experiences in Beijing and everything else in between! We find out their journey of emotion from qualifying for the Olympics right through to all the issues around positive and negative COVID tests during the Olympics. We also find out the moment they both felt like they were Olympians and just how it was knowing that curling had taken Australia by storm. Added to this we talk about a certain Swedish rival of theirs and also discover their love of all things Bing Dwen Dwen and burritos. It's an amazing chat that you simply won't want to miss!
It's time for another massive massive interview today as we sit down with the legendary and iconic Australian short track speed skater Steven Bradbury to talk about his incredible career and Olympic experiences! We find out from Steve about his incredible journey in the sport and the challenges he faced to remain motivated throughout some of the hard times before committing to one last Olympic appearance in Salt Lake City. We also find out a fun story from THAT gold medal winning race that he is glad didn't make it to TV and just whether or not he was then tempted to push on for another 4 years after that. Added to this we find out just who he thinks is the greatest short track speed skater of all time and more about his epic beer that is taking Australia by storm. It's a chat you definitely won't want to miss, so get to listening and get skating through some more epic entertainment!
Another massive interview coming your way today as we sit down with the legendary two-time Olympic medallist Sally Pearson to learn more about her amazing athletics career. We find out from Sally just what made her switch to hurdles at a young age and why it wasn't an event that she took seriously for a few years into her hurdling career. We also find out more about THAT interview from the Beijing Olympics, and why all the pressure leading into London helped her to win that famous gold medal. Added to this we find out just how she feels she would've gone had she competed in both Rio & Tokyo, and just what other Olympic sport we might have a chance at seeing her compete in one day. It's an incredible chat that you will not want to miss, so tune in and get pumped!
Well somehow we have managed to defy expectations and actually win an award for this show so why not come together and talk about it for an hour to really try and come to terms with it?! That's right, we can officially call ourselves an 'award winning Olympics podcast' and the OG gang is back together to talk about what it means for the show, just why we're still in shock about it and also properly commend our fellow nominees in our category. We also go over some of the more memorable moments we've enjoyed in our 6 year journey so far, reflect on some of our amazing guests and wonder just how 'Hollywood' this will make us moving forward. So if you're still in shock that we are apparently award winning, then this is the episode to help you digest it a little more! Enjoy!
An exciting episode to bring you today as we sit down and chat with one of Australia's favourite swimmers in two-time Olympian and Gold Medallist Mack Horton to chat about his incredible career and Olympic experiences! We find out from Mack just what it was about swimming that took him to the successes he has achieved and why it was the only real sport he focused on growing up. We also learn about a chance meeting with an iconic Australian swimmer who set him on an Olympic path and just why the history around a certain event helped spur him on more. Added to this we learn more about his love for all things hummus and just how he compares the joy of watching his beloved Melbourne Demons winning a premiership to that of winning an Olympic Gold Medal. It's an incredible chat that you will love so get to listening and avoid missing out!
It's time to recap an epic Winter Paralympics and go over our thoughts on all the incredible moments and achievements that we just witnessed over 8 massive days of competition. We go over all the highlights from both a Canadian and Australian perspective, as well as going over some other memorable moments that stood out amongst the rest. We also talk about why the Paralympics are just so damn entertaining as well as how the coverage does differ when you move to a different country. Added to this the celebration that comes with OTP winning another gold medal, the disappointment of Shuey Rhon Rhon and Colin somehow being the one to put his foot in it this time, it's an episode you won't want to miss!
It’s been a while since we’ve spoken about rugby 7s on the show and today is the day we finally change that as we speak with Canadian rugby 7s player Andrew Coe about the sport in Canada and his Olympic experiences! We find out from Andrew just how playing soccer got him into the sport and what the rugby scene was like growing up for him. We also find out just what it is like facing down the All Blacks during a World Cup match, and also comparing his experiences of competing at both a Rugby World Cup and an Olympic Games. Added to that we find out his incredible story around the emotional journey the Olympics took him on, as well as finding out just why he has a bit of an obsession with Starbucks. It’s a great chat that you won’t want to miss!
It’s time to return to the sport of swimming today as we chat with Canadian two-time Olympic medallist Kayla Sanchez about the sport and her amazing journey to getting to the Olympics! We find out just why her progression in the sport meant she had to switch to competitive swimming and which other Olympic sport she very nearly could’ve competed in instead. We also learn more about joining the Canadian squad just after the team’s success in Rio and how inspiring it was to be surrounded by Olympians at such a young age. Added to this we find out more about her experiences in Tokyo as well as the experiences of becoming an ISL champion. It’s an entertaining chat that you should be listening to already! So get to it!
After the excitement of the Beijing Olympics, we're back to bring you another interview as we chat with two-time Australian Olympic Javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Barber about her amazing career and amazing Olympic experiences! We find out from Kelsey-Lee just how she got into the sport and why she freakin' loves it so much. We also learn about how making her first ever Australian team felt just like it was just 'business' and how her disappointment at her performance at Rio in 2016 helped spurred her on to the great success she would have moving forward. Added to this we learn why she might be about to make a killing in the t-shirt industry and just why she is possibly the most passionate guest we've ever had on the show about their respective sport. It's a great chat that you have to listen to! So get to it!
The Beijing 2022 Olympics have come to a close and we're back to give them one more episode to go over everything and anything that we feel needs to be talked about after another amazing Olympics! What does Jarrod think of the closing ceremony and is he still celebrating Slovakia winning the bronze in men's ice hockey? How will these games ultimately be remembered? Are we satisfied with the success of Australia and Canada or could there have been more? How do we feel about the stars of the Olympics and who will get the coveted 'Athlete of the Games' title by us? And are we pumped to head to Europe for the next couple of Olympics? Click and listen away for one last time in Beijing as we close out the 2022 Winter Olympics in style!
Can you believe we are here? The end of another Olympics. SAD! But don't be too sad as we are at least here to go over everything from the final day of competition and go over the closing ceremony to bring the final day of Beijing 2022 to a close in true OTP style! Are we satisfied with the closing ceremony or do we feel disappointed once again? How satisfied are we with Finland finally winning ice hockey gold? What about Canada winning one more bronze medal? What has New Zealand done again to piss off Ben? And how do we feel these Olympics ended up compared to last time out in 2018? Get yourself in the zone one more time and pump some entertainment in your ears with our latest episode!
The penultimate day of Beijing 2022 is here and it's another day to celebrate medals as we go over everything that happened in more in classic Off The Podium style! Are Canada celebrating another silver in speed skating or are they disappointed that it wasn't the gold? How excited are we for Sweden sneaking a gold in the curling? Should we stop New Zealand from being good in winter sports all of a sudden? Do lucky eggs deserve a place in the Winter Olympics? And why are we starting to get a bit sad about the Olympics coming to a close? Kiss your eggs and do the haka as we bring you more exciting action from Beijing!
As we get closer to the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics, we're back to bring you another medal winning day and another day where things get entertaining for you on many different levels! Why is Canada just so nice when things don't go their way? Are Canada excited for more medals, even if they aren't gold? What do we have to talk about when it comes to Australia? Why is today the episode not to listen to if you're a Mikaela Shiffrin or Eileen Gu fan? Why is today the episode to listen to if you're a Finland fan? Why does Colin want to bring in darts to the Winter Olympics? And why do we miss classic Curling when the curlers were curlers? There's a lot to get to so click and listen away to bring yourself into the Olympic zone!
It may seem like an unlucky day for some but not if you're Canadian as it's a golden day for Canada and the perfect golden day as we celebrate ice hockey gold on day 13 of Beijing 2022 in another epic daily recap! How are two Australian guys going to recap such an epic win? How are we going to celebrate Ester Ledecka once again being awesome? Is the ski cross something we are excited for or a bit upset about? Is the curling getting too exciting for us to talk about? Is having Marnie Vinall back on also getting too exciting for us to talk about? And how are we feeling about the remaining days of the Olympics? Click and get yourself all the answers you need and feel very Olympic once more!
A day of upsets and a day of amazing action is behind us as we are back to please Karen by speaking in our inside voice as we bring you all the action of day 12 of Beijing 2022! Will Ben get any phone calls tonight telling him to be quiet? Are we upset about the USA being eliminated in the men's ice hockey or are we happy? Why is Slovakia now our favourite country? How is Canada feeling now about the curling given they probably won't have to shut down now? What will special guest Johanna Griggs have to say about celebrating Steven Bradbury day? Is Jarrod being back the ticket we need to really make us better again? Why have we found something new about Ester Ledecka to talk about which makes her even more amazing? And does our Daily Dale get the attention yesterday's did by our honouree? Click and listen away for another action packed episode that will get you pumped and excited!
It's a golden day to be alive as we bring you another Beijing 2022 daily recap by celebrating Canada's return to gold on day 11 of the Winter Olympics! Just how is Canada celebrating FINALLY winning their second gold medal of the Olympics? Are they also celebrating their record breaking bronze haul? How are they feeling about the ice hockey and curling as the medals get closer? How are Australia feeling about Tess Coady once again bring in the yeeeeeeewwwwwwwwws? How proud are we still of queen Ester and her unique new tricks in the women's downhill? What does our new resident winter expert Marnie Vinall have to say about the last week of Olympics action? Why is Ben getting phone calls now in the middle of this episode? And why will there be no cups of sugar exchanged between neighbours moving forward? Get your golden feelings back on for another pumped up episode that you won't want to miss!
It's a loved up day 10 of Beijing 2022 with action aplenty, medals galore and so much stuff to talk about that you should probably already be listening by the time you read this! How is Canada feeling about (technically) winning the gold in the monobob? Or are we only counting the bronze? How did Ben do in the monobob and is he pleased with his debut Olympic run by finishing 5th? Are we heartbroken over the aerials or more heartbroken over the OTP curse continuing? What noises is Colin excited to talk about that were made by the CBC today? And are there some winter events that we are maybe starting to question as being part of the Olympics? Get all romantic up in here for another episode of your favourite Olympic podcast!
After a history making day yesterday we're back for another day where other stuff happened as we go over everything from day 9 of Beijing 2022! Is Australia still buzzing after winning a medal in skeleton? Is Canada still buzzing after nearly getting their bronze medal record they're so desperate for? Which sport do we call out for being lazy? Which sport do we call out for being the complete opposite of lazy and one that needs more love? Are we satisfied with how Ben the bobsled went today? Why are we finding our potential prom king and queen of the Olympics? And which country might be about to resort to giving other athletes heart attacks to help them win medals? It's all in this episode and more so get to listening and make sure you slide your way into entertainment!
Get yourself locked and loaded for another medal winning day as we go over everything that happened on one action packed day 8 of Beijing 2022! Why are some of us cross at the snowboard cross but some of us not cross at the snowboard cross? Does it count to lose in a group stage match in ice hockey at the Olympics? How are we feeling on Narracott night? Why is Canada so depressed about the curling? What on earth do Harley Quinn and the Joker have to do with Ice Dancing? And why does Colin love skeleton athletes from the Ivory Coast? It's another episode worthy of a gold medal so get ready to put one around your neck and have another great time!
A massive day of Olympic action is behind us as we celebrate Australia getting back into the medals and celebrate a queen still being a queen as we recap day 7 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics! How great is it to celebrate Scotty James winning another medal and how great are we feeling that we predicted it would be silver? How are we feeling about the departure of Shaun White? Is Ester Ledecka still the queen despite not being able to back up her double double? Why is skeleton the sport that Australia needs to really get behind thanks to how great Jaclyn Narracott is doing and do we need to excited or worried ahead of tomorrow? Which special guest do we have on tonight to keep things a little Canadian without a Canadian? Why are we so excited about Irish cross-country skiers all of a sudden? And are we pumped for some excitement tomorrow with the medal tally or are we not feeling the vibe? Snow and ski your way into some more entertainment and get behind another episode you won't want to miss!
Another day of Beijing is in the record books and we're back to go over everything that happened and more on a day that brought multiple medals for Canada and multiple non-medals for Australia! How is Canada feeling with a couple more history breaking medals? How is Australia feeling after the disappointment of the snowboard cross? What are our actual thoughts on figure skating and does something need to change with it? Did we even need to watch the women's halfpipe when we already knew the result? Why does the OTP curse continue in a big way today and is in particularly special visual form? Do we feel athletes with doping violations should be eligible for the DAILY DALE? And why are Australian viewers really missing out on some of the Canadian coverage? Listen in to get your Olympic vibes sorted for another action packed day!
Well after a bit of a stutter with no episode yesterday (damn COVID) it's time bring you an episode worth of a double dose of action as we recap two action packed days of Beijing 2022 and be sure to crown a queen and everything else in between! Why are we just not worthy of Ester Ledecka and her amazingness? Why is it only going to get better for her and our love for her? Who else over the last two days has gotten our love worthy of queen status? Are we sick of hearing the word GOAT? What new nickname have we developed for Mikaela Shiffrin? How sorry for the US do we feel that they had to suffer such a gold medal drought? What the hell is a screaming seaman? And do we all survive this episode with or without COVID? Strap yourself in and cough away for another entertaining episode you can't miss!
Well after a golden day for Australia yesterday it's time to celebrate a golden day for Canada as we come to you for a massive day 3 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics! Does a gold for Canada today make up for the disappointment of the curling or are they still too sad to properly celebrate? How is Australia celebrating after their record breaking day yesterday? Which special guest will we have on the show today to help talk about the Olympics? Will we have much breaking news tonight and if we do why does it make us so excited and happy? Which event does Colin like even more because it helps put his children in a good mood? And why does our DAILY DALE work well with one of our celebratory athletes of the day? Click yourself away to listen away and get excited for one exciting episode!
A history making day in Beijing is behind us as we come to you to celebrate medals, sport and everything else in between as we discuss everything that happened on day 2 of the 2022 Winter Olympics and more! We celebrate a southern hemisphere bonanza of medals as New Zealand win their first ever Winter Olympic Gold and Australia win their first TWO medals of the Olympics. We also find out how Canada is coping after their GOAT failed to win another gold yesterday, and also try and work out what the hell happened with the curling today. Added to this we bring you more epic moguls commentary, bring you another special guest, plenty of BREAKING NEWS and make as many sounds and noises as we can to really try and make us cool like Tess Coady. It's one episode that will make you yeeeewwwwwwwwwwww and feel trippy, stoked and sick all at once! SAVAGE!!!!
We are here for the first proper day of competition for Beijing 2022 and we have the whole gang together to recap one epic day! We talk about a medal winning day for Canada and find out from Colin just how he feels about their first day of success. We also get back on the commentary slopes to call some more moguls and leave some more memories that you won't soon forget. Added to this we find out just why we still love the curling, why the women's ice hockey should just be called right now, why Hakuna Matata is such a wonderful phrase and celebrate another iconic Aussie Winter Olympian and award another edition of the DAILY DALE. It's one stacked show that you won't want to miss!
The Olympics in Beijing are officially here and we're back to review the Opening Ceremony in classic Off The Podium style! Was this an opening ceremony that we can finally enjoy for once or was it once again a bit of a let down? Why did we enjoy kids falling down too much? What segment are we really starting to get sick of? What did we think of the flag bearers and why were the uniforms amazing this year? As well as the opening ceremony we also talk up some of the great events we have seen so far, including why Australia is going absolutely curling crazy and why we love Dean & Tahli so much, what the hopes are for both Australia and Canada to hold onto our lead in the men's and women's moguls and also just why our first ever DAILY DALE might go down slightly interestingly today. It's an action packed episode you won't want to miss, so get to listening!
ANOTHER OLYMPICS ARE HERE! Yes that's right, it's time to get PUMPED as we move into our second Olympics in less than a year and this time get to the REAL Olympics by pumping up the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with our MASSIVE preview episode to get you fully into the winter zone! We go over all the medal hopes for both Australia and Canada and talk up just why these games look set to be so exciting for both countries. We also go over some other big names and events to keep a close eye on during the games, talk up our love for the mascots of the Olympics, give our hopes for the Opening Ceremony and talk up TEAM OTP and why the curse may finally go in the purse for good when it comes to medal hopes for our former guests! Added to that all the other regular fun of every episode we do as well as some extra Ester Ledecka love for good measure, and this is the one episode you simply can't miss ahead of the Beijing Olympics! So strap yourselves in for one hell of an entertaining ride and BRING ON THE OLYMPICS!
A very special episode coming your way today as we bring you some highlights from each of the athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics who have appeared on our show since PyeongChang! You will hear snippets from all 22 athletes that we have spoken to who we will be eagerly cheering on over the next 16 days to bring home Olympic glory for Australia, the US and Canada! Each clip will remind you their thoughts about competing in the games and seeing just how their mindsets are heading into the biggest sporting event on the planet! It's a great trip down memory lane to also bring you up to speed on which athletes you should be paying attention to as you cheer on Team OTP! So get to listening and get excited!
It's only hours until the 2022 Beijing Olympics and we have saved our biggest interview ahead of the games till last as we speak with the most decorated US Winter Olympian of all time and one of the greatest Short Track Speed Skaters of all time Apolo Ohno about his decorated career, his new book and everything else in between! We find out from Apolo just what brought about him writing his new book and how he hopes it will inspire people moving forward. We also learn more from his perspective of THAT race in Salt Lake City that saw Steven Bradbury famously win Australia's first ever Winter Olympic gold and what he thinks about it 20 years later. Added to this we also find out what the chances are for the US to break their 16 year drought of not winning a gold medal in short track, as well as if his blood is really that deadly if it touches the ground in Tasmania. It's an amazing interview that you simply can't miss, so get to listening and get yourself even more in the Winter Olympics zone!
It's been a while since we've spoken to someone from the great sport of cross-country skiing and today we finally break the drought by speaking with Australian Olympian Casey Wright ahead of her second Olympics in Beijing! We find out from Casey just how she got into the sport and what other sports we could've seen her represent Australia in through her various sports she grew up playing. We also find out the insane training that goes into the sport of cross-country skiing and just what the differences are between the different styles. Added to this we find out why we need to keep a closer eye on the Norwegians during the Olympics as well as the possibilities of Casey representing another country at a future Olympics. It's an informative chat that will get you closer into the mood for the Olympics so get to listening!
As we get closer and closer to the Beijing Olympics it's time to chat with another athlete who is set to compete at the games as we speak with Australian Skeleton racer Nick Timmings about his journey in the sport and his hopes for his first ever Olympics! We find out from Nick just how he got into the sport and how he remembers those first moments of getting on a sled and the adrenaline addiction it created for him. We also find out just what unique training he has to do in order to compete at the top level and why he prefers certain types of tracks over others around the world. Added to this we also learn more about his love of collecting an iconic video game console, why he wants to bring Baby Yoda with him to a desert island and just why there might be some penguins featured on his sled in Beijing. It's an amazing chat that will get you deep into the Olympic zone ahead of the games, so get to listening and get entertained!
It's time to return to the sport of bobsled today and speak to another Aussie in the sport as we learn more about the amazing Kiara Reddingius and her unique journey from the middle of Western Australia right through to a potential spot at the 2022 Olympics! We find out just how she got involved in the sport and how she was recruited by two former guests of this show. We also find out just how she was able to overcome the difficulty of not making the 2018 Commonwealth Games in a different sport and how she was able to use that disappointment to help her towards her Olympic ambitions. Added to this we find out just why watching Friends is once again inspirational for a Winter Olympian and why she has a very unique pump up song to help her get in the zone. It's a fascinating chat that you won't want to miss!
Another great winter athlete interview coming your way today in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics as we chat with two-time Olympic luger from Australia Alex Ferlazzo about his amazing sport and amazing career! We find out from Alex just how his preparation is going for Beijing and why the new track is exciting him ahead of his third Olympics. We also learn about the unique way he got into the sport and how he was able to pick it up so quickly. Added to this we find out just how his close bond with the Canadian team gave him a unique nickname and just why we should love doubles luge more. It's a great chat you won't want to miss!
It's time to get back into snowboarding as we chat with Australia's first ever Winter Youth Olympic Gold Medallist and Beijing Olympics hopeful from the sport of Snowboard Cross Josie Baff about her incredible sport and career so far! We find out how Josie grew up competing in winter sports and how she was able to balance ski racing with snowboarding throughout her junior career. We also find out about her lifelong Olympic aspirations and just what it means to her to be the first ever Australian to win a Winter Youth Olympic Gold Medal. Added to this we find out what TV show she is proud to admit she loves watching and what fashion item she is desperate to be accepted by the public. It's a fun chat that will get you pumped for the Winter Olympics so get to listening and enjoy!
Let's get you back in the zone of Ski Jumping as we inch closer to the Beijing Olympics by speaking with Canadian Ski Jumper Abigail Strate about her career and her amazing sport! We find out from Abi about her pathway into ski jumping and why she is so addicted to the sport that she loves. We also find out what it was like growing up without being able to experience the usual high school life most teenagers did and why going to Europe for most of her school year always ended up being more fun. Added to this we find out why she is tempted to come to Australia to help start up a ski jumping program and just why a volleyball and soccer ball are helpful to her when it comes to her sport. It's a fascinating and insightful chat you won't want to miss!
With only days until the Beijing Olympics, we continue our chats with some great winter athletes as we chat with Australian Alpine Skier Harry Laidlaw about his incredible sport and his incredible career & Olympic achievements! We find out from Harry just how he got into the sport and what other sports we could've seen him make a name for himself in had things taken a different route. We also find out just how difficult it is for an Australian to make it in the sport of Alpine Skiing and just how he is able to relate to his fellow competitors from other non-skiing nations. Added to this we try and work out what an Australian equivalent of the cow bell could be during competitions down under and just what other sports Harry could try his hand in to try and compete with a certain cross-sport skier from the Czech Republic. It's an incredible chat that we know you won't want to miss, so get to listening!
It's a return to ski jumping today as we sit down and chat with upcoming American ski jumper Logan Sankey about the incredible sport and learn more about her chances to compete in Beijing! We find out just why she switched from Alpine Skiing to Ski Jumping and how a crossover between the two sports helped her along the way. We also learn more about the fear aspect of the sport and how that is able to be used to her advantage. Added to this we find out just what path she will need to take to get her to Beijing and just how good she is at naming capital cities. It's a fun chat that you will love, so get to listening!
A great chat today for you to enjoy as we talk more about the legendary sport that is Nordic Combined by speaking with three time American Olympian Taylor Fletcher about his extraordinary career! We find out how Taylor was pretty much born with skis on his feet and how early his Olympic dreams started. We also learn about the groundbreaking performance by Team USA in Nordic Combined in Vancouver and how it was to be part of that success. Added to this we learn just how difficult some of the last few years have been for him in the sport and how he has overcome that to strive him towards success as he approaches his fourth Olympics. It's an incredible chat that you simply can't miss!
Get pumped and excited today as we return to the sport of Nordic Combined by speaking with American rising star Niklas Malacinski about the amazing sport and his amazing journey in it! We find out from Niklas how he got into the sport and how being able to touch an Olympic medal helped spur on his Olympic dreams. We also find out about the unique combination of training the sport requires and how the balance works when it comes to it. Added to this we find out more about his love of all things Finland and just why he loves food so much. It's a great chat that you will be loving every second of! So don't miss it!
Another great interview coming through your speakers today as we chat with American ski jumper Paige Jones about her time in the sport and her Olympic hopes for the upcoming Beijing Olympics! We find out how being born in an Olympic city in an Olympic year helped her on her journey in the sport and just what it was about ski jumping that took her preference over some other winter sports. We also find out her progression through the ranks and how much her experiences at the 2020 Youth Olympics helped her towards that progression. Added to this we find out about her time living in living in Australia and just why Star Wars influenced her career choice outside of sport. It's a fascinating chat that you'll want to jump right into!
Another great ski jumping interview for you today as we speak with American Olympian Casey Larson about his incredible journey in the sport and Olympic experiences! We find out from Casey how growing up near a ski jumping facility helped spur his passion for the sport and just why so many people from his local club ended up becoming Olympians. We also learn more about his experiences at the 2016 Youth Olympics and just why 2016 was one of the best years of his life. Added to this we find out about his unique Olympic record he holds and will never lose and just how close the US is to beating one of the longest medal droughts at the Olympics in ski jumping. It's a great chat that you'll want to jump right into! So get to it!
After ticking off ski jumping from our sports list last episode it's time to continue with some more talk about the great sport as we chat with Canadian ski jumper Natasha Bodnarchuk about her Olympic aspirations and athletic career! We find out from Natasha just why she chose ski jumping as a sport to pursue and just why she fell in love with it so much at an early age. We also learn more about the unique techniques involved in the sport and just how important the mental aspect is. Added to this we find out just what her future in the sport holds moving forward and just why she might become a rival to our show at some point soon. It's another fun chat that you simply can't miss!
An exciting day today on the show as we bring you your first ever taste of Ski Jumping by speaking with Canadian Ale Loutitt about the sport ahead of her Olympic debut in Beijing! We find out just how she got into the sport and her rapid rise through the ranks that are leading her to make her Olympic debut in 2022. We also find out more about the technicalities around the sport, including some of the very unique and odd rules that exist in ski jumping. Added to this we find out just why she was too young to try out for Pyeongchang, and the unique reason why she wasn’t able to compete at the Youth Olympics in 2020. It’s a fascinating, fun and informative chat that you won’t want to miss!
It's time to return to the sport of Speed Skating and speak to a legend of the sport in five-time American Olympic medallist Chad Hedrick about his incredible skating career! We find out how Chad was literally born with skates on his feet and how this enabled him to dominate the sport in both inline and speed skating. We also learn how a trip to the 1988 Calgary Olympics didn't turn out how it perhaps should've and how close he felt he came to making a different Olympics had things played out differently. Added to this we learn which Olympic medal he won that means the most to him and just how he feels knowing he was the last person to beat the legendary Sven Kramer at an Olympics in the 5000m. It's an amazing chat that you won't want to miss!
It's time to take another brief break from our interviews to bring you another clip show to help us celebrate our epic 200th episode! Yes we're back once more to bring you highlights from our episodes 151-200, featuring some amazing interviews and guests as well as the best bits of all our other episodes that you loved! So strap yourself in for another fun journey with some great highlights as we celebrate the 200th episode of your favourite Olympics podcast!
As we inch closer and closer to Beijing it's a perfect time to tick off another sport on the show that we have never covered before in Speed Skating as we chat with two-time Australian speed skater Daniel Greig about his amazing career and experiences in the sport! We find out more from Daniel just how he transitioned from roller sports into ice sports and how difficult that transition was as an Australian in a sport in which there are no full sized facilities anywhere the country. We also find out just how it is impossible to ever skip leg day in speed skating and just how grueling of a sport it is to compete in. Added to this we learn more about just how his devastation at his first Olympics actually helped him further in life and how he could technically be classed as an Olympic silver medallist in an unofficial Olympic event. It's a great chat that you will want to hear so make sure you don't miss out!
A special interview coming your way today as we speak to CBC reporter Devin Heroux about his amazing career and Olympic broadcasting experiences! We find out just what brought him to the industry and how his passion and love for sport helped spur him from Saskatchewan right through to the biggest sporting event on the planet. We also find out just what his experiences were like in Tokyo covering 51 straight days of both Olympics and Paralympics action and just how he will use those experiences heading into Beijing. Added to this we find out just what great idea he has for a new medal tally idea and also talk about one iconic Canadian sporting moment that he was lucky enough to be a part of. It's an incredible chat that you will want to listen to immediately, so get to it!
Excited to bring you a chat today with legendary Australian long jumper and broadcaster David Culbert to learn more about his athletic career as well as his post-Olympic career that continues to get bigger and bigger! We found out from David just why his aspirations as a kid were to go to the Olympics and just why it was long jump that took him towards that dream. We also learn about his Olympic experiences as an athlete and just what it was like to have a conversation before his competition in Seoul with the iconic Carl Lewis. Added to this we find out more about his amazing broadcasting career and also learn more about his unique collection of Olympic memorabilia that he still maintains to this day from every single Olympics he has been a part of. It's an extraordinary chat that you won't want to miss!
We're excited to welcome back to the show today three-time Australian Olympic Mogul skier Britteny Cox to chat about her preparation leading up to the Beijing Olympics, her experiences in PyeongChang and everything else in between! We find out from Britteny just how her preparation has been in the lead up to the Olympics as well as just how her experiences in 2018 have helped along the journey to Beijing. We also learn more about the attention the sport has gotten in Australia and just why the future is looking incredibly bright for mogul skiing moving forward. Added to this we learn a little bit more about her relationship with King Dale Begg-Smith and also just how we can improve our mogul commentary heading into Beijing 2022. It's an incredible chat that you will love so get to listening!
It's time for another taste of Field Hockey on the show today as we speak with Canadian Olympian Oliver Scholfield about his journey into the sport and his Olympic experience. We learn from Oliver just why we chose to stick with field hockey throughout his youth after playing a variety of different sports and just how his Olympic dream helped along the way. We also learn about how it was transitioning into playing the sport in Canada from the UK and how important it is to him to try to continue to grow the sport in the country moving forward. Added to this we find out just what the team mascot of Team Canada is and why they may not be invited back to play in Malaysia anytime soon. It's a fun and entertaining chat that you simply can't miss!
As we get closer and closer to the Beijing Olympics it's time to get all winter again as we speak with two-time Canadian Olympic Aerial Skier and Olympic Bronze Medallist Deidra Dionne about her extraordinary career and Olympic experiences! We find out more about the sport of Aerial Skiing in Canada and why Deidra could've very nearly competed in another discipline in the sport at the Olympics. We also learn more about her amazing Olympic appearances, including the feelings of winning a medal at such a young age and the extraordinary story about her second Olympics which occurred only five months after breaking her neck. Added to this we find out more about her transition from competing into commentating and why she admires a certain legendary Aussie Aerial Skier so much. It's an amazing chat that you simply can't miss!
It's time for us to bring you your very first taste of Judo and your very first taste of Britain as we speak to two-time British judoka Gemma Howell about her amazing career and her amazing sport! We find out from Gemma how her math teacher father got her involved in the sport and what it was that made her fell in love with it. We also learn about the experience of qualifying for her first Olympics being at home and the experience of being a British athlete during the London Olympics. Added to this we learn more about her love of TGI Friday's and the movie 'White Chicks', as well as just why you might not want to let your children near any dog she owns. It's a fun chat that you won't want to miss, so get to listening!
It's time to return to the sport of wrestling as we speak to three-time Australian Olympic Wrestler Ali Abdo about his amazing career! We find out from Ali just how he got into the sport and how being in his final year of high school helped him towards his ultimate goal of being an Olympian. We also find out about the unique way he always found himself qualifying for each of his Olympics, as well as what it took to switch between both Greco-Roman and Freestyle. Added to this we learn about just what it will take to break Australia's long medal drought in the sport and whether or not Ali might be tempted to come out of retirement to give another Olympics a crack. It's a great chat that you simply can't miss!
It's time to return to the greatest sport on the planet of Modern Pentathlon as we chat with Australian two-time Olympian Ed Fernon about his amazing career and the amazing sport he competes in! We find out from Ed just what made him decide to take up the sport and how he was able to go from picking it up to qualifying for his first Olympics in such a short period of time. We also find out the unique swimming training methods he had to undertake in order to improve his times as well as just how difficult the mental aspect of Pentathlon is. Added to this we find out how a trip to Wuhan before COVID went down and just why a simple slap helped him qualify for the Olympics. It's an amazing chat that you know you want to hear so get to it to not be disappointed!
It's an exciting day today as we chat with our first ever Artistic Swimmer in the form of Australian Olympian Kirsten Kinash to learn about her amazing career, Olympic experiences and of course more about her amazing sport! We find out Kirsten's unique journey from growing up in Canada and getting involved in the sport right through to moving to Australia and the challenges in continuing her career on this side of the world. We also learn more about the sport and why it is maybe the most difficult sport in the world to compete and all the challenges that come with being an Artistic Swimmer. Added to this we learn more about the performance aspect of the sport, why Star Wars could play in to a future Olympic appearance and just how Kirsten officially became a meme after Tokyo. It's an amazing chat that you won't want to miss!
It's time to get on target once more as we go back to the sport of Shooting by speaking with Australian Olympic shooter Laura Coles about her amazing journey in the sport! We find out which sport Laura actually started out in and why that sport was her initial goal to become an Olympian in. We also find out how a series of heartbreaking near Olympic misses spurred her on towards he Tokyo appearance and just what that moment meant to her lining up in the Australian uniform on her competition day at the Olympics. Added to this we find out just why music being played at shooting events isn't necessarily a good thing as well as why we will hopefully see her competing at future Olympics as far away as 2040. It's an incredible chat that you will love every second of so get to listening!
Excited to go back to the sport of Swimming today as we sit down with Australian Olympic Bronze Medallist Alex Graham to talk about his recent Olympic experience and amazing career! We find out from Alex just why he decided to focus on swimming and which other sports he potentially had a future in if he had of pursued them. We also find out how the disappointment of missing the Rio Olympics helped spur him on towards his Tokyo appearance and made him pursue his Olympic dream even further. Added to this we learn just how fierce the rivalry with his competitors is on pool deck before each race and just why his mates seem to like wearing his Olympic medals more than he does. It's an incredible chat that you won't want to miss!
It's time to return to boxing once again as we chat with two-time Australian Olympic Boxer Brad Hore about his amazing career! We learn from Brad about his unique debut Olympic experience in Sydney and just why it had such an affect on him that he was unable to even watch the Olympics until recently. We also learn more about how he was able to walk away from his experiences in Athens as a better person and just why it was the best match of his entire career. Added to this we learn more about his incredible work for the Olympics outside the ring and what sport we could see him make a sneaky comeback in for the 2026 Commonwealth Games. It's one great interview that you won't want to miss!
It's time for arguably one of our biggest ever interviews today as we sit down with the icon that is Kieren Perkins to learn more about his incredible career and legacy he has left on not only Swimming in Australia but also for the Olympics too! We find out just why he wasn't the most sporty kid growing up and how a freak accident helped set a path for him to his incredible and record breaking career. We also learn which other legendary Australian sporting icon helped give him a boost ahead of that famous race in Atlanta and just how he was able to cope with his vastly different Olympic experiences at each of the events he attended. Added to this we find out what he thinks about a unique idea we have to involve him in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics and whether or not he still writes his name on his milk. It's one epic chat that you simply can't afford to miss! So get to listening to avoid disappointment!
An incredible interview coming your way today as we speak with legendary Canadian canoeist and two-time Olympic medallist Laurence Vincent Lapointe about her extraordinary career and recent experience in Tokyo! We find out from Laurence how she got into the sport and why she continued to persist in a sport that she didn't exactly take to immediately. We also learn about the amazing barriers she had to break throughout her career in order to succeed and just why canoe seemed to be so anti-female for so many years. Added to this we also learn about how a simple kiss nearly destroyed her Olympic dream and how she felt becoming a viral star after the Olympics for simply not staying in her boat. It's one of our most honest and raw interviews we have ever done so don't miss it!
It's time to get inspired and entertained all at the same time today as we sit down with two-time Canadian runner Malindi Elmore to learn more about her extraordinary career! We find out what brought her into the sport of running and why she pursued distance running over the shorter distances. We also learn more about her unique experiences at the Athens Olympics and just what she had to go through post-Athens as she attempted to return to the Olympics in both Beijing and London. Added to this we find out more about how a simple suggestion from her husband helped her return to the Olympics in a completely different discipline 17 years later and just what lies ahead for a tilt at a third Olympics in Paris in three years time. It's another extraordinary chat that you will get much out of, so listen and don't miss out!
A special interview coming your way today as we sit down with legendary Australian cricketer Lisa Sthalekar to talk about her incredible broadcasting career and recent experiences as part of the Channel Seven coverage of the Tokyo Olympics! We find out from Lisa how she got started into broadcasting and how quickly she became addicted to it when she did. We also learn about her unique experiences of being thrown into the deep end among some iconic Australian broadcasters and just what those experiences were like. We also find out about he addiction of the Olympics during Tokyo and what the chances will be that we will see her on our screens once again come the Beijing Olympics. It's one fun chat that you can't miss!
It's time to get your first taste of Taekwondo on the show today as we speak with three-time Australian Olympian Carmen Marton about her extraordinary career! We find out from Carmen just why she got into the sport and why it turned into a bit of a family business for her and her brother and sister. We also find out about the thrill of becoming Australia's first ever World Champion in the sport and what that achievement meant to her. Added to this we also learn some very honest details about her experiences with the sport in Australia and just what it will take to bring some further improvements to the sport moving forward. It's an honest and raw interview that you will be blown away by so get to listening and experience it for yourself!
It's time to get your canoe and kayak back on today as we sit down with Aussie Gold Medallist Jean van der Westhuyzen to learn about his incredible career and recent success at the Tokyo Olympics! We find out from Jean about his experiences growing up in South Africa and what brought about his move to Australia. We also find out more about his progression in the sport and just how he was able to get to his first Olympics at such a young age. Added to this we find out more about the experiences of winning an Olympic Gold Medal and how he hopes that will spur him on to even more success at future Olympics. Paddle your way into some more entertainment with another great interview!
Excited to bring you a new sport to cover on the show today as we punch our way into Boxing by speaking with legendary Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold about her extraordinary career! We learn from Mandy how she got into the sport and just what the boxing scene was like in Canada for females as she progressed her through the sport. We also learn about her incredible experience at the Rio Olympics and just how she was able to overcome a sudden illness to still compete. Added to this we find out more about the extreme circumstances she had to overcome to make it to Tokyo and how that helped spur her on as she entered the ring during the Olympics. It's an inspirational and entertaining interview you simply can't miss!
Super pumped to be able to bring you our first ever returning guest to Off The Podium today as we welcome back Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee to talk about his recent success at the Tokyo Olympics and everything else in between! We learn from Evan just what was going through his mind in the closing stages of his race that spurred him on to claim a Bronze Medal and just what it meant to him to finally have an Olympic Medal around his neck. We also learn about his advocacy and continued fight to keep his event in the Olympics and why he is so outspoken against the IOC. Added to this we talk all things Kraft Dinner and find out just why a 2032 Olympic tilt could be on the cards. It's another amazing chat with Evan that you simply won't want to miss out on!
It's time to return to High Jumping today as we speak with two-time Australian Olympian Eleanor Patterson about her amazing career in her amazing sport! We find out from Eleanor how a sleepover at a friend's house set her on her career path and just what it was about high jump that sparked her interest. We also learn about some of the challenges growing up in rural Victoria and how they actually helped her further into her career. Added to this we learn more about just why she gave the sport away and what made her come back, as well as what unique method she has to help spur her over the bar in competitions. It's an incredibly fun and insightful chat that you definitely won't want to miss!
It's time to bring you your first ever taste of Badminton on the show today as we speak with Australian Tokyo Olympian Simon Leung about his Olympic experience and the amazing sport of Badminton! We learn from Simon just how he got into the sport and what made him choose it over a variety of other sports he took part in. We also learn about how he ended up switching from singles into doubles and just how important a strong relationship with your doubles partner is in badminton. Added to this we learn more about his Olympic experience in Tokyo and just why he was nearly brought to tears by a gesture from his work back home during the Games. It's a great chat that you will enjoy, so get to listening!
A massive interview coming your way today as we sit down with American Artistic Gymnast Jordan Chiles to chat about her incredible career and her amazing experiences at the recent Tokyo Olympics! We learn from Jordan just what got her into the sport and why we could've been talking to her about winning a medal in a different sport had her career gone a different direction. We also learn more about the progression through the ranks of gymnastics in the US and just why her starting later than most gymnasts didn't hold her back. Added to this we learn more about the amazing events that happened during the Tokyo Olympics which thrust her right into the spotlight and find out why we may have a rival podcast to contend with soon with a certain best friend of hers. It's an incredible chat that we know you will enjoy!
It's time to return to one of our favourite sports in Figure Skating as we chat with American Olympic bronze medallist Jason Brown about his incredible career! We learn from Jason the very unique way in which he got into the sport of figure skating as well as which other sport he had to give up in order to pursue his skating career. We also learn just how the 2010 Olympics played a huge part in spurring him on towards his Sochi appearance and just why a trip to Australia in between 2010 and 2014 was so influential on him. Added to this we learn more about his Olympic experiences in 2014 as well as why the disappointment of not making the 2018 Olympics is helping spur him on towards selection for Beijing 2022. It's a super fun chat that you won't want to miss!
An amazing interview is coming your way today as we speak with legendary four-time Olympic Race Walker from Australia Jane Saville about her incredible Olympic experiences and amazing career! We find out from Jane just how & why she got into the sport and what it was that set her on a path to her four Olympic experiences. We also learn about her experiences as an 'Olympic tourist' during her debut Olympics in 1996, and why her result at those Games spurred her on towards her future successes. We also learn whether it's frustrating to have her career defined by THAT moment in Sydney, as well as just why her first ever Commonwealth Games in 1994 was so life changing. It's an insightful and incredible chat that you won't want to miss!
It's time to bring you a fun episode today as we sit down to rank our favourite Olympic medals from the last 27 years and give you a taste of some of the more unique medal designs that we have seen through some of the more modern Olympics! We go over each of the Olympic medals from 1994 right through to 2022 and rank them in order of our least favourite to favourite and come up with our overall number one medal design that we've seen since the Lillehammer Olympics! It's a fun and unique episode that we know you won't want to miss!
It's time to lift some weight once more as we speak with Australian Tokyo Olympic Weightlifter Matthew Lydement about his weightlifting career and experiences at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. We find out from Matt how he transitioned from a background of playing team sports to eventually going on a journey that would take him to an Olympic Games. We also learn about having two-time Olympian Damon Kelly as his coach and how he was able to help develop him further in the sport. Added to this we learn more about his experiences competing in Turkmenistan and just what uniquely Australian sporting event he'd like to see as a demonstration sport at the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. It's a fun chat that you'll be lifting your way through, so get to listening!
It's time to bring you our first ever Field Hockey athlete today as we speak with London Olympian Ashleigh Nelson about her incredible career for the Hockeyroos and Olympic experiences! We find out from Ash more about growing up in rural Western Australia and how deciding not to go on a trip with her family ultimately helped her towards her future Olympic appearance. We also learn more about her initial feelings of making the Hockeyroos and how she was able to turn that experience around into playing the best hockey she has played in her career between narrowly missing out on a spot in Beijing to her eventual London appearance. Added to that we also find out just why she can't stop meeting the Queen and why she probably won't be eating too many chicken sandwiches from the UK anymore. It's a great chat that you won't want to miss!
A very special interview coming your way today as we speak with Sudanese rower Esraa Khogali about her groundbreaking appearance at Tokyo and what it means to her to be a history making Olympian! We learn from Esraa just what brought her into rowing and the many challenges she had to overcome in taking up the sport and pushing towards her dream appearance at Tokyo. We also learn just what it meant to her to create history by being both the first Sudanese rower, but also being the first ever female flag bearer for Sudan at an Olympic Games. Added to this we find out more about her storied sporting family and just why we may see her daughter represent Sudan at a future Olympics. It's an incredibly insightful and moving chat that you simply can't afford to miss!
A very exciting interview for you today as we return to the sport of weightlifting by speaking with Belgian Tokyo Olympian Nina Sterckx about her incredible career and her incredible time at the 2020 Olympics! We learn from Nina about her journey as a promising young gynmast into the sport of weightlifting and why a simple training exercise set her on a path towards the Olympics. We also learn more about the history of the sport in Belgium, and just how groundbreaking her qualification was for the Tokyo Games. Added to this we find out more about her emotional experience during the Olympics as well as just how badly her phone blew up after her performance at the Games went viral. It's an incredibly insightful chat that you will want to lift right away into your years! So get listening!
It's time to get back into the boat today as we sit down and chat with Tokyo Gold Medal winning Australian rower Lucy Stephan about her incredible career and her Olympic experiences! We learn from Lucy just how she went from a tiny town in rural Victoria in the middle of a drought to taking up the sport of rowing that would lead her to the ultimate prize in sport. We also learn about some prestigious races in Australia that may or may not be helped by drinking a certain type of alcohol, as well as why single sweep rowing could take off in an entertaining fashion. Added to this we learn more about the unique circumstances that led to her Olympic debut in Rio and just how possible it is to put into words the feeling of becoming an Olympic champion. It's a fun, entertaining and insightful chat that will have you smiling until you go to sleep tonight! So download and get to it!
It's time to hit a home run with our next interview as we get our first taste of Softball and speak with Canadian Bronze Medallist from Tokyo Joey Lye about her amazing career and recent Olympic experiences! We learn from Joey just why a decision from her parents as a child helped steer her on a path towards an Olympic medal and what other sport she potentially could've gone to the Olympics in. We also find out a little more about the build up to Tokyo and why the Gold Medal win by Canada at the 2015 Pan Am Games was so important. Added to this we find out more about the rivalry between Australia and Canada in Softball and just what she has done with her medal now that she is home. It's a chat that will have you never striking out again, so get to listening!
A very special interview coming your way today as we sit down with the executive producer of presentation for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Bid David Mason to learn a little bit more about his unique role with the bid that helped bring the games to Australia. David goes into extensive detail about just what he did that was so important for the Sydney bid, and how him being brought in really helped change the tone of the campaign. He also goes into detail about the different strategies used for the final presentation that Sydney gave to the IOC, as well as just what it meant to him to play such a crucial role in a bid that had such an affect on all of Australia. It's an incredible chat that no Olympic fan can miss!
It's time to return to the sport of gymnastics today as we chat with Aussie Tokyo Olympian Georgia Godwin about her Olympic experience and her amazing career. We find out from Georgia about her trampoline roots and switching focus into artistic gymnastics and at what point she realised it was the sport for her and something she could pursue as a career. We also learn about overcoming the disappointment of narrowly missing out on the Rio Olympics and how a sneaky week away was the turning point in making her strive towards the Tokyo Games. Added to this we learn more about the strategic side to gymnastics and just which legendary Aussie Olympian she is backing to light to cauldron at the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. It's a chat that you simply must listen to so get to it!
It's time to return to the sport of rowing today as we sit down and chat with Tokyo Bronze Medalist Luke Letcher about his career and his Olympic experience. We learn from Luke just how he got into rowing and the process it involved to go from just starting out through to competing for Australia on the world stage. We also learn just how close he was to walking away from the sport, and how the pandemic actually helped him to eventually land a spot on the Tokyo Olympic team. Added to this we learn more about that epic day 5 of Tokyo and how the energy was in the rowing team with all the success that followed, as well as learning more about his love for a certain classic Australian movie. It's a great chat that we know you will love, so click away and get to listening!
An absolutely massive interview coming your way today as we sit down with with two-time Olympic Triple Jump champion Christian Taylor to talk about his amazing career. We find out from Christian just how the sport of Triple Jump actually found him and how he used it as "training" for soccer and then turned it into a sport he would soon dominate. We also learn more about his two Olympic experiences and how he is able to get a mental edge over his competitors with some unique strategy. Added to this we also learn about meeting Obama and what it was like to go to school with a certain Ryan Lochte. It is one amazing chat that you won't want to miss, so get to listening!
It's time to bring you a taste of shooting on the show for the first time in over 5 years as we speak with Tokyo Olympian Sergei Evglevski about his recent Olympic experiences and his amazing career. We learn from Sergei how getting into shooting was almost part of the 'family business' and whether or not that was a help of hindrance along his early shooting career. We also learn about his experiences in front of a home crowd at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and what it was like sharing that with his mother. Added to this we find out just what his Olympic experience was like in Tokyo and why we can expect to see him at many more future Olympics over the years. It's an interview that you will want to not miss the target on so get to listening and fire away!
A great interview coming your way today as we speak with Olympic torchbearer Donna Narvaez about her time carrying the torch during the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. Donna goes into detail about why she was selected to run with the torch and the process involved in it. She also talks about the honour it was carrying the torch and why it was extra special for her on the day she carried it. We also learn from her what she has done with the torch since and how she continues to use the experience for the greater good to this very day. It's an insightful chat that you will love every second of it! So get to listening!
We have another exciting interview coming your way today as we speak with Olympic Ticketing Expert Ken Hanscom to learn a little bit more about the Olympic ticketing process and hear about his work he does to help make the Olympic experience better for organisations around the world. Ken tells us just why he is so passionate about the Olympics and how his love for the event came about growing up. He also goes into detail about his first ever Olympic experience back in 2012, and gives some great tips for fans about attending an Olympic Games. Added to this Ken talks about the last 12 months and how challenging it has been for the ticketing side of things as well as talking up Beijing 2022 and how excited the US is ahead of the 2026 World Cup and 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. It's a great and informative chat that you won't want to miss!
It's time for your first taste of weightlifting on the show today as we speak with Australian Olympian Kiana Elliott about her time at the Olympics and her amazing career that lead her to Tokyo. We learn from Kiana just how a promising gymnastics career turned into an even more promising weightlifting career and just how quickly she was able to take to the sport and turn that into representing Australia at international competitions. We also learn how she was able to overcome some very low lows after narrowly missing out on the Rio Olympics, and turn that into an amazing competition at the Tokyo Games. Added to this we learn more about arm wrestling random athletes in the Olympic Village and discovering just why TikTok might not be on the cards for her moving forward. It's another fun and amazing chat that you simply won't want to miss!
It's time to take a brief break from our interviews as we bring back the gang to talk about the Olympic sports and discuss everything about them in a long overdue episode! We go over what sports currently work and what sports currently don't work at both the Summer & Winter Olympics, and try to make sense about how some of them are held during the Olympics. We also go over the sports that could be included at the Olympics and discuss which are the ones we'd love to see in place of some of the current ones on the schedule. Added to this we talk about whether or not demonstration sports should return as well as the return of artistic events in the future. It's one great episode that you won't want to miss!
We’re back into the cold of winter today as we bring you an amazing chat with two-time Australian Olympian in the sport of Alpine Skiing, Greta Small! We learn from Greta how having plastic skis strapped to her feet at the age of two helped her on a journey to being a two-time Olympian and just what other unique sports she participated in as a child. We also learn more about her experiences at the first ever Winter Youth Olympics in 2012 and how that lead to a meeting with the IOC President Thomas Bach (Olympic Champion, Fencing). Added to this we learn about what prize she won for winning a race that is maybe the greatest prize ever won by an athlete and just how she is tracking ahead of the 2022 Olympics. It’s an epic chat that you will want to listen to over and over again, so get to it!
Excited to bring you another athlete interview today and another bobsledder to the show as we chat with Beijing 2022 hopeful Sarah Blizzard about her amazing journey into the amazing sport of bobsleigh. We find out how Sarah seemingly was destined on a path towards a Winter Olympics after her interest in all things winter sport started at a young age. We also find out more about her stellar athletics career, and what the moment was that lead her into transitioning into bobsleigh. Added to this we learn how watching Friends helps with her team bonding and what Aussie food staple she simply can’t resist. If you like your interviews fun and informative then you won’t want to miss this one!
We have another great guest to bring you on Off The Podium today as we speak to Australian swimming legend Giaan Rooney about her amazing career and Olympic experiences! We find out from Giaan just how she was able to crack the Australian Swim team after only a few years of committing to the sport, and just how that then turned into winning a Commonwealth Games Gold Medal at the age of 15. We also find out just what it was like to debut at an Olympic Games in front of her home crowd, and why she always relished performing under high pressure. Added to this we learn just what moment of her career made her dad more proud than winning an Olympic Gold Medal and finding out just why her ice skating career didn’t quite take off after her retirement. It’s an amazing chat that no Olympic fan can miss!
Excited to bring you another epic interview today as we speak to our second ever Paralympian in Gold Medal winning American Sledge Hockey player Jack Wallace! Jack goes into detail about why he fell in love with the sport of hockey and the challenges involved from switching to stand up hockey to sledge hockey. He also goes over just why the sport is so amazing to watch, and just how skilled of a player you have to be. Added to this Jack talks about the journey that took him to the 2018 PyeongChang games and what it was like to leave with a Gold Medal around his neck, especially after having beaten traditional rivals Canada in the final. It’s another insightful and entertaining chat that you simply have to listen to!
Get pumped an excited for another amazing interview today as we sit down with American two-time Olympic hammer thrower Gwen Berry to learn about her amazing life and career in the sport. We find out from Gwen just how she ended up throwing a hammer after initially starting off as a basketball player and just how quickly she was able to adapt to it. We also find out just why hammer throw is one of the most difficult sports in athletics, and just how much training is involved. Added to this we learn more about how she is using her platform in the fight for social justice as well as what on earth being told to ‘go left’ can ever hope to achieve in hammer throw. It’s an insightful and entertaining chat that you simply cannot miss! So get to listening!
A very special episode of Off The Podium is coming your way today as we sit down with Olympic Marketing Expert Terrence Burns to learn a little bit more about marketing an Olympic Games as well as the process involved in successfully marketing a bid to help bring an Olympics to a city. Terrence discusses just how him wanting to become a dentist lead to his incredible career and how then working for an airline company helped him along this journey even further. He also goes over just what it takes to help create a successful Olympic bid and why so many cities aren’t able to quite get the message across when it comes to gaining the votes needed to host an Olympics. Added to this some incredible stories around going out to dinner with some very important Russians and why Sydney was his favourite Olympics to attend, it’s one chat you simply won’t want to miss!
It’s time to bring you our first ever European athlete on the show today as we sit down with Swiss Rower Barnabe Delarze to talk about his amazing career and his amazing Olympic experiences! We find out from Barnabe the unique journey he had from playing rugby into discovering rowing and why it wasn’t exactly a sport that he took to straight away. We also find out just what the rowing scene is like in Switzerland and why so many people travel there to setup a training base in the country. Added to this we find out just why Swiss rowers are maybe some of the best partiers in the world, why finishing third in a race was up there as one of the best moments in his life and learning more about the unique event that is the Indoor Rowing World Championship. It’s an entertaining chat that you should already be listening to, so get to it!
It's time to take a brief break from our amazing interviews to bring you a clip show as we celebrate our 150th episode in style by going over some great moments from the last 50 episodes! That's right, we're bringing you some epic highlights from episodes 101 through to 149, featuring some amazing interviews and guests as well as all the highlights from our daily coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics! So get yourself ready for a fun trip down memory lane as we celebrate the 150th episode of your favourite Olympics podcast!
It’s time to bring you your first taste of Artistic Gymnastics today as we chat with Tokyo Olympian Emily Whitehead about her amazing career and Olympic experiences! We find out from Emily how she got involved in the sport and what it is like competing at major competitions at such a young age. We also learn about the importance of being an all-around athlete in gymnastics and just how damn tricky that pesky beam can be. Added to this we learn about how an injury that prevented her selection for the Rio Olympics went on to help her achieve further success, and just why she was so close to pulling the pin on the sport once COVID hit last year. It’s a fun and great chat that will have you flipping all over your house, so get to listening!
A massive interview coming your way today as we chat with two-time Olympian and reigning World Champion in the sport of Aerial Skiing Laura Peel about her amazing career and her hopes ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics! We find out from Laura how much already knowing how to ski helped her transition into aerials from gymnastics, as well as just how it was in the early 2010s to be bunking with a soon to be Olympic Champion in Lydia Lassila. We also find out just how much her coach yelling during a routine actually helps her, what mental activities she likes to work on in order to help her better during competition and just what challenges are involved in transporting one of the most amazing sporting trophies in the world from Europe back home to Australia. It’s a flipping good time that you won’t want to miss, so get to listening!
An exciting interview coming your way today as we sit down with two-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medallist Eric Radford to talk about his amazing Figure Skating career and just why he isn’t done yet. Eric goes over how watching the 1992 Olympics spurred him on towards his future career and the process that was involved in getting into the sport. He also goes over the influences that helped him along the way, getting paired up with Meagan Duhamel and the success that pairing brought as well as just what that moment was like when he finally realised his dream of making it to the Olympics. Added to this some great stories around his many many artistic talents and just why he decided to come out of retirement to give the Olympics in 2022 another crack, it’s an interview that you simply can’t afford to miss!
The time has come for us to finally welcome royalty to the show as we sat down with the one, the only Queen Chloe Esposito to talk about her amazing career, her Olympic experiences and of course the incredible sport that is Modern Pentathlon. At what moment did Chloe discover the sport and how was she able to turn that into a career? What are the main challenges when it comes to training for five uniquely different sporting events? How close was she to qualifying for Beijing at the ripe old age of 15? How did her experiences in London help spur her on to her success in Rio? What moment after her win in Rio turned into a special tribute to her grandfather? How has her success helped grow the sport in Australia? And why can we look forward to Chloe Esposito Stadium being opened in time for the Brisbane 2032 Olympics? It's the episode you've been waiting for and the episode you simply can't afford to miss, so get to listening and be amazed!
Get yourself excited for another amazing interview as we speak with Tokyo Olympian Maeve Plouffe to learn about her amazing Track Cycling career and her Olympic experiences! We find out just how on earth she went from pursuing a career in swimming to somehow ending up as a track cyclist. We also learn about which one event helped put her on the map to help her get towards Tokyo, and just what it was like to make the Olympic team ahead of a schedule which she had set out for herself. Added to this we learn about how the Olympics were for her, as well as just why her amazing abilities in a variety of different areas may help her succeed in several other Olympic sports along the way. It's a fun and informative chat that you simply can't miss!
Another super exciting interview is coming your way today as we speak with two-time Olympian and Olympic silver medalist Mariafe Artacho del Solar from the great sport of beach volleyball about her career and her recent success at the Tokyo Olympics! We learn from Mariafe what it was like to experience playing on the famous Copacabana beach in Rio and how that Olympic experience helped spur her on to further success before the Tokyo Olympics. We also learn from her the importance of mental preparation in beach volleyball, how her hugely successful partnership with her partner Taliqua Clancy came about and just why she isn't stopping at two Olympic Games and wants to compete all the way up to Brisbane in 2032! It's one fun chat that you won't want to miss!
Get pumped for another amazing interview today as we sit down with the one and only Johanna Griggs, one of the most familiar faces for Australian Olympic fans, to talk about her amazing broadcasting and swimming career! In our longest interview yet, we learn the amazing story of Jo’s swimming career and how lessons she learnt during her time as an athlete were some of the best lessons she learnt in life. We also learn just how she was able to so seamlessly transition from being an athlete into television and the challenges she faced along the way, just why she is still so passionate about live television today as she was when she first started broadcasting, which of her seven Olympics she has covered she rates as the best as well as giving us potentially the greatest Bruce McAvaney story you will ever here. It’s one hell of an interview that you simply can’t miss! So get to listening!
It's time to bring the gang back together as we look ahead to the Winter Olympics in a matter of months to give our thoughts, excitement level and everything else in between! Can we get excited for the mascots and pronounce them right this time? What are the big hopes for both Canada and Australia in Beijing? Are our interviews getting us more excited ahead of the Games? Is it exciting to be talking about the 'real' Olympics? And what other interesting things will we find to talk about? Ski and slide your way into excitement level as you get pumped for some more great Olympic content!
A very special interview coming your way today as we chat with the man behind the popular Olympic bid news website GamesBids.com Robert Livingstone about his incredible career covering the Olympics and learning more about the Olympic bid process. Robert goes over just how his interest for the Olympic bid process was sparked and how he was able to turn it into a career he still holds today. He also goes over just what it was like covering Olympic bids during the 90s and how the bid process has changed over the years. Added to this his thoughts on the Brisbane bid, as well as trying to work out what on earth is happening with the 2026 Commonwealth Games, it’s an informative chat that any fan of the Olympics won’t want to miss!
We have a great chat for you today as we bring you our first taste of Rhythmic Gymnastics by speaking with two members of the history making Australian group team from Tokyo, Emily Abbot & Alannah Mathews! Both Emily & Alannah tell us about their different journey into the sport of Rhythmic Gymnastics and why it is a sport that needs to be talked about more in Australia. We also learn about how concussion is a possibility in the sport, just how strenuous that training routines are in the lead up to an Olympic Games as well as all the finer aspects of the technical side of the sport and just what on earth a koala has to do with their competition. Added to this a large dose of nicknames, ABBA and perhaps the most philosophical answers you will ever hear, this is one fun and entertaining chat you won’t want to miss!
Pumped to bring you another amazing interview today as we speak with Australian dual Olympian from the sport of Discus, Matthew Denny! Matthew gives a great insight into just how he got into the sport, and how he very much could’ve been a star in another sport instead. He also takes us through the unique nature of him competing successfully in both the discus and hammer throw, as well as which other field discipline he very nearly could’ve succeeded in more too. Added to this we learn just how much love he got online during the Olympics, and why Chris Hemsworth will be asking for his autograph by the time of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics. It’s an exciting and fun chat that will be the highlight of your day, so tune in now!
It’s time to get back into a sport we love on the show in Race Walking as we speak with Australian walker Rhydian Cowley about his amazing career and amazing Olympic experiences. Just how did Rhydian get into race walking and why is it more of an amazing sport than people give it credit for? Why does having the sport featured in comedy shows such as Malcolm In The Middle and Kath & Kim actually help it more than hinder it? Why does Australia seem to produce so many talented race walkers? What brought about his changeup from competing in the 20km event in Rio to the 50km event in Tokyo? How does Rhydian feel about the 50km event being dropped from Paris? And just what happened with a cat before Tokyo that may have his future wife scared for the future? It’s all here and more in another fascinating interview that you won’t want to miss!
Excited to bring you our first ever Golf athlete on the show today as we speak with Australian Rio Olympian Marcus Fraser about his Olympic experiences and amazing career! We learn just what it is like for Marcus to be living so many people’s dream when it comes to being a professional golfer, and the journey from playing in rural Victoria right through to joining the European Pro Tour in 2002. We also learn just what it was like to be selected to represent Australia at the Olympics and the real reason why he took the opportunity. Added to this we find out just how he feels being compared to Usain Bolt and why being a golfer has made him into a bit of a perfectionist gardener. It’s a chat that you won’t want to miss, so get to listening to ensure you don’t!
Another amazing interview is coming to you today as we speak with our first ever Gymnastics athlete in the legendary Ji Willace to talk about his incredible career! We learn from Ji how the quintessential Aussie activity of jumping on a trampoline in his backyard lead him to becoming one of the most decorated trampoline athletes of the 90s, as well as how watching the 1980 Moscow Olympics harboured an Olympic ambition from him from a very young age. We also learn about his entire Olympic experience during Sydney, and why qualifying nearly a year out from the games helped him take in more of the unique Olympic atmosphere that was in Australia at the time. Added to this his memories of the night he won silver, why he believes so many people remember his silver win so fondly and just how close he came to becoming an Olympian in another sport, it’s a jumpingly great chat that you won’t want to flippin’ miss!
A special and exciting interview coming your way today as we speak with our first ever Canoe/Kayak athletes and recently returned Olympians from Tokyo, Alyce & Jordan Wood, about their amazing careers and Olympic experiences! We find out from both of them how they got into the sport and how much surf lifesaving has played a part and also helped in their careers. We also learn about the differences between canoe & kayak, as well as what leads an athlete to choose sprint over slalom and how it compares to the often related sport of rowing. Added to this some great stories about their experiences in both Rio & Tokyo, finding out just how quarantine is going for them and just why super hero movies aren’t exactly on the film watching list for one of them, it’s one fun interview that you will enjoy! So get to listening!
A massive interview for you today as we get our first ever taste of Beach Volleyball on the show by speaking with the legendary two-time Olympic medallist Kerri Pottharst about her amazing career and Olympic experiences! We learn from Kerri how a random moment from her brother got her into the sport and how that lead to an amazing indoor career throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. We also learn about the transition into beach volleyball, what lead her to partnering up with Natalie Cook and what her experiences were like throughout her three Olympics. Added to this we find out just what it was like to experience that gold medal win in front of 10,000 screaming fans at Bondi Beach and everything else that followed, as well as just where the sport is at now in Australia and how the recent silver medal win in Tokyo by Taliqua Clancy & Mariafe Artacho del Solar will help spur on a new generation of volleyball players leading into Brisbane 2032. It’s an exciting chat with an exciting guest that you won’t want to miss!
Excited to bring you another Fencing interview today and our first interview with an athlete who is just back from Tokyo as we chat with Canadian foil fencer Alanna Goldie. Alanna gives us a great insight into how coming from a fencing family helped get her into the sport, and why she was so keen to start earlier than she could. We also learn about her experiences competing at the Youth Olympics back in 2010 and how that helped her when it came to competing at the full Olympics 11 years later, as well as how she was able to overcome the disappointment of not making Rio in 2016 to help spur her on towards her eventual Tokyo ticket. Added to this we learn more about her special friend Albert, some new epic ways to improve team fencing and just how she is a global trend setter. It’s an epic interview that you simply can’t miss!
It's time to recap an epic Paralympics and go over our thoughts on all the incredible moments and achievements that we just witnessed over 13 massive days of competition. We go over all the highlights from both a Canadian and Australian perspective, as well as going over some other memorable moments that stood out amongst the rest. We also talk about how the Paralympics are possibly more entertaining than the Olympics, and why we'd like to see more coverage of them moving forward. It's an epic episode that we know you won't want to miss!
We brought you our first ever biathlete interview a few weeks back and now it’s time to bring you another as we chat with 2018 Canadian Olympian Scott Gow about his incredible biathlon career and how he is tracking ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics! We learn from Scott how he got into the sport and how summer actually played a key part in it. We also learn more about the world circuit for biathlon and what it is like competing in Europe as opposed to Canada, as well as how big a deal it was to bring home a World Championship medal for Canada in 2016. Added to this his experiences at the 2018 Olympics, his fun hobby that got him even more excited for his Olympic experience and just how he is feeling ahead of the 2022 Olympics, it’s one interview you simply won’t want to miss!
It’s time to return to one of our favourite sports today and bring you an interview with Australian curlers Tahli Gill & Dean Hewitt, who are on track to make history as the first ever Australian curlers to compete at an Olympic Games. We learn from both Dean & Tahli just how they got into the sport and how it was growing up as a curler in Australia. We also learn about just how big of a deal it was to finish 4th at the 2019 World Championships and how that exposure helped the sport of curling in Australia, as well as just what it will take for them to qualify for the Beijing Olympics. It’s an interview you won’t want to miss!
A special treat for you today in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics as we not only speak to our first ever biathlete, we also speak to our first ever New Zealand Olympian as we chat with New Zealand’s only ever Olympic biathlete, Sarah Snowsell. Sarah talks us through just how an injury in a completely unrelated sport helped her take up biathlon, and just how this journey ended up leading her to compete for New Zealand at the Olympics. She also goes over the unique training needed for the sport of biathlon, just how intense the rivalry is between the biathletes, cross-country skiers and alpine skiers as well as just why she is basically James Bond in real life. It’s a great and fun interview that you will enjoy so get to listening!
As we continue to get closer to the Beijing Olympics, we’re thrilled to bring you an interview today with one of the biggest names in Australian winter sports, aerial skier Danielle Scott! Danielle chats about her journey from gymnastics through to aerial skiing, including which legendary athlete helped recruit her to the sport and just what it was like transitioning between gymnastics and aerial skiing. Danielle also talks about how important the mental aspect of the sport is, what that feeling is like during a jump and landing it perfectly, as well as teaching us just what great pump up songs are needed to really get the adrenaline flowing in a competition and what her hopes will be for Beijing in a few months’ time. It’s another great interview that you can’t afford to miss!
Another exciting interview is coming your way today as we chat with Australian bobsleigh pilot Ashleigh Warner about her amazing career and how she is tracking ahead of the upcoming Beijing Olympics. We learn from Ash the unique way she got into the sport of bobsleigh and just how close she was to making the Olympics in another sport. We also learn more about the transition from being a brakewoman to a driver and how that has helped her driving in the sport, which types of tracks she prefers as well as just how the disappointment of being cut from the PyeongChang Olympics at the last moment has spurred her on towards her goal of 2022. We also learn which fellow Australian athlete she’d like to swap places with for a day and discover what her dad might say about her on Channel 7 next year should she come away with an Olympic medal. It’s one fun chat that you definitely won’t want to miss!
We’re excited to bring you a great interview today as for the first time we get to learn a little bit more about the sport of luge by talking with two-time Olympian Hannah Campbell-Pegg. Hannah talks us through her journey in getting into the sport, from starting off as a bobsleigh athlete to what brought about the transition into luge. She also takes us through her two Olympic experiences, detailing what it is like for an athlete from a country with no luge history to compete on the world stage as well as going over the experience in Vancouver after the tragic death of her friend Nodar Kumaritashvili. We also learn more about what is in store for the sport in Australia moving forward, and just why her parents weren’t exactly too happy with her after her first time competing in the sport. It’s one great and informative interview that you won’t want to miss!
After 16 days of amazing competition, it's time to farewell the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as we go over all the best bits, the worst bits and everything else in between in our comprehensive wrap episode of the games we thought never would happen! Just who was the star of the games? Are we sold on the new sports or do we have issues? Were these games better than we expected? Why do we feel both Australia and Canada did so well? How did our medal predictions turn out from before the games? And although we are sad they games are over, how come we can still be excited with the Winter Olympics being so close? Get your last dose of Tokyo 2020 action in one massive episode that you won't want to miss!
An epic final day is in the history books, as is another Olympic Closing Ceremony, and we're back for another epic episode to wrap up everything that we saw, loved and didn't love on day 16 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics! Just why are Olympic ceremonies seemingly getting worse and worse? Did anything actually happen during the Closing Ceremony or are we still waiting? Why was the star of the Closing Ceremony a moth? How excited is Canada to celebrate a gold medal on the final day of competition? Did Australia do anything at all on the final day of competition? And why are we looking forward to competitive jet fighting at Paris 2024 the most? It's one massive episode that you simply can't miss so make sure to get to listening!
As we reach the penultimate day of Tokyo 2020 it's time to once again go over everything that happened and more on our day 15 recap! Has Canada calmed down after their epic win in the women's football yesterday? How is Australia reacting to finally breaking the curse and winning a medal in men's basketball? Is Nicola McDermott our new favourite athlete? Do we know the difference between javelin and high jump? Have we saved our best commentary for last with our commentary of rhythmic gymnastics? And can we be hopeful that the closing ceremony tomorrow might actually be good? Another massive massive day and another massive massive episode! Get listening!
The third last day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is over and we're back to go over everything that happened on another medal winning day for both Australia and Canada. Are we disappointed or satisfied with Australia's beach volleyball silver and boxing bronze today? How do we feel about Canada doing so well in athletics? How pumped are we to have more medals won for Off The Podium? Are we still so in love with modern pentathlon, even without Chloe? How good are we at commentating table tennis? What gets us so excited at the end of the episode? And what can we look forward to over the final couple of days? It's another episode that will keep your Olympic mood high so get to listening and get to being entertained!
Another incredible day of Olympic action is behind us and there are gold medals coming from everywhere for both Canada & Australia, so it's time to recap everything that happened on day 13 to bring you up to speed! How shocked is Australia at winning two gold medals that perhaps we didn't expect? Has Canada calmed down after Andre de Grasse's run yesterday and their gold medal decathlon success today? Are these the greatest Olympics ever? Is Canada now a powerhouse in both canoe and cycling? How does our commentary sound over artistic swimming? And how will we celebrate New Zealand's greatest ever Olympian being crowned today? So much to get through, so get to listening!
A golden day 12 for both Australia & Canada is in the books as we go over everything that happened and more! How excited were we to finally get our sailing gold for Australia? Were Australia's two bronzes somewhat of a shock? How did we feel the skateboarding went a second time around? Is Peter Bol the new hero Australia needed? Is Canada getting excited about the decathlon or should Australia be getting somewhat excited? How great can we make wrestling commentary? And is our athlete of the day going to be a calm choice today? Click and listen away and get your daily Olympic fix!
Another day of Tokyo 2020 is done and another episode of your favourite Olympics podcast is here to go over everything that happened! How amazed are we that Norway apparently are as fast off snow as they are on it? How amazing was sport climbing to finally watch? How frustrated are both Canada and Australia for double fourth places in the cycling? Is Canada still celebrating over the soccer from yesterday? Is Australia still celebrating over the hockey today? How wild are we feeling about Harry and the boxing? And just how many chairs will be thrown during our always heated athlete of the day segment? Climb yourself up as fast as a Norwegian to listen to another epic day of Olympic recap action!
After the highs of yesterday it's time to calm ourselves down for a quieter day as we are back to cover all the action of day 10 of Tokyo 2020! How are we feeling about the legend that is Andrew Hoy claiming another couple of sneaky medals? Is Canada set to explode after their massive win in the soccer? Are we missing the swimming already? How are we reacting to the Hockeyroos choking? Can we still believe an Italian won the 100m yesterday? How can we make golf exciting by commentating over it? And can we work out who is competing for Australia in the javelin? It's all here and more on another action packed day which you simply can't miss!
It's a groundbreaking & record breaking day for both Australia & Canada at the Olympics and we're back to go over everything that happened & more on day 8 of Tokyo 2020! Just how will this day be remembered when it comes to Australia's esteemed Olympic history? Can we officially crown Emma McKeon as the new queen of Australia? Can we officially crown Penny Oleksiak as the new queen of Canada? Is BMX freestyle the greatest sport at these Olympics? How does our call of the 100m compare to our other efforts during the week? What the hell did we even just see in the 100m? Why should you never diss the Bradbury? And why does our Athlete of the Day segment once again become heated? Click down, celebrate and get to listening as we wrap up a history making day!
As we reach the halfway point of Tokyo 2020 it's time to come back and chat about another golden day for Australia and another silver day for Canada with plenty to discuss as always! We celebrate the new equal record holder of medals won by an Australian Emma McKeon and talk up how tomorrow could be a big day for both Australia and Canada at the Olympics. We also learn about more backstroke gold for our girl Kaylee, work out if Kylie winning another silver is another good thing for our show or another aspect of the curse, and also talk up some great running performances by Australia and Canada too. Added to that we bring back some commentary with our final taste of swimming, work out if getting 'given' a medal in the tennis still counts and find out what sport we watched that we are really in love with that has surprised us. Get to listening and get entertained! We guarantee it!
A golden day for both Australia and Canada today and we're back to go over everything that happened and more! How excited are we to see Emma McKeon win gold and Cate Campbell actually come through for a medal? What about Canada being good at having lots of people in boats stroking? How is Canada reacting to Rosie MacLennan not defending her gold medal? And what about both Canada and Australia having famous football wins? All of that and more will be discussed on another epic episode, so don't miss it!
Another golden day for Australia and a day that brought us the gold we most wanted as we celebrate Jess Fox finally getting to the top of the podium! Yes, everyone's favourite Australia has finally broken through for that elusive gold, and it's time to celebrate her in every single way! We also go gobbilty gook for Zac Stubblety-Cook, celebrate Canada taking a much deserved bronze in the rowing and also celebrate Australia's other medals, even though the rest of the country seemingly bags them out. We also celebrate San Marino winning their first ever medal, bring you some epic sailing commentary and find out why we might be missing out on living in America when it comes to their amazing coverage on NBC. It's all here and more on another episode you can't miss!
An absolutely epic and history making day 5 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is in the books with so many medals coming our way (for Australia, sorry Canada) that we barely know where to start! We talk up just how Tasmania is higher on the medal tally than most nations, and just how they are comparing to Canada right now. We also find out just how good rowing is and why it deserved more attention than it got. We also celebrate queen Penny Oleksiak and her history making day for Canadian Olympic history, bring you some epic badminton commentary and see if we can actually agree today on an athlete of the day. It's all here on a massively golden day at the 2020 Olympics!
Another golden day for Australia and Canada is here and we're back to cover all of that and more with our Tokyo 2020 day 4 recap! Why are we pumping our own tires today by declaring that THE CURSE IS IN THE PURSE? Was the 100m backstroke final the best event so far of the Olympics? Why is Kaylee McKeown the hero we never knew we needed? Is our commentary of the final our best yet? Is surfing now our new favourite sport? Why are we all angry that softball won't be returning at the next Olympics? How sad do we feel for Jess Fox? Why do we find weightlifting so funny? And why is today's athlete of the day the hardest one we've ever had to decide on? All of these questions will be answered and more on another epic edition of your favourite Olympic podcast!
Another day of Tokyo is behind us and it's been a golden day for both Australia & Canada...but more importantly TASMANIA! Yes that's right, Tasmania is finally on the board after an epic day that we will celebrate! We go over all the medal wins and talk up why Tasmania clearly is the star of the day. We also find out why watching the triathlon was a bit more revealing than we were expected, as well as find out why the Off The Podium curse hasn't been put in the purse just yet. We also bring you some more exciting commentary, this time from the great sport of fencing, and also find out why Canadian judo athletes are sad and why Australian softball players are even sadder. It's another massive day of action you won't want to miss!
After a golden day for Australia and a silver day for Canada, it's time to bring the squad back together for another epic recap of the Tokyo Olympics by going over everything that happened on day 2 of the games! Just how pumped are we all to have so many medals won by both nations? How great are we at swimming commentary? Is it time to finally praise Cate Campbell for not actually pulling a Campbell? Why are we happy to see the great Olympic nation of Tunisia finally get rewarded? How much did we hate skateboarding? How much did we actually enjoy surfing? Would we like to all attend the Storm Sanders Barty Party? Why do Canadians not know the difference between softball and baseball? And are we starting to miss Ryan Lochte or have we found a solid replacement? Get yourself silver and gold to make the listening even better as you tune in once again!
The first day of competition at Tokyo 2020 is finally upon us which means we're back to go over all the excitement and action that it brought us! How disappointed are we all that there were no medals for either Canada or Australia on the first day? How can we use our commentary skills to perfection when it comes to the great sport of dressage? Did the road race go on maybe for a bit too long? How do we feel about the two epic Canada v Australia battle royals that happened today? Is Canada finishing 5th in the road race basically a gold medal win for them? Why was the weightlifting and the fencing maybe the best things to watch today? And just what type of kid talk do we need to work on when it comes to describing one of the new Olympic sports? Get yourself clicking and into the know once more as we wrap up day 1 of Tokyo in style!
It's time to light that cauldron and get yourself even more excited than you already are as THE GAMES HAVE OFFICIALLY BEGUN! Yes, that's right, after the...uh...somewhat 'interesting' opening ceremony it's time for your favourite Olympics podcast to go over everything that you just watched and give our very unique take on it in true Off The Podium style! Did it live up to expectations? Did Channel 7 and CBC make fools of themselves already or were we pleasantly surprised at how they handled themselves? Which country had the best outfit? Which had the worst? Did we miss Nikki Webster? Does it make us want to buy treadmills? And has this made us more excited for the next 16 days of competition? Added to our review of the opening ceremony, we also take a look at some of the results that have already come our way so far, look ahead to an epic day 1 of competition happening tomorrow and find some unique ways to bring you some fan engagement for both Canada and Australia! It's all here and more in one epic episode that any Olympic fan can't afford to miss!
THE GAMES ARE COMING BACK TO AUSTRALIA! Yes, that's right, the Olympics will officially be hosted in Australia for the third time, with Brisbane being awarded the right to host the 2032 Olympics! We break down the news and talk about just what it means to Australia to have the Olympics back and how these games will be different compared to others. We also talk about just how the announcement went down, whether or not waiting for 11 years instead of 7 years is a good or bad thing and try and work out some long term predictions for the ceremonies, sports and even the person who will light the cauldron. Added to this we discuss some early Olympic results and give our final thoughts ahead of the Opening Ceremony in just two days time. It's one big episode you can't miss!
THE GAMES ARE FINALLY HERE! Yes that's right, after an extra year of waiting we are finally about to celebrate the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and make ourselves very busy and excited for the next two weeks! And with that in mind, it's time to bring you a full preview episode of everything you need to know ahead of the Olympics and just what to expect when you're glued to your screens over the next 16 days. We go over the big medal hopes for both Australia and Canada and talk up some of the events we are most excited for, as well as the ones we're maybe not that excited for as well. We also go over which athletes we have probably jinxed a lot by them appearing on our show, as well as trying to talk up the mascot (and pronounce it correctly), trying to talk up Channel 7 and CBC and trying to talk up anything to do with dressage and rhythmic gymnastics. It's all together in one massive preview episode for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that any Olympic fan simply can't miss!
Another exciting interview coming your way today as we sit down with Australian 400m hurdler Tristan Thomas to talk about his amazing career in and his time at the 2012 Olympics! In one of our most personal chats to date, Tristan opens up about the unique way he got into the sport and the 'sliding doors' moment that very nearly saw him not go down the path as a runner. He also talks about his experiences at the Olympics and why he looks back on it differently, as well as the various challenges that came after his time in London. We also hear from Tristan about the athletes to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics. It's a fun, informative and open chat you won't want to miss!
In what may our final interview before the start of the Tokyo games, we thought it was fitting to bring you an interview with an athlete who's about to head there himself. We chat with Abdi Abdirahman about his history as a distance runner in the Olympics going back over 20 years to Sydney, his preparations for Tokyo, and why he has no plans to retire yet. He also tells us all about his new book titled Abdi's World which will be coming out very soon.
A special dual interview episode for you to sink your teeth into today on Off The Podium as we continue the build up to the Tokyo Olympics, as we sit down with Australian wrestlers Jayden Lawrence & Connor Evans to learn more about the sport, as well as their amazing careers! Both Jayden & Connor give us a unique insight into the sport and teach us more about how it works, how to score and just why there isn't a referee coming in to count somebody out to 3. We also find out just how close each of them were to making the Tokyo team and learn just why these Olympic games are breaking an unwanted record for Australia when it comes to the sport of wrestling. Added to this some pretty fun stories around beating and being beaten by certain rivals, this is one interview you definitely won't want to miss!
In the latest episode of Off The Podium we're excited to learn a bit more about the sport of diving for the very first time, as we sit down with Australian diver Laura Hingston to learn more about the sport and her amazing career. We find out which sport Laura started off in and how it brought about an interesting transition into diving. We also learn all about the finer details of just how the skills are developed and why a fear of heights isn't exactly a barrier when it comes to certain disciplines in the sport, as well as learning how the disappointment of not making the Tokyo team is spurring her on towards a tilt at Paris 2024. It's one fun chat that will have you trying not to splash your entry into listening, so get to it!
As we get closer to the Tokyo Olympics, we're excited to bring you a great interview today with an athlete who is set to compete in only a couple of weeks time, Canadian fencer Maximilien Van Haaster! We learn from Max just how he got into the sport of fencing and how the different areas of the sport, and the sport in general, work. He also takes us through his experiences in Rio and what his hopes are for Tokyo, as well as giving us an insight into just what preparations he is currently doing with the games so close. It's a great chat which we know you won't want to miss, so get to listening!
As we get ready to FINALLY experience the Olympic Games in Tokyo, it's time to celebrate another occasion first as we bring your our landmark 100th episode and celebrate with a very special episode that might be worth as much as an Olympic gold! Join us as we go over some of our favourite memories from the first 100 episodes, and then take a trip down memory lane in hearing the best bits of our show from episodes 51 right through to 99! There are some classic interview clips including snippets from each of the guests who have appeared on the show since our 50th episode, as well as going over highlights of our coverage from the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games and even that time we wasted an episode talking about the Hobart Olympic Bid. It's one episode that you won't want to miss!
In our latest interview we talk to Pat Melgares, a former All-American cross country runner turned author who tells us about his book "Chasing Excellence" a biography on Olympic Coach Joe Vigil. Pat tells us about how Coach Vigil chose the position as a running coach over more prestigious positions, and how he turned it into one of the longest running and most successful coaching careers. Hear all about the Vigilosophy of Coach Vigil in our latest episode.
We bring you a new interview today with the first ever Nordic Combined athlete we've had on the show, the one and only Nathaniel Mah. In this chat Nathaniel explains the unique sport of Nordic Combined to us and carries us through his history of getting into the sport. We also talk to him about what it was like competing in Canada where the sport isn't nearly as prominent as other countries in the world. Nathaniel catches us up on what he's been up to since retiring last year, and of course answers our "My Name Is" series of questions.
In our latest interview we speak to Tessa Virtue the 3 time Ice Dancing Medalist legend. Tessa tells us about how she got into figure skating as a child, and how early she was paired with her longtime partner Scott Moir. Tessa explains her experiences of winning gold on home soil in Vancouver, taking the Silver in Sochi and how that motivated her to come back focused on the Gold again in 2018. Tessa also tells us about her media experiences away from the ice, including her own official Barbie that's available in stores.
Our mini series on the great sport of Curling continues as we speak to one of the Olympic pioneers in the sport, the Silver medalist Skip for Team Canada in Nagano, Mike Harris. Mike tells us all about competing in the sport in it's inaugural games, and how late in the qualification process the hope of competing in the Olympics actually felt real to him. Mike also tells us the story about how sick he was during the Semi Finals and the Gold medal game, and how that effected their performance. We also cover how training and conditioning in the sport has changed over the years. Mike also carries us through his transition into broadcasting and how he's kept on the front lines of Curling for the last 20 years.
Today we tick another sport off our list that we've never featured interview from before with our first ever curler, the one and only Jill Officer. Jill was on the undefeated gold medal winning team from Sochi, and she talks us through all the thoughts and emotions of the historic run in Sochi on the way to the gold medal. She takes us back to how she got into the sport through her family, and how she met her long time team mate Jennifer Jones as a teenager. Jill also explains how huge the mob scene was when arriving home at a late hour after the Olympics, not to mention what she's up to now since leaving the sport competitively.
Another exciting interview coming your way today as we speak with Australian bobsledder Breeana Walker about her hopes for Beijing 2022 and her amazing journey to try and get there! We learn just what made her go from a promising track & field career to the sport of bobsleigh and what the challenges were in making the transition. We also learn about the unique version of the sport that is monobob and just how much of a chance she is at medaling next year at the Olympics. We also learn some more about Bree as a person, including what answer nearly made Ben hang up on her and just what she likes to call her sled and why it might feature the name of somebody you all know. Tune in and get excited for one great interview!
We're back for another great interview as today we speak with a history making athlete who is the first Australian male athlete to be selected for an Olympics in the sport of sports climbing, Tom O'Halloran! We learn from Tom just how he got into the sport and why he has always had a dream to represent Australia at the Olympic Games. We also learn about the unique year he had in 2020 to even get to Tokyo, why making the Olympics wasn't quite what he expected it to be with the events that followed and just why a story from his childhood may be brought up on Channel Seven during the Olympics should they listen to this interview! It's one insightful and fun chat that you won't want to miss!
We're back for 2021 with a brand new interview, as we chat with our first American athlete on the show by speaking with Team USA hopeful for the 2022 and 2026 Olympics, snowboarder Myles Silverman! We find out from Myles just why he took up snowboarding and which famous US snowboarder helped him get involved in the sport he now loves. We also find out more about the training regimes involved in the sport, his connection to Ben's home city of Hobart, some superstitions over colours when it comes to courses and just why food and drink choices in foreign countries may help him towards future success in the sport! It's one interview you won't want to miss!
We're back with another amazing athlete interview as we speak with the reigning men's Olympic high jump champion, Derek Drouin! Derek gives us a rundown of what lead him to the unique sport that is high jump and just how he was able to make a name for himself both in Canada and the internationally over a fairly short period of time. He also goes into detail about the unique mental quirks and strategic element to the sport, as well discussing just how the delay to the Tokyo Games has affected him. We also get to the bottom of his love for Christmas and just why meatloaf isn't his thing.
We're back for another Olympian interview today as we chat with two-time Olympic swimmer and Olympic bronze medalist Brittany MacLean about her incredible career! We learn just why she got into swimming, the swimming scene in Canada and how it improved during her time on the team and what amazing things she has gotten up to since her retirement! It's a chat you won't want to miss!
We're back with an another Olympian interview as we chat with three-time Olympic ice hockey player and winner of two golds and a silver medal Sami Jo Small about her amazing career, her amazing book, her love of TV shows (that Ben apparently gets way too excited to chat to her about) and just why she is always willing to ride the squirrel bike.
As we near the end of the Summer that wasn't Tokyo 2020, we have our firs every swimmer to talk to today as we chat Kylie Masse Canada's Olympic Bronze Medallist from the 100 metre backstroke. We talk to Kylie about how she broke into the competitive swimming, her medal win in Rio, and her massive success at the 2017 World Championships. We also get her answers to the famous "My Name Is" questionnaire.
Another big interview to come your way today as we chat with Australian Rio 2016 gold medallist from rugby 7s Charlotte Caslick about her amazing career and her hopes moving into the Tokyo Olympics! We find out about her unique path into the sport of rugby 7s, just how incredible her time at the games was and just how she is handling the current pandemic as she hopes to back up her gold at the next games with another one! It's a fun chat you won't want to miss!
An absolutely incredible interview to bring you today as we chat with legendary Canadian figure skater and Olympic gold medalist Jamie Sale! Jamie gives us an insight into just what drew her into the sport, her experiences at the Olympics in 1994 and just why she had a literal front row seat to the Nancy Kerrigan & Tonya Harding drama, the entire situation around the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics and whether or not she gets tired of talking around the entire controversy as well as one amazing story of love and compassion from the entire country of Canada that you will have to hear to be believed. It's an amazing interview that no Olympic fan can afford to miss!
A great interview to come your way this week as we chat with Australian water polo player Nicola 'Ziggy' Cotterill about her amazing career! We learn just how she got into the sport, what it meant for her to make the Olympics and just what she does with her bronze medal she won at the 2012 London Olympics! We also find out what she has been up to since and whether or not she misses the sport! It's a fun interview that will sure to entertain you!
We bring you a special episode today that you weren't expecting as we apparently find a reason to allow Ben to talk more about himself and learn more about his unsuccessful bid to bring the 2020 Olympics to Hobart. Just how far did this bid get? Was he ever serious about? What was the endgame of the bid? Did he lead people on with it? Why did it stop? And does he believe that smaller cities such as Hobart could ever host the games? It's an episode that you probably will want to miss, but we think you shouldn't as it still is entertaining and informative! So tune in!
Following on from our Aaron Brown interview a couple of weeks back, it's time to chat to another Canadian sprinter in Brendon Rodney about his career and hopes ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics! Brendon tells us everything from what drew him into the sport, right through to how the current pandemic has altered his preparations for the games. It's another exciting addition to our interview series that you'll be sure to love!
An exciting interview to come to you today as we chat to Ella Easton, an Australian sports climber who is setting her sights on reaching the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. We learn from Ella just what sports climbing is and what disciplines there, as well as why we should be really excited about watching it during the Olympics. We also learn everything from the training required, why the Olympics will be different to the usual sports climbing meet and everything else there is to know about the sport and just how much of a chance Ella has on making it! It's a fun interview that will teach you a lot!
We are back as promised with another Canadian Olympic interview for you. Today we talk to Aaron Brown, who won bronze as part of the Men's 4x100 Relay team in Rio 2016. Aaron tells us about the differences in training between running the 100 and 200 metres, as well as how precise the exchanges are in a relay. Aaron also talks about having to compete against, as well as compete with his own Team Canada teammates. Aaron competed in both London and Rio, and details some noticeable differences in the facilities and experiences in the games. We also for the first time are able to get an athletes take as Aaron tells us his feelings on the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
In the absence of Tokyo 2020, we're here to bring you a huge series of athlete interviews to carry you through the Summer. Today we speak to Jon Montgomery, Skeleton Gold Medalist from Vancouver 2010. We talk to Jon about how he was able to break into the sport of Skeleton, and what it takes to excel in this insane and unique Winter sport. Jon breaks down his Gold medal run, and the memorable celebration that made him a household name. Jon also covers his experiences as host of The Amazing Race Canada, and what it was like to participate in 2018 as a commentator for CBC. Stay all the way to the end to hear the story about Jon meeting his childhood hockey hero Doug Gilmour, which needs to be heard to believe.
Oh hey everyone! Remember us? Well we're back for the first time in nearly two years to bring back your favourite three Olympic podcast hosts to chat everything about the recent announcement of the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and try and get caught up on everything else that we have missed since we last spoke! Do the boys agree with the decision to postpone the games? Do they feel our favourite Count Dracula impersonator Thomas Bach should stay as President or is his time done? Just when will the games be held? Will it be weird to potentially have a Summer and Winter Olympics within only a few months of each other like it used to be 30 years ago? Which athletes do they think this will help now that they have extra time to try and train? What will it mean for our TV viewing in a few months? And why does this mean that the Hobart 2020 Olympic Bid might all of a sudden be back on the table? There is so much to discuss and catch up on as your favourite Olympic podcast returns with a bang!
We are ALL back to talk about the final days of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. Ben gives us more first hand experiences from his work at the Boxing events, while Jarrod tells us all about the extensive 2 hours of coverage he managed to see over the course of 11 days. Meanwhile Colin has mostly positive things to say about Canada's exclusive coverage from the DAZN (Da-Zone) app, including the CBC network deciding to throw a few time slots in there. Why are Australians so down on the Closing Ceremonies? What does Ben have to say about being one of approximately 13 people to attend the Closing Ceremonies in person (not including a slew of Australian Idol and X-Factor contestants). Why do Australians get so defensive over trash talking the Campbell Sisters? Why do Canadians love Taylor Ruck and Erica Wiebe so much? Why should nobody touch Callum Hawkins when he goes down in the Marathon? Why should you never change the channel to Badminton at the 2:03:00 mark of a Marathon? And why how close (or far) did we all come in our medal tally predictions? It's a jam packed wrap up of the Commonwealth Games that will make all of the Commonwealth tweet out #TheseAreOurOlympics
We are back, and coming to you live from the Gold Coast.... well, at least one of us is. Ben takes time out of his busy day working the Boxing venue to tell us all about his experiences behind the scenes of working the Commonwealth Games. Who will come out on top between the Aussies and Canadians in the pool? Which boxer could fist bump Ben to the ground? Which Canadian commentator just cuts in and out of coverage as he pleases? What was the giant inflatable whale like up close at dress rehearsals? What is DAZN and why is it not carrying Netball? Why is Colin demanding Olympic success from his 2 year old son? And how many places in Queensland can one run into Tom Daley? It's the on the scene podcast coverage of the Commonwealth Games that will make you scream Jai Ho!
We've barely been gone a month and already we're back on your airwaves as we get excited to cover our very first Commonwealth Games in the lead up to the biggest sporting event in Australia this decade, the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast! Just how excited are Ben, Jarrod & Colin for the games? Does Canada even give two hoots that they're on? Will Jarrod be driving 8 hours to the Gold Coast to watch them? Why is Ben the most excited of the three? What will their medal predictions be? And do we finally have a decent mascot? Tune in and get excited for the best multi-sport event featuring lawn bowls and netball!
Well all good things must come to an end and sadly PyeongChang 2018 is over. But does that mean we're going to stop and not bring you our review and recap of the final day and closing ceremony? Of course now! How crap was the closing ceremony? What is the deal with kids? What is the deal with kids who can project their voice so far? Where the hell was Psy? Are we looking forward to Beijing? Is Thomas Bach still speaking? Why is Ben now besties with Edwina Bartholomew? And where do these games rank in the minds of your beloved trio of hosts? It's time to listen, extinguish the flame and get the tissues out as we close out the games of the 23rd winter Olympiad in style!
The penultimate day is here and it's time to make sure you're updated and fulfilled as we declare it the games of Ester Ledecka and Canadian bronze with day 15 of PyeongChang 2018. Why is it such a big deal for Canada to break the bronze drought in Men's Ice Hockey and eclipse the fortune of the great Grenoble 68 side? Why is it such a big deal for Canadian's to break the car robbery drought and create a new Ryan Lochte? Are squirrels that scary that snowboarders should run them over? Can Jarrod try and explain to us the rules of mass start speed skating? And why has Australia just packed up and gone home? Listen in, get educated and excited as another episode comes through your ears!
We're so close to the end that we're nearly going to cry and there is a lot of crying today especially if you're Canadian so we try to make sure your tears are wiped away in the best possible way. Just how on earth did Canada lose to Germany in ice hockey? Just how on earth did Canada lose to Switzerland in curling? Just how on earth is it deemed a failure for Canada despite the fact they won a medal of every colour on day 14? How on earth is channel 7 even in Korea still when they are so focused on the Commonwealth Games already? And do you think Roger Federer would be a fan of our show if we were Swiss? So much to answer, so little time for you to click download!
As we get closer to the end of another Olympics it's time to recap on a day that New Zealand will remember forever and Canada will want to forget as Ben, Colin & Jarrod reflect on the 13th day of PyeongChang 2018. Just how is Canada coping with the loss of both the ice hockey and the curling? How is New Zealand still celebrating winning two bronze medals? How is Hungary celebrating by finally winning a gold? How is Australia celebrating in really not achieving anything? It's all there and more in another action packed day that we know you'll want to listen to immediately!
It's a momentous day in the history of the Winter Olympics as we come to you for day 12 of PyeongChang 2018 and celebrate some moments from day 13 which involve NEW ZEALAND GETTING ON THE PODIUM....TWICE!!!! As we hide our shock factor at this amazing feat, Ben, Jarrod & Colin go over all the other stuff that needs to be talked about so that we don't get too kiwi at this point of the games. Why is American Cross-Country skiing the next big thing for our American friends? Why is Canada disappointed they won a bronze? Why is Australia disappointed in the entire team? And how hard is it for a slalom racer to actually go around the first gate? All of those and more to be discussed as we still try and work out how New Zealand did what they did...or dud what they dud...
As we pass another day at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympics it's time to celebrate Canada being amazing and Australia being beyond our peak as day 11 gets reviewed by your resident winter experts Ben & Jarrod. Just why was the short-track relay so confusing? How good are Virtue & Moir and how much are they doing it? How will Australia react if New Zealand end up sweeping the ski half-pipe? Why are Canadian speed skaters such good artists? And how do we know that Lydia Lassila could be competing at the 2024 Olympics? Click away to listen away and get your daily Olympic fix!
It was a golden day for Canada and a day for Australia but that doesn't change Ben & Jarrod coming back on air to recap all the exciting action that was day 10 of PyeongChang 2018! Have the guys gotten over the David Morris robbing? How amazing was the Bobsleigh? How much of a let down was the big air? Is the 500m speed skating the most exciting speed skating event? Did the Norwegian party pants make a return today? Is Elizabeth Swaney the new star of the games? And will the fan messages get published today? It's all there to be listened to so click away and get excited!
It's time to finally bring back a Canadian perspective (given they're wining medals and Australia isn't) and get ourselves worked up over some terrible judging as we recap the 9th day of PyeongChang 2018. Just how much bullshit was coming from the judging of the men's aerials and why is David Morris just such an awesome human for taking it so well? Has Colin recovered from basically being dead and can he survive long enough to survive so much alpine skiing being shown? Can bobsledders actually draw and why do we need to tweet them to work out what it is they're drawing? And how excited is Jarrod about the Norwegian curling team and their pants? It's clicking away and no replays away with another episode of your favourite Olympic podcast!
As we reach the half way point of the 2018 Winter Olympics it's time to go over another day without any medals (at least for Australia) and at least make it super entertaining for you yet again! Why is David Morris just so goddamn awesome? Why does Channel 7 continue to suck so badly? Is Ester Ledecka the star of the games so far? Why are Liechtenstein and Spain the star countries of these games? And seriously, WHY IS DAVID MORRIS SO AWESOME?!?! You'll have to tune in and find out all the news and more with another amazing and OLYMPIC episode!
We launch full face into a new daily review of PyeongChang 2018 and sadly for both countries involved there are no medals to talk about but that doesn't mean we still can't have some fun and excitement along the way! Jarrod comes in fresh with some research about just how having a Swisse ad campaign actually hurts your chances of success in an Olympics. There is also talk about why Australia should be better in long-track speed skating, why the athletes Channel 7 doesn't care about do better, why we need to interview people who do doubles luge and some of the funniest fan messages you'll hear from the Australian Olympic Team website. Click away and listen away to another exciting day!
Another day, another medal for Australia (and a few for Canada too) as Ben & Jarrod return to give their take on another entertaining day of the Olympics! Just why does it matter that Jarryd and Chumpy don't get along? Why does Lydia need to stop apologising and realise how awesome and amazing she is? Why is it sad that Jacqui Cooper isn't being appreciated more as a commentator? Why is the luge relay perhaps the greatest sport that has ever existed? And can we finally break the 3 medal hoodoo and end up with our 4th medal? It's all here and more on our special CHUMPY & LYDIA day!
It's a bronzed day here on Off The Podium as we get excited for another medal for Australia and a day we can officially say we beat Canada in! So disappointed are Canada with their lack of medals that they apparently didn't want to be represented on this episode which means more love for Australia! It also means more hate for Channel 7 and how bad their coverage is, more love for doubles luge, more love for Nordic combined and more love for what could quite possibly be 'Chumpy day' when we next do this episode. So get listening and get on top of your best friend and sled your way through a bronzed episode!
After the silver success of day 3 for Australia and the gold success for Canada can it be repeated with a podcast of the same quality? Well for Canada sure, but we can faceplant like an Aussie snowboarder to make your day even better! There is plenty of time to relive Canadian success, as well as work out why Canada has something against Chloe Kim. There is also talk about Australians including just whether or not Scotty James can be the next Campbell sister, as well as discussing why PyeongChang has trouble coming up with a good logo and motto and find out why we might've killed a luge athlete by the time you listen to this episode.
It's a glorious day to be a fan from either Canada or Australia as it's all about GOLD and SILVER for both nations on a medallistic day that will go down in history! Ben & Jarrod are joined by Mallory again to get all Matt Graham excited, as well as Team Canada excited and twizzle their way through the news of the day. We also try and work out why everyone at the Winter Olympics are all so much happier than the Summer Olympics, why these games make us dislike the Campbell sisters even more, talk up just how great curling is and wish all sports were like it and find out if Mallory actually knows anything about Canada. It's all available to click yourself into gear so wrap that silver around your neck and ski ski ski faster than Harry Laidlaw!
It's another day of the 2018 Winter Olympics and what better way to kick off our coverage than with some epic commentary of the Women's Moguls final to go alongside with all the news of the day?! With Mallory returning, you know we're in for a fun (and long) episode, featuring some (sort of) golden moments for New Zealand, a day of medals for Canada, more bloody medals for Norway and a first ever medal for a 12 year old kid. There is also some exciting Canadian profiles to be heard, more Aussie athlete fan messages (featuring extra schnitzel) and more laughter than you can poke a before and after picture at! It has it all, so make sure you get into it and mogul mogul mogul it all the way down!
The first day of competition is complete for the 2018 PyeongChang games and what a day we have had! If you're Australian it's been filled with endless coverage and replays of the moguls, if you're Canadian you're actually getting to see the games! There has also been some excitement for New Zealand with it soon set to be a national holiday in recognition of the great Carlos Garcia Knight. There has also been some late nights for Jarrod & Ben with the epic ski jumping being exciting when it really shouldn't be. We also get excited over pink guns with ponies on it, that great TV show 'Games of Throne' as well as trying to work out why the Koreans aren't going to the events, decoding why Channel 7 really sucks at covering the Olympics and working out if the Moguls are more important than 'My Kitchen Rules'. It's all in another days work for us here on Off The Podium!
THE GAMES ARE HERE! It's time to get excited as the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics have started and your favourite Olympics podcast is here to give you it's take on the opening ceremony! Just how bad were Channel 7 in covering the event? What was with all the outfits? Did the cauldron look like a giant space penis? How good was the traditional Korean song of 'Imagine' performed by out of tune buskers? Why was everything pre-recorded? Why did we have to add another Canadian to the episode to balance it out? Have we found our winter Ryan Lochte already? Why do Canadian skiers poo themselves? And can any of our fan messages actually get published on the AOC website? It's all here and more in our epic recap of the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics!
It's time to strap your skates on, wax your snowboard and adjust your luge as Ben, Colin & Jarrod are back to bring you their full preview of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang Korea! Just how excited are they for the games? Can Jarrod contain his love of the ice dancing? How about Colin and his curling love? And Ben and his fascination for doubles luge? What is the deal with nordic combined and it being so awesome? Will Australia choke under all the expectations? Can Canada peak over 33 medals? Why is Tasmania looking at bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics? And at what point will Psy show up during the opening ceremony? It's all here and more as we get you prepped, excited and snowed in for the greatest event on the planet in 2018!
Another athlete interview to bring you today in the lead up to the 2018 Winter Olympics as we speak to one of Australia's most successful ever figure skaters heading into her first ever Olympics Kailani Craine! Kailani talks us through how she is feeling heading into her games, talking about her training, routine preparation and having to compete again before the games start. She also takes us through her unique introduction to the sport, why she never wants to stop, the experience of sitting in the 'kiss & cry room' as well as talking up her love for dogs, food and why she expects to see Ben walking into the Opening Ceremony next to her in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
We're back to bring you another interview in the lead up to the 2018 Winter Olympics as we speak with Australian Short-Track Speed Skater Andy Jung! Andy chats up his chances for the games and why he's in hot form in the hope to win Australia's first medal in the sport since 2002. He also talks about which athletes are the worst when it comes to being physical, why he doesn't necessarily stick to his strict diet during training and gives us some extremely unique and thoughtful answers during our final set of questions.
Well it's been a while since the whole crew was together so we thought what better time than to get everyone on an episode to talk about everything that is happening around the world of Olympic sports and everything else in between? Join Ben, Colin & Jarrod as they discuss a wide variety of topics including the recent retirement of Usain Bolt, both the Swimming & Athletics World Championships and why both Canada & Australia shouldn't be happy with their results. There is also discussion about the Canada & Commonwealth Games (and which one Canada will do better at) as well as future Olympic Bids and paying tribute to some recently departed former Olympians. So much fun, so little time to listen. So do it now to make sure you're up to date!
A fun interview for you today as we chat to Australian Olympic cross-country skier Callum Watson! Callum takes us through his career, right from his beginnings in the sport and all the way through to his Olympic debut in Sochi 2014. He also talks about his horrific and freak injury he suffered after the games and the challenges he faced because of it as well as his knack for cooking, how he can help us get Nordic Combined on the map in Australia and discovering a bonding moment with Ben that pretty much makes them best friends.
We return to Canada today to talk to one of the greatest Canadian athletes from the exciting sport of short track speed skating, Charles Hamelin! A 3 time Olympian, 4 time medalist, including 3 gold medals, Charles takes us through his Olympic journeys from Torino to Vancouver to Sochi, as well as how things are shaping up for next year in Pyeongchang, including whether or not it will be his final Olympic appearance. Charles also tells us the story winning back to back medals within 35 minutes of each other, filming his famous Sport Chek commercial, and where his Olympic medals are kept to this day. Of course as always we go over our famous "I Am Canadian" set of questions.
A big interview for you today as we speak to two-time Olympian and two-time World Champion in the sport of snowboard cross Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin! From the roots of his unique nickname right through to his blossoming music career, Chumpy chats about a wide variety of topics as he prepares for his third Olympics in Korea next year! He also lets us know about just how much sledging goes on in his sport and just how often riders come to blows after the events. It's an interview you won't want to miss!
Moving back into our athlete interviews today as we chat with our first Paralympic athlete in para-snowboarder Joany Badenhorst! In a fun and entertaining interview, Joany takes us through her amazing life story, from her terrible accident as a child right through her 'accidental' discovery of the sport that made her a Paralympian! She also talks up her incredible speaking ability that could just lead to a future job on our show, as well as telling one of the most unique and funniest jokes you will ever hear...
A special episode of the show today as we take a trip down memory lane to bring you highlights from our first 50 episodes! Go back to Rio 2016 and hear some classic moments during our daily coverage of the games, from all the Ryan Lochte love right through to our own Olympic bid and the best bits from the 'my name is' and 'fan messages' segments. We also hear highlights from each of our interviews we've had on the show, giving you plenty of material to get the brain remembering ahead of our next 50 episodes!
A very special and exciting episode of Off The Podium today as we speak to one of the original members of the iconic Jamaican bobsleigh team Devon Harris! In this fun chat, Devon takes us through the story of how he became a member of the team for the 1988 Calgary Olympics, as well as talking about his return efforts during the 1992 & 1998 Olympics. He also gives us an insight into the future of the sport in the country and why he believes it won't be long until they can win their first ever Winter Olympic medal, as well as giving his views on the 1993 movie inspired by the story of his team, Cool Runnings.
A very special interview for you today as we chat with one quarter of Australia's bronze medal winning relay team in short-track speed skating from Lillehammer in 1994, Kieran Hansen! Kieran takes us through the history making medal win, which of course was the very first won by Australia at the Winter Olympics, and the lead up to the race that delivered the result Australia had been craving for a long time. He also chats about his post-skating career as well as giving his memories of the day that his teammate Steven Bradbury went on to win gold 8 years later in Salt Lake City.
Another athlete interview for today in the lead up to the 2018 Winter Olympics as we chat with Australian figure skating champion Brendan Kerry! Brendan takes us through his time in the sport, including coming from an Olympic family, his training routine as well as what it takes to come up with the perfect song for a routine. He also gives us an insight into his first Olympics in Sochi as well as telling us just what it is like to sit in front of a camera, smile and pretend to be happy with the judges scores.
Continuing on our interviews with athletes in the lead up to next years Winter Olympics and today we speak to 2014 Sochi silver medalist in the men's aerials David Morris! In a fun and entertaining chat, David goes over his preparation in the lead up to the games next year including taking us through his training regime and his mindset as well as different expectations going into his third games. He also gives a crack at the 'my name is' questions with some very interesting answers!
Our 'cross' sport series continues as we switch from snowboard to skis and speak with 2014 Australian Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim! Fresh off her most successful World Cup season yet, Sami takes us through her thoughts ahead of the Olympics next year and why the mood within the Australian team is so good heading towards Korea. She also helps Ben out (slightly) with his ultimate goal of making Nordic Combined a thing in Australia and mentions Nikki Webster...which let's be honest sells any interview as a good one!
Today we switch focus to snowboard cross as we speak to Australian Olympian Belle Brockhoff. Belle talks about the success of the most recent World Cup season as well as her serious injury she suffered and why it was the 'best time' to get such an injury. She also discusses what her goals are ahead of the 2018 Olympics and just why she now has some potential ammo to use against her Canadian rivals heading into the games next year
Our Moguls preview continues as we talk to Britteny Cox, who finished this past season ranked #1 in the World. Britteny tells us about growing up on skis, competing in her first Olympics at the age of 15, what it's like competing as a Winter athlete in Australia, the thrill of competing in Dual Moguls, and of course meeting the legendary Dale Begg-Smith and whether or not she has been to his private island!
Our road to Pyeongchang continues as we bring you the first interview in our Moguls preview series. We speak to one of the top Moguls Skier in the world, Andi Naude, about how heavy the competition is here in Canada, being part of a sweep with her teammates, missing out on Sochi 3 years ago and what it was like to compete in Pyeonchang this past season. We also go over our "Hi My Name Is" Questionnaire, where Andi gives us the most surprising answer ever about her biggest fear.
For the first time since the Rio games the entire gang of hosts are together as Ben, Colin & Jarrod discuss a variety of different things as we continue to push forward towards the next Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next year! Through discussing various sports, getting the mascots names wrong and finding out what name Colin can come up with for Chumpy Pullin every five minutes, you'll be glad to have the boys back together once again!
Our final interview in our 'vault' series today as we travel back to 2014 for an extremely entertaining chat with Australia's surprise silver medalist from Sochi, aerial skier David Morris. From his expectations going into the games to just why he tried to trade his medal, this is one chat that you definitely will be smiling throughout it.
Another unique 'vault' interview today from 2014 as we chat to an Australian curler (yes they exist) in Gerald Chick about the sport in this country and the likelihood that Australia can ever field a team in the Olympics moving forward.
A 'vault' interview of epic proportion today as we go back to 2014 to speak with legendary Australian swimmer Libby Trickett! Talking up her then new role on Australian TV through to her career, things don't start the smoothest during the interview though as Ben makes one epic blunder. What is it? Well you'll have to listen to find out!
Another 'vault' interview today will bring you a familiar voice as we go back to 2013 to speak with Australian Aerial champion Lydia Lassila! You heard us mention our past interview in our recent chat with her, so here it is in full for you to enjoy!
The 'vault' continues to be open as we go back to 2013 today to speak with Australian Olympic Snowboarder Holly Crawford. Talking about her career and her Olympic experiences, it's another fun and entertaining chat not to be missed.
Another legend of Australian Olympics today in our 'vault' series as we bring a chat from 2013 with the legendary Raelene Boyle. Talking up her role as part of the Breast Cancer Network of Australia as well as touching on her Olympic career, it's a chat you definitely won't want to miss.
Time to bring you a big name today in our 'vault' series of interviews as we bring you our parent shows The Brink interview with the legendary Stephanie Rice. Talking up her then appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice, she also talks about her swimming career and everything else in a diverse and fun chat. You won't want to miss this one!
Another 'vault' episode today as we venture back to 2012 to speak with another Tasmanian Olympic athlete in hurdler Tristan Thomas. Talking up his then recent Olympic experience through to the frustrations he has had through his career with injury, it's a fun chat that we know you will enjoy!
The 'vault' opens back to 2011 as Ben brings you his interview with the only athlete he can say he used to compete against in field hockey player Eddie Ockenden. Eddie talks about his amazing career in the sport, his time at the Olympics and talks about the memories of playing against Ben back in their junior days.
Taking you back to 2011 with another 'vault' interview today as we chat with Australian Skeleton racer Emma Lincoln-Smith. From the amazing way she found herself in the sport right through to the perils and danger and excitement it brings, Emma gives on of our most entertaining vault interviews yet!
A different 'vault' interview for you today as we go back to 2011 to chat with the captain of the Australian Ice Hockey team Greg Oddy. For a sport that is barely even covered in Australia, Greg takes us through his outstanding career and talks up the prospects of Australia one day returning to the Olympic arena in Ice Hockey.
The 'vault' is once again opened today as we go back to 2010 and feature our very first Paralympian by chatting with the greatest Australian Winter Paralympics athlete Michael Milton. From the early challenges he had to overcome right through his change into summer sports, it's all covered in this entertaining chat.
A special 'vault' interview from 2010 today as we chat with the star of the Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony Nikki Webster. In a fun, wide ranging interview, Nikki goes over the experiences from Sydney 2000 as well as everything else that happened since!
Another 'vault' interview from our parent show The Brink today as we chat with the first ever Winter Olympic Gold Medalist from Australia, Steven Bradbury. In this 2009 chat, Steven takes us through is career as well as going over that iconic moment from Salt Lake City in 2002 which still stands out today as one of the greatest moments in the history of the Olympic Games.
Today we bring you the first in a special of 'vault' interviews, where we bring you classic interviews from our parent show The Brink with Olympians and other people involved in the Olympic Games. Our first is an interview with Athens Bronze medalist race walker Jane Saville from 2009, as she takes us through her amazing career and details THAT moment from Sydney 2000 that still stands as one of the most sad sporting moments ever seen in Australian sporting history.
An exciting interview for you today as we sit down with Australia's first ever individual Winter Olympic medalist in Zali Steggall to talk about her amazing career. From her early days growing up in France and nearly skiing for them in competitions to the days of Australian winter sports where there wasn't even enough funding to pay for excess baggage, it's one of our most diverse and entertaining interviews yet. Ben even gets a tad excited and 'fanboys' throughout it, meaning you will have to enjoy it even more along with Ben as you listen along!
Another interview episode for you today as Ben chats with 2016 Rio Olympics Gold Medalist in the trap shooting, Catherine Skinner. In a wide ranging chat, Catherine talks through how she got into the sport and just how important mental training is when it comes to shooting. She also takes us through her gold medal win in Rio, tells us about her special diet that helps her focus as well as revealing just what things she managed to get for free since becoming a Gold Medalist.
Today we talk to Catharine Pendrel, the Canadian Bronze Medalist in Women's Cross Country Mountain Biking from the 2016 Rio Olympics. Catharine chats to use about her entire Olympic journey, from her exciting debut performance in Beijing 2008, the disappointment following the 2012 London Games, and just how close the dramatic race to the finish was in Rio against her Canadian team mate. We also get Catharine's answers to the famous Team Canada "Hi, My Name Is" questionnaire.
Another gold medalist for you to enjoy today as Off The Podium brings you our interview with Rio 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Laser sailing class, Tom Burton. Tom goes over his career, from gaining a passion for sailing at a young age and having it intensified during the Sydney Olympics, through to the difficult days of training and maintaining his passion and narrowly missing out on a spot for the 2012 Olympics before his 2016 success. He also talks up his hopes for 2020 and his desire to try his hand at other sailing regattas in the future.
Time to bring you another Off The Podium interview as we speak with 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in the women's single sculls, Kim Brennan. In this wide ranging interview, Kim discusses her career from an upcoming track and field star who used to give Jana Pitman a run for her money, right through to the day she realised she could no longer run and had to switch sports to achieve her goal of becoming an Olympian. Kim also details the emotions she felt through her three different Olympics, as well as detailing her close connections to Hobart and Tasmania and what the future holds for her moving towards 2020.
Excited to bring you another special interview episode of Off The Podium as we talk to one of Australia's most successful Winter Olympians in Lydia Lassila. The 2010 Olympic Gold medalist in the women's aerials, Lydia backed it up in 2014 with a bronze medal after becoming the first women in history to do the quad-twisting triple somersault. After a 'mini-retirement' post 2014, Lydia has returned to aerials in a push to become the first ever Australian female to compete in 5 Winter Olympics, as well as become the first ever Australian to win more than 2 Winter Olympic medals in their career. We speak to Lydia about her goals for 2018 and find out just how her comeback is going with only 12 months to the Olympics.
In this special episode of Off The Podium we talk to Evan Dunfee, the Canadian Olympian whose record breaking 50k Racewalking performance in Rio made him one of the most talked about athletes of the Summer Games. In this interview Evan goes behind the scenes to tell us about how a dramatic "bump" resulted in a flip flopping of appeals over there Bronze medal. We also find out how Evan entered the sport, his memories of Rio, and just what he is doing in Australia for the second winter in a row.
The end is here! The final Off The Podium for the Rio Olympics will take you through all the highlights, lowlights and everything else of the final day of competition as well as the closing ceremony and looking back at all the best bits of the last 16 days and 18 episodes! Thomas Bach would be proud...
A fairly uneventful day for both Australia and Canada means we can talk more about the great Australian/Canadian moguls skier in Dale Begg-Smith and look ahead to the closing ceremony and what giant inflatable items Tokyo will have on display ahead of the 2020 games.
Today is all about the new queen of the world, and the athlete we crowned as a future star on day 1 of this podcast CHLOE ESPOSITO as we celebrate Modern Pentathlon becoming Australia's new national sport.
Another episode where all we basically talk about is Usain Bolt and Ryan Lochte. One has gotten better, the other has gotten worse. Which order do you think that's in? Ben also discovers a new favourite sport, Colin discovers Canada are pretty awesome at the Summer Olympics and those epic fan messages keep coming.
With no medals and no Colin we bring you our shortest episode yet, which although may sound like a bad thing actually really isn't as it's always fun, right? We talk up basketball, talk down wrestling, cry over no sailing happening and discover the most boring Canadian athlete so far. Get clicking and get listening!
Colin is back, the golds are back and most importantly Off The Podium is back to talk about all the fun times and events from another day of exciting Olympic action! Who knew the Canadians could jump so high? Well, Colin did, but also who knew once again it was up to the sailors to save Australia! There is so much stuff to talk about that even we couldn't choke in a quarter final!
No medals means nothing to talk about right? Not true! Jarrod stars with the 'joke of the Olympics' and also discusses why people are throwing the Rio mascot at competitors. Ben also gets an opportunity to snapchat one of his future wives and we try to work out what the hell wrestling is.
Today can be summed up by two people: Usain Bolt and Ryan Locthe. Do you need to anything else that happens on the show today? Probably not. That'll do until you click below to listen. You're welcome.
Another day, another podcast as we celebrate the return of that gold colour to Australia and the return of the bronze colour to Canada! Jarrod talks down Mo Farah falling and winning while Colin jumps in for a brief appearance and talks it up (go figure). We talk more about pulling a Campbell and decide to declare the opposite as 'pulling an Anna'. While we also get too excited for the prospect of the start of synchronized swimming and discover how amazing Finland is at weightlifting.
A full team once again at Off The Podium as Colin returns to celebrate ANOTHER Canadian gold medal and Ben and Jarrod talk up why so many Australian athletes are pulling a Campbell. There is also the start of the athletics and working out whether distance running is enjoyable or not, as well as going over why Canadian commentary is still making the news and finding out why the AOC has banned us from their Facebook page.
It's Penny Oleksiak day on Off The Podium as we once again do an episode without a Canadian but somehow talk up Canada more than Australia! We also manage to work out just why Australia is so down on ourselves despite winning medals and wish we were more like Fiji when it came to being humble. Jarrod also puts more athletes on the blacklist for returning home while Ben discovers golf is kind of boring to watch and that rowing has some very confusing categories.
An Australian only episode today as we ditch the Canadian (at least for a day) to talk about an exciting golden day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and green pools. Jarrod explains why he has returned from exile after recovering from Burto costing us Equestrian gold as well as making sure our athletes know that if they don't win gold they aren't welcome back. Meanwhile Ben ensures that Hungary still hate us and gives us his secret to winning swimming gold with a 'whirling willy'. Just another day in the office...
More medals for both Australia and Canada today (well at least A medal for Canada) as Ben and Colin discuss all the events of the fourth day of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. From putting Michael Phelps down a few pegs for being rude to Australian journalists, talking up Hungary as being a very serious nation and discovering several new sports for #FlinFlon28, our sixth episode has it all! Well, except people who want to listen to it for longer than 15 minutes...ahem...
Canada can stand up and rejoice for winning more medals than Australia today as day 3 rolls around. And with no Jarrod on the show today (he is too busy trying to find Richie Porte and Bathorse) both Colin & Ben discuss why Rugby is set to become the new national sport of Canada, discover just what it takes to make a Chinese athlete smile and continue on the push for Flin Flon 2028 (#FlinFlon2028) as well as adding an O to the name of every person in true Aussie style.
Another golden day for Australia (and silver for Canada of course) is talked about as we work out what the hell is happening in Judo and why the crowds decided to boo it, we discover a new super hero horse that will help save the day, learn how to use Google to see the ages of gymnasts as well as keep up the search for Richie Porte and start a new Olympic bid for Canada for 2028.
As day 2 rolls around, the boys go over a golden day for Australian (and a bronzed one for Canada) and talk up the prospects of ending the Olympics now given Australia has clearly won them. We also discover some very exciting new potential team names, glorify the magical sport of archery as well as find out why Canadian swimmers are stoned, find out just out why Britt Elmslie will be marrying Ben in the future and discover what Jarrod is angry about today.
The games have begun! Ben, Colin and Jarrod sit down and analyse the opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics, bringing you their thoughts on tap dancing 4-year-olds, the message of climate change, the countalicious Thomas Bach and all the information about the amazing country of "Ooiwannatakeya". We also look ahead to what events Canada can make the semi-finals of and what events Australia can win silver in. Get excited!
Join Ben, Colin & Jarrod as they bring you the very first episode of 'Off The Podium', bringing you their history with the Olympics, sharing some of their favourite moments from the games as well as why it's ok to pee on flower beds made up of Olympic logos and talking about ribbon throwing being an appropriate Olympic sport.