Celebrate Int'l Women's Day with Sania Mirza
Olympics.com latest podcast. Saluting Int’l Women’s Day with iconic Indian tennis player Sania Mirza. Four-time Olympian, six-time Grand Slam Champion, mother using an immense social media presence to further gender equality of opportunity for women worldwide.
8 Maalis 202330min
Mental health and elite sports podcast
Our new podcast focusses on mental health issues facing elite athletes, Olympians, and all of us! We checked in with Cecile Landi, Simone Biles' coach, Italy's short track speed skating legend Arianna Fontana, and human performance consultant Dr. Craig Manning.
25 Helmi 202350min
3x3 basketball Olympic qualifying with Jimmer Fredette
Remember Jimmer Fredette? Basketball and #YouTube sensation? The former NBA player is re-inventing himself for the U.S. 3x3 basketball team. We caught up with him in our latest podcast as he embarks on his journey to hopefully represent Team USA at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Jimmer-mania all over again?
8 Helmi 202336min
Paris 2024 Olympic skateboard qualification with Jagger Eaton
Olympic skateboarding bronze medalist Jagger Eaton joins Tom Kirkland on the Olympics.com podcast. The American shares his pathway to the Paris 2024 Games, why he is hoping to still be around for LA 2028, and what's up with him listening to country music. Plus hear the Team USA star talk through the skateboarding Olympic qualification process ahead of the Park and Street World Championships 2023 in the UAE.
25 Tammi 202328min
Christian Taylor: The triple jump king on his injury return
Two-time Olympic champion and four-time world champion Christian Taylor is making his comeback to triple jump after an Achilles rupture a year ago, ended his hopes of defending his Olympic title at Tokyo 2020. The American caught up with Ash Tulloch to discuss his journey back to competition and the challenges he faced along the way, including depression, doubt and questioning if he should continue in the sport at all. Taylor shares why Kobe Bryant's Mamba mentality has helped him as he works towards the athletics world championships in Oregon and Paris 2024. Vulnerable, honest and inspiring. This is a meaningful and uplifting conversation you don't want to miss.
5 Heinä 202227min
Olympic State of Mind with Jordan Burroughs
High achieving athletes and Olympians guide you through the techniques they use to stay on top of their mental game. We spoke to Olympic freestyle wrestling gold medallist Jordan Burroughs, Olympic javelin champion Thomas Rohler, Rio 2016 badminton silver medallist PV Sindhu and teenage swimming world champion Ariarne Titmus about meditation, motivation, and visualisation.LINKS:Ed Knowles TwitterOlympic Channel Instagram
1 Tammi 202023min
Simone Biles – the complete interview - REPLAY
To celebrate our most popular episode of 2019 - we are replaying our chat with Simone Biles. We caught up with the history-making four-time Olympic champion gymnast at her gym in Houston for an exclusive interview. We also spoke to Olympic champ Nastia Liukin about why she thinks Simone is the greatest of all time.
25 Joulu 201922min
The athlete allergic to nearly all food: Annimari Korte on why she never gave up
There have been so many medical conditions, Finnish 100m hurdler Annimari Korte has lost count. Two rare conditions meant she couldn’t even swallow water and suffered pain similar to a heart attack. Slowly, she made a physical recovery and her dreams came true when she qualified for Tokyo 2020. But mentally, after all the trauma, she found it difficult to accept success.LINKS:Annimari Korte InstagramEd Knowles TwitterOlympic Channel Instagram
18 Joulu 201929min
