Jessie Diggins on Olympians as 'imperfect heroes'

Jessie Diggins on Olympians as 'imperfect heroes'

USA's most successful cross-country skier, Jessie Diggins isn't done yet at age 33. The American talks openly about her battle with an eating disorder, and describes how she and her coaching team plan "super peaks" every four years for the Olympics - and much more. Plus, she explains to host Nick McCarvel just what, exactly, toe yoga is. Yes, toe yoga.


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Katelyn Ohashi on viral ‘Perfect 10’ routine and legendary UCLA gymnastics coach Miss Val

Katelyn Ohashi on viral ‘Perfect 10’ routine and legendary UCLA gymnastics coach Miss Val

Her phone totally blew up. After being out with friends, US gymnast Katelyn Ohashi came home to 50,000 more followers on social media.We hear the full story behind the ‘Perfect 10’ routine that went v...

27 Mar 201931min

Meryl Davis on World Championships, Hanyu and Medvedeva

Meryl Davis on World Championships, Hanyu and Medvedeva

The ISU 2019 World Figure Skating Championships in Japan are upon us.Olympic champion figure skater Meryl Davis talks about what it’s like to compete at the top-level and gives her expert opinion on Y...

20 Mar 201922min

Elana Meyers Taylor on concussion, transphobia and double standards

Elana Meyers Taylor on concussion, transphobia and double standards

President of the Women Sports Foundation and top USA bobsleigher gave an in-depth chat about her career, head injuries and women’s issues. We spoke to her just before the World Championships where, de...

13 Mar 201929min

Ramla Ali: The Muslim boxer who kept her triumphs secret from her family

Ramla Ali: The Muslim boxer who kept her triumphs secret from her family

It’s something to tell your mum about – winning a national championship. But Ramla Ali preferred to keep her boxing career secret. She was a refugee from Somalia who discovered boxing in London’s East...

6 Mar 201928min

Battling online harassment, body image and busting stereotypes with Madison de Rozario

Battling online harassment, body image and busting stereotypes with Madison de Rozario

Battling online harassment, body image and busting stereotypes with Madison de Rozario

27 Feb 201924min

Kristina Vogel on being paralysed four months after cycling world title win

Kristina Vogel on being paralysed four months after cycling world title win

Kristina Vogel, one of the world’s very best female track cyclists, won her record-breaking 11th title at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.Four months later, she was paralysed and in a w...

20 Feb 201923min

The tears behind the triple axel triumph with figure skater Mirai Nagasu

The tears behind the triple axel triumph with figure skater Mirai Nagasu

After she was passed over for the USA team for Sochi 2014, Mirai Nagasu was done with figure skating.“It wasn’t fun… I used to think, ‘I deserve to sit here in my puddle of tears and cry.’” She vowed ...

13 Feb 201935min

Paralysed Olympic skier: "If I had the possibility to turn back time... I would stay like this."

Paralysed Olympic skier: "If I had the possibility to turn back time... I would stay like this."

Thomas Fogdö was one of the best slalom skiers in the world, but his life took an unexpected turn after he broke his back in a training accident. Despite now being in a wheelchair, the Swede has conti...

6 Feb 201926min

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