Cancer and Olympians: Let’s talk about the C-Word with Kikkan Randall
Less than three months after winning Olympic gold in cross-country skiing at PyeongChang 2018, Kikkan Randall was diagnosed with breast cancer. The 35-year-old American is receiving treatment and the ...
8 Aug 201826min
Finding your courage with Olympic gold medallist Eleftherios Petrounias
Courage is easy to talk about but hard to practise. How can we find the courage to speak out for the right thing? And do you have the courage to face your fears? Greek gymnast Eleftherios Petrounias w...
1 Aug 201819min
Denis Ten: A life remembered
Figure skater Denis Ten died suddenly on 19 July 2018. There was an immediate outpour of emotion after the Sochi 2014 bronze medallist was reportedly attacked and stabbed in Kazakhstan. The Olympic Ch...
25 Jul 201817min
Sunny Spain to Ice Man: Javier Fernandez the figure skating Spaniard
The sun beats down hard on the Madrid street and it’s hot. The ice here is normally in drinks to cool down. The Spanish capital doesn’t seem like a natural first choice for Winter Olympians. That was ...
18 Jul 201820min
Gold to homeless: Why you should never give up with Klete Keller
The swimmer won Olympic gold in 2004 with Michael Phelps and just a few years later he was jobless and living in his car. Klete Keller experienced the highs of beating Olympic swimming legends like Ia...
11 Jul 201839min
Lessons from finishing fourth with Katinka Hosszu and Emma Twigg
What happens when you are expected to stand on the podium as an Olympic medallist – but you finish fourth? Swimmer Katinka Hosszu was favourite for gold in 2012. (Interview starts at 03:05) During the...
4 Jul 201823min
What next for Yuzuru Hanyu and Evgenia Medvedeva?
It’s time to start thinking about the new Olympic cycle for figure skating. So, we asked two Olympic champions what they think Yuzuru Hanyu and Evgenia Medvedeva should do next. Russia’s Evgeni Plushe...
27 Jun 201826min
Redefining refugees with Yusra Mardini and Gatkuoth Puok Thiep
If you have a look at Yusra Mardini’s Instagram feed – there are clues about what she does: pictures of swimming training and plenty of selfies. She’s clearly an international standard athlete. But he...
19 Jun 201822min
