How a phone call made Lacey Henderson a Paralympian
US long jumper Lacey Henderson seemed like a dead cert for Rio 2016. But some personal issues came up and her performance dipped. A phone call when she was on holiday completely changed her life - and...
6 Nov 201924min
Running in North Korea with Aimee Fuller and Mirjam Jaeger
Two Olympians were invited by Olympic Channel to run in the North Korean capital. Winter athletes Aimee Fuller and Mirjam Jaeger took to the rarely seen Pyongyang streets as the city opened its doors ...
30 Okt 201918min
Owen Wright: The surfer making a comeback from a traumatic brain injury
He was challenging for the world title in 2015 when Owen Wright’s world changed forever. The Australian suffered a severe concussion that meant bleeding on his brain. It’s been a long and difficult ro...
23 Okt 201933min
Adam Rippon with Meryl Davis on advice, LGBTQ+ issues, and becoming an icon
Two figure skating legends on one Olympic Channel Podcast. From his tough times in his coach’s basement to becoming a cultural icon, Olympic champion Meryl Davis speaks to her friend and USA teammate ...
16 Okt 201929min
Perfection, Simone Biles, and gymnastics with Nellie Kim
She was the second woman to score a 'Perfect 10' at the Olympic Games.Now, Nellie Kim is a senior judge in gymnastics – it’s her job to analyse just how perfect things really are.The Olympic Channel s...
8 Okt 201923min
Darya Klishna - The ‘lonely’ long jumper
She was the only athlete to compete for Russia in either track or field at Rio 2016.Her Olympic experience was not enjoyable.Darya Klishna had to take a break from long jumping in 2018 to recover ment...
2 Okt 201922min
The ripple effect of the Caster Semenya ruling and why it matters now
Double Olympic champion South African 800m runner Caster Semenya won’t be at the IAAF World Championships in Doha.New rules means athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD) can’t compete in...
25 Sep 201925min
Figure skater Mae-Berenice Meite: ‘I felt I was never skinny enough.’
Two-time Olympian and five-time French national champion Mae-Berenice Meite captured the world’s attention by skating to Beyonce at PyeongChang 2018.But her complicated relationship with her body mean...
18 Sep 201922min
