Milano Cortina 2026 ambassador Carolina Kostner on the Games' return to Italy
We're less than a year away from next February's Olympic Winter Games. Host Nick McCarvel is joined by Milano Cortina 2026 ambassador Carolina Kostner and organising committee member Marta Pagnini to find out just what it feels like in Italy as the Games draw ever closer. Kostner opens up on her role as flag-bearer at Torino 2006, while both women - each of them Olympic medal winners - talk of how they're living out the spirit of the Games in these respective roles.
19 Feb 51min
Brian Boitano reflects on figure skating's week of heartbreak: 'We are a family'
It's been a tragic week in figure skating after 28 members of its extended community died in the D.C.-area plane crash on 29 January. 1988 Olympic champion Brian Boitano joins host Nick McCarvel to discuss how the skating world is coping with the heart-wrenching moment. Boitano also shares memories of the great Dick Button, a two-time Olympic gold medallist, who passed away (separate from the crash) at age 95.
5 Feb 31min
Olympic sport preview for 2025 and one-on-one with skiing ace Alice Robinson - podcast
It's set to be a big year in Olympic sport, with official test events ahead of Milano Cortina 2026 and quota spots on offer. Olympics .com reporter ZK Goh breaks it all down with host Nick McCarvel. Meanwhile, Alessandro Poggi checks in from the mountainous slopes of Cortina with an update from Lindsey Vonn and a one-on-one sit-down with New Zealand skiing superstar Alice Robinson.
22 Jan 37min
Paris 2024 roundtable: Memories from an unforgettable Games
What an Olympic year it was. In our final podcast of 2024, host Nick McCarvel is joined by Olympics.com editor in chief Mary Byrne and news producers Andrew Binner and Chloe Merrell for a roundtable discussion on the moments we won't soon forget from Paris and beyond. Plus, our team of producers from around the world share the Olympic moment that stuck with them the most.
22 Des 202458min
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.
11 Des 202433min
Rafael Nadal says 'adios' to tennis for good
Rafael Nadal won 22 majors, two Olympic golds... and countless hearts around the world in his legendary two-decade tennis career. Host Nick McCarvel brings us thoughts from Rafa - and his Spanish teammate Carlos Alcaraz - from his farewell in Malaga, Spain, at the Davis Cup Finals. Nick is also joined by Olympics.com reporters Nischal Schwager-Patel and Marta Martin, who were in Malaga and weigh in on Nadal's final stand. Plus, Andy Murray, Lleyton Hewitt and Carla Suarez Navarro on the legacy of the "King of Clay."
27 Nov 202428min
Lucas Braathen, Mikaela Shiffrin and all things Alpine skiing
The hills are alive with the sound... and sight and speed of Alpine skiing this season, with the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 looming. Host Nick McCarvel is joined by Olympics.com resident skiing expert Alessandro Poggi to discuss the top storylines in the sport this year. Ales also shares one-on-one interviews with Norwegian-turned-Brazilian Lucas Braathen and American superstars Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn.
13 Nov 202442min
Sitting down with Simone Biles post-Paris Olympics
"The payoff is definitely worth it," Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles tells Olympics.com reporter Scott Bregman of her mental health work in a one-on-one sit-down on this episode of the podcast. It's an all-gymnastics episode, as Bregman joins host Nick McCarvel to give his takeaways from Biles' triumphant Paris 2024, and shares further interviews with Jordan Chiles, Ellie Black and Jade Carey.
30 Okt 202433min
