293: Winter Olympics Special #1 (with Graham Bell & Ed Leigh)

293: Winter Olympics Special #1 (with Graham Bell & Ed Leigh)

In the first of our special Winter Olympics episodes covering Milan-Cortina 2026, we preview this weekend’s big events - the men and women’s downhill - and look ahead to the Women's Ski Slopestyle.

Host Iain Martin was joined in the studio by special guest Emily Sarsfield and down the line by BBC commentator Graham Bell and Ski Sunday's Ed Leigh.

SHOW NOTES

Emily Sarsfield first appeared on the podcast in Episode 3 (0:45)
She represented Team GB in Skier X including at Pyeongchang 2018 (2:00)
The opening ceremony takes place at the San Siro in Milan on Friday (4:00)
Team GB’s flag bearers are Brad Hall and Lilah Fear (5:00)
Download the ski/snowboard schedule - all the dates and timings for the skiing and snowboarding events (5:20)
Graham Bell shares his predictions for the Men and Women’s Downhill (6:45)
Lindsey Vonn has stated that she has an ACL injury, but will still compete (12:30)
The Women's Freeski Slopestyle qualifications are on Saturday, with the final on Monday
Ed Leigh shared his thoughts on Kirsty Muir’s chances (14:15)
Listen to Iain’s interview with Kirsty Muir in Episode 171 (14:30)

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Cover Photo (c) Milano-Cortina 2026

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