World Mental Health Day roundtable: "Let's continue to find the answers"

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27 Feb 201924min

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 wheelchair.A junior Dutch cyclist was practising standing starts when Vogel crashed into him at full speed.The double Olympic champion feels no resentment.“I don’t need to forgive (the person because) I have no anger about him.”She doesn’t know if her family feels the same.“I have never asked them if they have forgiven him… I am scared to question that.”The 28-year-old talked about her life-changing accident, acceptance and forgiveness.LINKS:Kristina Vogel Instagram Mirai Nagasu Tweet Ed Knowles Twitter SUBSCRIBE

20 Feb 201923min

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 to make a comeback and became the first American woman to land a triple axel at the Olympics – and took home Olympic bronze in the team event.Olympic champion Meryl Davis sat down with her to speak about the 2018 Olympics, the sarcasm of her teammate Gracie Gold and how she landed that big jump.LINKS:Mirai Nagasu on Instagram The triple axel 2018 Olympics routine in full Meryl Davis Instagram Ed Knowles on Twitter

13 Feb 201935min

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 continued to give back to the sport he loves so much and help other athletes who have suffered similar injuries. Thomas Fogdö on TwitterActive Life FoundationAlessandro Poggi on TwitterAsh Tulloch on TwitterSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST

6 Feb 201926min

Great Britain’s Bernice Wilson was a promising young sprinter, but her career took a turn for the worse when she enlisted the services of ex-UK Athletics coach, Dr. George Skafidas.They began dating and he persuaded Wilson to start doping. She was caught, banned for four years, and vowed to come back clean.With her ban nearing completion, she tested positive again. But this time Skafidas had been doping the Briton without her knowledge.Wilson alerted the authorities. Skafidas received a life-time ban from the sport. Three years on she is now a clean competitor and anti-doping campaigner.She told the Olympic Channel podcast how she made mistakes, was manipulated, and how she's trying to make amends.LINKS:Andrew Binner on TwitterBernice Wilson on TwitterUK Anti-DopingSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST

30 Jan 201924min

Bobby Clay's promising running future was put on hold because she over-trained and under-ate. After winning numerous British titles and earning herself a team GB bib, the young rising star's body broke. ''I got to the point where I sat down in the gym and my shin snapped. It’s something we do every day and I couldn’t even do that without breaking. If I can’t do that, how was I meant to run.'' Now aged 21, Clay is competing in the UK national track cycling championships as part of her recovery but still has Olympic ambitions as a runner. She shares her story as a word of warning to other young athletes. LINKS: #TRAINBRAVE TRAIN BRAVE on Twitter Ash Tulloch on Twitter Bobby Clay on Twitter SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST

23 Jan 201924min

Kenya's Wilfred Bungei seemingly had it all: Money, fame, and an 800m Olympic gold medal.However, after retiring he couldn't fill 'the vacuum' that training and competing once occupied, and slipped into deep alcoholism.On several occasions he almost lost his life, and missed the birth of his child."There is only three destinations for an alcoholic: Institutions - which is treatment, you will go to jail because you will do something stupid that will put you in trouble, or you will die."Now, over seven years sober, he is helping other alcoholics and former athletes avoid making the same mistakes. Olympic Channel reporter Evelyn Watta travelled to Kenya to hear Bungei's emotional story.LINKS:Alcoholics AnonymousSamaritansEvelyn Watta on TwitterSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST

16 Jan 201932min

Lucy Davis isn’t your average Olympic silver medallist. A Stanford graduate with a major in architecture, she’s also a top-level equestrian showjumper. But even the best athletes suffer burnout, as Davis found out after winning silver in Rio. “I kind of lost a lot of motivation,” she admits – and it took her two years before she finally found a new calling. Part of that involves giving back to her sport through her business, PonyApp. “There is this community of people around the world that love horses and have no outlet for it. So we're trying to galvanise that energy and direct it towards the sport and its exposure.” LINKS:PonyApp Lucy Davis on Instagram ‘His name is Barron’ – Lucy Davis introduces Barron on the Olympic Channel Showjumping warm-ups with Lucy Davis on the Olympic Channel SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST

9 Jan 201924min