Chamonix 1924: The Figure Skating Competition
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
17h ago
It's Women's History Month, so we're devoting this episode to the women of Chamonix 1924--all 13 of them.  At the first Winter Olympics, women competed in ladies and pairs figure skating. We take a look at this competition, as well as the men's event, to learn just how different this Olympic sport was back in the day when Austria was a powerhouse (let's just say it doesn't include ice set on a specific Pantone color base).  The competition features Olympic and figure skating legend Sonja Henie in her first Olympics. Entries also include many people who were influential to the history ..read more
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Blind Soccer with USABA CEO Molly Quinn
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
1w ago
At the LA 2028 Paralympics, the US will compete in blind football (aka blind soccer) for the first time--but a national team is still in development. Molly Quinn, CEO of the US Association of Blind Athletes (USABA) joins us to talk about the process of building an internationally competitive team. Learn more about blind soccer at the USABA's website and follow them on X, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn! If you get involved with the team, we'd love to hear from you! Plus: Medal reallocations from London 2012 (not a typo). Paris 2024 news with details on Individual Neutral Athletes (AIN), Villa ..read more
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Women's Sled Hockey with Monica Quimby
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
1w ago
This is Episode 328. Women don’t compete in sled hockey at the Paralympics--yet. That may soon be changing, thanks to growth of the sport around the world. Veteran Team USA sled hockey player Monica Quimby joins the podcast to tell us the latest developments in women's sled hockey and its path to Paralympic inclusion. In Paris 2024 news: The flame lighting ceremony in Olympia is getting a makeover.  The Opening Ceremonies has a start time, and NBC announced its hosting team (one of whom may have auditioned with this) Some Marathon Pour Tous bibs are up for grabs (enter by March 18). The ..read more
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Film Buff Fran on The Boys in the Boat
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
3w ago
This is episode 327. The Academy Awards are this weekend, so what better way to celebrate than with the Keep the Flame Alive Movie Club? Film Buff Fran is here to talk about the newest Olympic major motion picture The Boys in the Boat. Based on the book by Daniel James Brown and directed by George Clooney, it tells the story of the 8-man boat on the US men’s rowing team and their uphill quest for gold at the Berlin 1936 Olympics. If you've seen it, let us know what you thought of it! Also in this episode, we dust off our Tokyo 2020 music for a follow-up about the Belorussian coach who sent hom ..read more
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Track Cycling with Olympic Hopeful Mandy Marquardt
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
3w ago
This is Episode 326. During Tokyo 2020, we loved watching track cycling, but of course, came up with many questions about the sport. American Olympic hopeful Mandy Marquardt joins us to talk about her specialty, sprinting. We talk about the sprint and Keirin races. We also get into how the bike works, her uniform, and how expensive track cycling shoes can be. Follow Mandy on Facebook, Instagram, and X. Team NovoNordisk is on Insta and X. Check out her website too! In Paris 2024 news, it's a mere six months until the Paralympics start, which means that Alison will be watching wheelchair rugby b ..read more
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Book Club Claire on If Gold Is Our Destiny
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
1M ago
Episode 325. Book Club Claire is here to discuss our latest book club selection, If Gold Is Our Destiny: How a Team of Mavericks Came Together for Olympic Glory by Sean P. Murray. This book tells the story of the US men's national volleyball team and its development in its quest for gold at the LA 1984 Olympics. Haven't read it? Grab your copy through our Bookshop.org storefront (affiliate link)! Follow Claire on Insta and X!  The Beijing 2022 figure skating team medal situation will continue to drag on for a while: Skate Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee are appealing the re ..read more
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Unretiring with Olympic Artistic Swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
1M ago
We always love it when a TKFLASTANI comes back on the show! Canadian artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau is back to talk with us about her decision to put medical school on hold for a year and try for one more Olympics. Her road to Paris 2024 goes through Doha and the 2024 World Aquatics World Championships--will her duet be enough to get to her third Olympics? It's been a big news week for upcoming Games: Paris 2024 announced its medals (which are epic and may also make you want to have a cupcake) and the opening of one of the few arenas built for these Games. Milan-Cortina 2026 announced i ..read more
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Monobob with Olympian Bree Walker (Episode 323)
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
1M ago
It's two years until the next Winter Olympics at Milan-Cortina in 2026, so we are in a winter sports mood! Milan-Cortina's slidingnovela (where the sliding events will take place) has us curious about bobsled, so Australian bobsledder (bobsleigher?) Breeana Walker joins us to talk monobob. Bree competed at Beijing 2022 in both the two-woman and the monobob, placing 16th and 5th respectively. We've wanted to talk about monobob for a while, and Bree sheds some light on the sport for us, including body weight differences between the two events, why you need different sets of runners, and why they ..read more
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Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 Week 2 (Episode 322)
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
1M ago
The Winter Youth Olympic Games 2024 has come to a close and the digital flame has been turned off. We run through the second week of competition, including feed beefs (or a lack thereof) and results from: Alpine Skiing Biathlon Cross-Country Skiing Curling Figure Skating Freestyle Skiing Ice Hockey - including why USA and Canada did not field women's teams in these Games Nordic Combined Short Track Speed Skating - the mixed relay was a lot of fun! Snowboard Speed Skating Closing Ceremony It's been a big news week for the Olympics! First off, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) released ..read more
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Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 Week 1 (Episode 321)
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by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown
2M ago
The Olympics always has test events to make sure the venues are in working order and everything is ready to go for the Games. We've got one too--and that's the Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG) that are taking place in Gangwon, South Korea (and using many venues from PyeongChang 2018!). Alison has wholeheartedly jumped back into double screening, and her maternal vibe is really coming out for these kids. Jill? Well, she has thoughts about the YOG and is still working through them. On this episode, we cover Days 1-4, including: What officiating/volunteer job would we want Feed beefs -- of which ..read more
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