Quest for Gold
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WGN's Ryan Burrow hosts "Quest For Gold", a weekly update on preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games in this podcast from Chicago's Very Own, 720 WGN.
Quest for Gold
23h ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4815471/Paris_2024_-_Episode_39_2024-05-03-170711.64kmono.mp3
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:
-Team USA uniforms and outfits are unveiled
-Team USA has a new plane for the Paris games
-Katie Ledecky is honored by President Biden
-The USA Fencing roster has been set for the Olympics
-French officials believe the River Siene will be cleaned up by July
-The Olympic Refugee team has been named
-And in this week’s Athlete Spotlight, we talk to USWNT legend Crystal Dunn, who is hoping to land her first ever Olympic gold medal in what would be her third try ..read more
Quest for Gold
6d ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4721436/Paris_2024_-_Episode_38_2024-04-26-200036.64kmono.mp3
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:
-USA Swimming responds to doping reports out of China
-13 American wrestlers punched their tickets to Paris this week
-Novak Djokovic hopes to win his first ever Olympic gold
-IOC President Thomas Bach will introduce this year’s Refugee Team
-And we speak with USA men’s gymnast Yul Moldauer about what he hopes will be his second of three Olympic games!
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Quest for Gold
2w ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4645790/Paris_2024_-_Episode_36_2024-04-17-160230.64kmono.mp3
Quest for Gold host Ryan Burrow continues reporting from New York City on Day 3 of the Team USA Media Summit. Today, on the final day, many Olympic and Paralympic athletes gathered at the Empire State Building to flip the switch that will eliminate the legendary building red white and blue in a ceremony to recognize the 100 days to the Paris games. And Nexstar’s Matt Barnes talked with breakdancer Victor Montalvo who is ready to showcase his moves at the inaugural year for breaking at the Olymp ..read more
Quest for Gold
2w ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4640843/Paris_2024_-_Episode_35_2024-04-16-180843.64kmono.mp3
Quest for Gold host Ryan Burrow is live from New York on Day 2 of the Team USA Media Summit. Olympic gold medal fencer Lee Kiefer is looking to replicate her gold medal win in Tokyo. And she feels she’s even better now than she was then ..read more
Quest for Gold
2w ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4635611/Paris_2024_-_Episode_34_2024-04-15-205811.64kmono.mp3
Quest for Gold host Ryan Burrow is live from New York at the Team USA Media Summit, 100 days out from the Paris games. Olympic gymnast Suni Lee talks about her 2024 comeback attempt.
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Quest for Gold
3w ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4595990/Paris_2024_-_Episode_33_2024-04-06-025830.64kmono.mp3
This week on Quest for Gold:
-The French president expects Russia to make a statement during the games
-France has begun removing migrants from public spaces
-The Palestinian Olympic Committee has “scaled back ambitions”
-A U.S. Field hockey player says she’s been removed from the Olympic roster
-Two Americans have been named referees for the upcoming games
-And we speak with U.S. Olympic silver medalist Courtney Frerichs as she looks to make her third Olympic team, though the journey over the last y ..read more
Quest for Gold
1M ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4538585/Paris_2024_-_Episode_31_2024-03-22-211725.64kmono.mp3
This week on Quest for Gold:
-Tennis superstar Coco Gauff is Paris bound
-The Olympic soccer groupings are out, USMNT faces France first
-Olympic fans can get a big screen experience this summer
-NBC will test a new function during the Games allowing you to order food while you watch
-And we speak with U.S. Field Hockey standout Maddie Zimmer about the sport, and how she’s approaching Paris 2024 ..read more
Quest for Gold
1M ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4505737/Paris_2024_-_Episode_30_2024-03-15-182737.64kmono.mp3
This week on Quest for Gold:
-A new scientifically designed track could lead to a record number of track and field records in Paris
-The USWNT grabs some hardware
-A 22-man roster has been named for Men’s Soccer training camp headed into the Olympics
-Some celebs will be hosting the Opening ceremonies
-The mayor of Paris wants Russian athletes barred completely
-And we talk to Olympic weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz, who’s looking for her second chance at Olympic glory
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Quest for Gold
1M ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4503544/Paris_2024_-_Episode_29_2024-03-08-205444.64kmono.mp3
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:
-USA Swimming marks 100 days until a unique U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis
-We talk with two-time Olympic swimmer Olivia Smoliga about her mentality heading into the trials and the Olympics
-USWNT looks to take down Brazil to win another championship
-Boxers compete for a spot in Paris
-USA Rugby Women’s Sevens nabs bronze in L.A.
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Quest for Gold
2M ago
https://serve.castfire.com/audio/4501350/Paris_2024_-_Episode_28_2024-03-01-215750.64kmono.mp3
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:
-The USWNT loses a shocker to Mexico
-It was a disappointing return to the mat for two Olympic gold medal gymnasts
-U.S. Skateboarders who to shred their way onto the Olympic roster
-The Paris athlete’s village has been inaugurated, but there’s no air conditioning
-And we speak with two-time Olympic artistic swimmer Anita Alvarez. The U.S. has qualified an Olympic team for the first time in decades, and this team has podium expectations.
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