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You know how excited we get when we can bring you an athlete from a sport we have never covered before on the show, and today is one of those days, as we chat with our first ever soccer athlete in the incredible Olympic gold medallist from Canada Gabrielle Carle about her incredible career and amazing Olympic experiences! We find out from Gabrielle how playing soccer at a young age set her on the path to Olympic glory and how she had set herself a path to help achieve that goal. We also learn about her experiences playing at the World Cup and how that compares to an Olympics. Added to this we find out about THAT moment of winning the gold in that incredibly crazy penalty shoot out, just whether or not living in Sweden now has brought any hostility towards her since Tokyo and why a certain Sam Kerr yelled at her when playing a friendly game against the Matildas. It's an epic chat that will bring you epic entertainment so get to listening!

It's always an exciting time when we get to chat about swimming and we're doing exactly that today by chatting with Australian Olympic gold medallist Meg Harris about her incredible career and incredible Olympic experiences! We find out from Meg how growing up in Far North Queensland started her love of swimming and what other sports she could've potentially gone to the Olympics in. We also learn about her experiences at the Youth Commonwealth Games in 2017 and how that helped in her Olympic journey. Added to this we find out just why she didn't know that she was part of a World Record swim in Tokyo, why her grandparents wanted to look after her Olympic gold medal and just whether or not Dean Boxall has an off switch. It's a great chat that you won't want to miss!

It's one of our favourite sports on Off The Podium and it's a pleasure to bring you another athlete from it today as we bring you a great interview with Olympic gold medal winning ice hockey player Jamie Lee Rattray to learn more about her incredible career in the even more incredible sport! We find out from Jamie just how she got involved in the sport and how watching a certain Olympic moment lit a spark in her to help her towards her own Olympic dream. We also find out about her incredible college career in the US and her equally as incredible career in the CWHL. Added to this we find out how she was able to use the disappointment of not making the 2018 Olympics to her advantage, just how hungry her and her teammates were in Beijing for the gold and whether or not she might be able to use her hockey school to teach a certain Australian host some hockey skills moving forward. It's a fun chat that you will love every second of, so get to listening!

Can you believe we've somehow made it to 300 episodes?! We can't either! But as is the case every 50 episodes, we're back to bring you an epic clip show, celebrating all the best moments from episodes 251-299! You'll hear all the classic moments from our great interviews since our last clip show, as well as our fun coverage of both the 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2022 World Cup! There are even a couple of fun moments from our extra episodes that we know you loved! So get to listening in to the best bits of the last 50 episodes of your favourite AWARD WINNING Olympics podcast! 

An epic chat heading coming your way today as we chat to a legend in the sport of both short-track & long-track speed skating in four-time Canadian Olympian and Olympic gold medallist Valerie Maltais about her incredible career! We find out from Valerie just what brought her into both her sports and the incredible journey that saw her become only the fourth athlete in Olympic history, and first Canadian, to win medals in both short and long-track speed skating. We also find out what other sports she has tried her hand at and what other sports we could see her doing in the future. Added to this we learn about why there are more differences between short and long-track than people might realise, what items she likes to collect at each major event she goes to and her incredibly unique guilty pleasure snack. It's an amazing interview that you simply can't miss!

It's time for your first taste of canoe slalom on the show today as we chat with Aussie Olympic canoeist Daniel Watkins to learn more about his sport as well as his incredible career so far! We find out from Dan how growing up in Tassie helped him get into the sport and just why the wilderness of Tasmania is a great place to train. We also find out about the training techniques involved and the unique course designs that go into canoe slalom. Added to this we find out about his Olympic experiences, the attention that he got after being labelled "the Brad Pitt of canoeing" and just how he had to avoid his phone for a little bit after he competed at the Olympic Games. It's a great chat that you definitely won't want to miss!

Another epic moguls interview coming your way today as we chat with two-time Australian Olympian Taylah O'Neill about her time in the sport and memories of her Olympic experiences! We find out from Taylah how she got into the sport and how seeing Dale Begg-Smith win Olympic gold in 2006 in person helped light the fire towards her Olympic dream. We also find out about her qualification for Sochi and just how quick of a turnaround she had from that moment into competing at her first Olympics. Added to this we find out about all her challenging injuries and the inspirational story on how she was able to start in Beijing, why she has helped our show many times from some of the work she has done off the slopes and which new team name could be used for the Australian moguls team moving forward. It's an incredible chat that you won't want to miss!

It's a rowing kind of day on Off The Podium as we bring you a great interview with two-time Olympic Canadian rower and Olympic gold medallist Susanne Grainger to learn more about her incredible journey in the sport! We find out her unique way of starting in the sport and why finding the "last tall person sport out there she hadn't tried" was the start of something big for her. We also find out about her progression through the ranks and overcoming a medical condition that had the chance to derail her promising career. Added to that we learn about using the disappointment of Rio to help towards Tokyo, why she always takes her medal with her and telling us about a rowing movie that exists that needs to be seen to be believed. It's an epic chat that no Olympic fan should miss!

An absolutely massive episode coming your way today with a massive special event as we bring you a crossover special episode with fellow Olympics podcast Keep The Flame Alive to bring you a massive Olympics episode for the ages! Ben & Colin are joined by Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown to discuss their love of the Olympics, their love of Olympic podcasting and just why they are all so addicted to the Olympics and talking about it! They also share a myriad of stories of their own Olympic connections and talk up the episodes that you should all be listening to from both shows! It's such a massive Olympics based episode that we're pretty sure you'll be glowing Olympic Rings for the next week! So tune in, get pumped, get Olympic and get in the zone for the biggest crossover Olympics event you will ever hear!

It's alpine skiing time once again on the show as we chat with two-time Canadian Olympian Laurence St-Germain about her incredible career and Olympic experiences! We find out from Laurence how she got into the sport as well as the unique sport that not many people are aware that she competed in that could've taken her to the Olympics in a different way. We also find out just how she prepares herself for races and why she loves the stress element of competing at the highest level. Added to this we learn what she likes to sing when racing, how enjoyable it was to be able to compete in a team event at PyeongChang and why she might be in with a chance to be a star of the Opening Ceremony at the 2030 Olympics if they are back in Canada. It's an incredible chat that you won't want to miss!

It's time to get yourself on target for our first ever athlete from the great sport of archery as we chat with Olympic bronze medallist and three-time Olympian Taylor Worth to learn more about his unique sport and incredible career! We find out from Taylor how he got into the sport and the unique training that is involved in archery. We also find out about some of his achievements, including winning the US Open and Commonwealth Games at such a young age and using that success towards his first Olympic appearance in 2012. Added to this we find out more from his history making bronze medal win in Rio, how many more Olympics he hopes to go to as well as finding out some incredible archery puns that everyone will want to use after this interview. It's definitely a chat you won't want to miss so get to listening!

We're returning to the sport of basketball today as we chat with three-time Canadian Olympic basketballer Kimberley Gaucher about her incredible Olympic & pro hoops career! We find out from Kim her journey through the sport and just how far basketball in Canada has come since her early playing days right through to today. We also learn about her legendary status at the University of Utah and her connection with another legendary Olympic basketballer from Australia. Added to this we find out how the experience of qualifying for her first Olympics was made extra special, why the Pan Am Games in 2015 was groundbreaking for women's basketball in Canada and why she could be set for a very unique career in the future. It's an incredible chat that you simply cannot miss!

Are you excited to learn more about the brand new sport of breaking set to take over the Paris Olympics next year? Well if you are, then this is the episode for you! We sit down today and chat with one of Australia's best breakers Gerard Cabellon, aka B-Boy Kid Tek, to learn more about this unique sport, his hopes for the Olympics next year and just what we can expect from seeing it at the Olympics for the first ever time! We find out from Gerard his journey into the sport and why it still feels interesting to refer to breaking as a sport. We also learn about all the elements involved, how it is judged and just how a competition works. Added to this we find out why it might be the most creative sport ever introduced at the Olympics, why it is one sport that encourages trash talk and how big the Olympics will be for the sport moving forward. It's an incredible chat that will both entertain and educate you, so get excited and listen in now!

Moguls time! Yes! It's time to get back into one of our favourite sports by chatting with Australian Olympian Brodie Summers about his amazing time in the sport and his even more amazing journey across three Olympic Games! We find out how Brodie got started in the sport and how he was inspired by the icon that is Dale Begg-Smith. We also learn just what it was about moguls that saw him become addicted to it and the drive that turned him into pursuing his Olympic dream. Added to this we hear some great stories from across this three Olympics, learn what we can expect to see from him in his career now that he is retired, as well as hearing all the Dale Begg-Smith stories that you can hope for. It's an amazing chat that you won't want to miss!

A brand new sport for us to cover today as we speak to our first ever athlete from the incredible sport of tennis by chatting with Canadian Olympian Sharon Fichman about her time in the sport and experiences at the Olympic Games! We learn from Sharon her journey rising the ranks in the sport and more about her amazing junior career which took her to two Junior Grand Slam titles and three medals at the Maccabiah Games. We also find out about her Olympic aspirations and how the Olympics generally works out in preference to a professional tennis player on career achievements. Added to this we learn more about how she reacted to making the Olympics in 2020, her unique collection of a certain item and her memories of playing in Hobart. It's an insightful chat into an amazing sport from an amazing athlete! Tune in!

It's time to get back in your boat and row your way to another epic interview as we chat with Olympic gold medal winning rower from Canada Sydney Payne about her time in the sport and her incredible Olympic experiences! We find out about Sydney's unique journey in the sport and which sport she transitioned from that maybe might be seen as somewhat unconventional. We also learn more about rowing in the eights and just how that progression works and how crazy it is to be part of a boat of that size. Added to this we find out just how the extra year affected her preparation for Tokyo, what her parents said to her after watching her win the gold medal at the Olympics and whether or not being on a stamp in Australia might entice her to switch countries for the next Olympics. It's a chat that will get you excited once more so get to listening!

It's time for a fun and unique episode today as we bring you the first ever sister of another guest we've had on the show with the incredible Aussie Aerial Olympic Skier Gabi Ash to learn more about her incredible career and the incredible Olympic Ash family! We find out from Gabi how she went from skiing to diving and back to skiing again that set her on a path towards the Olympic Games. We also learn about the transition between the sports and how difficult it was to adapt to a new form of acrobatics. Added to this we learn about her fun times through the Olympic village, her hopes moving forward into future Olympics and just what it is like to be coached by the legendary David Morris. It's one chat you'll be flipping crazy to miss so get to it now to get into it!

It's another exciting rankings episode coming your way today and it's the rankings episode you have all been waiting for as the boys come together to rank THE OLYMPIC MASCOTS in true Off The Podium style! Yes, that's right, those beloved hosts will now get to rank the beloved mascots that we definitely have an obsession with talking about every single Olympics! Will Bing Dwen Dwen sweep the floor at number one? Which mascot is just too creepy to rank? Why is there a real life dog on this list and why did we include it? Will the hosts be biased once again to mascots from their own country? And how on earth do you rank mascots such as Izzy and Wenlock? It's one hell of an episode that you definitely won't want to miss! So get to clicking and get entertained!

Today we head back to the great sport of freestyle skiing as we chat with two-time Canadian Olympic aerialist and Olympic bronze medallist Lewis Irving about his extraordinary career and even more extraordinary Olympic experiences! We find out from Lewis how he got involved in the sport and how being involved in circus school helped him on his journey. We also learn how far the aerial program has come in Canada since he first started and how his medal win in Beijing is helping it progress even further. Added to this we find out just how injuries nearly cost him his two Olympic experiences, what his pockets are always filled with during competitions and just how his Olympic medal has helped get him a few little advantages since winning it. It's a great chat that you're going to love, so get to listening!

It's time once again to get yourself in the mood for a behind the scenes look at the Olympics as we chat with legendary Australian broadcaster Matt White about his incredible broadcasting career and experiences working on the Olympic Games! We find out from Matt about his love of the Olympics growing up and how an Olympic legend being a close family friend gave him a unique connection the Games. We also find out about his journey through the sports broadcasting world, including being at the helm of the iconic Sports Tonight and how his Olympics hosting role at Seven came about. Added to this we learn what it was like being the iconic voice behind Dale Begg-Smith's gold medal win in 2006, his unique experiences in London in 2012 and why being a Dancing With The Stars runner-up is so important to him. It's an incredible chat that you won't want to miss!