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The countdown to the 2020 Olympics starts here...
From figure skating to gymnastics, we bring you the top Olympic talk around Tokyo 2020 with the biggest name athletes.
It's the official Olympic Channel podcast and it comes out every Wednesday.
Past guests include Simone Biles, Lindsey Vonn, Yuzuru Hanyu, and more than 50 others.
BRIAN ORSER
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We sent Olympic champion figure skater Meryl Davis to Vancouver to cover the Grand Prix Final for the Olympic Channel Podcast. And she bumped into a familiar face. Double Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser is coach to Yuzuru Hanyu, Javier Fernandez and Evgenia Medvedeva.
Davis and Orser chatted about Hanyu’s ankle injury, Fernandez’s European Championships mission and what his opinion on Medvedeva’s inconsistent season.
“I ask everyone for their patience. Please. It will be great. Really great. But there’s no quick fix.”
Podcast: Brian Orser - The man behind the world’s greatest figure skaters
Podcast: Brian Orser - The man behind the world’s greatest figure skaters
We sent Olympic champion figure skater Meryl Davis to Vancouver to cover the Grand Prix Final for the Olympic Channel Podcast. And she bumped into a few familiar faces. Double Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser is coach to Yuzuru Hanyu, Javier Fernandez and Evgenia Medvedeva. Davis and Orser chatted about Hanyu’s ankle injury, Fernandez’s European Championships mission and what his opinion on Medvedeva’s inconsistent season. “I ask everyone for their patience. Please. It will be great. Really great. But there’s no quick fix.”DAVID WEIR
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British Paralympian David Weir has won more London Marathon titles than anyone on the planet. But despite his success, he’d never come to terms with his disability.
“I never showed my emotions to my family. I never spoke to my mum and dad about my disability... I just bottled things up for years and years and years.”
The 39-year-old opened up about why he wants to represent Great Britain at Tokyo 2020, the highs of London 2012, and his life-changing counselling sessions.
Podcast: Paralympic champ David Weir on disability, crying, and counselling
Podcast: Paralympic champ David Weir on disability, crying, and counselling
British Paralympian David Weir has won more London Marathons than anyone on the planet. But despite his success, he had never come to terms with his disability. He was born with a spinal cord transection that left him unable to use his legs. Frustrated by his lack of options in the sporting world, he went on to excel at wheelchair racing in the T54 category. Even after winning six Paralympic gold medals, by the time he won his record-breaking seventh London Marathon in 2017, he felt no joy. Weir had to face up to inner turmoil he had been burying since childhood. “I never showed my emotions to my family. I never spoke to my mum and dad about my disability... I just bottled things up for years and years and years.” The 39-year-old opened up about why he wants to represent Great Britain at Tokyo 2020, the highs of London 2012, and his life-changing counselling sessions.JOHN OROZCO
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“It's not popular for men to be emotional in America. Especially black men.”
You may remember US gymnast’s emotional NBC interview after he made the team for Rio 2016. He beat the odds to make the team after injuries and the sudden death of his mother. Orozco never made it to Brazil. Another injury ended his sporting career. Now, the 25-year-old is looking to become a singer in Los Angeles.
Podcast: Creating hope after tragedy with US gymnast John Orozco
Podcast: Creating hope after tragedy with US gymnast John Orozco
“It's not popular for men to be emotional in America. Especially black men.”Family tragedy. Injuries. A new mission in Los Angeles. You may remember US gymnast’s emotional NBC interview after he made the team for Rio 2016.He beat the odds to make the team after injuries and the sudden death of his mother.Orozco never made it to Brazil. Another injury ended his sporting career.Now, the 25-year-old is looking to become a singer in Los Angeles.“Hope is not… an empty concept. It's something that you have to create the meaning for - what is your hope?”CHINESE SKI JUMPING + AKSEL LUND SVINDAL
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A set of athletes aged 15-20 have been given an incredible challenge. They haven’t ever even worn skis but are still hopeful of becoming international level ski jumpers. China have sent some of their most promising athletes to live in Norway to transform them into Olympians. We went behind-the-scenes on their first day on the slopes. Plus, double Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal joined us to tell about his longevity in the sport, injuries and his friend Lindsey Vonn.
Podcast: Chinese ski jumpers take first lesson as they target Beijing 2022
Podcast: Chinese ski jumpers take first lesson as they target Beijing 2022
A set of athletes aged 15-20 have been given an incredible challenge. They haven’t ever even worn skis but are still hopeful of becoming international level ski jumpers. China have sent some of their most promising athletes to live in Norway to transform them into Olympians. We went behind-the-scenes on their first day on the slopes. Plus, double Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal joined us to tell about his longevity in the sport, injury, Lindsey Vonn, and retirement.ANTHONY ERVIN
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A swimmer who won two individual Olympic gold medals 16 years apart - with a suicide attempt, a reignited passion for swimming, and the birth of his daughter in between. Ed Knowles spoke to the oldest individual Olympic medallist in swimming about the curse of winning, Ryan Lochte's problems and competing at Tokyo 2020.
Podcast: Triple Olympic champ Anthony Ervin says winning can be 'terrible'
Podcast: Triple Olympic champ Anthony Ervin says winning can be 'terrible'
Swimmer Anthony Ervin won Olympic gold aged 19. His life then fell apart. He was homeless, attempted suicide, and drank heavily. In 2016, he won the 50m freestyle. Aged 35, he became the oldest individual Olympic gold medallist in swimming. “Winning can be a terrible thing that happens to you. It can completely intoxicate you… Winning is a test.” He spoke about Ryan Lochte, growing up with Tourette's, and how he wants to compete at Tokyo 2020.SIMONE BILES
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The four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles joined us for a chat during the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha. Scott Bregman spoke to her about performing with a kidney stone, her friendship with Morgan Hurd, finding her voice online and the story behind how she met boyfriend Stacey Ervin.
Simone Biles exclusive: "There is still a lot to work on"
Simone Biles exclusive: "There is still a lot to work on"
Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles is now a 14-time world champion. The records fell in Doha with her achievements made all the more unbelievable after she was admitted into hospital on the eve of competition with a kidney stone. The Olympic Channel Podcast spoke to her just after she had won her dramatic all-around title. Plus, reporter Scott Bregman and gymnastics writer Blythe Lawrence picked out the best stories from an action-packed world championships.SARAH WALKER
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It doesn't feel great to fail. But Olympic silver medallist BMX rider Sarah Walker says we should aim to fail at something every week. The stakes for failing in BMX are higher than in most other walks of life. The Kiwi has broken 18 bones in her body over her career.
Embracing failure with BMX Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker
Embracing failure with BMX Olympic silver medallist Sarah Walker
The consequences for failure in BMX are high as New Zealand’s Sarah Walker well knows – she’s broken 18 bones over her career. A big crash meant she missed Rio 2016 after her silver medal at London 2012. She believes that failure should be reassessed. “(Society sees) failure as such a bad word. It’s so negative and this thing that you need to avoid (but) I aim to fail every week. Then if I have a bigger failure – I have practised that feeling – and I am more comfortable with it and I am more accepting of the outcome.” Find out how to make some epic fails – Olympic style.JORDYN WIEBER AND MADISON KOCIAN
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Ahead of the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Doha, we spoke to two Olympic gold medallist gymnasts from Team USA who are both based in Los Angeles to study at UCLA. Wieber became world champion in 2011 but then missed out on the all-around final at London 2012. Find out why her switch to coaching has seen her flourish like never before. Plus, we get the inside-track on Simone Biles from her 'Final Five' team-mate Madison Kocian.
