6 months on from British Triathlon's best ever performance on one day the Paralympics Games, the UK is preparing to stage its first ever standalone World Triathlon Para series in Swansea this summer, as well as visually impaired Para Tri athletes competing at the 'home' Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we meet the medallists from Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - Lauren Steadman, George Peasgood and Claire Cashmore - and hear their ...
Mar 23, 2022•26 min
On Commonwealth Day, we start our official countdown to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games with one of the undoubted stars of the summer to come. Three time Olympic breaststroke champion and 3 time Commonwealth gold medalist Adam Peaty will compete at new Sandwell Aquatics Centre... And as you'll hear in this episode, he's hoping to compete in more events and his son gets to see him compete too... This is Brum's the word - a podcast from Anything but Footy - focusing on the sports and stars ...
Mar 14, 2022•10 min
It started with controversy and serious question marks about the integrity of sport and its place in the world due to the Ukraine invasion. But once Russia and Belarus were banned, the Winter Paralympics and GB's athletes have delivered once again. John & Michael round up the action from Beijing 2022 - with the man in charge for Paralympics GB chef de mission Phil Smith. This has been Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - that's for supporting the second Olympics and Paralympics in 6 month...
Mar 13, 2022•12 min
Ollie Hill was riding motorbikes during the last Paralympics 4 years ago, now the 32 year old from Reading has become the first ever British snowboarder to win at medal at the Winter Paralympics. He bagged a bronze in the banked Slalom and told us afterwards how lucky he was and how he found the sport after losing a leg in a car crash just 3 and a bit years ago. This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the latest on the 2022 Winter Paralympics Games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Mar 11, 2022•14 min
Anything but Footy celebrates the life of Robbie Brightwell - Olympic silver medallist at Tokyo 1964. This conversation was recorded with Robbie and his wife Ann in 2021. Robbie and Ann agreed to speak to us for a special edition of the podcast that was produced exclusively for the athletes heading to the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Robbie and Ann reminisce about taking part in the 1964 Olympic Games, also staged in Tokyo, and how they both returned home with medals. Ann won an unexpected gold ...
Mar 09, 2022•9 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast with two giants of British Winter sports! Menna Fitzpatrick is now Britain's most decorated Winter Paralympian after more medals at the Beijing Games in the alpine skiing - and a newish guide! Fellow VI athlete Neil Simpson created history when he and his brother Andrew, won gold in the Super G - becoming the first GB man to end up top of the Paralympic podium on snow! In this episode we hear from them all after hel...
Mar 08, 2022•14 min
Unless you've been hiding under a bush for the past few weeks, Great Britain won a gold, silver and grabbed a 4th place in all of the 3 Curling events at the Beijing Olympics. Now Wheelchair Curling takes centre stage at the Paralympics - with the mixed team of Hugh Nibloe (Skip), David Melrose, Gregor Ewan, Meggan Dawson-Farrell & Gary Smith (alternate). At the Opening Ceremony of Beijing 2022, Gregor carried with union flag with debutant Meggan in third Paralympics, and he told us he wants...
Mar 07, 2022•8 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - with the latest news and interviews from the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games. Day one brought joy for Paralympics GB and for Millie Knight and Brett Wild as the VI skier and her guide won bronze in the women's downhill. It's a 4th Paralympic medal for Millie but means more since the journey of the last 4 years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 05, 2022•7 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the series focusing on the 2022 Winter Olympics and now Paralympics in China. Team GB won 2 medals in Beijing - Paralympics GB have been predicted to win between 5 & 9 by UK Sport. It's chair Katherine Grainger looks ahead to the Games and what happens now for Team GB following their 2 Curling medals. *NB This podcast was recorded before the Russian invasion of Ukraine and subsequent banning of RPC and Belarus athletes* Hosted on Acast. See aca...
Mar 04, 2022•13 min
Introducing Asha Philip - The BAC Podcast reveals the latest member to the board of the BAC - the voice of Great Britain's elite athletes. The 2 time Olympian and sprint medalist at Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth level explains why she wants to work on behalf of all athletes and for the future of British sport. In this episode, she's joined by BAC chair Vicki Aggar on how the organisation itself is changing as it works to ensure the collective athletes voice is listened to. This is a ...
Feb 23, 2022•26 min
A bumper edition of the podcast reviewing all things Beijing 2002 - our first Winter Olympics as Anything but Footy! We're joined by Curling gold medalists Eve Muirhead, Vicky Right, Jen Dodds, Hailey Duff & Milli Smith, and silver medalists Bruce Mouat, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie, Hammy McMillan Jr and Ross Whyte on what's been the most successful Games for British Curling ever! But CEO of the British Olympic Association Andy Anson, joins us to review the rest of the games and start the pro...
Feb 21, 2022•55 min
He started playing before the Opening Ceremony, and ended with a silver medal on the penultimate day of Beijing 2022 - it's been quite the rollercoaster for Bruce Mouat these Winter Olympics - in fact he has spent over 40 hours in competition since his campaign began on 2 February! Now on the final day he'll carry the Union flag at the Closing Ceremony. Bruce, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan Jr just missed out to Sweden in the Men's Curling Gold Medal match - and Bruce had earlier ...
Feb 20, 2022•9 min
Mica McNeill is heading to her second Olympics having built a 30m bobsleigh run in her backyard during lockdown! Montell Douglas is the first British woman to ever compete in the Summer and Winter Olympics and is a one of a kind having done it now in the same City - Beijing '08 and Beijing '22! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/...
Feb 17, 2022•7 min
Charlotte Bankes was the favourite for the snowboard cross for Team GB heading into the Games - Ollie Davies a former junior world champion doesn't haven't that focus on him. But he wants to achieve great things himself and do something for his friend Charlotte too! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 16, 2022•10 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic podcast! Team GB are not having the greatest Games - into the second week and no places on the podium as yet. But there's opportunities to come in Beijing - with 26 year old Lloyd Wallace continuing the Freestyle Skiing challenge! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 14, 2022•11 min
More history has been made at the Beijing Winter Olympics - with Northampton based Jamaican Benjamin Alexander competing in alpine skiing. Despite really poor weather conditions, he made it to the end of two runs of the Giant Slalom when 50% entrants fell. He may have been the lowest ranked in the end and more than a minute behind Marco Odermatt of Switzerland who took the gold, but as Benjamin told Michael that's not the whole story... This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic...
Feb 13, 2022•6 min
Just over 6 months ago, Triathlon's Mixed Team Relay was one of the standout moments of the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Now the event is set to make its debut at the World Triathlon Championship Series Leeds in June, as well as being part of the 'home' Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in six months time. In this special edition of the podcast, produced for British Triathlon, we reunite the fab four of Jess Learmonth, Jonny Brownlee, Georgia Taylor-Brown and Alex Yee, to talk us through their hi...
Feb 11, 2022•26 min
This is Beijing Bound - the podcast looking at the 2022 Olympic Games from a Team GB perspective - from Anything but Footy. Figure skating has been the talk of the Games in the last few days - mainly for what's happening off the ice - as well as on it! Britain ice dance pair Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson - who came 5th at the recent European Championships - are now preparing for their two dances in Beijing this weekend.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more abo...
Feb 11, 2022•7 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - but more of a catch up this episode - after teenage sensation Kirsty Muir nearly caused an upset in the Freestyle Skiing Bir Air comp in Beijing! After landing a huge first jump, and leading for a bit, the 17 year old and youngest member of Team GB in China for the Winter Olympics finished a fabulous 5th place - and she told Michael all about it afterwards... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choi...
Feb 09, 2022•7 min
Ahead of her event in the women's Slalom tomorrow/Wednesday, we caught up with Scottish skier Charlie Guest on all things Beijing 2022, the Athlete's Village, the covid testing, the chance of a medal the whole thing! But we also got some unique insight into the difference between real and 'fake' snow - and its well worth a listen! This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - good luck to all our Team GB stars competing in the second Olympics in six months! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva...
Feb 08, 2022•12 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - as the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics gets underway - we hear from the men and women competing for Team GB. Matt Weston won World Cup gold in the Skeleton this year - and along with team-mate Marcus Wyatt is being tipped to be a big success in China by none other their double Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold. We caught up with Matt ahead of the Opening Ceremony and the start of training in Beijing... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Feb 05, 2022•10 min
Both been to the Olympics three times before - both picked to carry the British flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Well done Curling star Eve Muirhead and skiing sensation Dave Ryding! They will lead 50+ Team GB athletes and officials in the Birds Next - 14 years on from the 2008 Summer Olympics in the same stadium! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 04, 2022•11 min
This is Beijing Bound - from Anything from Footy - counting down to the second Olympic Games in six months! At aged 26, and having recovered from three ACL injuries, Katie Summerhayes from Sheffield is heading to her third Winter Olympic Games. The freestyle skier will compete in the Big Air and Slopestyle at Beijing 2022. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 03, 2022•7 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy and the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games, which is now just a day away... James 'Woodsy' Woods is competing in his second Winter Olympics and has two events - the freestyle skiing Big Air the first weekend of the Games and the Slopestyle in the second week. Can he go one better at least and get a place on the Podium this time? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adc...
Feb 02, 2022•9 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Paralympic Podcast - download and follow for more... The Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games doesn't begin for another two days - but Olympic debutants Bruce Mouat and Jen Dodds will be in action three times before that! The mixed doubles curling round robin competition gets underway at lunchtime UK time on Wednesday (Feb 2) - and the Scottish friends are current World Champions! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...
Feb 01, 2022•9 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games...which is now just days away... We couldn't turn down the chance to speak to a real Olympic legend - and a skier hoping to rewrite the rules books too! Enjoy this episode of the podcast - it'll get you feeling 'Olympic'! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 31, 2022•15 min
Team GB's confirmed the final 50 athletes to compete at Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games - which begins officially on Feb 4... Long track speed skater Ellia Smeding, who joins her boyfriend Cornelius Kersten in the team, will compete in the 1000m and 1500m in China. Cross country skier Andrew Musgrave returns for his fourth Olympics as part of an exciting blend of experience and young talent competing at the 24th Winter Games. This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the Olympic and Para...
Jan 26, 2022•20 min
This is Beijing Bound from Anything but Footy - the countdown to the 2022 Winter Games... Laura Deas is an Winter Olympic medalist already for Team GB as she heads to her second Games in the sport of Skeleton. She stood on the podium with double British Olympic champion Lizzy Yarnold four years ago. Now Laura's the most experienced slider leaving her training base in Bath for Beijing in 2 weeks time - one of 4 skeleton athletes confirmed by Team GB today - all making their Olympic debuts. Congra...
Jan 19, 2022•11 min
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics is just weeks away & we're now 50 days to go until the Paralympics - this is Anything but Footy Beijing Bound again! There's a medal range - not a target - for Team GB and Paralympics GB - there's more athletes in different sports and disciplines - and there's still covid-19 and every danger that brings to the team, athletes and staff alike. But every single member is vaccinated and now ready to go for gold in the second Olympic and Paralympic Games in 6 mont...
Jan 14, 2022•52 min
This is Great British Bosses from Anything but Footy - the podcast that hears from the women and men who run British sport in this country. As we start another new year, and a further focus on getting fit and healthy following the covid-19 pandemic, we catch up with Natalie Justice-Dearn, CEO of Rounders England, formerly of British Cycling, British Triathlon and the Birmingham Football Association. Rounders is a sport that's played by more than a million people every year and in schools up and ...
Jan 10, 2022•31 min
