A big chat coming down your speakers today as we chat with Australian Olympic gold medal winning sailor Matt Wearn to learn about his incredible win in Tokyo 2020 as well as his even more incredible sailing career! We find out from Matt which other sport he very much could've been a champion in and what made him make the ultimate decision to pursue sailing. We also find out how the selection came to choose the Laser class and the intense rivalry he has had with fellow Olympic gold medallist Tom ...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 270
You loved our rankings episode on the Olympic medals so we're back to bring you another great rankings episode as this time we go over the Olympic logos that you have come to enjoy over the years and give our unique perspective on them by putting them in an order we deem fitting of each of them! What will come out on top? What will sink to the bottom? How will your favourite logo fair? And what controversial decisions will be made? You can find out all of this and more in one fun and epic episod...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 269
A fun chat to bring you today as we chat with one of Australia's favourite broadcasters and former sprinter Jason 'Richo' Richardson about his incredible career and his incredible love for all things to do with the Olympics! We find out from Richo just what three dreams he had as a child and how one of them came true in some pretty extraordinary circumstances. We also find out which Olympic gold medallist he was training partners with during the 1990s and how some of his connections helped him s...
Sep 29, 2022•50 min•Ep. 268
It's time for a special interview on the show today as we are joined by two-time American Olympic kayaker Cliff Meidl and American doctor Dr. Malcolm Lesavoy to learn about their unique friendship and just how together they created one of the most inspirational Olympic stories in recent history! We find out from Cliff how a horrific accident set him on a path to the Olympics and just how overcoming the prospect of losing his legs and coming into contact with Dr. Lesavoy helped him along the way....
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 267
It's snowboarding time once again on Off The Podium as we chat with 2010 Australian Olympian Steph Prem about her incredible career and her inspirational journey that has followed her time at the Olympics! We find out from Steph just what brought her into the sport of snowboarding and how different and new it was during the 1990s and early 2000s in Australia. We also find out just how the disappointment of narrowly missing out on the 2006 Olympics helped spur her on towards 2010 and how many obs...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 266
It's always a fun time when we get to talk cross-country skiing on the show and that time is now as we bring you a great chat with Australian Olympian Seve de Campo to learn more about his amazing career and his amazing sport! We find out from Seve how he came into the sport a little later than most and how a moment of inspiration from his father helped him on that journey. We also learn how the disappointment of not making the 2016 Youth Olympics helped spur him towards his ultimate goal of the...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 265
Excited to bring you another epic interview today as we chat with two-time Aussie Olympic snowboarder Adam Lambert about his incredible career and even more incredible Olympic experiences! We find out from Adam just how being strapped to a snowboard at 18 months old helped him on his journey towards the Olympics and how his supportive parents fueled that passion even more. We also find out which other sport he could've potentially gone to the Olympics in and when the Olympic bug finally bit him ...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 264
It's time to get excited for another amazing interview as we return to the sport of alpine skiing by chatting with Australian Olympian Louis Muhlen-Schulte about his incredible career! We find out from Louis how we went from a tiny town in rural Victoria to competing on the biggest stage in world sport. We also find out just what other potential sports he might've ended up at the Olympics in and how he also has tried to recruit some American athletes to try their hand at some uniquely Aussie spo...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 263
We are pumped and excited to be visiting the sport of volleyball for the first time today on the show as we chat with Sean Murray, the author of a brand new book If Gold Is Our Destiny, which details the amazing story behind the US men's volleyball team and their groundbreaking gold medal win at the 1984 Olympics, as well as the coach of that team from 1984, the legendary Doug Beal. In this chat we learn just why this story was chosen by Sean to write a book about and why it should be more well ...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 262
Another Commonwealth Games has drawn to a close and after 11 action packed days and another unique closing ceremony we're back to go over the last few days of competition as well as going over what we just witnessed to close the games! Were we satisfied with how Canada and Australia closed things off since our last episode? Was the closing ceremony better than that travesty we got back on the Gold Coast? Do we get sad for the Commonwealth Games ending like we do for the Olympics or are we ready ...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 261
There has been plenty of action in the first week of the 2022 Commonwealth Games and the boys are back to go over it all in our massive review of the first 7 days of Birmingham 2022! Just how have the Aussies and Canadians faired compared to how we thought they would do? Should other countries even bother to show up in the swimming when Australia is so dominant? Do we care about the Aussie swimming love triangle? What does Kylie Masse have to do to win anything else but a silver medal? How excit...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 260
The time has finally arrived to get excited for the 2022 Commonwealth Games and after a very unique opening ceremony we're back with a brand new episode to give our full review of it! Did we enjoy it or did it not live up to what we were hoping for? How excited were we for the flag bearers of Australia & Canada? Why do the Commonwealth Games love giant animals taking over stadiums? How awesome was the bull? Why are we so influential on opening ceremonies all of a sudden? Where was the Queen?...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 259
It's time to get pumped and excited as we not only bring back all the crew together but we return for an EPIC preview episode of the 2022 Commonwealth Games to get you super excited for another super exciting major sporting event! Join Ben, Colin & Jarrod as they go over all the things to look forward to across the next couple of weeks and work out whether or not Canada has a chance of even getting close to Australia in the medal standings. We also look forward to the new events that we will...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 258
It's time to return to the great sport of cross-country skiing today as we speak with Australian two-time Olympian Jessica Yeaton about her amazing career in here amazing sport! We find out from Jess her unique journey into skiing and find out with all the moving she did as a child if her father was actually secretly a secret agent. We also find out just what brought about the decision to ski for Australia rather than the USA and the process it took from that moment to getting to her first Olymp...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 257
It's been a long time since we've talked about sailing on the show and we're excited to return to it today as we speak with two-time Australian Olympian and two-time Olympic medallist William Ryan about his amazing career and his amazing Olympic experiences! We find out from Will just how young he was when he got his first taste of sailing and why that was a turning point for him going towards a stellar Olympic career. We also find out which other sports he could've been successful in for Austra...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 256
It's time to return to bobsleigh today as we speak with Canadian Olympic bobsledder Sara Villani about her unique journey into the sport and her Olympic experiences! We find out from Sara just how she was able to go from never having been in a bobsleigh at the last Olympics to competing for her country in Beijing four years later. We also find out just what other three sports she very much could've competed for Canada in at the Olympics and why she decided to choose the bobsleigh path instead. A...
Jun 30, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 255
A massive interview coming your way today on Off The Podium as we bring back one of our favourite guests in Canadian ski jumper Ale Loutitt and also welcome her Beijing teammate Matthew Soukup to the show for the first time to chat about their history making bronze medal win at the 2022 Olympics and everything else in between! We find out from both Ale and Matt just how they have recovered since their history making medal win in February and how the reaction has been for both of them since retur...
Jun 23, 2022•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 254
Strap yourself in for one hell of an interview as we chat with two-time Australian Olympic alpine skier Jono Brauer about his amazing career in his amazing sport! We find out just how he got involved in skiing growing up and the challenges that came with doing ski racing in Australia throughout the 1990s and early 2000s. We also find out how he very nearly was a three-time Olympian and how he took the disappointment of not making the Salt Lake team and turned it into a positive. Added to this we...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 253
A special interview coming your way today as we chat with American author and Olympic historian Michael Loynd about his latest book The Watermen and the incredible story of America's first ever Olympic swimming champion Charles Daniels. We find out from Michael just what brought about him taking on board this unique project and why Daniels isn't as well known as he should be. We also find out just why Daniels is such an important figure in not only US swimming but global swimming, and how withou...
Jun 09, 2022•48 min•Ep. 252
An epic interview coming your way today as we welcome back the amazing Australian bobsledder Breeana Walker to talk about her Beijing 2022 Olympic experiences and everything else in between! We find out from Bree just what she has been up to since the Olympics and why she has been soaking up some downtime before getting back into the sled. We also find out from Bree how she felt during the qualifying process for Beijing and just how difficult the final selection process was and the emotions that...
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 251
It's once again time to take another break from our interviews to bring you a clip show to help us celebrate our epic 250th episode! Yes we're back once more to bring you highlights from our episodes 201-249, featuring some amazing interviews and guests as well as the best bits of our Beijing 2022 coverage that helped us towards becoming an AWARD WINNING podcast! So strap yourself in for another fun journey with some great highlights as we celebrate the 250th episode of your favourite Olympics p...
May 26, 2022•4 hr 20 min•Ep. 250
A special treat for you on the show today as we speak with one of Australia's favourite broadcasters Emma Freedman about her amazing career and her time involved in broadcasting the Olympics! We find out the unique story behind how Emma got called up to be involved in Channel Seven's Olympic coverage for Tokyo and just how she loved every single second of working on them. We also find out just why she watched the Olympics differently as a kid and which star of the Sydney 2000 Olympics she idolis...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 249
It's time to return to the sport of short track speed skating today as we speak with Australian skater Brendan Corey about his recent experiences at the Olympics and everything else about his amazing career! We find out from Brendan just how he got into the sport and how it was growing up in Canada when it came to going through the ranks in short track. We also learn about just what brought him to Australia to compete and how it was wearing the green and gold rather than the red and white. We al...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Ep. 248
A special interview for you today as we welcome back Australian journalist and Olympics researcher Marnie Vinall to the show for a full interview about her amazing media career and experiences working on the Olympics! We find out from Marnie her unique path into the media and why a conversation from a friend helped spur her on to what she is doing today. We also learn about the challenges she has faced working in the sports media as a female and how things can be changed further moving forward. ...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 247
We have a big double interview today as we talk to Canadian track cyclists Lauriane Genest and Kelsey Mitchell. Lauriane and Kelsey met each other at an RBC Training Ground event several years, and both went on to medal in Tokyo last year. We talk about their meeting on a training bike when neither of them had ever thought of cycling before, their experience of competing against each other and separately in Tokyo, as well as find out what other sports they may have tried out since their first Ol...
Apr 28, 2022•55 min•Ep. 246
We're returning to the great sport of Moguls to talk to Australian Olympian Sophie Ash. Sophie tells us about her family's history in skiing and what brought her into Moguls in the first place. We go over her experience in Beijing and what it was like competing during the Olympics during the pandemic. Sophie also tells us about her art and award winning Moguls film she made. We also question her on the possibilities of a 2nd Moguls event being added for future Olympics, as well as who on the Aus...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 245
We're pumped to bring you today's interview as we welcome back two of our favourite guests in Aussie curlers Tahli Gill & Dean Hewitt to talk about their experiences in Beijing and everything else in between! We find out their journey of emotion from qualifying for the Olympics right through to all the issues around positive and negative COVID tests during the Olympics. We also find out the moment they both felt like they were Olympians and just how it was knowing that curling had taken Aust...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 244
It's time for another massive massive interview today as we sit down with the legendary and iconic Australian short track speed skater Steven Bradbury to talk about his incredible career and Olympic experiences! We find out from Steve about his incredible journey in the sport and the challenges he faced to remain motivated throughout some of the hard times before committing to one last Olympic appearance in Salt Lake City. We also find out a fun story from THAT gold medal winning race that he is...
Apr 07, 2022•36 min•Ep. 243
Another massive interview coming your way today as we sit down with the legendary two-time Olympic medallist Sally Pearson to learn more about her amazing athletics career. We find out from Sally just what made her switch to hurdles at a young age and why it wasn't an event that she took seriously for a few years into her hurdling career. We also find out more about THAT interview from the Beijing Olympics, and why all the pressure leading into London helped her to win that famous gold medal. Ad...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 242
Well somehow we have managed to defy expectations and actually win an award for this show so why not come together and talk about it for an hour to really try and come to terms with it?! That's right, we can officially call ourselves an 'award winning Olympics podcast' and the OG gang is back together to talk about what it means for the show, just why we're still in shock about it and also properly commend our fellow nominees in our category. We also go over some of the more memorable moments we...
Mar 31, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 241
