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At Olympics.com, we tell Olympic stories year-round. Come along with us for in-depth interviews with the inspiring individuals who capture the world's imagination every two years as they go faster, higher, stronger - together. Host Nick McCarvel is joined regularly by one-of-a-kind guests - including athletes themselves, coaches, sporting legends - as well as Olympics.com producers and contributors - and more. Catch new episodes on Wednesdays every other week.

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Episodes

Olympic Channel podcast with Lindsey Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin and the Korea Unified hockey team

Olympic Channel is the place where the Games never end and neither does the podcast! These are probably the best interviews we have done here. Both Lindsey and Mikaela were really honest and open and it was an absolute privilege to speak to the athletes from North and South Korea. We'll be taking a short break for a couple of weeks but will be back very soon for even more very, very soon.

Mar 02, 2018•29 min

BONUS: Olympic Channel Podcast with ‘The Nagano Tapes’

We are proud to present a special bonus podcast about our first film from the signature Five Rings Films series. We’ve got an interview with Jaroslav Spacek who was on the team. We speak to a journalist who remembers what it was like back in the Czech Republic. Plus, from Indiana Jones, Jason Bourne, Back to the Future to ‘The Nagano Tapes’... we speak to big time Hollywood movie producer Frank Marshall who worked on this project too.

Feb 27, 2018•14 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Martin Fourcade

The Games may be coming to an end but the Olympic Channel is the place where the Games never end... We say goodbye to Olympic Channel volunteer Haeji Kim. Plus, we get some sage advice from the most decorated French Olympian of all-time - biathlete Martin Fourcade.

Feb 25, 2018•15 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Marit Bjorgen and Robert Johansson

Norway are having an incredible Winter Olympic Games here in PyeongChang. So we ask two gold medallists and the chef de mission – what is their secret? Plus, in episode 15, we get to speak to the man with the best moustache at the Olympic Games – ski jumper Robert Johansson...

Feb 24, 2018•15 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Anna Gasser and Julia Dujmovits

Where’s the party at? Austria threw a fiesta to remember after snowboarder Anna Gasser created history by winning gold at the inaugural Olympic Big Air event. We chilled with another Austrian snowboarder Julia Dujmovits who is into yoga. Plus, can cheerleading make it as an Olympic sport? Olympic channel reporter Alessandro Poggi went to find out. We also sent him to US skier Lindsey Vonn’s press conference. Let's just say that she was a little surprised by our question. Get episode 15 on your h...

Feb 23, 2018•16 min

Olympic Channel Podcast with Kamil Stoch, Ashley Wagner and Hayden Smith

After a mini break, we are back with Polish ski jumping extraordinaire Kamil Stoch. He won gold here in PyeongChang but he also gives us the details of his chat with Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski. US figure skater Ashley Wagner talks about her different Olympic experience as an alternate to the team. And how does a rugby star go via the NFL to bobsleigh? Australia’s Hayden Smith explains that and much more in Episode 14. A packed show for certain…

Feb 22, 2018•19 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Lizzy Yarnold, Javier Fernandez and Finnish knitting

We are back. After a busy day meant no podcasting, it's a return to some top interviews. Olympic Channel reporter Alessandro Poggi has been on fire speaking to Spanish figure skater Javier Fernandez and surprise Super G Olympic champion Ester Ledecka. We bagged some time with Great Britain's best ever Winter Olympian - Lizzy Yarnold. Plus, it kind of all unravelled for host Ed Knowles as he was given a knitting lesson by Finland's snowboard coach. Episode 12 is a big one...

Feb 19, 2018•15 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Ted Ligety, Gus Kenworthy and Frida Hansdotter

PyeongChang remains very cold but are we losing the cold in other places? US skiers Ted Ligety and Gus Kenworthy have seen, at first-hand, the changes. Plus, we get the lowdown on the new Olympic event, Big Air, from the man who oversaw its construction. And we caught up with Olympic gold medallist Frida Hansdotter of Sweden after her shock win against Mikaela Shiffrin in the women’s slalom. Episode 11 is another busy one…

Feb 17, 2018•15 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Yuzuru Hanyu and the Norwegian Curling Team's Pants

Happy New Year from PyeongChang. Olympic Channel volunteer Haeji Kim looked a little glum as she was working away on the podcast and not with her family to celebrate. But we cheered her up with some loud clothing courtesy of Norway's curling team. Plus, what is going on with all those Winnie the Pooh dolls when Yuzuru Hanyu performs? And, we've got a nice little interview with French snowboarder Pierre Vaultier who took gold in a crazy snowboard cross race. Episode 10 is full to the brim and wai...

Feb 16, 2018•14 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Ayumu Hirano and Robin Cousins

We grabbed some time with Olympic silver medallist snowboarder Ayumu Hirano of Japan. He gave a great interview but made a funny confession (in English) at the end. We hear Erin Jackson's crazy story as she qualified for the US long track speedskating team even though she's more of an inline skater. And the wonderful Olympic gold medallist figure skater Robin Cousins casts his expert eye over the men competing for gold in PyeongChang. Episode 9, people, is here...

Feb 15, 2018•16 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Torin Yater-Wallace and Adam Rippon

Have you ever met someone after seeing their hilarious social media posts and they've been, well, a bit disappointing in real life? Well, US figure skater Adam Rippon is nothing like that. He's great online and in person. Freestyle skier Torin Yater-Wallace has had so many setbacks but his inner strength has somehow got him here to PyeongChang 2018. Plus, episode eight also can't be without a nod to a special day in the calendar- Haeji Kim tells Ed what happens with Valentine's Day here in South...

Feb 14, 2018•18 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Marcel Hirscher and the Dufour-Lapointe sisters

He finally did it! Skier Marcel Hirscher has added an Olympic gold medal to his already very full trophy cabinet. We catch up with him - plus the three Dufour-Lapointe sisters talk about their difficult year. Olympic Channel volunteer Haeji Kim is back for more on Korean culture - if we can tear her away from her phone. And that's not easy... It's all here on Episode 7.

Feb 13, 2018•18 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Pita Taufatofua, Gus Kenworthy and Shannon-Ogbani Abeda

Tops off time! Tongan flagbearer Pita Taufatofua braved the PyeongChang cold shirtless at the Opening Ceremony but what's the story behind the stunt? Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy gives us a secret about his abs. And Eritrea's first alpine skier Shannon-Ogbani Abeda reveals his lessons from the Youth Games. Episode six is already here...

Feb 12, 2018•16 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Julia Mancuso and the Jamaican bobsleigh team

Fancy doing some freezing surfing? Olympic champion skier Julia Mancuso did! She gave us her expert view on the USA alpine skiing team. It's 30 years since the movie 'Cool Runnings' - now the women's Jamaican team want in on the action - we have an interview with Jazmine Fenlator and Carrie Russell. Plus, what's kimchi? Episode five has all the answers...

Feb 11, 2018•16 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Lindsey Vonn and Akwasi Frimpong

The buzz of the Opening Ceremony is still in the air but it's straight back to business for episode number four. Olympic champion skier Lindsey Vonn cried at a press conference plus we have an incredible interview with Ghana's first skeleton slider Akwasi Frimpong.

Feb 10, 2018•16 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Martin Fourcade and Wim Hof

It's go time! PyeongChang starts to fill up ahead of the Opening Ceremony so we get the lowdown from two-time Olympic champ and France flagbearer Martin Fourcade on how the cold affects the biathlon plus some fascinating perspective from Wim Hof who argues we should embrace the cold. Plus, Ed and Haeji warm up by talking about spicy food.

Feb 09, 2018•14 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Shaun White and Chloe Kim

It was an early start for the Olympic Channel podcast team this morning to bag a place at the news conference for top USA half-pipe snowboarders Shaun White and Chloe Kim. We catch up with them plus get a bit of snowboard history from Hilary Sims. And Olympic Channel volunteer Haeji Kim teaches Ed about Korean superstitions. Beware of the fan at night...

Feb 08, 2018•15 min

Olympic Channel podcast with Jamie Anderson and Eve Muirhead

Grab your backstage pass to PyeongChang 2018 for the first episode of the Olympic Channel podcast. We learn the Korean word for 'awesome'. Plus, we sit down with Olympic gold medallist snowboarder Jamie Anderson and Olympic bronze medallist curler Eve Muirhead.

Feb 07, 2018•12 min
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