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Unfiltered Athletes

Léo Bouisson•podcast.ausha.co
Sports
Unfiltered Athletes goes behind the scenes with world class athletes, to reveal the untold stories of their journeys. From gruelling training sessions to mental strategies to achieve greatness, get ready for a raw, unfiltered look at the world of sports. Guests include: Aaron Brown (4x100m world champion), Joel Anthony (NBA), Sage Watson (400m hurdles), Laurence St-Germain (ski slalom), Nick Wammes (track cycling), Shady El Nahas (judo), Phylicia George (100m hurdles and bobsleigh) If you want to know every time a new episode is released, follow the podcast on the platform you’re reading this! And on other social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.athletes/ LinkedIn (podcast): https://www.linkedin.com/company/unfiltered-athletes/ LinkedIn (Léo): https://www.linkedin.com/in/leo-bouisson/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@UnfilteredAthletes Hosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.
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#19 | 🏃‍♂️ Akeem Haynes | From sleeping under a bus shelter to winning an Olympic bronze medal

If you look up Akeem Haynes online, most of what you will read is about his Track and Field career and his Bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics on the 4x100m. That's a about 10% of this episode. You’ll hear about Akeem's inspiring life story, which includes a period of homelessness with him mom, in the cold Canadian winter, when he was only 13. This episode is like no other, it is grit, perseverance and hope! Follow Akeem on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/underdogakh/ And check out his Youtub...

Sep 27, 2023•53 min

#18 | 🐎 Belinda Trussell | The most profound connection between a human being and an animal

Belinda Trussell is a two-time Olympian in Dressage, one of the 3 Olympic disciplines in horse riding. We recorded the podcast at Oakcrest Farm, north of Toronto, a land she acquired in 1996 and where she built a horse training facility, now hosting and training more than 20 horses. Belinda brings us into the world of this noble sport, where the connexion between the athlete and the horse reaches unimaginable levels. Belinda is a know-it-all with horses, so I'm sure you'll learn a lot during thi...

Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 4 min

#17 | ⛷️ Laurence St-Germain | From career-threatening doubts to World Champion in 2 weeks

Laurence St-Germain made the front page of sport news in February 2023 when she became World champion in Slalom, beating the long-lasting champion and superstar Mikaela Schiffrin. It wasn't easy for Laurence to get to the top; from being rejected on the National team and moving to Vermont when she was 19, to doubting about her capabilities to compete with the best in the World just a few weeks before winning that gold medal, this interview portrays an amazing, resilient, and extremely friendly a...

Sep 12, 2023•57 min

#16 | 🏃‍♀️ Phylicia George | Summer and Winter Olympics - when versatility meets sport

In this episode, Phylicia George joins me at Le Club Café Cycliste, for a wonderful discussion, exploring her inspiring double career, and all the highs and lows she faced in her journey. Phylicia is an incredibly friendly and well-spoken person with a radiant contagious smile, someone everybody would like be able to call a friend. She is one of the few athletes that competed in both the Summer Olympics (in the 100m Hurdles) and the Winter Olympics (in bobsleigh). On top of that, Phylicia is a h...

Sep 05, 2023•1 hr 1 min

Extract - Phylicia George

In this episode, Phylicia George joins me at Le Club Café Cycliste, for a wonderful discussion, exploring her inspiring double career, and all the highs and lows she faced in her journey. Phylicia is an incredibly friendly and well-spoken person with a radiant contagious smile, someone everybody would like be able to call a friend. She is one of the few athletes that competed in both the Summer Olympics (in the 100m Hurdles) and the Winter Olympics (in bobsleigh). On top of that, Phylicia is a h...

Sep 04, 2023•2 min

#15 | 🏃‍♀️ Natasha Wodak | Breaking the Canadian marathon record at 40

Natasha Wodak is a 2-time Olympian, initially running the 10,000m, before moving to the Marathon. Her journey is not the typical "succeed early, retire early"; when she was younger, she didn't have the confidence she could be a champion, so she took a break from running for a few years, before finding the passion again. And this passion is the biggest part of her amazing return, her climb through the world ranks, up to the Canadian marathon record she set in Berlin in September 2022. At 41, Nata...

Aug 29, 2023•52 min

#14 | 🤺 Leonora Mackinnon | From Great Britain to Canada, from extracurricular sport to the Olympics

Leonora MacKinnon is an olympic fencer who specializes in the épée discipline; Leonora has an amazing family story, which made her start competing for Great Britain, before switching to represent Canada at international events. We talk about her fencing journey, the injuries that slowed her down chasing her goals, and prevented her from being funded by different organizations, and also more broadly about fencing, a sport that is really under-covered by the media. Follow Leonora on Instagram: htt...

Aug 22, 2023•58 min

#13 | 🏃‍♀️ Crystal Emmanuel | Never look back, just look at the finish line

I met Crystal Emmanuel, at the Track and Field Center in Toronto, where she was recovering from a harmstring injury at the time of the recording. As the 200m Canadian record holder, Crystal is a symbol of perseverance and courage; at 31, she already participated in 3 Olympics, and she is still running for medals and records, eyeing the upcoming World championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics. She is also opening up on her childhood, and the projects she will undertake after her career. Follow Cr...

Aug 15, 2023•52 min

#12 | 🏊‍♀️ Audrey Lacroix | 16 years as an elite swimmer; secrets of longevity

Audrey Lacroix is a 3-time Olympian swimmer, specialized in the 200m butterfly. Through a 16 year career, Audrey won many international medals, and also faced challenges while dealing with anxiety. We cover the importance of mental health in sport, and Audrey also brings us into her post-career projects, which include writing for the Olympian committee and community management. Follow Audrey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/audreylacroix17/ Follow the podcast on social media: Instagram: h...

Aug 08, 2023•1 hr 16 min

#11 | 🏀 Ahmed Hill | Traveling the world to live off your passion

Ahmed Hill is player for the Montreal Alliance, the Montreal-based basketball team from the CEBL, the Canadian Elite Basketball League. Just a few days ago, he became the first player in the CEBL’s history to score 1,000 points. After a childhood in a small football-focused town in Georgia, USA, Ahmed became a dad when he was in college, and he decided to put all his efforts into making it to the elite level, and be able to provide for his little princess. In 4 years as a pro, Ahmed changed team...

Aug 01, 2023•48 min

Extract - Ahmed Hill

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Jul 31, 2023•3 min

#10 | 🚣‍♀️ Lisa Roman | Taking a step back away from rowing to better plan the future

On today's show, we're joined by Lisa Roman, 2020 Olympic Gold medalist in rowing in the Women's eight. At the moment of our recording, Lisa was taking a break away from rowing, thinking about her career and what to do next; we talk about rowing, naturally, but most importantly we discuss mental health, and how it can be hard on the athlete to get from the adrenaline and motivation high leading to the Olympics, to the post Olympic syndrome. Follow Lisa on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lov...

Jul 25, 2023•47 min

Extract - Lisa Roman

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Jul 24, 2023•3 min

#08 | ⛸️ Maxime Laoun | Family and a good sport-life balance to overcome a career-threatening injury

Maxime Laoun is an olympic gold medalist in the 5000m relay in short track speed skating; Maxime is among the most resilient athletes I've had the chance to talk to! After a severe leg injury at the end of 2019, specialists said he might never practice speed skating again; Maxime worked harder than ever to get back on his feet (literally) and into the national team, to make it to the 2022 Olympics. Aside from that, Maxime also talks about the importance of a good sport-life balance and of family...

Jul 18, 2023•58 min

#08 | 🏃‍♂️ Brendon Rodney | Becoming a World Champion while running other businesses

Brendon is a Silver and Bronze Olympic medalist and World champion in the track and field 4x100m relay, alongside a previous guest of the Unfiltered Athletes podcast, Aaron Brown. Aside from Track & Field, Brendon is also very active off the track, with various businesses including car rentals and, guess what: farming! Sorry for the unusual sound quality; however I’m sure you will still love this episode! Follow Brendon on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/buckkyjr Follow the podcast on s...

Jul 13, 2023•53 min

#07 | 🚶‍♂️ Marion Thénault | World top 3 aerial skier, carboneutral athlete and aerospace engineering student

Marion Thenault is a young aerial skier from Quebec, and honestly, I was blown away by her spirit, her determination, and her self consciousness. She's 23, in the World top 3 in Aerial skiing, studies Aerospace at Concordia University, and she's planning on being one of the first carboneutral athletes thanks to a partnership with WSP. Follow Marion on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marionthenault/ Follow the podcast on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unfiltered.athletes/...

Jul 10, 2023•55 min

#06 | 🚶‍♂️ Evan Dunfee | Sharing successes with the community

Evan Dunfee is a Bronze medalist at the 2020 Olympics in Race Walking. He won his medal on the 50km race, which was since then discontinued at the Olympics, so he hopes to compete in the 20km race in Paris next year. Race walking is not a popular sport, with only a few professionals in this discipline across the globe, and Evan is one of them. He brings us through the journey that brought this young kid in school, trying to prove himself to other kids, to his Olympic medal, and the joy he has to...

Jul 06, 2023•59 min

Extract - Evan Dunfee

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Jul 05, 2023•3 min

#05 | 🏋️‍♀️ Marie-Ève Beauchemin-Nadeau | Olympian weightlifter and family physician

Marie-Eve is a 2-time Olympian and Commonwealth champion weightlifter. During her whole career, she managed to train like crazy to be among the best weightlifters in the world, while studying and keeping an active social life. It is hard to grasp how she managed to keep such a balance in her life. After retiring from weightlifting, she became a doctor and worked in a detention center. Even though Marie-Eve likes her out-of-the-spotlight lifestyle, she deserves to be recognized as an amazing athl...

Jul 03, 2023•1 hr 2 min
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