Unfiltered Athletes

Today, we hear the story of Jessica O'Connell, 5,000m Track and Field athlete. As she was enjoying Irish dancing as a kid, Jess saw an opportunity in running tracks, to get fitter for dancing; she (and others) saw that she had a natural talent for it. And so, after some time, she went all in on it, and made it to top of world races, including a participation in the 2016 Olympics in Rio. And this j...

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Today, hear the story of Anicka Newell, member of team Canada in Pole Vault. A great gymnast when she was young, Anicka suffered a pretty bad back injury, which forced her away from the sport. Then, in high school, Anicka was thrown on a pole vault runway, and learnt how to use a pole bwith a soccer coach.. This was obviously not love at first sight with this discipline, but the adrenaline of the...

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On today's episode, Regan Yee, Track and Field athlete specializing in the 3000m Steeplechase, explains how she reached the world's top level in long distance running. By simply "forgetting" how much training can hurt, and also forgetting about bad results and failures, Regan is able to only focus on the bright side of things, to keep her motivation at the top. Fortunate to be back by Under Armour...

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In this new episode, I spend an amazing moment talking to Bryden Hattie, diver with Team Canada. Bryden spent the last 4 years (and more) of his life focusing on one siingle objective: go to the 2024 Paris Olympics. When he missed the qualification and no spot was open for Canada, his whole dream fell apart. Today, I don't speak to the "diva", as Bryden calls himself from his Instagram persona, bu...

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Today, I spend some time in Toronto with Kaylie Buck, member of the Canadian Alpine Snowboard team; Kaylie shares her journey from her first time on skis, to the snowboard World Championship and the Olympics she attended in the past couple of years. As a hardwork and discipline enthusiast, Kaylie explains how she makes the most of her time, to make sure she constantly put all the chances on her si...

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In this episode, you'll hear about the lightning fast progression of Bianca Borgella , para-athlete competing in the 100 and 200 metres in the T13 classification. After being kind of tricked into going to a training session, Bianca started enjoying and approaching running on the track more seriously. While she was still in her debuts in 2023, she made it to the 2023 World Championships , and then...

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On today's episode, you'll hear about the inspiring journey of late bloomer Duan Asemota, a member of the Track & Field Sprint squad from Team Canada. At 28 years old, Duan strongly believes that his best years are ahead of him. After an injury a few years ago, that were followed by a couple of years with highly disappointing results where he saw no progress, he decided to drastically change h...

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In this episode, I talk to Kevin Drury, who competes in Ski Cross. An alpine skier until he was 26, Kevin felt he wouldn't be able to make it to the Olympics; so he decided to switch to Ski cross in 2014. Even if alpine and ski cross are very different sports, one fighting against the clock, the other fighting against opponents on the slope, it took Kevin only 4 years to qualify for the 2018 Olymp...

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Today, you'll hear one of the most amazing athlete journey you can think of, with Haggai Chisom Ndubuisi, defensive lineman for the Washington Commanders in the NFL. Born and raised in Nigeria, where football was absolutely unknown, Haggai discovered this sport and the NFL with a Youtube video in 2019. And in 2022, only 3 years later, he signed his first NFL contract; I couldn't believe it! But th...

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On today's show, listen to Kaion Julien-Grant, wide receiver for the Montreal Alouettes in the CFL. Watching his games, seeing him celebrate like a showman after his touchdowns, I was amazed to meet a discreet, lowkey, athlete for this great interview. I had an amazing time hearing how Kaion went from being a dual athlete in college, playing both football and basketball, to winning the Grey Cup in...

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Aujourd'hui, je discute avec Danaé Blais, membre de l'équipe Canadienne de patinage de vitesse sur piste courte. Après une saison 2022 compliquée, Danaé a rebondi pour obtenir ses premiers podiums en coupe du monde en 2023 à Montréal, sa meilleure saison à date. Très discrète dans la vie du quotidien, elle travaille chaque jour pour construire sa personnalité aggressive sur la glace (dans le bon s...

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Today I talk to Hunter Jones , a hockey goalkeeper who signed early July with the Laval Rocket for the upcoming season. As a goalie, Hunter explains the hassle he had to overcome to win a spot on the ice, with every team he played for, since the beginning of his career. It's not only about personal performance and save percentage, it's also about timing, luck, trust from the coaching staff, and th...

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In this episode, I seat with Sarah Pavan in Kitchener, Ontario. Sarah was an indoor volleyball player, turned beach volleyball player in her mid twenties, as she saw an opportunity to go to the Olympics in that discipline. She achieved amazing world results in both indoor and beach volleyball, including a Beach Volleyball World Championship title in 2019. While we met only one week after she learn...