Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

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 properl...

An exciting episode to bring you today as we sit down and chat with one of Australia's favourite swimmers in two-time Olympian and Gold Medallist Mack Horton to chat about his incredible career and Olympic experiences! We find out from Mack just what it was about swimming that took him to the successes he has achieved and why it was the only real sport he focused on growing up. We also learn about...

It's time to recap an epic Winter Paralympics and go over our thoughts on all the incredible moments and achievements that we just witnessed over 8 massive days of competition. We go over all the highlights from both a Canadian and Australian perspective, as well as going over some other memorable moments that stood out amongst the rest. We also talk about why the Paralympics are just so damn ente...

It’s been a while since we’ve spoken about rugby 7s on the show and today is the day we finally change that as we speak with Canadian rugby 7s player Andrew Coe about the sport in Canada and his Olympic experiences! We find out from Andrew just how playing soccer got him into the sport and what the rugby scene was like growing up for him. We also find out just what it is like facing down the All B...

It’s time to return to the sport of swimming today as we chat with Canadian two-time Olympic medallist Kayla Sanchez about the sport and her amazing journey to getting to the Olympics! We find out just why her progression in the sport meant she had to switch to competitive swimming and which other Olympic sport she very nearly could’ve competed in instead. We also learn more about joining the Cana...

After the excitement of the Beijing Olympics, we're back to bring you another interview as we chat with two-time Australian Olympic Javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Barber about her amazing career and amazing Olympic experiences! We find out from Kelsey-Lee just how she got into the sport and why she freakin' loves it so much. We also learn about how making her first ever Australian team felt just like...

The Beijing 2022 Olympics have come to a close and we're back to give them one more episode to go over everything and anything that we feel needs to be talked about after another amazing Olympics! What does Jarrod think of the closing ceremony and is he still celebrating Slovakia winning the bronze in men's ice hockey? How will these games ultimately be remembered? Are we satisfied with the succes...

Can you believe we are here? The end of another Olympics. SAD! But don't be too sad as we are at least here to go over everything from the final day of competition and go over the closing ceremony to bring the final day of Beijing 2022 to a close in true OTP style! Are we satisfied with the closing ceremony or do we feel disappointed once again? How satisfied are we with Finland finally winning ic...

The penultimate day of Beijing 2022 is here and it's another day to celebrate medals as we go over everything that happened in more in classic Off The Podium style! Are Canada celebrating another silver in speed skating or are they disappointed that it wasn't the gold? How excited are we for Sweden sneaking a gold in the curling? Should we stop New Zealand from being good in winter sports all of a...

As we get closer to the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics, we're back to bring you another medal winning day and another day where things get entertaining for you on many different levels! Why is Canada just so nice when things don't go their way? Are Canada excited for more medals, even if they aren't gold? What do we have to talk about when it comes to Australia? Why is today the episode not to li...

It may seem like an unlucky day for some but not if you're Canadian as it's a golden day for Canada and the perfect golden day as we celebrate ice hockey gold on day 13 of Beijing 2022 in another epic daily recap! How are two Australian guys going to recap such an epic win? How are we going to celebrate Ester Ledecka once again being awesome? Is the ski cross something we are excited for or a bit...

A day of upsets and a day of amazing action is behind us as we are back to please Karen by speaking in our inside voice as we bring you all the action of day 12 of Beijing 2022! Will Ben get any phone calls tonight telling him to be quiet? Are we upset about the USA being eliminated in the men's ice hockey or are we happy? Why is Slovakia now our favourite country? How is Canada feeling now about...

It's a golden day to be alive as we bring you another Beijing 2022 daily recap by celebrating Canada's return to gold on day 11 of the Winter Olympics! Just how is Canada celebrating FINALLY winning their second gold medal of the Olympics? Are they also celebrating their record breaking bronze haul? How are they feeling about the ice hockey and curling as the medals get closer? How are Australia f...

It's a loved up day 10 of Beijing 2022 with action aplenty, medals galore and so much stuff to talk about that you should probably already be listening by the time you read this! How is Canada feeling about (technically) winning the gold in the monobob? Or are we only counting the bronze? How did Ben do in the monobob and is he pleased with his debut Olympic run by finishing 5th? Are we heartbroke...

After a history making day yesterday we're back for another day where other stuff happened as we go over everything from day 9 of Beijing 2022! Is Australia still buzzing after winning a medal in skeleton? Is Canada still buzzing after nearly getting their bronze medal record they're so desperate for? Which sport do we call out for being lazy? Which sport do we call out for being the complete oppo...

Get yourself locked and loaded for another medal winning day as we go over everything that happened on one action packed day 8 of Beijing 2022! Why are some of us cross at the snowboard cross but some of us not cross at the snowboard cross? Does it count to lose in a group stage match in ice hockey at the Olympics? How are we feeling on Narracott night? Why is Canada so depressed about the curling...

A massive day of Olympic action is behind us as we celebrate Australia getting back into the medals and celebrate a queen still being a queen as we recap day 7 of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics! How great is it to celebrate Scotty James winning another medal and how great are we feeling that we predicted it would be silver? How are we feeling about the departure of Shaun White? Is Ester Ledecka...

Another day of Beijing is in the record books and we're back to go over everything that happened and more on a day that brought multiple medals for Canada and multiple non-medals for Australia! How is Canada feeling with a couple more history breaking medals? How is Australia feeling after the disappointment of the snowboard cross? What are our actual thoughts on figure skating and does something...

Well after a bit of a stutter with no episode yesterday (damn COVID) it's time bring you an episode worth of a double dose of action as we recap two action packed days of Beijing 2022 and be sure to crown a queen and everything else in between! Why are we just not worthy of Ester Ledecka and her amazingness? Why is it only going to get better for her and our love for her? Who else over the last tw...

Well after a golden day for Australia yesterday it's time to celebrate a golden day for Canada as we come to you for a massive day 3 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics! Does a gold for Canada today make up for the disappointment of the curling or are they still too sad to properly celebrate? How is Australia celebrating after their record breaking day yesterday? Which special guest will we have o...

A history making day in Beijing is behind us as we come to you to celebrate medals, sport and everything else in between as we discuss everything that happened on day 2 of the 2022 Winter Olympics and more! We celebrate a southern hemisphere bonanza of medals as New Zealand win their first ever Winter Olympic Gold and Australia win their first TWO medals of the Olympics. We also find out how Canad...

We are here for the first proper day of competition for Beijing 2022 and we have the whole gang together to recap one epic day! We talk about a medal winning day for Canada and find out from Colin just how he feels about their first day of success. We also get back on the commentary slopes to call some more moguls and leave some more memories that you won't soon forget. Added to this we find out j...

The Olympics in Beijing are officially here and we're back to review the Opening Ceremony in classic Off The Podium style! Was this an opening ceremony that we can finally enjoy for once or was it once again a bit of a let down? Why did we enjoy kids falling down too much? What segment are we really starting to get sick of? What did we think of the flag bearers and why were the uniforms amazing th...

ANOTHER OLYMPICS ARE HERE! Yes that's right, it's time to get PUMPED as we move into our second Olympics in less than a year and this time get to the REAL Olympics by pumping up the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with our MASSIVE preview episode to get you fully into the winter zone! We go over all the medal hopes for both Australia and Canada and talk up just why these games look set to be so excit...

A very special episode coming your way today as we bring you some highlights from each of the athletes competing at the Beijing Olympics who have appeared on our show since PyeongChang! You will hear snippets from all 22 athletes that we have spoken to who we will be eagerly cheering on over the next 16 days to bring home Olympic glory for Australia, the US and Canada! Each clip will remind you th...