Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

It's only hours until the 2022 Beijing Olympics and we have saved our biggest interview ahead of the games till last as we speak with the most decorated US Winter Olympian of all time and one of the greatest Short Track Speed Skaters of all time Apolo Ohno about his decorated career, his new book and everything else in between! We find out from Apolo just what brought about him writing his new boo...

It's been a while since we've spoken to someone from the great sport of cross-country skiing and today we finally break the drought by speaking with Australian Olympian Casey Wright ahead of her second Olympics in Beijing! We find out from Casey just how she got into the sport and what other sports we could've seen her represent Australia in through her various sports she grew up playing. We also...

As we get closer and closer to the Beijing Olympics it's time to chat with another athlete who is set to compete at the games as we speak with Australian Skeleton racer Nick Timmings about his journey in the sport and his hopes for his first ever Olympics! We find out from Nick just how he got into the sport and how he remembers those first moments of getting on a sled and the adrenaline addiction...

It's time to return to the sport of bobsled today and speak to another Aussie in the sport as we learn more about the amazing Kiara Reddingius and her unique journey from the middle of Western Australia right through to a potential spot at the 2022 Olympics! We find out just how she got involved in the sport and how she was recruited by two former guests of this show. We also find out just how she...

Another great winter athlete interview coming your way today in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics as we chat with two-time Olympic luger from Australia Alex Ferlazzo about his amazing sport and amazing career! We find out from Alex just how his preparation is going for Beijing and why the new track is exciting him ahead of his third Olympics. We also learn about the unique way he got into the sp...

It's time to get back into snowboarding as we chat with Australia's first ever Winter Youth Olympic Gold Medallist and Beijing Olympics hopeful from the sport of Snowboard Cross Josie Baff about her incredible sport and career so far! We find out how Josie grew up competing in winter sports and how she was able to balance ski racing with snowboarding throughout her junior career. We also find out...

Let's get you back in the zone of Ski Jumping as we inch closer to the Beijing Olympics by speaking with Canadian Ski Jumper Abigail Strate about her career and her amazing sport! We find out from Abi about her pathway into ski jumping and why she is so addicted to the sport that she loves. We also find out what it was like growing up without being able to experience the usual high school life mos...

With only days until the Beijing Olympics, we continue our chats with some great winter athletes as we chat with Australian Alpine Skier Harry Laidlaw about his incredible sport and his incredible career & Olympic achievements! We find out from Harry just how he got into the sport and what other sports we could've seen him make a name for himself in had things taken a different route. We also...

It's a return to ski jumping today as we sit down and chat with upcoming American ski jumper Logan Sankey about the incredible sport and learn more about her chances to compete in Beijing! We find out just why she switched from Alpine Skiing to Ski Jumping and how a crossover between the two sports helped her along the way. We also learn more about the fear aspect of the sport and how that is able...

A great chat today for you to enjoy as we talk more about the legendary sport that is Nordic Combined by speaking with three time American Olympian Taylor Fletcher about his extraordinary career! We find out how Taylor was pretty much born with skis on his feet and how early his Olympic dreams started. We also learn about the groundbreaking performance by Team USA in Nordic Combined in Vancouver a...

Get pumped and excited today as we return to the sport of Nordic Combined by speaking with American rising star Niklas Malacinski about the amazing sport and his amazing journey in it! We find out from Niklas how he got into the sport and how being able to touch an Olympic medal helped spur on his Olympic dreams. We also find out about the unique combination of training the sport requires and how...

Another great interview coming through your speakers today as we chat with American ski jumper Paige Jones about her time in the sport and her Olympic hopes for the upcoming Beijing Olympics! We find out how being born in an Olympic city in an Olympic year helped her on her journey in the sport and just what it was about ski jumping that took her preference over some other winter sports. We also f...

Another great ski jumping interview for you today as we speak with American Olympian Casey Larson about his incredible journey in the sport and Olympic experiences! We find out from Casey how growing up near a ski jumping facility helped spur his passion for the sport and just why so many people from his local club ended up becoming Olympians. We also learn more about his experiences at the 2016 Y...

After ticking off ski jumping from our sports list last episode it's time to continue with some more talk about the great sport as we chat with Canadian ski jumper Natasha Bodnarchuk about her Olympic aspirations and athletic career! We find out from Natasha just why she chose ski jumping as a sport to pursue and just why she fell in love with it so much at an early age. We also learn more about t...

An exciting day today on the show as we bring you your first ever taste of Ski Jumping by speaking with Canadian Ale Loutitt about the sport ahead of her Olympic debut in Beijing! We find out just how she got into the sport and her rapid rise through the ranks that are leading her to make her Olympic debut in 2022. We also find out more about the technicalities around the sport, including some of...

It's time to return to the sport of Speed Skating and speak to a legend of the sport in five-time American Olympic medallist Chad Hedrick about his incredible skating career! We find out how Chad was literally born with skates on his feet and how this enabled him to dominate the sport in both inline and speed skating. We also learn how a trip to the 1988 Calgary Olympics didn't turn out how it per...

It's time to take another brief break from our interviews to bring you another clip show to help us celebrate our epic 200th episode! Yes we're back once more to bring you highlights from our episodes 151-200, featuring some amazing interviews and guests as well as the best bits of all our other episodes that you loved! So strap yourself in for another fun journey with some great highlights as we...

As we inch closer and closer to Beijing it's a perfect time to tick off another sport on the show that we have never covered before in Speed Skating as we chat with two-time Australian speed skater Daniel Greig about his amazing career and experiences in the sport! We find out more from Daniel just how he transitioned from roller sports into ice sports and how difficult that transition was as an A...

A special interview coming your way today as we speak to CBC reporter Devin Heroux about his amazing career and Olympic broadcasting experiences! We find out just what brought him to the industry and how his passion and love for sport helped spur him from Saskatchewan right through to the biggest sporting event on the planet. We also find out just what his experiences were like in Tokyo covering 5...

Excited to bring you a chat today with legendary Australian long jumper and broadcaster David Culbert to learn more about his athletic career as well as his post-Olympic career that continues to get bigger and bigger! We found out from David just why his aspirations as a kid were to go to the Olympics and just why it was long jump that took him towards that dream. We also learn about his Olympic e...

We're excited to welcome back to the show today three-time Australian Olympic Mogul skier Britteny Cox to chat about her preparation leading up to the Beijing Olympics, her experiences in PyeongChang and everything else in between! We find out from Britteny just how her preparation has been in the lead up to the Olympics as well as just how her experiences in 2018 have helped along the journey to...

It's time for another taste of Field Hockey on the show today as we speak with Canadian Olympian Oliver Scholfield about his journey into the sport and his Olympic experience. We learn from Oliver just why we chose to stick with field hockey throughout his youth after playing a variety of different sports and just how his Olympic dream helped along the way. We also learn about how it was transitio...

As we get closer and closer to the Beijing Olympics it's time to get all winter again as we speak with two-time Canadian Olympic Aerial Skier and Olympic Bronze Medallist Deidra Dionne about her extraordinary career and Olympic experiences! We find out more about the sport of Aerial Skiing in Canada and why Deidra could've very nearly competed in another discipline in the sport at the Olympics. We...

It's time for us to bring you your very first taste of Judo and your very first taste of Britain as we speak to two-time British judoka Gemma Howell about her amazing career and her amazing sport! We find out from Gemma how her math teacher father got her involved in the sport and what it was that made her fell in love with it. We also learn about the experience of qualifying for her first Olympic...

It's time to return to the sport of wrestling as we speak to three-time Australian Olympic Wrestler Ali Abdo about his amazing career! We find out from Ali just how he got into the sport and how being in his final year of high school helped him towards his ultimate goal of being an Olympian. We also find out about the unique way he always found himself qualifying for each of his Olympics, as well...