Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

A very special interview coming your way today as we chat with the man behind the popular Olympic bid news website GamesBids.com Robert Livingstone about his incredible career covering the Olympics and learning more about the Olympic bid process. Robert goes over just how his interest for the Olympic bid process was sparked and how he was able to turn it into a career he still holds today. He also...

We have a great chat for you today as we bring you our first taste of Rhythmic Gymnastics by speaking with two members of the history making Australian group team from Tokyo, Emily Abbot & Alannah Mathews! Both Emily & Alannah tell us about their different journey into the sport of Rhythmic Gymnastics and why it is a sport that needs to be talked about more in Australia. We also learn abou...

Pumped to bring you another amazing interview today as we speak with Australian dual Olympian from the sport of Discus, Matthew Denny! Matthew gives a great insight into just how he got into the sport, and how he very much could’ve been a star in another sport instead. He also takes us through the unique nature of him competing successfully in both the discus and hammer throw, as well as which oth...

It’s time to get back into a sport we love on the show in Race Walking as we speak with Australian walker Rhydian Cowley about his amazing career and amazing Olympic experiences. Just how did Rhydian get into race walking and why is it more of an amazing sport than people give it credit for? Why does having the sport featured in comedy shows such as Malcolm In The Middle and Kath & Kim actuall...

Excited to bring you our first ever Golf athlete on the show today as we speak with Australian Rio Olympian Marcus Fraser about his Olympic experiences and amazing career! We learn just what it is like for Marcus to be living so many people’s dream when it comes to being a professional golfer, and the journey from playing in rural Victoria right through to joining the European Pro Tour in 2002. We...

Another amazing interview is coming to you today as we speak with our first ever Gymnastics athlete in the legendary Ji Willace to talk about his incredible career! We learn from Ji how the quintessential Aussie activity of jumping on a trampoline in his backyard lead him to becoming one of the most decorated trampoline athletes of the 90s, as well as how watching the 1980 Moscow Olympics harboure...

A special and exciting interview coming your way today as we speak with our first ever Canoe/Kayak athletes and recently returned Olympians from Tokyo, Alyce & Jordan Wood, about their amazing careers and Olympic experiences! We find out from both of them how they got into the sport and how much surf lifesaving has played a part and also helped in their careers. We also learn about the differe...

A massive interview for you today as we get our first ever taste of Beach Volleyball on the show by speaking with the legendary two-time Olympic medallist Kerri Pottharst about her amazing career and Olympic experiences! We learn from Kerri how a random moment from her brother got her into the sport and how that lead to an amazing indoor career throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. We also learn a...

Excited to bring you another Fencing interview today and our first interview with an athlete who is just back from Tokyo as we chat with Canadian foil fencer Alanna Goldie. Alanna gives us a great insight into how coming from a fencing family helped get her into the sport, and why she was so keen to start earlier than she could. We also learn about her experiences competing at the Youth Olympics b...

It's time to recap an epic Paralympics and go over our thoughts on all the incredible moments and achievements that we just witnessed over 13 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 how the Paralympics are possibly more entertain...

We brought you our first ever biathlete interview a few weeks back and now it’s time to bring you another as we chat with 2018 Canadian Olympian Scott Gow about his incredible biathlon career and how he is tracking ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics! We learn from Scott how he got into the sport and how summer actually played a key part in it. We also learn more about the world circuit for biath...

It’s time to return to one of our favourite sports today and bring you an interview with Australian curlers Tahli Gill & Dean Hewitt, who are on track to make history as the first ever Australian curlers to compete at an Olympic Games. We learn from both Dean & Tahli just how they got into the sport and how it was growing up as a curler in Australia. We also learn about just how big of a d...

A special treat for you today in the lead up to the Beijing Olympics as we not only speak to our first ever biathlete, we also speak to our first ever New Zealand Olympian as we chat with New Zealand’s only ever Olympic biathlete, Sarah Snowsell. Sarah talks us through just how an injury in a completely unrelated sport helped her take up biathlon, and just how this journey ended up leading her to...

As we continue to get closer to the Beijing Olympics, we’re thrilled to bring you an interview today with one of the biggest names in Australian winter sports, aerial skier Danielle Scott! Danielle chats about her journey from gymnastics through to aerial skiing, including which legendary athlete helped recruit her to the sport and just what it was like transitioning between gymnastics and aerial...

Another exciting interview is coming your way today as we chat with Australian bobsleigh pilot Ashleigh Warner about her amazing career and how she is tracking ahead of the upcoming Beijing Olympics. We learn from Ash the unique way she got into the sport of bobsleigh and just how close she was to making the Olympics in another sport. We also learn more about the transition from being a brakewoman...

We’re excited to bring you a great interview today as for the first time we get to learn a little bit more about the sport of luge by talking with two-time Olympian Hannah Campbell-Pegg. Hannah talks us through her journey in getting into the sport, from starting off as a bobsleigh athlete to what brought about the transition into luge. She also takes us through her two Olympic experiences, detail...

After 16 days of amazing competition, it's time to farewell the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as we go over all the best bits, the worst bits and everything else in between in our comprehensive wrap episode of the games we thought never would happen! Just who was the star of the games? Are we sold on the new sports or do we have issues? Were these games better than we expected? Why do we feel both Australia...

An epic final day is in the history books, as is another Olympic Closing Ceremony, and we're back for another epic episode to wrap up everything that we saw, loved and didn't love on day 16 of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics! Just why are Olympic ceremonies seemingly getting worse and worse? Did anything actually happen during the Closing Ceremony or are we still waiting? Why was the star of the Closing C...

As we reach the penultimate day of Tokyo 2020 it's time to once again go over everything that happened and more on our day 15 recap! Has Canada calmed down after their epic win in the women's football yesterday? How is Australia reacting to finally breaking the curse and winning a medal in men's basketball? Is Nicola McDermott our new favourite athlete? Do we know the difference between javelin an...

The third last day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is over and we're back to go over everything that happened on another medal winning day for both Australia and Canada. Are we disappointed or satisfied with Australia's beach volleyball silver and boxing bronze today? How do we feel about Canada doing so well in athletics? How pumped are we to have more medals won for Off The Podium? Are we still so in...

Another incredible day of Olympic action is behind us and there are gold medals coming from everywhere for both Canada & Australia, so it's time to recap everything that happened on day 13 to bring you up to speed! How shocked is Australia at winning two gold medals that perhaps we didn't expect? Has Canada calmed down after Andre de Grasse's run yesterday and their gold medal decathlon succes...

A golden day 12 for both Australia & Canada is in the books as we go over everything that happened and more! How excited were we to finally get our sailing gold for Australia? Were Australia's two bronzes somewhat of a shock? How did we feel the skateboarding went a second time around? Is Peter Bol the new hero Australia needed? Is Canada getting excited about the decathlon or should Australia...

Another day of Tokyo 2020 is done and another episode of your favourite Olympics podcast is here to go over everything that happened! How amazed are we that Norway apparently are as fast off snow as they are on it? How amazing was sport climbing to finally watch? How frustrated are both Canada and Australia for double fourth places in the cycling? Is Canada still celebrating over the soccer from y...

After the highs of yesterday it's time to calm ourselves down for a quieter day as we are back to cover all the action of day 10 of Tokyo 2020! How are we feeling about the legend that is Andrew Hoy claiming another couple of sneaky medals? Is Canada set to explode after their massive win in the soccer? Are we missing the swimming already? How are we reacting to the Hockeyroos choking? Can we stil...

It's a groundbreaking & record breaking day for both Australia & Canada at the Olympics and we're back to go over everything that happened & more on day 8 of Tokyo 2020! Just how will this day be remembered when it comes to Australia's esteemed Olympic history? Can we officially crown Emma McKeon as the new queen of Australia? Can we officially crown Penny Oleksiak as the new queen of...