Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

We launch full face into a new daily review of PyeongChang 2018 and sadly for both countries involved there are no medals to talk about but that doesn't mean we still can't have some fun and excitement along the way! Jarrod comes in fresh with some research about just how having a Swisse ad campaign actually hurts your chances of success in an Olympics. There is also talk about why Australia shoul...

Another day, another medal for Australia (and a few for Canada too) as Ben & Jarrod return to give their take on another entertaining day of the Olympics! Just why does it matter that Jarryd and Chumpy don't get along? Why does Lydia need to stop apologising and realise how awesome and amazing she is? Why is it sad that Jacqui Cooper isn't being appreciated more as a commentator? Why is the lu...

It's a bronzed day here on Off The Podium as we get excited for another medal for Australia and a day we can officially say we beat Canada in! So disappointed are Canada with their lack of medals that they apparently didn't want to be represented on this episode which means more love for Australia! It also means more hate for Channel 7 and how bad their coverage is, more love for doubles luge, mor...

After the silver success of day 3 for Australia and the gold success for Canada can it be repeated with a podcast of the same quality? Well for Canada sure, but we can faceplant like an Aussie snowboarder to make your day even better! There is plenty of time to relive Canadian success, as well as work out why Canada has something against Chloe Kim. There is also talk about Australians including ju...

It's a glorious day to be a fan from either Canada or Australia as it's all about GOLD and SILVER for both nations on a medallistic day that will go down in history! Ben & Jarrod are joined by Mallory again to get all Matt Graham excited, as well as Team Canada excited and twizzle their way through the news of the day. We also try and work out why everyone at the Winter Olympics are all so muc...

It's another day of the 2018 Winter Olympics and what better way to kick off our coverage than with some epic commentary of the Women's Moguls final to go alongside with all the news of the day?! With Mallory returning, you know we're in for a fun (and long) episode, featuring some (sort of) golden moments for New Zealand, a day of medals for Canada, more bloody medals for Norway and a first ever...

The first day of competition is complete for the 2018 PyeongChang games and what a day we have had! If you're Australian it's been filled with endless coverage and replays of the moguls, if you're Canadian you're actually getting to see the games! There has also been some excitement for New Zealand with it soon set to be a national holiday in recognition of the great Carlos Garcia Knight. There ha...

THE GAMES ARE HERE! It's time to get excited as the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics have started and your favourite Olympics podcast is here to give you it's take on the opening ceremony! Just how bad were Channel 7 in covering the event? What was with all the outfits? Did the cauldron look like a giant space penis? How good was the traditional Korean song of 'Imagine' performed by out of tune bu...

It's time to strap your skates on, wax your snowboard and adjust your luge as Ben, Colin & Jarrod are back to bring you their full preview of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang Korea! Just how excited are they for the games? Can Jarrod contain his love of the ice dancing? How about Colin and his curling love? And Ben and his fascination for doubles luge? What is the deal with nordic combi...

Another athlete interview to bring you today in the lead up to the 2018 Winter Olympics as we speak to one of Australia's most successful ever figure skaters heading into her first ever Olympics Kailani Craine! Kailani talks us through how she is feeling heading into her games, talking about her training, routine preparation and having to compete again before the games start. She also takes us thr...

We're back to bring you another interview in the lead up to the 2018 Winter Olympics as we speak with Australian Short-Track Speed Skater Andy Jung! Andy chats up his chances for the games and why he's in hot form in the hope to win Australia's first medal in the sport since 2002. He also talks about which athletes are the worst when it comes to being physical, why he doesn't necessarily stick to...

Well it's been a while since the whole crew was together so we thought what better time than to get everyone on an episode to talk about everything that is happening around the world of Olympic sports and everything else in between? Join Ben, Colin & Jarrod as they discuss a wide variety of topics including the recent retirement of Usain Bolt, both the Swimming & Athletics World Championsh...

A fun interview for you today as we chat to Australian Olympic cross-country skier Callum Watson! Callum takes us through his career, right from his beginnings in the sport and all the way through to his Olympic debut in Sochi 2014. He also talks about his horrific and freak injury he suffered after the games and the challenges he faced because of it as well as his knack for cooking, how he can he...

We return to Canada today to talk to one of the greatest Canadian athletes from the exciting sport of short track speed skating, Charles Hamelin! A 3 time Olympian, 4 time medalist, including 3 gold medals, Charles takes us through his Olympic journeys from Torino to Vancouver to Sochi, as well as how things are shaping up for next year in Pyeongchang, including whether or not it will be his final...

A big interview for you today as we speak to two-time Olympian and two-time World Champion in the sport of snowboard cross Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin! From the roots of his unique nickname right through to his blossoming music career, Chumpy chats about a wide variety of topics as he prepares for his third Olympics in Korea next year! He also lets us know about just how much sledging goes on in his spor...

Moving back into our athlete interviews today as we chat with our first Paralympic athlete in para-snowboarder Joany Badenhorst! In a fun and entertaining interview, Joany takes us through her amazing life story, from her terrible accident as a child right through her 'accidental' discovery of the sport that made her a Paralympian! She also talks up her incredible speaking ability that could just...

A special episode of the show today as we take a trip down memory lane to bring you highlights from our first 50 episodes! Go back to Rio 2016 and hear some classic moments during our daily coverage of the games, from all the Ryan Lochte love right through to our own Olympic bid and the best bits from the 'my name is' and 'fan messages' segments. We also hear highlights from each of our interviews...

A very special and exciting episode of Off The Podium today as we speak to one of the original members of the iconic Jamaican bobsleigh team Devon Harris! In this fun chat, Devon takes us through the story of how he became a member of the team for the 1988 Calgary Olympics, as well as talking about his return efforts during the 1992 & 1998 Olympics. He also gives us an insight into the future...

A very special interview for you today as we chat with one quarter of Australia's bronze medal winning relay team in short-track speed skating from Lillehammer in 1994, Kieran Hansen! Kieran takes us through the history making medal win, which of course was the very first won by Australia at the Winter Olympics, and the lead up to the race that delivered the result Australia had been craving for a...

Another athlete interview for today in the lead up to the 2018 Winter Olympics as we chat with Australian figure skating champion Brendan Kerry! Brendan takes us through his time in the sport, including coming from an Olympic family, his training routine as well as what it takes to come up with the perfect song for a routine. He also gives us an insight into his first Olympics in Sochi as well as...

Continuing on our interviews with athletes in the lead up to next years Winter Olympics and today we speak to 2014 Sochi silver medalist in the men's aerials David Morris! In a fun and entertaining chat, David goes over his preparation in the lead up to the games next year including taking us through his training regime and his mindset as well as different expectations going into his third games....

Our 'cross' sport series continues as we switch from snowboard to skis and speak with 2014 Australian Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim! Fresh off her most successful World Cup season yet, Sami takes us through her thoughts ahead of the Olympics next year and why the mood within the Australian team is so good heading towards Korea. She also helps Ben out (slightly) with his ultimate goal of making Nordic...

Today we switch focus to snowboard cross as we speak to Australian Olympian Belle Brockhoff. Belle talks about the success of the most recent World Cup season as well as her serious injury she suffered and why it was the 'best time' to get such an injury. She also discusses what her goals are ahead of the 2018 Olympics and just why she now has some potential ammo to use against her Canadian rivals...

Our Moguls preview continues as we talk to Britteny Cox, who finished this past season ranked #1 in the World. Britteny tells us about growing up on skis, competing in her first Olympics at the age of 15, what it's like competing as a Winter athlete in Australia, the thrill of competing in Dual Moguls, and of course meeting the legendary Dale Begg-Smith and whether or not she has been to his priva...

Our road to Pyeongchang continues as we bring you the first interview in our Moguls preview series. We speak to one of the top Moguls Skier in the world, Andi Naude, about how heavy the competition is here in Canada, being part of a sweep with her teammates,  missing out on Sochi 3 years ago and what it was like to compete in Pyeonchang this past season. We also go over our "Hi My Name Is" Questio...