Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

For the first time since the Rio games the entire gang of hosts are together as Ben, Colin & Jarrod discuss a variety of different things as we continue to push forward towards the next Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next year! Through discussing various sports, getting the mascots names wrong and finding out what name Colin can come up with for Chumpy Pullin every five minutes, you'll be glad...

Our final interview in our 'vault' series today as we travel back to 2014 for an extremely entertaining chat with Australia's surprise silver medalist from Sochi, aerial skier David Morris. From his expectations going into the games to just why he tried to trade his medal, this is one chat that you definitely will be smiling throughout it.

Another unique 'vault' interview today from 2014 as we chat to an Australian curler (yes they exist) in Gerald Chick about the sport in this country and the likelihood that Australia can ever field a team in the Olympics moving forward.

A 'vault' interview of epic proportion today as we go back to 2014 to speak with legendary Australian swimmer Libby Trickett! Talking up her then new role on Australian TV through to her career, things don't start the smoothest during the interview though as Ben makes one epic blunder. What is it? Well you'll have to listen to find out!

Another 'vault' interview today will bring you a familiar voice as we go back to 2013 to speak with Australian Aerial champion Lydia Lassila! You heard us mention our past interview in our recent chat with her, so here it is in full for you to enjoy!

The 'vault' continues to be open as we go back to 2013 today to speak with Australian Olympic Snowboarder Holly Crawford. Talking about her career and her Olympic experiences, it's another fun and entertaining chat not to be missed.

Another legend of Australian Olympics today in our 'vault' series as we bring a chat from 2013 with the legendary Raelene Boyle. Talking up her role as part of the Breast Cancer Network of Australia as well as touching on her Olympic career, it's a chat you definitely won't want to miss.

Time to bring you a big name today in our 'vault' series of interviews as we bring you our parent shows The Brink interview with the legendary Stephanie Rice. Talking up her then appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice, she also talks about her swimming career and everything else in a diverse and fun chat. You won't want to miss this one!

Another 'vault' episode today as we venture back to 2012 to speak with another Tasmanian Olympic athlete in hurdler Tristan Thomas. Talking up his then recent Olympic experience through to the frustrations he has had through his career with injury, it's a fun chat that we know you will enjoy!

The 'vault' opens back to 2011 as Ben brings you his interview with the only athlete he can say he used to compete against in field hockey player Eddie Ockenden. Eddie talks about his amazing career in the sport, his time at the Olympics and talks about the memories of playing against Ben back in their junior days.

Taking you back to 2011 with another 'vault' interview today as we chat with Australian Skeleton racer Emma Lincoln-Smith. From the amazing way she found herself in the sport right through to the perils and danger and excitement it brings, Emma gives on of our most entertaining vault interviews yet!

A different 'vault' interview for you today as we go back to 2011 to chat with the captain of the Australian Ice Hockey team Greg Oddy. For a sport that is barely even covered in Australia, Greg takes us through his outstanding career and talks up the prospects of Australia one day returning to the Olympic arena in Ice Hockey.

The 'vault' is once again opened today as we go back to 2010 and feature our very first Paralympian by chatting with the greatest Australian Winter Paralympics athlete Michael Milton. From the early challenges he had to overcome right through his change into summer sports, it's all covered in this entertaining chat.

A special 'vault' interview from 2010 today as we chat with the star of the Sydney 2000 Opening Ceremony Nikki Webster. In a fun, wide ranging interview, Nikki goes over the experiences from Sydney 2000 as well as everything else that happened since! 

Another 'vault' interview from our parent show The Brink today as we chat with the first ever Winter Olympic Gold Medalist from Australia, Steven Bradbury. In this 2009 chat, Steven takes us through is career as well as going over that iconic moment from Salt Lake City in 2002 which still stands out today as one of the greatest moments in the history of the Olympic Games.

Today we bring you the first in a special of 'vault' interviews, where we bring you classic interviews from our parent show The Brink with Olympians and other people involved in the Olympic Games. Our first is an interview with Athens Bronze medalist race walker Jane Saville from 2009, as she takes us through her amazing career and details THAT moment from Sydney 2000 that still stands as one of t...

An exciting interview for you today as we sit down with Australia's first ever individual Winter Olympic medalist in Zali Steggall to talk about her amazing career. From her early days growing up in France and nearly skiing for them in competitions to the days of Australian winter sports where there wasn't even enough funding to pay for excess baggage, it's one of our most diverse and entertaining...

Another interview episode for you today as Ben chats with 2016 Rio Olympics Gold Medalist in the trap shooting, Catherine Skinner. In a wide ranging chat, Catherine talks through how she got into the sport and just how important mental training is when it comes to shooting. She also takes us through her gold medal win in Rio, tells us about her special diet that helps her focus as well as revealin...

Today we talk to Catharine Pendrel, the Canadian Bronze Medalist in Women's Cross Country Mountain Biking from the 2016 Rio Olympics. Catharine chats to use about her entire Olympic journey, from her exciting debut performance in Beijing 2008, the disappointment following the 2012 London Games, and just how close the dramatic race to the finish was in Rio against her Canadian team mate. We also ge...

Another gold medalist for you to enjoy today as Off The Podium brings you our interview with Rio 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Laser sailing class, Tom Burton. Tom goes over his career, from gaining a passion for sailing at a young age and having it intensified during the Sydney Olympics, through to the difficult days of training and maintaining his passion and narrowly missing out on a spot f...

Time to bring you another Off The Podium interview as we speak with 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist in the women's single sculls, Kim Brennan. In this wide ranging interview, Kim discusses her career from an upcoming track and field star who used to give Jana Pitman a run for her money, right through to the day she realised she could no longer run and had to switch sports to achieve her goal of becomin...

Excited to bring you another special interview episode of Off The Podium as we talk to one of Australia's most successful Winter Olympians in Lydia Lassila. The 2010 Olympic Gold medalist in the women's aerials, Lydia backed it up in 2014 with a bronze medal after becoming the first women in history to do the quad-twisting triple somersault. After a 'mini-retirement' post 2014, Lydia has returned...

In this special episode of Off The Podium we talk to Evan Dunfee, the Canadian Olympian whose record breaking 50k Racewalking performance in Rio made him one of the most talked about athletes of the Summer Games. In this interview Evan goes behind the scenes to tell us about how a dramatic "bump" resulted in a flip flopping of appeals over there Bronze medal. We also find out how Evan entered the...

The end is here! The final Off The Podium for the Rio Olympics will take you through all the highlights, lowlights and everything else of the final day of competition as well as the closing ceremony and looking back at all the best bits of the last 16 days and 18 episodes! Thomas Bach would be proud...

A fairly uneventful day for both Australia and Canada means we can talk more about the great Australian/Canadian moguls skier in Dale Begg-Smith and look ahead to the closing ceremony and what giant inflatable items Tokyo will have on display ahead of the 2020 games.