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Olympic Channel is the place where the Games never end and neither does the podcast! These are probably the best interviews we have done here. Both Lindsey and Mikaela were really honest and open and it was an absolute privilege to speak to the athletes from North and South Korea. We'll be taking a short break for a couple of weeks but will be back very soon for even more very, very soon.
14 Minuten
We are proud to present a special bonus podcast about our first film from the signature Five Rings Films series. We’ve got an interview with Jaroslav Spacek who was on the team. We speak to a journalist who remembers what it was like back in the Czech Republic. Plus, from Indiana Jones, Jason Bourne, Back to the Future to ‘The Nagano Tapes’... we speak to big time Hollywood movie producer Frank Marshall who worked on this project too.
15 Minuten
The Games may be coming to an end but the Olympic Channel is the place where the Games never end... We say goodbye to Olympic Channel volunteer Haeji Kim. Plus, we get some sage advice from the most decorated French Olympian of all-time - biathlete Martin Fourcade.
15 Minuten
Norway are having an incredible Winter Olympic Games here in PyeongChang. So we ask two gold medallists and the chef de mission – what is their secret? Plus, in episode 15, we get to speak to the man with the best moustache at the Olympic Games – ski jumper Robert Johansson...
16 Minuten
Where’s the party at? Austria threw a fiesta to remember after snowboarder Anna Gasser created history by winning gold at the inaugural Olympic Big Air event. We chilled with another Austrian snowboarder Julia Dujmovits who is into yoga. Plus, can cheerleading make it as an Olympic sport? Olympic channel reporter Alessandro Poggi went to find out. We also sent him to US skier Lindsey Vonn’s press conference. Let's just say that she was a little surprised by our question. Get episode 15 on your headphones immediately.
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After a mini break, we are back with Polish ski jumping extraordinaire Kamil Stoch. He won gold here in PyeongChang but he also gives us the details of his chat with Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski. US figure skater Ashley Wagner talks about her different Olympic experience as an alternate to the team. And how does a rugby star go via the NFL to bobsleigh? Australia’s Hayden Smith explains that and much more in Episode 14. A packed show for certain…
15 Minuten
Three legends for episode 13: one Iron Man with a gold medal in skeleton for South Korea, a skiing phenomenon with five Olympic medals and a daredevil ski jumper who is still rubbing shoulders with the young guns in his mid-40s.
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We are back. After a busy day meant no podcasting, it's a return to some top interviews. Olympic Channel reporter Alessandro Poggi has been on fire speaking to Spanish figure skater Javier Fernandez and surprise Super G Olympic champion Ester Ledecka. We bagged some time with Great Britain's best ever Winter Olympian - Lizzy Yarnold. Plus, it kind of all unravelled for host Ed Knowles as he was given a knitting lesson by Finland's snowboard coach. Episode 12 is a big one...
15 Minuten
PyeongChang remains very cold but are we losing the cold in other places? US skiers Ted Ligety and Gus Kenworthy have seen, at first-hand, the changes. Plus, we get the lowdown on the new Olympic event, Big Air, from the man who oversaw its construction. And we caught up with Olympic gold medallist Frida Hansdotter of Sweden after her shock win against Mikaela Shiffrin in the women’s slalom. Episode 11 is another busy one…
14 Minuten
Happy New Year from PyeongChang. Olympic Channel volunteer Haeji Kim looked a little glum as she was working away on the podcast and not with her family to celebrate. But we cheered her up with some loud clothing courtesy of Norway's curling team. Plus, what is going on with all those Winnie the Pooh dolls when Yuzuru Hanyu performs? And, we've got a nice little interview with French snowboarder Pierre Vaultier who took gold in a crazy snowboard cross race. Episode 10 is full to the brim and waiting for you right now...
16 Minuten
We grabbed some time with Olympic silver medallist snowboarder Ayumu Hirano of Japan. He gave a great interview but made a funny confession (in English) at the end. We hear Erin Jackson's crazy story as she qualified for the US long track speedskating team even though she's more of an inline skater. And the wonderful Olympic gold medallist figure skater Robin Cousins casts his expert eye over the men competing for gold in PyeongChang. Episode 9, people, is here...
18 Minuten
Have you ever met someone after seeing their hilarious social media posts and they've been, well, a bit disappointing in real life? Well, US figure skater Adam Rippon is nothing like that. He's great online and in person. Freestyle skier Torin Yater-Wallace has had so many setbacks but his inner strength has somehow got him here to PyeongChang 2018. Plus, episode eight also can't be without a nod to a special day in the calendar- Haeji Kim tells Ed what happens with Valentine's Day here in South Korea. (Re-sent without 10 mins of silence... Sorry about that!)
18 Minuten
He finally did it! Skier Marcel Hirscher has added an Olympic gold medal to his already very full trophy cabinet. We catch up with him - plus the three Dufour-Lapointe sisters talk about their difficult year. Olympic Channel volunteer Haeji Kim is back for more on Korean culture - if we can tear her away from her phone. And that's not easy... It's all here on Episode 7.
16 Minuten
Tops off time! Tongan flagbearer Pita Taufatofua braved the PyeongChang cold shirtless at the Opening Ceremony but what's the story behind the stunt? Freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy gives us a secret about his abs. And Eritrea's first alpine skier Shannon-Ogbani Abeda reveals his lessons from the Youth Games. Episode six is already here...
16 Minuten
Fancy doing some freezing surfing? Olympic champion skier Julia Mancuso did! She gave us her expert view on the USA alpine skiing team. It's 30 years since the movie 'Cool Runnings' - now the women's Jamaican team want in on the action - we have an interview with Jazmine Fenlator and Carrie Russell. Plus, what's kimchi? Episode five has all the answers...
