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Olympic Champion Lijia Xu (Lily) talks to some of the top Laser and Radial sailors in the world.

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    • Apr 7, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 28m AVG DURATION
    • 54 EPISODES


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    Francesca Clapcich-from olympic dinghy sailor to the professional offshore world

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    Amelie Grassi-Team Biotherm-my idol is Sam Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 28:06


    Benjamin Dutreux-Ready for leg 4 in the Ocean Race from Itajai to Newport

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2023 27:53


    Annie Lush-Team Guyot Environment Europe: story about my offshore sailing career

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    Kevin Escoffier: Leg 3 sum-up and what happened in the final sprint to Itajai?

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    Tom Burton-2016 Olympic Champion in ILCA 7/ Laser Standard class

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 25:30


    Basileia Carahaliou-Top Tips for Big Tacks and Fast Downwind

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 25:31


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    Tom Slingsby-2012 London Olympic ILCA/Laser Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2022 28:29


    Mari Erdi-Aiming to Medal in 2024 Paris Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 26:33


    Paul Goodison-2008 Olympic ILCA 7 champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2022 36:23


    Hannah Snellgrove:Hoping you can realise your Olympic dream in 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022 30:53


    Andrew Lewis-How I recovered from serious accidents and made it to the Olympics in Rio

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2022 39:55


    Erika Reineke-Two-time ILCA Radial Youth Word Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2022 26:47


    Lorenzo Chiavarini-ILCA European Champion interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2022 24:31


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    Josefin Olsson-Tokyo Olympic Laser Radial / ILCA 6 silver medalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 24:02


    Sam Meech-New Zealand's Laser/ILCA Olympian

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 22:33


    Alison Young-The fastest female sailor in upwind under strong condition & choppy water

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2022 26:19


    Charlie Buckingham-Representing USA for the Rio Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2022 26:21


    Annalise Murphy-2016 Rio Olympic Bronze Medalist interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 29:58


    Tonci Stipanovic-2 times Olympic Silver Medalist in ILCA 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 30:00


    Tuula Tenkanen-3 time Olympian in Laser Radial Class

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2022 22:26


    Elliot Hanson-GBR Olympic ILCA sailor interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2022 27:19


    Evi Van Acker: Multiple World Cup Winner & Olympic Medalist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2022 43:51


    Pavlos kontides:3-time World Laser/ILCA 7 Champion interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2022 32:07


    Emma Plasschaert: 2-time World Champion interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2022 29:33


    Nick Thompson-3 Times ILCA 7 World Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2022 28:34


    Paige Railey: World Champion & 3-time Olympian in Laser Radial Class

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2022 31:25


    Matt Wearn-2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 26:10


    Anne-Marie Rindom-2020 Tokyo Olympic Champion Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2022 28:00


    Tom Burton: How to Peak at the Olympics and Key Events?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 25:30


    Basileia Carahaliou-Top Tips for Big Tacks and Fast Downwind

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 25:31


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    Tom Slingsby: My Success Formula for both the Laser Campaign and Professional Sailing Circuit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2021 28:29


    Mária Érdi-I want to be the best and that pushes me every single day.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2021 26:32


    Paul Goodison: From Laser Sailing to the America's Cup

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2021 36:23


    Hannah Snellgrove: The Road of Recovery After COVID-19

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2021 30:53


    Hello everyone, thanks for clicking this February Podcast for Laser Sailing, I’m lily lijia xu. Today my guest is Hannah Snellgrove from the British sailing team who’s a triple national champion. Some of you may have already known that Hannah got covid last October. What’s her symptoms like? How’s her recovery so far? And what message she would like to pass on to all of us? Let’s find out!

    Andrew Lewis: I Sail with Extreme Love and Passion with Mother Nature.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2021 39:55


    Release on the 1st January: Andrew Lewis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020 1:58


    Erika Reineke: From Laser Radial to a new class....

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 26:47


    Today my special guest is Erica Reineke from USA who won the Miami World Cup this year as well as two-time Radial Youth Word Champion title. She was the Rolex US Sailor of the year in 2017 and now campaigning in a new class of 49erFX for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Wanna to know more about this inspiring female sailor? Stay tuned for her stories next. All right that ends our podcast for the year of 2020. I would like to sincerely thank you all for the continuous support and company and hope we can have many years of wonderful episodes coming in the future. Here I’ll wish you a super Merry Christmas despite the lockdown situation. We will al go over this difficult period. Until, take care my dear friends. I’m Lily, see you in 2021!

    Lorenzo Chiavarini: I gave it my all in Laser sailing.

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2020 24:31


    This month our guest is the european champion Lorenzo Chiavarini from the british sailing team. He has won the under 21 world championship in 2014 as well as the World Cup event in qingdao 2015. I asked Lorenzo how he became an all around sailor from a light wind specialist and the journey he recovered from several injuries. Wanna to his answers? Stay tuned…

    Josefin Olsson: I really hope the Olympics will go ahead next year

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 24:02


    Our sailor of the month is Josefin Olsson from Sweden. She has participated in the last two Olympics and is now campaigning for theTokyo Games next year. Wanna know more about this world championship medalist? Keep listening.

    Sam Meech: My Goal is to Win a World Championship

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2020 22:33


    Our guest today is Sam Meech who has won a bronze medal in the 2016 Rio Olympics, was winner of the 2013 Youth Americas Cup, and 2009 Youth World Championships. Before he mastered the dinghy boat, he had already been cruising around the world with his family.

    Alison Young: How did I cheer myself up after injuries?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 26:19


    Alison Young is a British sailor who won the 2016 Laser Radial World Championships. She has also participated in the last two Olympics, with 5th in London and 8th in Rio. Ali will make her 3rd Olympic appearance next year in Tokyo after being selected by the British Sailing Team in October 2019.

    Charlie Buckingham: Hope to see all the Laser sailors on a race course again soon!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2020 26:21


    Charlie grew up in Newport Beach, California, where the influence of his father and family throughout his childhood led to an affinity for water sports.He started sailing at the age of 8. From there, he progressed through the junior, high school, and collegiate sailing ranks in the United States, eventually choosing to campaign for the 2016 Olympics in the Laser class after graduating from Georgetown University in 2011Charlie finished 11th place out of 46 nations in the 2016 Olympics. He is continuing to train and compete in the Laser toward the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

    Annalise Murphy: Turning London's disappointment into Rio's delight

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 29:58


    Annalise Murphy from Ireland, who won the silver medal in Rio 2016 after a disappointing 4th in the London Games four years before that. She won the European Championships in 2013 and has sailed a flying moth, high performance boat 49er FX class, as well as the last Volvo Ocean Race with Turn the Tide to Plastic.

    Tonči Stipanović: How to Stay Motivated Without Any Racing in Sight?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 30:00


    Rio Olympic Silver Medalist Tonci Stipanovid chat with us about how he trains at home during Covid-19 lockdown.

    Tuula Tenkanen: Remain Focused Despite Covid-19 Situation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2020 22:26


    Tuula Tenkanen is a 2-time Olympian in Laser Radial class and a silver medalist in 2013 World Championships. She will represent Finland to attend the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and fight for an Olympic medal.

    Elliot Hanson: Training to Peak at the Tokyo Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 27:19


    Evi Van Acker: Train Hard, Dream Big

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 43:51


    3 time Olympian Evi Van Acker looks back her sailing career as a Laser Radial sailor.

    Pavlos Kontides: Always aim to perform my best

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 32:07


    Pavlos Kontides is the very first Olympic medalist in his country, a two-time World Champion, the World Sailor of the Year, the flag-bearer in the 2016 Games, and many more.

    Emma Plasschaert: Ready for my 1st Olympics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 29:33


    Our female sailor guest today is Emma Plasschaert from Belgium. She won the World Championship in 2018 and the Tokyo Olympic Test Event in 2019. Let’s find out together how she became a champion sailor in the Radial class.

    Nick Thompson: Love Laser Racing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2020 28:34


    Double world champion, the British sailor Nick Thompson chat about his whole sailing career.

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