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In this episode, we jump into the incredible journey of Anna Hoffmann, who clipped into her first skis at just 2 years oldand never looked back. From snowy slopes to the grand stage of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Anna's path was anything but smooth.Battling through challenging injuries, breaking barriers as a female in a male-dominated sport, and navigating the relentless mental and physical demands of elite competition, Anna's story is one of resilience, passion, and fearless determination.Join us as we explore how a young girl with big dreams climbed her way to the top—jump by jump, fall by fall, and triumph by triumph. 

Brazilian cross-country skier Bruna Moura joins us to talk about her continuing gritty journey to become an Olympian. A former mountain biker, Bruna took up roller skiing to help her recover from surgery. She found a love for the sport and transferred to snow to achieve her goal of representing her country at an Olympics. She was supposed to realize her dream in 2022 when she qualified for the Beijing Winter Olympics at the last minute. However, as she was riding to the airport to fly to China for the Games, she was in a horrific car crash, in which she sustained several serious injuries. That setback hasn't deterred Bruna from achieving her goal, and she is back on the cross-country skiing circuit trying to earn enough points to qualify for Milan-Cortina 2026.  We talk with Bruna about how she found her sport and how athletes from underrepresented nations cobble together training, equipment and travel on the cross-country ski circuit. We also discuss her almost-journey to Beijing and how her accident fueled her drive to keep going toward her goal.  Follow Bruna Moura on Facebook and Instagram! Our friend Nick Zaccardi wrote a great article about her journey – check it out here!   Also on today's episode: The International Olympic Committee has pressed pause on its plans to hold an Olympic Esports Games in 2025. Sports Business broke the story (paywalled), and we talk about what that could mean for the future of the event. Perhaps the new IOC President will have thoughts on the direction that event should take. This week, the seven candidates meet in Lausanne to present their candidacy to IOC membership. Plus, we have news from TKFLASTAN, including results for a number of our winter athletes and some great honors for our para archer Matt Stutzman.   For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com. Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!        

Gliding down an over-500-meter-long ice slide, Zhang Jiajia felt like she was flying, and that her one-minute experience had been worth the hour-plus wait in line.张佳佳从一条500多米长的冰滑梯上一滑而下，感觉自己仿佛在飞翔，这一分钟的体验让她觉得一个多小时的排队等待都是值得的。"It's super exciting. My heart soared with me," said Zhang, a tourist from east China's Zhejiang province, after trying the Super Ice Slide at the iconic Harbin Ice-Snow World, which kicked off its annual run on Saturday.“太刺激了！我的心也跟着飞了起来，”来自中国东部浙江省的游客张佳佳在尝试了哈尔滨冰雪大世界标志性的超级冰滑梯后说道。哈尔滨冰雪大世界于12月21日正式启动了一年一度的运营。The world's largest ice-and-snow theme park, the 26th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, officially opened at 10 am in Harbin, the capital of Northeast China's Heilongjiang province also known as the "city of ice."冰雪大世界位于中国东北部黑龙江省省会哈尔滨（被誉为“冰城”），是全球最大的冰雪主题公园。12月21日上午10时，第26届冰雪大世界正式开园。Themed "Dream of Winter, Love among Asia," the park was built using 300,000 cubic meters of ice and snow, incorporating elements inspired by the upcoming 2025 Harbin Asian Winter Games, which will open next February, right after China's Spring Festival holiday. It is also the first major international ice and snow event hosted by China since the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.本届冰雪大世界以“冰雪同梦 亚洲同心”为主题，总用冰用雪量为30万立方米，园区设计和建设充分融入2025年哈尔滨亚冬会（将于明年2月中国春节假期后举办）元素。这也是继2022年北京冬奥会后，中国举办的首个大型国际冰雪赛事。With an overall planned area of 1 million square meters, up from last year's 800,000 square meters, the park is the largest in its 26-year history.冰雪大世界总体规划面积100万平方米，比去年增加20万平方米，是26年历史上规模最大的一次。The park features nine major zones, recreating landmark landscapes of 42 countries and 3 regions that are members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) in the form of ice-and-snow structures that can be illuminated at night, including replicas of the Temple of Heaven in China, Osaka Castle in Japan and the Taj Mahal in India.园区内设有九大主题区域，以冰雪形式还原了亚洲奥林匹克理事会（OCA）的42个成员国及3个地区的标志性景观，这些建筑夜间可以亮灯，包括中国天坛、日本大阪城和印度泰姬陵的复制品。The main tower stands on the main axis of the park, featuring towering ice columns that depict the official emblem of the OCA.主塔位于园区主轴线上，高耸的冰柱上雕刻着OCA的官方会徽。"The ice sculptures are incredibly exquisite. It's hard to imagine that they are made of ice blocks harvested from the Songhua River. Each piece of artwork showcases the superb craftsmanship of the artists," said Zhong Xueying, another tourist from Zhejiang.“这些冰雕精致无比。很难想象它们是用松花江上采集的冰块雕刻而成。每一件艺术品都展示了艺术家们的精湛技艺，”来自浙江的另一位游客钟雪英说。The most popular attraction in the park, the Super Ice Slide, has increased the number of its lanes to 24, with a 300-meter-long windproof warm house mounted at the queuing area, allowing visitors to take a break from freezing weather while overlooking the park's scenery.园区内最受欢迎的景点“超级冰滑梯”已增至24条滑道，排队区搭建了300米长的防风暖棚，游客在此避寒保暖的同时，还可俯瞰园区景色。Saturday also marks the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year. The day not only means another solar term but also marks an important festive day on Chinese lunar calendar.12月21日周六也是冬至，这是一年中白天最短的一天。这一天不仅标志着另一个节气的到来，也是中国农历中一个重要的节日。Just one hour after the park opened, the queue for the Super Ice Slide stretched hundreds of meters.园区开放仅一个小时后，超级冰滑梯的等候队伍就长达数百米。In addition to ice-and-snow landscapes, the park has added fantasy shows, virtual reality projects and an immersive digital art museum to its inventory of winter wonders, offering new and exciting experiences for both global and domestic visitors.除了冰雪景观，园区还增添了奇幻表演、虚拟现实项目和沉浸式数字艺术馆等冬季奇观，为全球和国内游客提供新奇刺激的体验。The "Snow Disco" event, which attracted thousands of tourists last winter, will also be held at the Dream Stage in the park for this year's edition.去年冬天吸引了数千名游客的“雪地迪斯科”活动也将在本年度的园区梦想舞台上举行。"How lucky! Today is the last day of my trip to Harbin, and I didn't expect to witness the opening of the Ice-Snow World. I'm so happy that it feels like I'm celebrating the Chinese New Year in advance," said Dai Xiaoqin, a tourist from Wuhan city in Hubei province.“真幸运！这是我哈尔滨之行的最后一天，没想到能赶上冰雪大世界开园。我太高兴了，感觉像是提前在庆祝新年，”来自湖北省武汉市的游客戴小琴说。"We wish to showcase the enthusiasm and confidence of the people in participating in ice-and-snow sports, and integrate a variety of new elements into this edition of the park," said Guo Hongwei, Party secretary and chairman of Harbin Ice-Snow World Co., Ltd.“我们希望彰显全民参与冰雪运动的热情和信心，并将多种新元素融入冰雪大世界的设计中。”哈尔滨冰雪大世界股份有限公司党委书记、董事长郭宏伟说。An adult park ticket is priced at 328 yuan (about $45.6). The park also offers discounted tickets and free admission to certain groups of visitors.园区收取成人门票价格为328元人民币（约合45.6美元），并为部分游客提供优惠票和免费入园政策。As an established ice-and-snow theme park, Harbin Ice-Snow World stands out as one of China's iconic winter attractions. It surged in popularity on Chinese social media last winter, becoming an internet sensation as passion for winter sports and tourism continues to rise across the country.作为著名的冰雪主题公园，哈尔滨冰雪大世界是中国标志性的冬季景点之一。去年冬天，随着全国对冬季运动和旅游的热情不断高涨，哈尔滨冰雪大世界在中国社交媒体上走红，成为网红打卡地。Last year, China recorded over 385 million winter leisure visits nationwide, a year-on-year increase of 38 percent, with related revenue up 50 percent.去年，中国全国冬季休闲旅游人次超过3.85亿，同比增长38%，相关收入同比增长50%。In Harbin alone, last snow season saw over 87 million visitors, up 300 percent year on year, and 124.8 billion yuan in tourism revenue, up 500 percent. The 25th edition of the Harbin Ice-Snow World, in particular, received over 2.7 million tourists.上个雪季，仅哈尔滨一地就接待游客8700多万人次，同比增长300%，实现旅游收入1248亿元人民币，同比增长500%。其中第25届哈尔滨冰雪大世界接待游客超过270万人次。To accelerate growth of winter economy in the country's northeastern region, the Chinese government has recently unveiled initiatives including establishing dedicated ice-and-snow holidays, increasing flight routes and optimizing visa-free policies, all aimed at attracting more domestic and international visitors.为推动中国东北地区冬季经济发展，中国政府最近出台了包括设立冰雪旅游专列、增加航线、优化免签政策等一系列举措，旨在吸引更多国内外游客。emblemn.象征；徽章

From the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics to the present, China's enthusiasm for ice and snow continues to flourish. Beyond the slopes and snow-filled games, what role does this expanding industry play in revitalizing regional economies and enhancing international tourism appeal? On the show: Niu Honglin, Steve Hatherly & Yushun

Welcome to the premiere of the Old Head New Head Podcast! Join hosts Eric Iberg (the “old head”) and Ethan Shafer (the “new head”) as they interview the most influential figures from both past and present generations. Our first guest is Alex Hall. Alex is one of the most influential new heads in the game right now both in the competition realm and the streets. As of 2024, Alex Hall's medal haul includes a gold in Men's Slopestyle at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, plus golds in Men's Slopestyle at the 2020 Aspen X Games and in Men's Big Air at both the 2021 and 2022 Aspen X Games, alongside other podium finishes. His video resume is equally impressive being one of the members of the MAGMA crew, appearing in the Faction movies, and more. @TwoPlankerNetwork ⁠https://www.instagram.com/twoplankernetwork/ @inspiredmediatv ⁠https://www.instagram.com/inspiredmediatv/ @alexhallskiing https://www.instagram.com/alexhallskiing/ Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/4DoaAVYv69xAV50r8ezybK⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Apple Podcast: ⁠⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-planker-podcast/id1546428207⁠⁠ YouTube:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvAYQSF4s3bsC887ALAycg⁠⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twoplanker/support

More than two years after the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the nine members of the U.S. Figure Skating Olympic team, who participated in the team event, finally received their gold medals during a reallocation ceremony at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris Aug. 7.One of those members, Vincent Zhou, joined Daphne and Gina to talk about receiving his gold medal, but also continuing the important discussion of clean and safe sport.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This Week in Skating is hosted by Gina Capellazzi, Daphne Backman and Matteo Morelli is a cooperative project between Figure Skaters Online and Ice-dance.com. New episodes are available every Tuesday.Website: https://www.thisweekinskating.comEmail: thisweekinskating@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisweekinskatingTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/thiswkinskatingInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinskatingThread: https://www.threads.net/@thisweekinskatingPatreon: patreon.com/ThisWeekinSkating------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/this-week-in-skating-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Amidst a scandal with the Russian skating team, Addison, Illinois native Alexa Knierim and her skating partner Brandon Frazier will finally get their official medals over 900 days after the Beijing Winter Olympics. Listen to Alexa and John discuss the event, the emotions, the aftermath, and now the road to the podium. Justice may have […]

The first conversation in our special PWHL series, presented by GoodLife Fitness, is with Emma Maltais, a standout forward for PWHL Toronto and a key player for Canada's national women's ice hockey team.In her debut PWHL season, Emma Maltais tallied 19 points (that's 4 goals and 15 assists) in 24 games, tying for the scoring lead among rookies and finishing seventh overall in league scoring. Her 15 assists led all rookies and tied for the overall league lead, showcasing her exceptional playmaking abilities. Emma was instrumental in Toronto's penalty kill unit, contributing to its league-best 91.8% success rate and scoring the first-ever 'jailbreak' shorthanded goal in PWHL history​. If, like us, you don't speak hockey and are not entirely sure what that means, just know that her outstanding performance earned her a nomination for the PWHL Rookie of the Year award.Beyond the PWHL, Emma has already had a brilliant international hockey career. She won a gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with Team Canada and has secured multiple gold medals at the IIHF Women's World Championships. She also played a vital role in Canada's silver medal finishes at the 2023 World Championships and the World U18 Championships.Emma's journey to the top was not without its challenges. Growing up, she often played on all-male teams, including in the Junior league, which helped hone her skills and toughness on the ice. Emma's achievements in both the PWHL and for Canada on the international stage underscore her talent, determination, and growing influence in women's hockey, making her an inspiring figure for athletes and fans alike. Here is our conversation.This season of our podcast is brought to you by TD Canada Women in Enterprise. TD is proud to support women entrepreneurs and help them achieve success and growth through its program of educational workshops, financing and mentorship opportunities! Please find out how you can benefit from their support! Visit: TBIF: thebrandisfemale.com // TD Women in Enterprise: td.com/ca/en/business-banking/small-business/women-in-business // Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/thebrandisfemale

The first conversation in our special PWHL series, presented by GoodLife Fitness, is with Emma Maltais, a standout forward for PWHL Toronto and a key player for Canada's national women's ice hockey team.In her debut PWHL season, Emma Maltais tallied 19 points (that's 4 goals and 15 assists) in 24 games, tying for the scoring lead among rookies and finishing seventh overall in league scoring. Her 15 assists led all rookies and tied for the overall league lead, showcasing her exceptional playmaking abilities. Emma was instrumental in Toronto's penalty kill unit, contributing to its league-best 91.8% success rate and scoring the first-ever 'jailbreak' shorthanded goal in PWHL history​. If, like us, you don't speak hockey and are not entirely sure what that means, just know that her outstanding performance earned her a nomination for the PWHL Rookie of the Year award.Beyond the PWHL, Emma has already had a brilliant international hockey career. She won a gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics with Team Canada and has secured multiple gold medals at the IIHF Women's World Championships. She also played a vital role in Canada's silver medal finishes at the 2023 World Championships and the World U18 Championships.Emma's journey to the top was not without its challenges. Growing up, she often played on all-male teams, including in the Junior league, which helped hone her skills and toughness on the ice. Emma's achievements in both the PWHL and for Canada on the international stage underscore her talent, determination, and growing influence in women's hockey, making her an inspiring figure for athletes and fans alike. Here is our conversation.This season of our podcast is brought to you by TD Canada Women in Enterprise. TD is proud to support women entrepreneurs and help them achieve success and growth through its program of educational workshops, financing and mentorship opportunities! Please find out how you can benefit from their support! Visit: TBIF: thebrandisfemale.com // TD Women in Enterprise: td.com/ca/en/business-banking/small-business/women-in-business // Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/thebrandisfemale

This month marks the second anniversary of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, and it also coincides with the year of sports exchanges between China and Russia. With time, hundreds of events between Chinese and Russian cities have taken place, in terms of joint competitions, joint researches, and events promoting Chinese and Russian sport exchanges. And we are about to witness exactly that today, when some of the world's finest figure skaters from Russia join hands with their Chinese peers on ice.

GoodThe US Figure Skating team was awarded the gold medal for competing in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics after Russian figure skater #KamilaValieva was suspended after a failed drug test. BadManchester City FC soccer player #KyleWalker uploaded a video on his #Instagram apologizing to his pregnant wife for having a second child with another women who he was seeing on the side. DumbCBS Football analyst #BoomerEsiason almost comes to blow with Raven fans at a train station after they got in the face of #BillCowher; the fans complained how the game was rigged against the #Chiefs and mentioned #TaylorSwift.

This episode was originally published as part of Mamamia's Extraordinary Stories podcast. In the lead-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the world began to wonder how and if Peng Shuai would be used in the games, and whether the IOC was going to have anything to say to the Chinese Government about their silencing of the tennis star. So how did the Chinese propaganda juggernaut shift its attention to the global sporting stage? And what happens when the international community's peak sporting body is accused of silencing a sexual assault survivor? Plus, we investigate China's Me Too movement. What does the story of Peng Shuai tell us about feminism in China? THE END BITS Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH: Check out our TikTok here. Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at truecrime@mamamia.com.au   If any of the contents in this episode have caused distress, know that there is help available via Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue on 1300 22 4636 Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In today's episode we speak to Dr. Maria Robson-Morrow and Holden Triplett about the fascinating world of corporate espionage.Dr. Maria Robson-Morrow is the Program Manager at the Harvard Kennedy School's Intelligence Project. She worked as a global security intelligence analyst at Nexen Energy in Canada and then as an independent security intelligence consultant before returning to academia to study public-private intelligence cooperation. She earned a PhD in Political Science in 2021 from Northeastern University and holds a Master's in Military and Strategic Studies from the University of Calgary and a BA in International Relations, Economics, and History from the University of Toronto. Maria's research has been published in Intelligence and National Security, Harvard Business Review, and the Journal of Intelligence History. She teaches courses on Intelligence at Johns Hopkins University. Maria serves on the Board and Education Committee for the Association of International Risk Intelligence Professionals.Holden Triplett is the founder of Trenchcoat Advisors, where he advises clients facing sophisticated nation-state risks. He spent nearly 15 years with the FBI and has extensive international and domestic risk intelligence and security experience. He also spent several years in overseas assignments, notably leading the FBI's offices in Russia and China. Holden is conversant in Mandarin and Russian, and has unique understanding of the objectives, capabilities, and methodologies of the Chinese and Russian intelligence services. During his time in Russia, Holden coordinated U.S. government security efforts of the Sochi Winter Olympics, including establishing a first of its kind joint threat intelligence unit with the Russian security services. While in Beijing, he worked closely with People's Republic of China security services to plan for the joint security of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Upon his return to the United States, he served as the Director for Counterintelligence at the National Security Council, at the White House. In his last government position, Holden was the FBI Faculty Chair at the National Intelligence University, where he taught courses in Counterintelligence, National Security Law and Intelligence, and Chinese Intelligence and Information Warfare. He is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/EncyclopediaGeopolitica

Sophia Laukli is a force in both skiing and running. A professional in both sports, Sophia is a University of Utah graduate, member of the 2020 silver-medal-winning Junior World Championships relay team, had her first FIS World Cup podium in the final stage of the 2022-23 Tour de Ski and is fluent in English, Norwegian and French. From her first World Cup start in Lahti, FIN in January 2021, Sophia has consistently been climbing the ranks. Since 2021, she has 10+ top-30 results - highlighted by a third-place finish in the hardest stage of the Tour de Ski in the final climb, finishing third. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Sophia finished within the top-20 in 15th place. Outside of skiing, she is a professional trail runner with Salomon and went on to win the overall in the prestigious Golden Trail Series world series. This 2023-24 season, her goals are to podium in the Tour de Ski, remain consistently in the top 20-30 on the FIS World Cup and compete on the full World Cup circuit.  Get involved and support the show and more sports media for women through https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hearher Find all episodes http://www.hearhersports.com/ Find Hear Her Sports on all social @hearhersports Find Sophia Laukli on IG at https://www.instagram.com/sophialaukli/

There is one spot in the Hangzhou Asian Games Village that Japanese rugby sevens player Marin Kajiki and her teammate Wakaba Hara visit each day, and always find something new.That's the pin trading center along the riverbank.A fan of Kung Fu Panda, Hara has already got three panda-pattern pins after arriving at the Asian Games Village, collected on three consecutive days. "They are so cute," she said.Kajiki said she brought 10 Team Japan pins, but she has almost run out, as she uses them to exchange so often.Unlike the typical practice of exchanging pins between individuals, the trading center features an intelligent interactive device that allows athletes to exchange pins exclusively with it.Liang Yu, a staff member at the center, explained that this lotus-shaped machine has a display plate for showcasing the pins available, and participants can choose any pin they want in exchange for one of their own.The lotus flower also offers pins that athletes can acquire by participating in low-carbon activities within the village. Additionally, according to Liang, alongside the machine, there is also an area for face-to-face pin exchanges."Our primary focus here is to create a dedicated space for athletes to engage in pin exchanges," Liang said."Because the Hangzhou 19th Asian Games also promote a theme of green technology, we hope to facilitate pin exchange through an automated process.""We have also introduced a low-carbon account system. By accumulating low-carbon points through the completion of various green and eco-friendly tasks, participants can earn points and, in turn, exchange them for a series of our pins," Liang said.The glass wall at the center is adorned with messages and signatures in various languages. Liang explained that they invited athletes to add their wishes for the Asian Games, their respective teams, or sign their names in their native languages. This is also a way to acquire a pin.Many athletes frequent the pin trading center, and some faces have become quite familiar due to their regular visits. This is particularly noticeable after dinner, when the place transforms into a hub for athletes to gather and forge new friendships.For those who may find it challenging to strike up conversations with strangers, the pin exchange device offers a friendly avenue for them to initiate interactions."Some people may not find certain pins appealing, while others may see them as attractive. Using the device to exchange pins can offer people the opportunity to obtain the ones they truly prefer," explained Liang.International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach visited the pin trading center on Sept 23.Bach not only tried out the intelligent pin exchange device, but also engaged in the exchange of a West Lake pin with a staff member dressed like Bai Suzhen (the protagonist from Hangzhou-based Chinese fairy tale, The White Snake) on the spot.He got a pin of Lianlian, one of the Asian Games' mascots from the device. When staff members explained to him that it means good luck, he replied: "I wish all the athletes good luck".As well as the Athletes' Village, there are also pin trading spots in the villages for the technical officials and media, as well as in the Main Media Centre. The Olympic Council of Asia also host two badge exchange events on Friday and Sunday at the MMC.One volunteer at the MMC spends her downtime looking for Asian Games pins to swap with her pins from the Beijing Winter Olympics.Her pins are from her sister, who gave her a dozen so that she could experience the pin exchange culture at the Games.Liu Ruiya, a staff member from Hangzhou Culture Radio and Television Group, has brought more than 100 pins to the MMC to exchange with other members of the media."They are part of my and my friend's collections. We have several hundred, most of them are from the previous Olympic Games," Liu said.Reporter: Li Yingxue

President Xi Jinping will attend Saturday's opening ceremony of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, the Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.The grand sports gathering is expected to create more opportunities to boost public fitness, enable the global community to better understand China and build up the nation's competitiveness in sports.Xi will also hold a welcoming banquet and bilateral events for visiting foreign leaders from Cambodia, Syria, Kuwait, Nepal, Timor-Leste, South Korea and Malaysia from Friday to Saturday, the ministry said.The president's personal participation in the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games, as well as in the Beijing Winter Olympics last year and the Chengdu Universiade this past summer, represents a key part of his vision to build China into a strong country in sports, said analysts.Wang Xiaozan, a professor at Shanghai-based East China Normal University's College of Physical Education and Health, said that hosting three major sports events within a time span of less than two years has significantly enriched China's experience in this regard. It has improved sports infrastructure and spurred the public's enthusiasm for boosting their fitness, Wang said.She said the events will help the younger generation garner a high level of sportsmanship.“Most importantly, it will build up the nation's sports population, a key aspect of developing China into a country strong in sports,” she said.The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, for example, fueled a national drive to get 300 million people involved in winter sports, an initiative set out by Xi in the bidding stages for the global sports event.International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said during Xi's visit to the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2017 that the Chinese president has a clear vision of sports' important role in society and in the education of young people.Zheng Zhiqiang, a professor of sports industry and governance at Jimei University in Xiamen, Fujian province, highlighted the emphasis made by Xi, an avid sports fan, on steering China's sports development to a higher level.Xi said in an interview in 2014 that he likes swimming and mountain climbing, and is a fan of soccer, volleyball, basketball and tennis.Zheng said that Xi's interest and personal involvement in sports have given him a deeper understanding of the role of sports in social development.With the emphasis from the Chinese president, the public fitness campaign has become a national strategy, and building China into a strong nation in sports has become an important part of the Chinese dream, he said.Meanwhile, the past decade has seen significant progress in China's sports development, with Team China making major breakthroughs at Summer and Winter Olympics, as well as at other major global competitions.Moreover, public participation in sports has reached new heights, said Wang, the professor at East China Normal University.“The accessibility of sports grounds has improved remarkably in communities across the nation, and physical education has a much more important role in school curriculums,” she said.For the Chinese president, sports have also served as a major channel to build up ties with other countries and a bridge to reach out to local people.In a reply letter sent to the US-China Youth and Student Exchange Association and friends from the US state of Washington last month, Xi wrote that sports are “a bond that promotes friendship among peoples”.Over the years, Xi has visited the academy of English Premier League soccer club Manchester City, where he posed for selfies with the club's then star striker Sergio Aquero, and jointly watched with Russian President Vladimir Putin a friendly ice hockey match in Tianjin between Chinese and Russian youth teams.He also watched a friendly soccer match between Chinese and German youth teams in Berlin with then Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2017 and received a No 10 jersey of the Argentine national soccer team, the number worn by soccer superstar Lionel Messi, during a visit to South America in 2014.A strong country in sportsn.体育强国Hangzhou Asian Gamesn.杭州2022年第19届亚运会Chengdu Universiade英/ju:nɪ'vɜ:sɪæd/美/ˌjunə'vɜsɪæd/n.成都大运会（第31届世界大学生夏季运动会）

For this week's NZ Sporting history we're travelling not too far back in time - in fact to last year's Beijing Winter Olympics. Held under strict Covid quarantine - two young skiers wrote themselves into the history books, ending a 70-year wait for kiwi Winter Olympics gold. Zoi Sadowski Sinnott was one - the other was free-skier Nico Porteous - who skied and spun his way through the air to win the men's freeski halfpipe. Nico Porteous joins Jesse for this week's Sporting History.

Eve Muirhead OBE is one of the world's most successful curlers, who became Olympic Champion as skip for the British team at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022 having carried our flag at the Opening Ceremony.Eve went on to become World Champion in the Mixed Doubles later that year before announcing her retirement from curling as current Olympic, European and World Champion. She was awarded an OBE in the Queen Birthday Honours. As well as her extraordinary accolades on the ice, Eve is also highly accomplished golfer and bagpiper.We're so grateful to Eve for her openness in this conversation where we discuss everything from the pressures of being skip of a team and her mental health struggles during COVID, through to the joy of returning to Scotland after winning Olympic gold and what the next chapter of life might hold.Thank you to Sport England who support The Game Changers Podcast with a National Lottery grant.Find out more about The Game Changers podcast here: https://www.fearlesswomen.co.uk/thegamechangersHosted by Sue AnstissProduced by Sam Walker, What Goes On MediaA Fearless Women production

Dr. Chris Gaviglio has been involved with elite sport for over 20 years working across multiple Winter and Summer Olympic sports and professional football codes in both the northern (Bath Rugby) and southern hemisphere (Queensland "Maroons" Rugby League team, Wallabies – Australian National Rugby Union team and Gold Coast SUNS AFL). More recently, during the recent 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Chris was the S&C coach for Beach Volleyball Silver medallists (Taliqua Clancy & Mariafe ArtachoDelSolar), Decathlon (Cedric Dubler and Ashley Moloney - Bronze medal), 200m sprinter Riley Day, and double silver Paralympic medallist Isis Holt (100m, 200m T35). Chris also works with Australian Female Skeleton Athlete Jacqui Naracott who won silver at the recent 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games. He also has a passion for applied sports science with interests in passive heat maintenance, blood flow restriction training, warm-up & competition strategies and power and strength development. QUOTES “As I developed my philosophy, I started thinking of what is needed at the level of the muscle? How are we stressing the muscle? And how are we building that each month-to-month or phase?” "At the end of the day, unless you are a weightlifter or powerlifter, a good 1RM that's pretty cool but can they sprint fast or do their sport activity really well?” “My ultimate is isometric pushing with the use of a tie-down and if you have 2 tie-downs, you can train anywhere in the world” "I think a lot of the upper body isometric work gets missed and I will still actually train upper body isometrics even in sprinters” “If you increase testosterone for example, your behaviors associated with that are increased motivation and determination” “How do you heal the body? You need an anabolic environment” “Really with BFR, it is the first set is the key when you are doing low load continuous BFR and I think we should let go of the 30 reps, but you need to go for this feeling of fullness and maybe 1 rep short of technical fatigue” SHOWNOTES 1) Chris' updates on what he has been doing since our last episode (#30) including insights into the COVID State of Origin rugby league series 2) A quick introduction to skeleton racing 3) Going from just getting athletes strong to focusing on specific muscular contractions (e.g., eccentric, isometric and concentric) 4) Methods of eccentric and isometric contraction work 5) How to measure the intensity of isometric work and the simplest explanation for yielding/hold and overcoming/push isometrics 6) A case study with Beijing Winter Olympics silver medalist Jacqueline Naracott and the unique combination of isometrics, bands and blood flow restriction 7) How Chris has progressed his Blood Flow Restriction work with athletes, especially in rehab space with another case study featuring Cedric Dubler 8) The use of different rep ranges with blood flow restriction besides just high rep ranges 9) Letting go as strength & conditioning coaches and implementing things from other coaches 10) More resources, including practical implementations, on blood flow restriction PEOPLE MENTIONED Wayne Bennett Cedric Dubler Stephen Bird Jacqueline Naracott Adam Storey Ben Patrick Alex Natera Yuri Verkoshanksy Angus McIntyre

Iain chats with Team GB freestyle skier Kirsty Muir. Kirsty has enjoyed an impressive first two senior seasons, including being Britain's youngest competitor at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, multiple World Cup podiums and medalling at the X Games. SHOW NOTES Kirsty finished 6th in the final World Cup Slopestyle of the season in Silvaplana, Switzerland Listen to our special episode with Izzy and Zoe Atkin Iain interviewed GB Snowsports Head Coach Pat Sharples Kirsty picked up two bronze medals at the X Games   Iain spoke to Mia Brookes at the Birmingham Snow Show in Episode 158 Kirsty had to put her Highers on hold to go to Olympics She was Britain's youngest competitor at the Beijing Winter Olympics, where she finished 5th in Big Air and 8th in the Slopestyle  Kirsty won silver at the World Youth Olympics in 2020  The Aberdeen Snowsports Centre was Kirsty's first opportunity to try skiing The Lecht and Glenshee are the nearest resorts to Aberdeen Joe Tyler has been Kirsty's coach since she first went to the Brits Kirsty was shortlisted for the 2022 Downdays Skier of the Year Red Bull invited Kirsty to join their team in 2022 Listen to Iain's interview with Jim Adlington, founder of Planks Clothing Kirsty wears the Planks men's ‘Good Times' ski pants & ‘Happy Days' anorak Check out the Woodsy signature range https://www.instagram.com/p/CnfGUoeLtW9/?hl=en

Jasmine Baird is one of the top snowboarders in Canada ,who competes internationally in the big air and slopestyle disciplines. She has appeared in multiple World Cups as well as the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics for Team Canada. On this episode Jasmine breaks down navigating competitive snowboarding as an independent contractor, as well as her unique approach to collecting sponsors. Most wait to be approached by brands. Jasmine does the opposite and gives tips on how to secure deals you deserve. @jasmine.baird Episode Breakdown: 0:00- Intro 2:38- Reflecting on Beijing Olympics 4:44- The business of Snowboarding: being an independent contractor 9:15- Jasmine's approach to acquiring sponsors 12:51- A cold email template to sponsors 15:25- Noah's PSA on sponsorship 17:30- A good sponsor vs. a bad sponsor 20:15- Jasmine's Playlist I do not own the rights to this music (Drake- Up All Night, Sublime Santeria) --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/a--and--a/support

On today's episode, I'm talking to sports medicine physician Dr. Margot Putukian about knowing when to say yes.Margot is currently the Chief Medical Officer for Major League Soccer and has served as a team physician for US Soccer since 1994. She recently retired as the Director of Athletic Medicine at Princeton University and has served as a leader in many sports medicine organizations, including as a past-president of AMSSM. Over the years, she's taken on many additional roles, from covering the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, years working with US Lacrosse, to helping the NFL unify their approach to concussion as a member of the Head, Neck & Spine Committee. With each opportunity she always makes sure that she has the bandwidth to do good work before committing and she shares how this is key to knowing when to say yes.We talk about:The threads of imposter syndrome that drive us to take on more than we might be able to handle.How networking and making new bonds, not just attaching your name to a project, are the real rewards when taking on additional projects.The next generation of women in primary care sports medicine that are inspiring her.To narrow down what really matters to you when deciding whether to say yes to a new opportunity, use my free guide to defining your values, and get ready to start saying YES to the work that lights you up!You can find the show notes and more resources at https://madamathlete.comKeep an eye out for new content or let us know what you'd like to see next by following us on social:Instagram: @theMadamAthleteFacebook: @MadamAthleteTwitter: @MadamAthlete

In today's episode, Ryan speaks to James Matheson, a former double Olympian who represented Australia at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.  James is also the host of The Athlete Collective Podcast having retired from freestyle skiing to the corporate world over a year ago just after the Beijing Winter Olympics. He initially moved into banking and payments consultancy, and then into one of the fastest-growing payment tech firms. James believes in the power of storytelling and his Athlete Collective Podcast uncovers untold stories from athletes who are often portrayed from a singular perspective.      Tune in to learn more about:James's earliest sporting memory and how he was introduced to skiingHis pathway to becoming a professional skierThe sacrifices his parents made in support of his sporting career and transitionThe amazing life of an Olympic skierThe limbo between sports and 2nd wind that athletes find themselves inHow he transitioned on his terms and had an end date for sports How he has reframed his success right nowWhy purpose is ever-changing and not an end goalHis gems to young winter athletes and so much more!Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check outwww.2ndwind.io Links:Website: www.theathletecollective.com LinkedIn: James Matheson  Instagram: @jamesmatheson333Podcast: The Athlete Collective  

When do you know the right time to open up about what you're going through? Let alone the right person to do it with? This is episode 216 with Tyler Carter on when to ask for help as a positive person. You're tuned into Forever Athlete Radio where together we go FAR. I'm your host Cory Camp and I'm grateful you're here with us today. Tyler is a three time Paralympian who has always lit up rooms with his energy throughout his lifetime. So When he retired after the most recent 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and found himself looking up from the valley of navigating how to move on from who he's always been, he didn't know where to look. Tyler and I talk about how to navigate those tough conversations, getting okay to ask for help, and how to feel out who you can truly trust with how you're feeling, especially when you feel that opening up about a struggle goes against your typical positive nature. It's a good one, so let's get right to it! Connect with Tyler on IG here @tcskiusa Learn More About Our Sponsor BetterHelp and How Therapy Can Help You Here: www.betterhelp.com/foreverathlete --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/cory-camp/message

Grace is joined by Chris DeFelice, the owner of Dirty Water sports bar in Washington, D.C., who refused to show the Beijing Winter Olympics on his TVs. Chris knows what protest is, taking a stand against China's human rights violations and receiving plenty of backlash. Tune in to see how he feels about the outrage towards Ivan Provorov, who's standing up for his faith.

Korea24 – 2022.12.26 (Monday) News Briefing: Suspected North Korean drones crossed the inter-Korean border on Monday, prompting South Korea to launch warplanes in response. (Daniel Choy) In-Depth News Analysis: Peter Landers, Tokyo Bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal and Prof. Lim Eun-jung from Kong-ju National University join us on the line to discuss the geopolitical ramifications of Japan’s decision to adopt a new national security strategy, including plans to develop a “counterstrike capability." Korea Trending with Walter Lee: 1. South Korea has confirmed its first death from a brain-eating amoeba called “Naegleria fowleri.” (국내 첫 사망 나온 '뇌먹는 아메바'는…"수영 통해 드물게 감염") 2. Incheon police are investigating an incident involving 3 high school girls crashing into a bus while riding a single e-scooter without a license. (음주+무면허 여고생 3명 탄 킥보드, 버스에 충돌) 3. Actor Song Joong-ki’s agency has confirmed that he is in a relationship, after reports emerged that he was dating a British woman. (송중기, 일반인 여성과 열애 인정) Monday Sports Round-up: Sports reporter Yoo Jee-ho from the Yonhap News Agency wraps up the year in sport, from the Beijing Winter Olympics to the Qatar World Cup. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - The Korea Herald: Songeun Art Award shortlists 20 artists for grand prize (Park Yuna) - The Korea Times: Ju Ji-hoon reveals why he chose mid-budget film (Kwak Yeon-soo)

From the Beijing Winter Olympics to the World Cup in Qatar, 2022 has once again been another memorable year in sports. Some of the biggest stories in the world involved athletes and teams – for on- and off-the-field reasons.As 2022 comes to an end, here's a look back at the 7 biggest sports moments of the calendar year. Check out Episode #447 as @JaiHov , @JEasley84 , @Lock_Tha_Great and @FSP_Wezzy discuss the hottest sports news of the past week and break down the sports year of 2022 . #FSPStyle **Full Sport Press Episode #447 Breakdown** **(9:00)FSP's NFL MVP Rankings **(11:30)Weezy's Yellow Box of Cereal Award: 12 Year Old That Looks 22 **(14:00) 1st Half- Hottest Sports News of The Week ** (15:00)- FSP Fantasy Football Week 15 ** (17:10)-NBA Awards Get A Facelift ** (21:30)- Is Jalen Hurts A System QB? **(28:00) - World Cup Finals Predictions **(31:45) -HALFTIME -Weezy's NFL Power Rankings **(33:30)2nd Half- 2022 Sports Year in Review --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

The Global in the Granite State brings you a extra special, bonus episode, through a collaboration with the Lantos Foundation for Human Rights and Justice. In this episode, Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett and Tim Horgan join forces for a dynamic conversation about the complex and often problematic ways in which the world of sports intersects and interacts with human rights issues. They cover everything from sportswashing (ancient and modern!) – including the two biggest sporting events of 2022, the Beijing Winter Olympics and the World Cup in Qatar – to the responsibility of sports federations to promote and uphold human rights, to the powerful role that athletes can play as advocates for human rights and other social issues. The episode introduces many of the topics that the Sports & Rights season will dive into more fully, with a special focus on how they play out close to home in the Granite State.

Flame Bearers: Keeping the Fire Burning spotlights women Olympians and Paralympians who sought to compete in the Tokyo Summer or Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In this season, we discuss what happens AFTER the Games, when the fans and cameras go home. We're going beyond the glamour to see how these women stay focused when the focus isn't on them. First full episode drops Wednesday, October 12th. Flame Bearers is the first and only global storytelling platform for women Olympians and Paralympians. We celebrate the journeys of unsung athletes alongside household names. We use sport as a conduit for social justice issues and provide action-oriented analysis of the issues closest to their hearts. Tune into all podcast episodes, wherever you get your podcasts including: -Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7sLW663... -Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0... Learn more about Flame Bearers here: flamebearerspodcast.com Social Media Handles: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flamebearer... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FlameBearers... Twitter: https://twitter.com/flamebearers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flam... #womensupportingwomen #olympics #paralympics #womenathletes #femaleathlete #womenempowerment #womeninsports #womenleadership #womenleaders

Tara Lipinski is the 1997 world champion and 1998 Olympic champion in women's singles figure skating. She was the first woman to complete a triple loop, triple loop combination jump in front of judges, and when she turned professional, she won every competition she entered during her professional skating career. Her second career as a broadcast commentator and tv host began when she joined NBC, teaming up with commentator Terry Gannon and her now good friend Johnny Weir, she bought a bright, fresh, fun, and accessible approach to figure skating commentary that she has now expanded into a larger role as an analyst for both the winter and summer Olympics. In her conversation here with Nic, Tara talks about her admiration and respect for Kristi Yamaguchi and Scott Hamilton, transitioning into her broadcast career with Johnny Weir, and shares her opinion on the seemingly endless ways Russia finds to cheat in the sport, most recently in the Beijing Winter Olympics. Tara also talks about the music that has played a central part in her life. From winning medals skating to the soundtrack of the animated movie 'Anastasia' to the songs of Stevie Nicks, Bob Seger, NSYNC, Motown and her favorite artist of all time, Dave Mathews Band.

Listen to what the new generation has to say! UNLEASHED is proud to welcome 19-year-old snowboard phenomenon Dusty Henricksen from California. In conversation The Dingo and Danny, the 19-year-old from Mammoth Lake shares his rise from rookie to constant podium threat and trick innovator.Dusty Henricksen started snowboarding at the young age of 2 and was groomed in the U.S. Snowboard Rookie Team as next-generation talent. He took the gold medal in the 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland, and beat the elite in the sport by winning Slopestyle at the U.S. Grand Prix at Mammoth Mountain. His double X Games gold at age 17 made Henricksen the first American to win Slopestyle since Shaun White in 2009. In 2022, Henricksen represented the United States at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Constantly pushing the boundaries of freestyle snowboarding, he shook the competitive scene by stomping the first-ever quad cork at a U.S. Open in 2021. Want to hear it from Dusty himself? Press the play button (and hit Like) on the new episode of UNLEASHED with The Dingo and Danny Podcast.Make sure to subscribe and stay tuned for more UNLEASHED episodes. Regular editions of the show are recorded live inside Studio M at Monster Energy headquarters in Corona, California and published bi-weekly. Also follow @monsterenergy for updates.

Badiucao, Chinese artist and activist, talks about the importance of NFTs for political activism, the role of China in his career as an artist, the significance of blockchain technologies to resist censorship, and much more. Show highlights: why Badiucao became an artist and how the censorship in China brought him to NFTs how Badiucao only learned about Tiananmen Square when he was 22 years old  why Badiucao took up work as a preschool teacher in Australia how anonymity is important for Chinese activists for their family's safety the intention of Badiucao's art and what is he trying to express the repercussions of Badiucao's activism why Badicuao eventually gave up his anonymity why Badiucao decided to issue art as NFTs and what possibilities he sees in NFTs how Badiucao enabled people to write a message of protest in the blockchain with the launch of his NFT and how this represented the first large mass protest written into the blockchain whether the Beijing Winter Olympics is an outrage and a disgrace for the international community and how this inspired Badiucao's NFT collection Beijing 2022 how Niki approached the issue of the possibility of having the art taken down how Badiucao used NFTs to help Ukraine due to the war the reasons political art has so much value, and how NFTs enable possibilities for all political artists around the world whether NFTs are much more than just some apes, and how learning about art is important how to get started as a political artist and the importance to remain truthful the significance of using power as an artist Thank you to our sponsors!   Crypto.com: https://crypto.onelink.me/J9Lg/unconfirmedcardearnfeb2021  Ava Labs: https://avax.network   EPISODE LINKS   Badiucao Twitter: https://twitter.com/badiucao Website: https://www.badiucao.com/   Niki Website: http://nikiselken.com/   Documentary about Badiucao: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10601676/   60 Minutes interview: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/badiucao-60-minutes-2021-12-26/   Unveiling his identity: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/04/world/asia/china-tiananmen-cartoonist-badiucao.html?searchResultPosition=1   The importance of NFTs How Activists are Using NFTs as Civil Disobedience: https://www.jumpstartmag.com/how-activists-are-using-nfts-as-civil-disobedience/ Nadya Tolokonnikova on NFTs with social messages: https://editorial.brytehall.com/nadya-tolokonnikova-on-nfts-with-social-messages-and-shock-value/ Unchained Coverage: This Noble Family's Art Was Taken by Nazis, But Is Being Saved by NFTs: https://unchainedpodcast.com/this-noble-familys-art-was-taken-by-nazis-but-is-being-saved-by-nfts/ Unchained Coverage: Punk6529 on the Significance of Bored Ape Yacht Club and CryptoPunks: https://unchainedpodcast.com/punk6529-on-the-significance-of-bored-ape-yacht-club-and-cryptopunks/ Unchained Coverage: Why This Environmentalist Doesn't Blame Creators for the Carbon Footprint of NFTs: https://unchainedpodcast.com/why-this-environmentalist-doesnt-blame-creators-for-the-carbon-footprint-of-nfts/   Beijing 2022 Collection https://www.badiucao.com/nft Badiucao launches NFT collection to protest against China's human rights record on eve of Beijing Winter Olympics: https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/02/01/badiucao-launches-human-rights-protest-nft-collection-on-eve-of-beijing-winter-olympics     NFTs for Ukraine Collection https://www.badiucao.com/ukraine

On this episode of The Ginni Show, I speak with Canadian World Cup alpine skier Erin Mielzynski. Erin first began competing internationally in 2009 and, since then, has competed in three winter Olympics (including the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics) and five world championships. In 2012, Erin won her first World Cup race in Slalom in Germany, making her the first Canadian woman in 41 years to achieve such a feat. Between her athletic endeavors and personal adventures, Erin has been all over the world, making her a seasoned traveler. I speak with Erin about her most recent travel adventure, a mindfulness retreat in Indonesia, the close connection she made along the way, and what she gained from her experience. We also discuss Erin's career as a world-class athlete and the important lessons she's learned along the way. In this episode, you will learn:How mindfulness is important to professional athletes (2:01)What inspired Erin's journey into mindfulness(3:11)Erin's thoughts on traveling alone (4:30)About Erin's experience at a mindfulness retreat (4:42)What lessons Erin learned during her mindfulness retreat (6:33)What it was like for Erin traveling alone for the first time (9:59)What mindfulness means to Erin (10:39)What it's like for Erin to compete against, and simultaneously support, her teammates (19:06)How Erin views her immediate community and why they are so important to her (20:31)Erin's experience backcountry skiing in France (22:51)How Erin defines bravery (29:29)What Erin's foray into podcasting has been like (31:42)Some questions I ask:Do you think that disconnect from a larger group helped your experience [traveling alone]? (9:55)What was it like connecting with someone so deeply in a nonverbal way? [11:29]How is it different being in a foreign space when you have your support system with you versus when you're alone? (15:03)How does [teammates] showing up for one another play a part in such a highly competitive world? (18:41)Would you say that trust is a core value for you? (25:23)You mentioned that scary situations have brought you closer to the people in your life quickly out of necessity. Do you use that awareness in your everyday relationships? (27:20)Has there ever been a moment with the podcast where you felt like throwing in the towel? (32:02)Connect with Erin Mielzynski:Website: erinmielzynski.comTwitter: @erinmielzynskiInstagram: @erinmielzynskiLet's connect:Instagram: @theginnishowTwitter: @theginnishowFacebook: @theginnishowLinkedIn: Ginni SaraswatiWebsite: ginnimedia.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Andrew talks with 5x Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor.  Earlier this year, Elana tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Forced to isolate herself in a hotel room during the days leading up to her Olympic events, she turned her small Beijing hotel room into a makeshift training center and stayed ready for her Olympic moment.  Elana was released from isolation in time to compete and won both a silver and bronze medal, bringing her total career medal count to 5. She's now the most decorated Black athlete in Winter Olympics history and the oldest woman to medal for the U.S. at the Winter Olympics in any sport.  In this conversation, Andrew and Elana explore how to sustain success over a long period of time, ways to push through adversity, and so much more. Elana's story is a powerful reminder that where there's a will there's a way.Show Highlights:2:44 - Testing positive for COVID-19 after arriving at Olympics4:13 - Training for Olympics while in isolation6:56 - Staying positive in times of adversity7:26 - Acts of kindness and support from others9:53 - Sustaining success over long period of time10:43 - Continuous learning and development11:42 - Studying others to improve your craft12:44 - Limiting negativity13:59 - Playing collegiate softball14:30 - Cold e-mailing bobsled coach to get a tryout18:40 - Supporting younger athletes20:36 - Believing in yourself21:42 - Finding positives in every situation22:18 - Everything is a learning opportunity24:35 - Aspirations for next phase of career26:02 - Upcoming commencement speech at George Washington UniversityCONNECT WITH ANDREW ON SOCIALTwitter: @andrewhmosesInstagram: @AndrewMoses123NEWSLETTERSign up for e-mails to keep up with the podcast at everybodypullsthetarp.com/newsletter!

In this episode, Jessica Luther talks to Olympic figure skater and Dancing with the Stars champion Adam Rippon about queerness in figure skating, the challenge of making a living as a skater, everything that happened with Russian skaters at the Beijing Winter Olympics, his transition from competition to media and what inspired his costume design while he was on the ice. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Korea24 – 2022.04.27. (Wednesday) News Briefing: The People Power Party have launched a filibuster at the National Assembly over a pair of controversial prosecution reform bills that were put to a plenary vote, despite rival parties failing to find common ground in last-minute meetings earlier in the day. (Eunice KIM) In-Depth News Analysis: It has been over 450 days since the military junta took over Myanmar, leaving hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the conflict. According to the World Food Programme, there are 14.4 million people in need of humanitarian assistance and 13.2 million food insecure. The WFP’s Myanmar Country Director Stephen Anderson joins us in the studio today during his visit to Korea to update us on the situation. Korea Trending with Jon Kim: 1. The Cultural Heritage Administration has come under fire for a notice excluding foreign children from free entry to royal palaces and tombs during Children’s Day next month. (어린이날 고궁 무료입장 '외국인 어린이' 제외 논란) 2. The International Skating Union has stripped referee Choi Yong-koo of his referee status for protesting disqualifications made against Korean athletes during the Beijing Winter Olympics. (베이징 편파판정 항의한 최용구 심판, 국제심판 자격박탈) 3. DJ Hwang So-hee, aka DJ Soda, says she will be boycotting American Airlines after she was kicked off a flight for wearing pants with obscene writing printed over it. (DJ소다, ‘바지’ 때문에 미국 비행기서 쫓겨났다) Korea Book Club: Our monthly contributor, literary translator Anton Hur, introduces us to ‘Earth is Fine, It’s the Humans Who Are In Trouble (지구는 괜찮아, 우리가 문제지)’ by renowned climate scientist and science fiction writer Kwak Jaesik (곽재식), which attempts to tackle the issue of climate change in an engaging and accessible way. Morning Edition Preview with Richard Larkin: - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Lee Gyu-lee reports that SM Entertainment will be resuming its concert tour, SMTOWN LIVE, offline for the first time in three years. - Tomorrow’s Korea Herald features a report by Jie Ye-eun that takes a look at how ‘retro’ is the theme behind this year’s spring and summer hair trends in South Korea.

Drug scandals are unfortunately notorious in sports, as the Beijing Winter Olympics so recently illustrated with its flashbacks to the vast Russian doping scandal of the 2014 Sochi Games. These doping issues have cheated many clean athletes out of their rightful medals and can take several Olympic cycles to sort out, leaving the true champions in the shadow of the doper and their scandal. Today's guest, Allison Wagner, has very personal experience with this issue and is now in a place to start making effective changes in sport for athletes. Allison is an Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World silver medalist, a thirteen-time national champion, and even held a world record in swimming for over fourteen years. On several occasions, Allison was beaten in major championships by swimmers who are highly suspected or have proven to be users of banned performance-enhancing substances. She now works for the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as their first Director of Athlete and International Relations. On today's podcast, Allison shares her story and gives us a basic understanding of how the drug testing process works and our rights as athletes. We also dig into the Russian doping scandal that started way back in 2014 and what we can do as athletes and coaches to affect change. Allison begins the episode with a rundown of her history as an athlete and her personal experience competing against dopers. She shares the frustration of not being protected by those in positions of power and influence and how that led to her current position working for USADA, where she's committed to driving changes in the global anti-doping system. Allison then gives some advice for current athletes on what to do if they find themselves up against dopers and an overview of how doping controls function, including the requirements enforced by the Whereabouts System. She also explains what rights athletes have to appeal in the event they miss a test or receive a positive result. The conversation then switches gears to discuss the Russian doping scandal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, the failure to effectively punish those involved, and the negative impact that has had on trust in governing bodies in sport. Alison points out that there are still major issues regarding trust and transparency in sports governance, as highlighted recently with the Kamila Valieva scandal at the 2022 Beijing Games, and calls out the lack of concern and acknowledgment for the harm done to the clean athletes competing against Valieva. She calls for those in positions of power to speak up and take action and suggests ways that athletes can push for change by speaking to their sponsors and representatives, emphasizing that communication is key to making those in power take notice and change their priorities. Episode Highlights: Allison's history as an athlete Competing against dopers as a clean athlete Allison's advice for current athletes on dealing with dopers How doping controls work Athletes' right to appeal Turnaround times for sample analysis The Russian doping scandal at Sochi and its influence Issues of trust and transparency in sports governance The Kamila Valieva scandal How and where change can happen Speaking truth from positions of power How athletes can push for change Quotes: “Over the years, these doping issues have become front and center in the news to the detriment of the clean athletes. Sometimes, several Olympic cycles will pass before athletes are even found to have cheated, and the clean athletes are finally awarded their rightful medals and place on the podium. But that's long after the world has forgotten about the event and moved on, leaving the true champions forever in the shadows of the doper and their scandal.” “That experience, for me, was gradually and more increasingly frustrating and defeating. You know, realizing that my devotion to respecting the rules and a fair playing field and respecting my competitors, you know, that devotion wasn't being protected by those people in positions of power and influence.” “This is how things change, if people get engaged and involved. While there's a lot of room for improvement in terms of how athletes have or don't have power, decision-making power in sport-governance structures, I think it only helps if athletes can engage.” “I had a DCO once accompany me to a theater show. I had just emptied my bladder, and I had tickets to this show. And so, they just came with me. So I could, like, provide a sample again.” “I think that it's pretty unfair as an athlete to have to compete against a system that wasn't effectively sanctioned. And what we see now is that I don't think anybody's really confident that they've not been coordinating doping amongst their athletes. And that any punishment, or the lack of punishment basically, has led us to where we are today.” “It's unfair to everybody. It's unfair to the Olympic Games and the Olympic system overall. You know, people lost confidence in the Olympic Games being clean, they lost confidence that there would be bold action taken in response to the state-sponsored doping that was proved.” “What was concerning to me as well was that there was no acknowledgment for the irreparable harm to the clean athletes in competition, as well. So it was all focused on the harm to Kamila, but what about the harm to the clean athletes and also the sport and the Olympic Games?” “The Olympics in LA in 2028 are going to be a great opportunity for the US to assert concerns and create a new stage for the Olympics that is more dedicated to protecting athletes—clean athletes and athletes in general—from injustices.” “The Olympic spirit, as we know, and the Olympic values are a cherished part of the Olympic movement, I think by everybody, but they're not being sufficiently protected. And the Olympic Games are not being, and the Paralympic Games are not being sufficiently protected.” “Speaking truth is something that takes, you know, courage and boldness, and it's to be respected and supported. And I think we need more people doing that.” “I'm just trying to find a way to change this, you know, I don't want to just leave it the way it is. I love sports, and I want it to be this awesome thing for my kids coming up, for the next generations coming up. I want it to be this beautiful thing that made us fight for things and want to be these amazing people, you know, in this pure, beautiful way.” “What I'm hearing is the moral of the story is we just can't stop pushing. I guess we just need to be this consistent drumbeat where we just don't let it go.” “I've experienced the downsides of sports. And I am happy to keep any concerns confidential. And there will be no selling out on my behalf. Because I just, you know, I paid too high of a cost personally, for what I experienced in sport, to take anything lightly. Most especially confidence.” “We need to start speaking up. We are courageous athletes, we need to be courageous people as well, you know, outside of our arena, outside of the sport, when it has to do with these things like our sport that we love.” “The conversations I have with people from the IOC, WADA, and other sport-governance people is that they just have no idea. You know, they're living in this bubble of unicorns and rainbows, and that is not in touch with the reality of how athletes fight their way through their careers oftentimes. And athletes need more support in lots of ways, and they need more advocates.” Pursuit of Gold Podcast is brought to you by Kaatsu Global. Links: The Pursuit of Gold The Confidence Journal Life at 10 Meters: Lessons from an Olympic Champion Laura Wilkinson Designs- Shop Buy Laura a Coffee Laura's Social Media: Laura's Instagram Laura's Facebook Allison's Contact Info: Allison's email: awagner@usada.org Allison's phone number: 802-380-0688

Join Fox Estacado, Lorrie Kim, and Songlin as we rewatch and react to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics men's short programs for Donovan Carrillo (Mexico), Yuzuru Hanyu (Japan), Shoma Uno (Japan), Nathan Chen (United States), and Jason Brown (United States)!

Canadian-American bobsledder, Kaillie Humphries was named to the U.S. bobsledding team for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022, two months after she became a naturalized United States citizen, and won gold in the monobob event. Making her the only woman in Olympic history to win 2 gold medals for different nations and the winningest female bobsledder in Olympic history. She talks about her journey to the bobsled, her rigorous training, and her experience at the Oscars Vanity Fair Party, plus her affinity for baking. Enjoy part two of a two part episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Canadian-American bobsledder, Kaillie Humphries was named to the U.S. bobsledding team for the Beijing Winter Olympics in February 2022, two months after she became a naturalized United States citizen, and won gold in the monobob event. Making her the only woman in Olympic history to win 2 gold medals for different nations and the winningest female bobsledder in Olympic history. She talks about her journey to the bobsled, her rigorous training, and her experience at the Oscars Vanity Fair Party, plus her affinity for baking. Enjoy part one of a two part episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SEGMENT 1 with Benajmin Alexander, starting at 0:00: Most of the medals for the Winter Olympics are won by Nordic countries or other wealthy nations. What is it like to compete in the Olympics where you have no realistic chance of winning a medal? We are speaking with two Olympic athletes that competed in the Beijing Winter Olympics from two unlikely countries, the first is Benjamin Alexander from Jamaica. SEGMENT 2 with Carlos Maeder, starting at 16:30: We are continuing our story about talking to Olympic athletes that competed in the Beijing Winter Olympics but had no realistic chance of winning a medal. Next we're speaking with Carlos Maeder from Ghana.SEGMENT 3 with Stephanie Burks, starting at 36:45: We see a lot of initiatives where big brands partner with and support small businesses. Why do they do this? What do small businesses need to do to attract the attention of a big brand?Sponsored by NiceJob and Truly Financial.

It's a brand new edition of the show with Host T.J. Rives being joined by Jon Lewis of SportsMediaWatch.com.The guys discuss the end to the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the horrible ratings decline for NBC. What does it mean for the future of the games on TV and the financial disaster that could continue for what NBC paid previously?Next, the guys discuss the NASCAR Daytona 500 race and broadcast this past weekend on Fox Sports. Again, NASCAR is also searching for better audience numbers and Jon has thoughts on what the had 20 years ago and what they've lost.Some "Love it or Leave it" covers everything from College Football Playoff Expansion and TV deals to Old Tweets being unearthed to harm people and even some Aaron Rodgers too!It's all part of the "Sports Media Watch.com Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Wednesday's episode of Locked On Blackhawks opens up with a discussion on the report that the Vegas Golden Knights were potentially interested in a reunion with Chicago Blackhawks' goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury. Then, host Jack Bushman goes over Hawks' goaltender prospect Drew Commesso's impressive performance for Team USA at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The episode concludes with the latest news and updates from the Blackhawks returning to Chicago after their three-game road trip. All that and more on Locked On Blackhawks. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your Team. Every Day.Fleury Going Back To Vegas? (1:55)Commesso Shines in Beijing (10:00)Women's Gold Medal Game (16:50)Lankinen & Toews Still Injured (20:05)Johnson & Johnson Updates (23:40)Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline..net has you covered this season with more props, odds, and lines than ever before. BetOnline – Where The Game Starts!Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode Lindsay Gibbs and Jessica Luther discuss big headlines from week one of the Beijing Winter Olympics. But first, they share their favorite Super Bowl LVI moments. Then, they discuss the some of the hottest topics of the 2022 Winter Games so far, including Eileen Gu, Mikaela Shiffrin and Kamila Valieva, and the ways that the commentary around these athletes is sexist, limiting and often times, just bizarre. They also discuss ski jumper uniform disqualifications, why women's hockey should stay in the Olympics and if athletes are using their platforms to speak to geopolitical issues. Following this discussion, you'll hear a preview of Lindsay's interview with Julie Kliegman, Chief Copy Editor at Sports Illustrated about trans swimmer Lia Thomas's fight to compete. Then, the team burns the worst of the sports this week in The Burn Pile. Next, they lift up those making sports better, including Torchbearer of the Week, Natalie Geisenberg, a 34 year old German luger who is now the most decorated Olympic luge athlete, with six gold medals and one bronze. They wrap up the show with what's good in their lives and what they are watching in sports this week This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On Wednesday, Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) issued a statement in which he highlighted the human rights abuses happening right now in China—and within that statement, Scott highlighted the case of a woman named Ji Yunzhi: “Three days before the opening of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, Ji Yunzhi, a Falun Gong practitioner, was arrested for simply practicing her religion and is now being held at Inner Mongolia's Balin Zuoqi Detention Center. Chinese police have been following and persecuting Ji Yunzhi since 1999, and she has been forced into forced labor camps and tortured in 2001 and 2008. Ji Yunzhi is currently on a hunger strike to protest her detention, and authorities aren't allowing her family to visit her.” Ji's story highlights many of the concerns people have raised regarding the Beijing Olympics, because not only was she arrested three days ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, but back during the 2008 Olympics (also held in Beijing) Ji was likewise arrested and sentenced to several years of forced labor. Why? As Scott mentioned, she is a practitioner of a meditation practice called Falun Gong. Falun Gong is a spiritual, meditation discipline that's centered in moral teachings based on truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance—but it has been brutally persecuted by the Chinese communist regime for the past two decades. And so, since 1999, adherents within China have been deemed enemies of the state; they've been thrown into prisons, labor camps, brainwashing centers, and many of them have been tortured, raped, and sentenced to do forced labor (in many instances, creating products for international export). However, amid all this, there are people like Ji who continue to print materials, hand them out to people, try to wake people up to the realities of what's happening, and clarify the truth regarding the communist propaganda. Fortunately, we were able to find Ji's son, who is an architect here in America named Simon, and we had a chance to ask him about what exactly is happening to his mother behind the scenes at the Olympics. This is his story. ⭕️ Sign up for our NEWSLETTER and stay in touch

In this episode, Burn It All Down previews the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Shireen Ahmed, Amira Rose Davis, Brenda Elsey, Lindsay Gibbs and Jessica Luther cover what to know and who to watch for every event: bobsled, skeleton, luge, Nordic combined, biathlon, ski jumping, snowboarding, freestyle skiing, curling, cross country skiing, alpine skiing, short track speed skating, long track speed skating, ice hockey and figure skating. On Patreon, they continue the discussion with what event they'd like to see included in the Olympics that is not, as well as what sport they'd like to medal in. This episode was produced by Tressa Versteeg. Shelby Weldon is our social media and website specialist. Burn It All Down is part of the Blue Wire podcast network. For show notes, transcripts, and more info about BIAD, check out our website: www.burnitalldownpod.com To help support the Burn It All Down podcast, please consider becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/burnitalldown For BIAD merchandise: https://www.bonfire.com/store/burn-it-all-down/ Find us on Twitter: twitter.com/BurnItDownPod; Facebook: www.facebook.com/BurnItAllDownPod/; and Instagram: www.instagram.com/burnitalldownpod/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode, Jason questions why people who are undocumented should be able to get the right to vote. He also expresses his uncertainty about the United States' decision to not send a government official to the Beijing Winter Olympics. He then brings on the stupid by discussing the reasons President Biden's nominee to run banking in the U.S. appears to be a communist. Later, Jason sits down with FOX News National Correspondent, Bill Melugin, who talks about the start of his career at FOX News and the work he's done so far, and his many months spent at the U.S.-Mexico border.  Keep up with Jason on Twitter: @jasoninthehouse   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden warns Vladimir Putin not to invade Ukraine as evidence emerges of Russia amassing a large military presence at its border. The White House reports that Biden looked Putin “in the eye” during a video call and said the U.S. is prepared to do things it didn't when Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 in violation of international law. Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.) joins to discuss this escalating situation. China threatens the U.S. with retaliation over its diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. However, American athletes will still be allowed to compete, leaving some to ask, should there be a full boycott? Sports broadcasting legend Bob Costas joins to give his perspective. Plus, a transgender swimmer's victories face a critical backlash, a California restaurant faces an online backlash after refusing to serve on-duty armed police officers, and CNN reflects on the 80-year anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Hosted by Michael Smerconish. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy

Yesterday, the Biden administration confirmed that it will not be sending the president or any other official U.S. government delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics in February. The move is designed as a protest against China's ongoing human rights abuses, and is a notable snub given the Chinese government's hopes to use the Olympics to enhance its public standing. But the boycott by officials will not affect the ability of any U.S. athletes to participate in the games. You can read today's newsletter here. It's the holiday season, and there are worst gifts than the gift of knowledge. Want to open new political doors to a friend or family member? Give a gift subscription to Tangle. Want to give a gift to us, the Tangle team? Become a subscriber. Want to give a more tangible gift — like a mug, hoodie, sticker, or new item of clothing? You can check out our merchandise store. You can subscribe to Tangle by clicking here or drop something in our tip jar by clicking here. Our newsletter is written by Isaac Saul, edited by Bailey Saul, Sean Brady, Ari Weitzman, and produced in conjunction with Tangle's social media manager Magdalena Bokowa, who also created our logo. The podcast is edited by Trevor Eichhorn, and music for the podcast was produced by Diet 75. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tanglenews/support

On today's episode, co-hosts Ellen and Steph discuss yesterday's big announcement that the U.S. will diplomatically boycott the upcoming Beijing Winter Olympics.  El and Steph cover what exactly a diplomatic boycott entails along with the history of Olympic boycotts then wrap things up with a WTF moment from college football. You don't want to miss this one. Today's episode is brought to you by Campaign Monitor and Dispatch Coffee. We use Campaign Monitor to send our newsletter and we're massive fans. If you want to spend less time building emails and more time getting results, visit campaignmonitor.com. Dispatch Coffee is a women-owned, Montreal-based coffee roaster. You know we love it, plus you can take 15% off your first order with code GIST15 at dispatchcoffee.ca.   Show notes: Six times the Olympics Were Boycotted    More on The GIST:  Subscribe: thegistsports.com/subscribepod Twitter: @thegistpod Email: pod@thegistsports.com  IG: @thegistca @thegistusa