Podcasts about Brighton Zeuner

President Biden calls for Gov. Cuomo to resign after New York AG report on alleged sexual harassment, CDC announces new eviction moratorium to protect renters, and Brighton Zeuner helps pave the way as one of skateboarding's first Olympians.

USA Skateboarding, the official governing board of the sport, announced in June the first Olympic skateboarding team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The team includes 12 skateboarders, three of which have Arizona ties.  Jagger Eaton, Alana Smith and Brighton Zeuner all started their career in Arizona.  How are there so many Arizonans on the team? What impact has the Valley had in the growth of the sport? In this week's episode of Valley 101, a podcast from The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com, we dive into the skateboarding community in the Valley and its history.  In this episode, you'll hear from people who have been skateboarding in the Valley since the mid-1970s, and from a local skateboard coach who hopes to continue growing the skating community. 

At just 16 years old, Brighton Zeuner will be one of the youngest participants at Tokyo 2020 - but she'll also be one of the favourites for gold at the Games when skateboarding makes its debut. She tells us how she balances being a normal teenager with the pressure of being an elite sports star, mixing fame with being a fan herself and being a role model to others who hope to follow her path. She also tells us how she deals with nerves when competing, and offers advice to those new to the sport on how to overcome the challenges of both the physical demands and social pressures.

Our first interview of 2021 is with the warm, honest and insightful Katie Moses Swope. Katie founded MoSwo PR after (16) years at ESPN. Her clients include Paralympians Oksana Masters and Alana Nichols, as well as USA BMX, USA Skateboarding and the youngest Gold Medalist in X Games history, Brighton Zeuner.We begin the conversation with an origin story of sorts, with Katie sharing stories of her time at ESPN in the late-90's including working at the X Games in its early days (2:08); Then going farther back to talk about Katie's influences growing up in confidence, sports and storytelling (8:40); Katie then breaks down her work in terms of approach and speaks to the importance of building relationships (16:21); How the landscape of media has changed throughout her career, specifically the rise of social media platforms,  and how she has incorporated them into her work from her time at ESPN to now running her own company (22:15); We then pivot to discuss storytelling, with Katie sharing the stories that have influenced her, and when she recognized it was something she wanted to incorporate into her work (28:45) Plus, the athletes whose stories were the first to be shared by MoSwo PR, the ones who have had the greatest impact on her and her process for curating these stories (35:17); Katie then speaks about the female mentors she has had throughout her career and shares a leadership story about a harrowing event at her final X Games (39:34); Before speaking on a moment in her life when she felt truly brave and how that experience has changed her perspective (46:31); To close it out, Katie circles back to tell the story of meeting her husband at an X Games in the 90's, the best sporting event she has ever attended, and defines "Womanhood in 3 Words"(49:09); We end the podcast with the 30th edition of "Player Voicemail"(57:32).Subscribe/Rate/Review: Apple + SpotifyFollow/Engage: Instagram @untitled.offic + Twitter @untitledofficSupport The Girls.

With just 12 months to go until Tokyo 2020, we set ourselves a task. How many interviews can you squeeze into a podcast? The Olympic Channel Podcast went to New York with UCLA gymnast and viral sensation Katelyn Ohashi. In a crazy day, we spoke to Ali Krieger, Ashlyn Harris, Tom Schaar, Brighton Zeuner, Ashima Shiraishi, Alex Johnson, Foluke Akinradewo Gunderson, and Naya Tapper.LINKS:Katelyn Ohashi InstagramEd Knowles TwitterOlympic Channel InstagramFree Solo trailerTry our Instagram filter