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At Olympics.com, we tell Olympic stories year-round. Come along with us for in-depth interviews with the inspiring individuals who capture the world's imagination every two years as they go faster, higher, stronger - together. Host Nick McCarvel is joined regularly by one-of-a-kind guests - including athletes themselves, coaches, sporting legends - as well as Olympics.com producers and contributors - and more. Catch new episodes on Wednesdays every other week.
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Lindsey Vonn's last-minute push for the Olympic starting gate
Season 6 · Episode 3
jeudi 5 février 2026 • Duration 16:41
"I've always gotten back up," Lindsey Vonn told reporters on the eve of the Winter Olympics at Milano Cortina 2026. The skiing legend is battling another injury - a torn ACL - following a crash last week in Switzerland, but remains determined to race in what would be her fifth career Games.
"I will do everything in my power to be in that starting gate," she said.
Vonn is the focus of our first official podcast from MiCo 2026, with competition underway - and the iconic Opening Ceremony set for Friday, 6 February. Olympics.com podcast host Nick McCarvel is joined by colleague Alessandro Poggi from Cortina to get further insight on Vonn's injury and the challenges it presents - while also taking a vibe check on the Italian mountain town, which is hosting women's Alpine skiing, curling and the sliding sports - bobsleigh, skeleton and luge.
Previewing Milano Cortina 2026's biggest storylines
Season 6 · Episode 2
mercredi 21 janvier 2026 • Duration 50:38
We're officially just days away from kicking off the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, with competition set to get underway on 4 February - and the Opening Ceremony scheduled for the 6th.
With that in mind, host Nick McCarvel is joined by fellow Olympics.com reporter ZK Goh to talk about some of the big must-know storylines ahead of the Games, including "Quad God" figure skating star Ilia Malinin, the comeback of Lindsey Vonn, the USA-Canada women's hockey rivalry, cross-country skiing great Johannes Klaebo and much, much more.
Nick also gets audio dispatches from a handful of his other Olympics.com colleagues on the story they're most excited for - from ski jumping to Brazilian skeleton to the NHL's return to the Games and beyond.
Plus, three-time Olympic snowboard champion Shaun White describes why, exactly, the Olympics are just so extraordinary for the athletes themselves in a blurb from his exclusive interview with reporter Annie Fast.
Carl Lewis on his golden, controversial career - and new documentary
Season 5 · Episode 18
mercredi 17 septembre 2025 • Duration 35:49
There will never be another Olympian quite like Carl Lewis - on or off the track.
The athletics superstar is a nine-time gold medallist, and navigated a nearly two-decade-long career that was full of headline-grabbing controversy. It’s all featured in a new Olympic Channel documentary, I’M CARL LEWIS!, which is out now and available for viewing in the USA and Japan.
Lewis joins Olympics.com producer Scott Bregman for a discussion on the documentary, his reflections on his historic career, his turn as a pop culture phenomenon, as well as his thoughts on fellow Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles, teenage sensation Gout Gout - and much more.
Find the full documentary on Olympics.com now.
Kate Richardson-Walsh’s battle with a broken jaw, the year from hell, and making dreams come true
Season 1
mercredi 13 novembre 2019 • Duration 22:33
Team GB hockey captain Kate Richardson-Walsh had a year from hell in 2014.
“I started to ask myself some really big life questions. Why am I here? What is my value?”
After breaking her jaw in the first game of the 2012 Olympics, she took a bronze medal on home soil.
The quest for an Olympic gold seemed to be impossible after a disappointing performance in the 2014 World Cup. But the team did become champions at Rio 2016.
So, how did she make her dreams come true?
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How a phone call made Lacey Henderson a Paralympian
Season 1
mercredi 6 novembre 2019 • Duration 24:50
US long jumper Lacey Henderson seemed like a dead cert for Rio 2016. But some personal issues came up and her performance dipped. A phone call when she was on holiday completely changed her life - and her outlook. Lacey is an amputee cancer survivor with a wicked sense of humour. She shares her story ahead of the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.
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Running in North Korea with Aimee Fuller and Mirjam Jaeger
Season 1
mercredi 30 octobre 2019 • Duration 18:18
Two Olympians were invited by Olympic Channel to run in the North Korean capital. Winter athletes Aimee Fuller and Mirjam Jaeger took to the rarely seen Pyongyang streets as the city opened its doors for an internationally-recognised marathon. The podcast explores how the trip came about, what the two women took from the experience, and future hopes.
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Owen Wright: The surfer making a comeback from a traumatic brain injury
Season 1
mercredi 23 octobre 2019 • Duration 33:34
He was challenging for the world title in 2015 when Owen Wright’s world changed forever. The Australian suffered a severe concussion that meant bleeding on his brain. It’s been a long and difficult road to recover but, now, he’s a contender for the team at Tokyo 2020 after winning a WSL event in Tahiti.
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Why skateboarding will be awesome at Tokyo 2020
Adam Rippon with Meryl Davis on advice, LGBTQ+ issues, and becoming an icon
Season 1
mercredi 16 octobre 2019 • Duration 29:06
Two figure skating legends on one Olympic Channel Podcast. From his tough times in his coach’s basement to becoming a cultural icon, Olympic champion Meryl Davis speaks to her friend and USA teammate Adam Rippon about his epic life story.
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Perfection, Simone Biles, and gymnastics with Nellie Kim
Season 1
mardi 8 octobre 2019 • Duration 23:31
She was the second woman to score a 'Perfect 10' at the Olympic Games.
Now, Nellie Kim is a senior judge in gymnastics – it’s her job to analyse just how perfect things really are.
The Olympic Channel spoke to the five-time Olympic champion about Simone Biles, the wider gymnastic field, and her own Perfect 10 experience.
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Darya Klishna - The ‘lonely’ long jumper
Season 1
mercredi 2 octobre 2019 • Duration 22:12
She was the only athlete to compete for Russia in either track or field at Rio 2016.
Her Olympic experience was not enjoyable.
Darya Klishna had to take a break from long jumping in 2018 to recover mentally.
The Olympic Channel Podcast spoke to her as she prepares for action at the IAAF World Championships in Doha.
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