Kelly Slater on surfing at the Olympics, retirement, and Baywatch

The 11-time world champion surfer still has a chance to qualify for the Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Olympic Channel Podcast sat down with surfing legend Kelly Slater to look back his career which has stretched out for nearly 30 years.

Ben Ryan – the coach behind Fiji’s rugby 7s Olympic gold

Battling cyclones, family deaths, relationship problems, and mysterious magic curses – Ben Ryan’s time in charge of Fiji’s men’s 7s team was truly inspirational. He gives insight into the difficulties he faced and also how he had to develop his own m…

World champ Salwa Eid Naser making statements on the track and in fashion

The 400m runner Salwa Eid Naser took a silver medal at the Youth Olympics in 2014 wearing a hijab and a full body suit. Fast forward to her incredible performance at the 2019 World Athletics Championships – she wasn’t wearing a hijab but now has nine…

Kate Richardson-Walsh’s battle with a broken jaw, the year from hell, and making dreams come true

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…

How a phone call made Lacey Henderson a Paralympian

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 …

Running in North Korea with Aimee Fuller and Mirjam Jaeger

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 po…

Owen Wright: The surfer making a comeback from a traumatic brain injury

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 t…

Adam Rippon with Meryl Davis on advice, LGBTQ+ issues, and becoming an icon

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. LINKS: Me…

Perfection, Simone Biles, and gymnastics with Nellie Kim

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 S…

Darya Klishna - The ‘lonely’ long jumper

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 he…