Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

Another special bonus episode coming through your speakers today as we take you right into the heart of Brisbane for the official reveal of the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic emblems! We bring you all the excitement, atmosphere, news and behind-the-scenes gossip from a massive night in the future Olympic and Paralympic host city, as well as THREE incredible interviews with some of Australia's biggest Olympic and Paralympic st...

WE ARE FINALLY AT THE GREATEST OLYMPICS TO EVER BE AN OLYMPICS! Yes, we’re at the 1920 Antwerp Games to celebrate the iconic Games that are the Games that were the Antwerp Games! Why does Ben love these Olympics so much? What do we even know about Antwerp? Why were these Games so historic on so many levels? What exactly is horse vaulting, and why do we need to bring it back? Are we sad to see the end of tug-of-war? Why did th...

Just like the logo reveal itself, we’re coming to you earlier than expected for this episode as we bring you our immediate reaction to the brand new Brisbane 2032 Olympic & Paralympic logo and work out exactly how we feel about the design that will represent Australia to the world! Ben and special best Brendan Low go over every angle of the new logo, debate whether it’s instantly iconic or one that might take a litt...

It's history on two levels on the show today as we not only speak to our first-ever athlete from Trinidad & Tobago, but also that country's first-ever Alpine skier, Nikhil Alleyne, as we learn about the incredible journey that led him to representing his nation at the Milano Cortina Olympics earlier this year. We hear from Nikhil about how he first got into skiing and the challenges he had to overcome pursuing a winter sport fr...

He was our very first SkiMo guest on the show more than a year ago in the lead-up to Milano Cortina, and since then Maximilien Drion has gone on to make history as the first Belgian SkiMo athlete to compete at a Winter Olympics. And while his time in Italy didn't exactly go as he would've hoped, he still helped put the sport on the map with a strong result and an even stronger series of events that made him an unexpected viral hit ...

After the heartbreak of missing the Beijing 2022 Olympics, and overcoming years of serious injuries and being cut from the national squad, Australian aerial skier Abbey Willcox finally fulfilled a lifelong dream by qualifying for the Milano Cortina 2026 Games. It was a moment she described as a “weight off her shoulders”, with the 29-year-old carrying her strong form into the Italian mountains to finish the Games with a...

We first talked doubles luge on the show last year with Canadian Kailey Allan, and today we’re joined by her teammate and doubles partner, Beattie Podulsky, to learn more about the discipline as well as her own incredible rise in the sport. We find out how a sign spotted by Beattie’s dad set her on the path to the Olympics, what other sports she could have potentially reached the pinnacle in, and how her luge journey to...

We're back with another classic opening ceremony review as we celebrate 50 glorious years since the Montreal 1976 Olympics by revisiting the opening ceremony of the Montreal 1976 Olympics! Does anything actually happen in this ceremony? Why was even the Queen bored? Did we know the Queen could speak French? How exciting is it to see New Zealand discover colour, even if it's a bit awkward to talk about them in this ceremony? Did the...

Excited to welcome another returning guest to the podcast today as we chat with Aussie moguls skier Charlotte Wilson about her incredible Olympic debut at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics! We hear from Charlotte about her epic qualifying run leading into the Games and how it boosted her confidence ahead of her first Olympic appearance. We also dive into what it was like making the final on debut and why she believes it has set her ...

It’s always exciting to talk about the world of freestyle skiing and the discipline of moguls, particularly when we get to chat with one of Australia’s biggest upcoming stars in the sport and Milano Cortina Olympian Emma Bosco! We explore Emma's rise through the sport and her journey to her Olympic debut, from picking up skis at just three years old through to her rapid progression in moguls and making the Australi...

To say 2026 has been a rollercoaster of a year for Aussie curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt might be the biggest understatement we can make on this podcast. From the crushing low of missing out on qualification for the 2026 Olympics to the incredible high of claiming Australia’s first-ever curling world championship months later, it has been one hell of a year for the nation’s golden curling pair. But how are they feel...

Australian ski-mountaineer Lara Hamilton joined us ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics to give incredible insight into her sport, her journey, and the challenges she faced in pursuit of her Olympic dream. Since that chat, that dream has become reality, with Lara making history as the first Australian woman to compete in ski mountaineering at the Olympic Games. But while she reached the Games, the experience came with its own challeng...

We’re back on the ice today as we chat with dual American short-track Olympian Julie Letai about her incredible career and Olympic experiences! We dive into how her passion for skating began in a completely different discipline, what sparked her switch to short track, and how she handled that transition. We also explore her preference for the relay, and how she prepares both physically and mentally for the gruelling demands i...

It's time to get all Swedish up in here as we bring back another classic GAMES REVIEW by heading back to the year a certain ship sank, a certain cookie was invented and a certain US President was no longer in control as we look at the Stockholm 1912 Olympics! Why were these Games so groundbreaking for the modern Olympics? Are we excited to talk about the icon that is Jim Thorpe? What about super long wrestling matches that are prob...

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY! Well, at least to us, as we celebrate ten glorious years on air with a very special episode you’ll remember forever! Okay... maybe at least for the next couple of hours, but hey, we’ll take that! Join us for a retrospective trip down memory lane as we look back on how this show began, how we’ve somehow survived ten years, our favourite Olympic memories, our favourite moments from the podcas...

We first spoke with Australian bobsledder Sarah Blizzard back in 2021 in the lead-up to the Beijing Olympics, an Olympics she narrowly missed, serving as an alternate. Ahead of her second push for the Games in 2026, Sarah rejoined us last year to reflect on her journey and why she believed Italy would finally be her moment. She was right. Alongside Desi Johnson, Sarah qualified for her first Olympic Games and helped create history,...

It's one of the rare track & field disciplines we've never had the honour of talking to an athlete from, and today that changes as we dive into the epic sport of pole vault with incredible New Zealand Olympian Olivia McTaggart, who joins us for an amazing interview about her, her sport and everything else in between! We find out how a serious injury in a different sport led her to switching to pole vault, and just how she was a...

One theme we often hear about on this show through our many athlete interviews is the struggle when it comes to funding, and how Olympians support themselves to pursue their Olympic goals. It's a complicated journey for many to receive the money to help them with their careers, with limited avenues available to them outside the traditional sponsorship route. But one man is trying to change that, with British startup founder Ben Tol...

With the sports programme for the French Alps 2030 Olympics now announced, we bring you a very special EMERGENCY PODCAST to discuss everything that has been revealed and give our take on the sports, the events and everything else in between. Has Ben managed to calm himself down enough about Nordic Combined to make this episode worth listening to? Why is Colin pumped for one of the new events? Why is another event so obscure that we...