Salina Bartunek-Andrews was born in Cleveland and moved to New York City to dance. She is a Broadway choreographer and performer, a rock climber and she is also known as Elektra from The American Gladiators.

Join Ice and Elektra while they share about how it was growing up as an athlete, how she got into rock climbing, and how that helped her get into American Gladiators, even when she had no clue what the TV show was about. They also share their thoughts on ESPN’S The American Gladiators documentary, what Elektra has been up to after American Gladiators, and more!

 

In today’s episode, we are covering:

• [00:03:12] Growing up as an athlete

• [00:13:35] Getting into Rock Climbing

• [00:18:07] Becoming an American Gladiator

• [00:27:36] The best memories from the Tour

• [00:28:47] ESPN’s The American Gladiators Documentary

• [00:40:16] Life for Elektra after American Gladiators

• [00:47:24] “Give me a character and I'll play it”

 

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