Keep the Flame Alive

Book Club Claire is back for a not-so-marathon discussion about TKFLASTANI marathoner Abdi Abdirahman's book Abdi's World: The Black Cactus on Life, Running, and Fun. And plants. We also talk plants.

Our next book will be Snowball's Chance: The Story of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games Squaw Valley & Lake Tahoe by David C. Antonucci. Get your copy through our Bookshop.org storefront (affiliate link) and support the show -- we get a commission from purchases made through that link.

Also on the show, Alison looks back on short track speed skater Cathy Turner's feats at Albertville 1992.

In our news from TKFLASTAN, Team Keep the Flame Alive has been busy! We have updates from:

• Marnie McBean
• Nordic combined athlete Annika Malacinski- She'll be at Jumpapalooza in Lake Placid in a few weeks. If you're in the area, check it out!
• Sport climber/Ninja warrior Josh Levin
• Race walker/candidate Evan Dunfee
• Speed skater Erin Jackson - back on wheels!
• Sailors Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea
• Former biathlete Clare Egan, who adds another board membership to her resume
• Boxer Ginny Fuchs, who will be fighting on September 10
• World Games medalist John Moorhead - get well soon!

This week also marks the 50th anniversary of the tragic loss of life at the Munich 1972 Olympics when terrorists took 11 Israeli team members hostage. Their tragic deaths, along with a German policeman's, will never be forgotten.

We also have news from Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024, LA 2028 and the International Paralympic Committee.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Yr

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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It's time for another Lightning Round episode with some of our TKFLASTANIs - and this time, we're keeping it in the world of athletics. Runner Madeline Manninng Mims talks with us about being a Tigerbelle and just how hard training could be. Race walker Evan Dunfee shares where you can get the best doughnuts in Canada. And marathoner Abdi Abdirahman shares the secret to getting good pins for his Olympic pin collection.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Yp

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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Theater collaborators Gordon Leary and Julia Meinwald have brought the Olympics to the stage in the new musical "The Magnificent Seven," which tells the story of the women's team artistic gymnastics competition during the Atlanta 1996 Olympics. How did they bring this show to the stage, and just what is "sports blue"?

We talked with Gordon and Julia during a limited run of the show Off Broadway that took place this past July. You can learn more about them at their website and on Insta.

Find out more about the musical--and listen to the soundtrack--at the show's website. It will have its world premiere next spring at Flint Repertory Theatre, and single tickets go on sale September 1. Jill's planning to go during the run's last weekend. If you're interested in going, get in touch and we'll put a group together!

In our Albertville 1992 history moment, Jill's got more on la parcours de la flamme (that's torch relay, if you don't speak French).

During our check in with our citizens of TKFLASTAN, we have updates from:

• Hammer thrower DeAnna Price
• Swimmer Mallory Comerford
• Sport climber/Ninja Warrior Josh Levin
• Race Walker Evan Dunfee

We also have updates from Tokyo 2020--both good and not-so-good--Paris 2024, Milan-Cortina 2026 (if you guessed "expanding budget," you're right!), and an update on budget issues with World Games 2022. Even the floorball federation felt the need to apologize.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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It's time for movie club! Film Buff Fran is back with the official film of the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics "One Light One World, " directed by Joe Jay Jalbert and R. Douglas Copsey.

In our Albertville 1992 moment, Alison has part 2 of her deep dive on the women's figure skating competition.

In news from TKFLASTAN we have updates from:

• Connor Fields' and his retirement from BMX racing
• Michelle Carter - Check out her new jewelry collection
• Retired bobsledder Lauren Gibbs
• Figure skater Nate Bartholomay
• Beach volleyball player Kelly Cheng
• Author David Maraniss
• Karate-ka Tom Scott and former biathlete Clare Egan - both are running for the World Anti-Doping Agency's Athlete Council
• Speedskater Erin Jackson and snowboarder Chloe Kim are both finalists for the 2022 Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year. Cast your vote here by August 22.

We also have Games updates from Paris 2024 (behind schedule?), LA 2028 (shortlist of new Olympics sports and the sports vying to get on the Paralympic program) and Brisbane 2032 (new stadium construction budget issues--who'd a thunk?).

For detailed notes, including the figure skating programs referenced here, and a transcript of this show, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Yk

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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We are so excited to have David Maraniss on today's show to talk about his new book Path Lit by Lightning: The Life of Jim Thorpe.

Path Lit by Lightning came out this week, and we talked with him about the book and Thorpe, who won the pentathlon and decathlon at Stockholm 1912, but had his medals stripped because it was later discovered that he had been a professional athlete.

Follow David on Facebook, Twitter and Insta!

David will be on tour promoting the book from now through October. Check out his website for details. One we want to point out: If you're in the Nashville area, David will be appearing at Parnassus Books in conversation with his son--and fellow book club author--Andrew on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 6:30pm. Advance registration is required.

In our Albertville 1992 moment, Alison's starting in on the women's figure skating competition with the beginnings of the Nancy Kerrigan/Tonya Harding situation.

In our update from TKFLASTAN, we have news from:

• The Montreal Parc Olympique -- the office tower is now 100% occupied!
• Beach volleyball player Kelly Cheng
• Para dressage rider Sydney Collier, who will be competing at the U.S. Dressage Festival of Champions in a couple of weeks.
• Modern pentathlete Samantha Schultz - If you're in Colorado Springs on August 12, go to the US Olympic & Paralympic Museum for her meet and greet!
• Race walker Evan Dunfee -- just check out his last lap of the 10000K race walk at the 2022 Commonwealth Games!

For a transcript, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1XW

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

Photo credit: Linda Maraniss. Photo courtesy of Simon & Schuster.

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Big changes are coming to the sport of modern pentathlon for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Contributor Ben Jackson talks with Team GB Olympian Jo Muir, who breaks down what they are and how the sport will look. Also, what's hotter? Tokyo at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics or the United Kingdom in summer 2022?

Follow Jo on Insta: @jomuir_194 and @poised_pilates.

In our news from TKFLASTAN, we have updates from:

• Beach volleyball player Kelly Claes Cheng
• Retired luger Jayson Terdiman
• Superfan Sarah

We also have some news from Paris, in which Jill bungles pronunciations and we wonder how the ever-increasing budget will affect venue locations.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Xu

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

Photo courtesy of Jo Muir.

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It is two years to go until the Paris 2024 Olympics begin! To celebrate, we're talking with George Hirthler, author of The Idealist, a historical novel about this founder of the modern Olympic Movement. George was recently honored with the International Olympic Committee's Pierre de Coubertin medal for his service to the Olympic Movement.

We talk with George about the baron's life and his thoughts on physical education within the French school system, along with his struggles to have it implemented. We also discuss his attitude toward amateurism and whether women should participate in the Games (Pierre's philosophy might surprise you).

George tells us why he wanted to write about de Coubertin and why he chose to write his story as historical fiction. Plus, he shares what's in store for readers in the next couple of years.

George is also the person behind the Coubertin Speaks website and Twitter feed, which shares daily inspiration from Pierre de Coubertin. You can follow him on Instagram for the latest updates.

In this episode we also have news from Team Keep the Flame Alive, including:

• Race walker Evan Dunfee
• Figure skater Meagan Duhamel
• Author Roy Tomizawa
• Speedskater Erin Jackson
• Paralympian John Register
• The dulcet (and husky?) tones of Jason Bryant

Plus we have news on Tokyo 2020, Paris 2024 and LA 2028. For all the latest Paris 2024 info, check out our new Paris page!

For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1X9

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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We've been mesmerized by the last week of the World Games (and not just by how many American Idol contestants have come from Alabama), so we've got more of the action from Birmingham 2022, including thoughts on the artistic gymnastics disciplines we wish were in the Olympics, feed replay beefs and what could possibly be the deal with the mascot of the 2025 World Games.

Plus, we open the phone lines to hear from our listeners who watched and/or went, and we learn just how hot it was in Birmingham, what the sumo controversy was like in person, and how World Games compares to an Olympics.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Wd

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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u5gLKIsoqxsBhrgsB1kgThe 2022 World Games are underway, and we are glued to the feeds! Today we talk about the sports we've been watching and how the World Games has made us love multi-sport events all over again.

If you haven't been watching the World Games, check out the feeds at Olympics.com. It's really cool to see some sports with disciplines that aren't in the Olympics. It's also cool to get to know some new sports that aren't in the Olympics (though some are trying for LA 2028 - looking at you, flying disc, lacrosse and flag football).

Following the World Games and want to talk about them? Check out our Facebook Group -- the conversation is hoppin' and some listeners are there reporting back!

We also have updates from TKFLASTANIS:

• Karate athlete Tom Scott
• Sailors Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea
• Hurdler Dawn Harper Nelson
• Para shooter McKenna Geer
• Decathlete Jordan Gray - check out her decathlon clinic!
• Boxer Ginny Fuchs
• Retired water polo player Tony Azevedo - he's on "One Team: The Power of Sport"
• The dulcet tones of Jason Bryant
• Hammer Thrower DeAnna Price
• Sport Climber/Ninja Warrior Josh Levin

The Paris 2024 Board of Directors had a meeting, so we've got news from those Games, including thoughts on the Paralympic opening ceremonies, the Paralympic schedule and some venue switcheroos.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1VP

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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The 2022 World Games kicks off today in Birmingham, Alabama. Why should we care about a non-Olympic or Paralympic event? The International Olympic Committee is connected to this, and we've got some details on their relationship. We're also joined by World Games medalist John Moorhead, who won bronze in American Football at the 2017 World Games in Wrocław, Poland. John tells us about his experiences and having football in a multi-sport event.

Follow John on Twitter, Facebook and Insta.

In our Albertville 1992 moment, Jill starts talking torch relay, namely the torch itself, which was designed by Philippe Starck and is currently somewhat newsworthy.

Philippe Starck may also have designed something for Paris 2024 too--or at least he did for the bid, and we'll see if that idea comes to fruition.

TKFLASTAN has news from:

• Stephanie Roble and Maggie Shea
• Dawn Harper Nelson
• Phil Andrews

Plus, teams are starting to qualify for Paris 2024, and one team gets their gold medals 14 years after they earned them.

For an transcript of this podcast, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Vu

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

Photo courtesy of John Moorhead.

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