Keep the Flame Alive

It's Day 15 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and as the Games winds down, news about the Kamila Valieva situation keeps brewing, thanks to TBach's appearance at the IOC daily press briefing. That didn't tamp down the action on the field of play though, as more medals are on the line for TKFLASTAN today.

Sports on today's competition schedule:

• Biathlon - Women's and men's mass start
• Bobsleigh - Two-Woman heats
• Curling - Men's bronze medal match; women's semifinals
• Figure Skating - Pairs short program
• Freestyle Skiing - Women's ski halfpipe; men's ski cross
• Ice Hockey - Men's semifinals
• Speed Skating - Long Track - Men's 1000m

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

RED ENVELOPE CAMPAIGN: This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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

It's Day 14 at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and boy, was it a doozy! Drama in the hockey arena! Drama on the ice! Drama in the Main Media Center during the Magical Hour of Vacuuming! It's been a wild day at Beijing 2022, and we've got all the details.

Sports on today's competition schedule:

• Alpine Skiing – Women's Combined
• Curling – End of the Round Robin tournaments; men's semifinals
• Figure Skating – Women's free program
• Freestyle Skiing – Women's and men's ski halfpipe; women's ski cross
• Ice Hockey – Women's gold medal match
• Nordic Combined – Team Large Hill/4x5K XCS
• Speed Skating – Long Track – Women's 1000m

For a transcript of today's episode, visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Gf

This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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

It's Day 13 of the Beijing Winter Olympics! Our TKFLASTANI Clare Egan had her last Olympic race today. How did the US women fare in the biathlon relay? Also, it's man vs. mountain again on the slopes in Yanqing. Who wins today?

Sports on today's competition schedule:

• Alpine Skiing – Men's slalom
• Biathlon – Women's relay
• Cross-Country Skiing – Women's and men's team sprint classic
• Curling – Men's and women's round robin
• Freestyle Skiing – Men's aerials
• Ice Hockey – Women's bronze medal game and men's quarterfinals
• Short Track Speed Skating – Women's 1500m and men's 5000m relay

For a transcript of today's episode, visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Gd

This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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

It's Day 12 of the Beijing Winter Olympics! The drama continues on the skating rink, as reprieved ROC skater Kamila Valieva takes to the ice in the Women's short program. She also skates past all of the doping questions sent her way.

Jill reports from the last competition at Big Air, the men's snowboard. Did the competitors get big air? Nine meters seems pretty big.

On today's competition schedule:

• Alpine Skiing – Women's downhill
• Biathlon – Men's relay
• Bobsleigh – 2-man final heats
• Curling – Men's and women's round robin
• Figure Skating – Women's short program
• Freestyle Skiing – Women's freeski slopestyle, men's freeski slopestyle, men's aerials
• Ice Hockey – Men's qualification play-offs
• Nordic Combined – Individual Gundersen large hill/10K
• Snowboard – Women's and men's Big Air
• Speed Skating – Women's and men's pursuit

For a transcript of today's episode, visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1Ga

This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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

It's Day 11 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics! It's Valentine's Day, and although love is in the air, not everyone loves the decision on the Kamila Valieva doping situation, which was announced today. There's still no team medal though, so this story isn't over.

We did have more drama on the ice with the Ice Dancing Free Dance competition. Plus, what are the medal ceremonies like in person? Jill went to some and reports back!

Today's sports schedule includes:

• Bobsleigh – Women's Monobob, heats 3-4; Men's Two-Man, heats 1-2
• Curling – Men's and Women's Round Robin
• Figure Skating – Ice Dance Free Dance
• Freestyle Skiing – Women's Freeski Slopestyle Qualifications, Women's Aerials
• Ice Hockey – Women's Semifinals
• Ski Jumping – Men's Team

For a transcript of this episode, visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1G8

This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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

It's Day 10 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and TKFLASTAN has made the podium again! TKFLASTANI Erin Jackson competed in the Women's 500m long track speed skating event and won some hardware. What color is it, and (maybe more importantly) did she make Jill cry?

It's a winter wonderland at Beijing 2022, as all three competition sites got snow – which for some competitions, made for a very challenging day indeed. Did the mountain win again? Did the cold and the wind get to the competitors?

Today's sports schedule includes:

• Alpine Skiing – Men's Giant Slalom
• Biathlon – Men's and Women's Pursuit
• Bobsleigh – Women's Monobob
• Cross-Country Skiing – Men's 4x10K Relay
• Curling – Men's and Women's Round Robin
• Freestyle Skiing – Women's Aerials
• Ice Hockey – Men's Preliminaries
• Speed Skating – Men's Team Pursuit and Women's 500m
• Speed Skating – Short Track – Men's 500m, Women's 3000m Relay

At the end of the show, we feature tape from the mixed zone interviews with Erin Jackson's coach Ryan Shimbakuro and with Erin herself.

This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1G6

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

It's Day 9 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics - and Alison's excited because it's the start of the ice dancing competition. Jill went to it - was it as good as she hoped?

Today's sports schedule includes:

• Biathlon – Men's 10K Sprint
• Cross-Country Skiing – Women's 4x5K Relay
• Curling – Men's and Women's Tournament
• Figure Skating – Ice Dancing Rhythm Dance
• Ice Hockey – Men's Prelims and Women's Quarterfinals
• Skeleton – Women's
• Ski Jumping – Men's Large Hill
• Snowboard Cross – Mixed Team
• Speed Skating – Women's Team Pursuit Quarterfinals, Men's 500m

For a transcript of today's episode, visit: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1G4

This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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

It's Day 8 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and speed is key for today!

Today's sports schedule includes:

• Alpine Skiing
• Biathlon – Women's Sprint with TKFLASTANI Clare Egan
• Cross-Country Skiing – Men's 15K Classic
• Curling – Women's and Men's tournaments with TKFLASTANI John Shuster
• Ice Hockey – Men's prelims and Women's quarterfinals
• Skeleton – Men's finals
• Ski Jumping – Men's Large Hill
• Snowboard – Men's Halfpipe
• Speed Skating – Long Track – Men's 10000m
• Speed Skating – Short Track – various races

Plus, updates on the situation in figure skating, thoughts on country swapping, and Jill locks herself out of her hotel room.

For a transcript of this episode, see here: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1G2

Red Envelope campaign!

this show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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

It's Day 7 from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and skiers are starting to conquer the mountain, rather than the other way around!

Plus, Nathan Chen delivered a performance that got Jill and Alison in the feels, and Jill's come up with a new way to rate figure skating.

Today's schedule included:

• Alping Skiing - Men's Combined
• Cross-Country Skiing - Women's 10K Classic
• Curling - Men's and Women's tournament
• Figure Skating - Men's Free Program
• Freestyle Skiing - Team Aerials
• Ice Hockey - Men's tournament
• Luge - Team Relay
• Skeleton - Men's heats
• Snowboard - Women's Halfpipe and Men's Snowboard Cross
• Speed Skating - Women's 5000m

Plus, what officiating/volunteer job we'd like to do!

For a transcript of this episode, go to: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1G0

Red Envelope campaign!

This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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

It's Day 6 of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, and once again we have the question of who's the real winner: The mountain, or the Alpine skiers? Plus, it's not redemption for Lindsey Jacobellis, TKFLASTAN hits the halfpipe, and do we have another version of Elizabeth Swaney?

Sports on today's program:

• Alpine Skiing – Women's Slalom
• Curling – Men's tournament kicks off
• Freestyle Skiing – Men's Big Air
• Ice Hockey – Men's prelims
• Luge – Doubles
• Nordic Combined – Normal hill
• Snowboard – Men's and women's halfpipe; women's snowboard cross
• Short Track Speed Skating – Men's 1500m, women's 1000m, women's 3000m relay

Want a transcript of this episode? Find it here: https://wp.me/pbRtIx-1FS

Red Envelope campaign!

This show does cost money to produce, and while our listeners have been extremely generous in supporting us through the Kickstarter campaign that got us to Beijing and also through Patreon patronage, we're coming up on 2 ½ years until another Olympics, so to celebrate the Lunar New Year, we're asking for donations of at least $8 -- in China the number 8 is a lucky number symbolizing good fortune -- to help us get through to Paris 2024. Go to flamealivepod.com/support to donate.

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