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 medal on home soil.

The quest for an Olympic gold seemed to be impossible after a disappointing performance in the 2014 World Cup. But the team did become champions at Rio 2016.

So, how did she make her dreams come true?

LINKS:

Kate Richardson-Walsh Instagram

David Childs Twitter

Ed Knowles Twitter

Olympic Channel Instagram

Jordan Burroughs episode

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 with a wicked sense of humour. She shares her story ahead of the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai.

LINKS:

Lacey’s Instagram

Lacey’s podcast

Olympic Channel Instagram

Ed Knowles’ Twitter

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 podcast explores how the trip came about, what the two women took from the experience, and future hopes.

LINKS:

Running in North Korea full documentary

Aimee Fuller Instagram

Mirjam Jaeger Instagram

Ed Knowles Twitter

USA artistic swimming episode

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 team at Tokyo 2020 after winning a WSL event in Tahiti.

Links:

Owen Wright on Instagram

Olympic Channel on Instagram

Ed Knowles on Twitter

Ashlee Tulloch on Twitter

Why skateboarding will be awesome at Tokyo 2020

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:

Meryl Davis on Instagram

Adam Rippon on Instagram

Ed Knowles on Twitter

Olympic Channel on Instagram

Mirai Nagasu episode

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 Simone Biles, the wider gymnastic field, and her own Perfect 10 experience.

LINKS:

Olympic Channel on Twitter

All Around episode three

Ed Knowles on Twitter

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 her as she prepares for action at the IAAF World Championships in Doha.

LINKS:

Darya Klishna on Instagram

Olympic Channel on Instagram

Ed Knowles on Twitter

The consequences of the Caster Semenya ruling

Double Olympic champion South African 800m runner Caster Semenya won’t be at the IAAF World Championships in Doha.

New rules means athletes with differences of sexual development (DSD) can’t compete in the 400m, 800m, and the 1500m. 

The three athletes who took Olympic medals home from Rio 2016 are all affected by the regulations. 

In this episode, Olympic medallists Margaret Nyairera Wambui and Francine Niyonsaba tell their stories.

With world exclusive interviews, we’ve travelled the globe to track down people affected by this important legal case.

Two-time Olympian and five-time French national champion Mae-Berenice Meite captured the world’s attention by skating to Beyonce at PyeongChang 2018.

But her complicated relationship with her body meant she sometimes couldn’t enjoy her career.

“I didn’t like my body.

“I got lost for a very long time… now I have more of purpose.”

Mae also talks about her friend Adam Rippon, Yuzuru Hanyu, quads, and Evgenia Medvedeva.

LINKS

Mae-Berenice Meite Instagram

Ed Knowles Twitter

Olympic Channel Instagram

Anatomy Of… episode

Evgenia Medvedeva and Jason Brown talk to Meryl Davies

The tears behind the triple axel triumph with Mirai Nagasu

U.S. wrestler Jordan Burroughs joins viral gymnast Katelyn Ohashi for an in-depth chat.

Jordan won Olympic gold in 2012 but suffered a huge shock at Rio 2016 when he came away empty handed.

The pair talk what defines success and failure and why he’s gunning for glory in a different manner now.

LINKS

Jordan Burroughs Instagram

Katelyn Ohashi Instagram

Ed Knowles Twitter

Olympic Channel Instagram

Simone Biles Podcast

Everything you need to know about the 2019 Wrestling World Championships