In this unscripted (and barely edited) bonus episode for Season 1, Jonathan and Sarah recap the highlights from the recent Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing 2022 while things were still fresh on their minds. From Austria's Aigner family siblings to Riley the guide dog, from sled hockey history to a powerful showing by Team Ukraine, return to Beijing to remember the highs and lows of the most televised Winter Paralympics yet.

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In this unscripted (and barely edited) bonus episode, Sarah and Jonathan unpack the highlights from the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, from ice skating drama galore and diplomatic boycotts, to historic victories and the heartwarming women's snowboarding love fest. Relive your favorite (and not so favorite) moments of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics with us!

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Jim Thorpe, born into the Sac and Fox nation, became the first Native American Olympic gold medalist at the Stockholm 1912 Games by dominating in the new events of pentathlon and decathlon. So why was this versatile athlete stripped of his medals and titles one year later? From facing racism, heartbreaking loss, substance abuse, encounters with future Presidents, and playing professional football, baseball, and basketball, Thorpe’s story is one of constant struggle and serves as a reminder that even our greatest athletes are still human.

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Besides their meatballs and their ready-to-assemble furniture, what does Sweden do really well? The Olympic Games. Stockholm 1912, the only time that Sweden has hosted the Olympics, is known as “The Swedish Masterpiece” for being a well-organized event that firmly established the revived Olympics as the pinnacle of international athletic participation From the addition of more women’s competition and electronic timing devices, to a marathon runner with a race time of over fifty years, Stockholm’s legacy is nothing short of legendary.

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Figure skating made its historic debut at the London 1908 Olympic Games and with it, British figure skater Madge Syers broke the ice ceiling by becoming the first in a long line of figure skating royalty. In an era where the sport of figure skating was dominated and controlled by men, Syers redefined athleticism in bold style, urged on by her supportive husband and coach Edgar.

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In this bonus episode, Jonathan presents the Olympic gold medal-winning poem "Ode to Sport," which was anonymously submitted by modern Olympic founder Baron Pierre de Coubertin in the artistic competition in Stockholm 1912.

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What could be worse for the Olympic movement than the disastrous St. Louis Games? How about an actual natural disaster? In 1906, the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius disrupted the plans for the 1908 Olympiad to be hosted in Rome. With less than two years to put together a plan, London rides in to rescue the Games as host city – and sets a new standard for the possibilities of the Olympic Games. From flag protests to the addition of figure skating, London 1908 was truly one for the books.

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After the back-to-back disasters of the Paris 1900 and the St. Louis 1904 Olympic Games, the fledgling Olympic movement needed a win. Big time. As the International Olympic Committee turned its eyes to the 1908 Games, Greece would look to repeat the success of the 1896 Games by hosting a half-Olympiad in Athens in 1906 that would not only prove to be the most successful Games yet but would help reignite the faltering Olympic flame. But why have these 1906 Games been forgotten? Or is it more accurate to say they were hidden?

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One of the most incredible stories from the 1904 St. Louis Olympics is that of George Eyser, a German immigrant to the US who competed in the gymnastics program. One of the most successful athletes of the third Olympiad, Eyser won six medals in one day, a record that still stands. This included three golds, all the more impressive considering that his left leg had been amputated and he competed with a prosthetic wooden leg.

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The first Olympic Games to be hosted by the United States is memorable for pretty much all the wrong reasons. It’s a story rife with American backstabbing, the first case of an athlete using a performance-enhancing substance, and displays of blatant racism. It’s a bit of a miracle that the Olympic movement survived this debacle. Find out why the third Olympiad nearly proved to be the nail in the coffin for the fledgling Olympic Games.

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Runner's World: The Unbelievable True Story of the Craziest Olympic Marathon

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