No shockers here: CanWNT are gold medalists, and you know we have to get into it. After two weeks of Olympics action, Ellen and Steph are looking at some of the amazing moments that women have given us over the past two weeks of Olympics action, and of course, we’re starting with the big one: today’s gold medal soccer match.
 
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With the women’s soccer final being pushed to nighttime to avoid the sun (seriously), Ellen and guest host Vanessa are chatting about the weather (we promise, it’s way more fun than it sounds), before looking at the team event finals — including Team USA basketball — coming up in the last three days of the Olympics. Tune in. 
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It’s out with the old, in with the new at this year’s Olympic Games...or is it? With Andre De Grasse’s gold medal win in the 200m, Ellen and guest host Courtney are looking at how De Grasse can fill the GOAT-shaped void left by Usain Bolt, and if other rising stars like gymnast Sunisa Lee and swimmer Caeleb Dressel can do the same. 
Add that to a preview of the upcoming women’s soccer medal matches as CanWNT plays for gold and USWNT for bronze. Tune in, won’t you?
 
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After Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya was forced to seek asylum at the Polish embassy in Tokyo last weekend, Ellen and guest host Vanessa are looking at why some athletes defect during the Olympics. But first, they discuss which Olympic sport they could definitely (not) medal in if they had four years to train. Join us, won’t you?
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Did the Canadian women’s national soccer team win today’s Olympic semifinal...or did the USWNT lose it? In this special Olympic edition of the pod, Ellen and Steph look at what went wrong and what went right in this match-up for the ages, before chatting about Canadian soccer star Quinn and Kiwi weightlifter Laurel Hubbard, the first trans athletes trailblazing their ways through the Olympics. Give it a listen, won’t you?
 
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After one full week of the Olympics, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz recap the first week of the Games and preview the biggest rivalry of the Olympics yet: USWNT vs. CanWNT semifinal on Monday at 4 a.m. ET. 


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Inspired by golfer Rory McIlroy saying “I am not a very patriotic guy” and “I want to represent the game of golf more than anything else,” Ellen Hyslop and guest host Vanessa Sanchez ask the question: what are athletes actually representing at the Olympics? Is it their country, or their sport, or their families, or themselves? And as fans, what or who are we really cheering for? 
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With at least 170 publicly out LGBT2Q+ athletes competing in Tokyo, these Olympics are the most “out” Games yet. In today’s episode, Ellen and Courtney are celebrating these Olympians while also looking at some of the issues they continue to face at these Games, including the media misgendering non-binary athletes and trans athlete facing abuse online. 
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After Simone Biles’ withdrawal from the women’s gymnastics team final this morning, guest hosts Vanessa and Courtney take a look at how she prioritized her mental health while dealing with the weight of the nation on her shoulders, and what comes next for the GOAT. Add that to a few more highlights from the Games and what to watch tonight, and you have yourself another Olympics Edition pod. Take a listen, won’t you?
 
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We’re back! And as of this week, we’re here to bring you a daily update on all things Olympics, every weekday evening. You’re welcome.
On our first Olympics Edition episode, guest hosts Vanessa and Courtney chat about their favorite Olympic moments so far, what they’re looking forward to watching tonight and how in awe they are of the young Olympians — like skateboarder Momiji Nishiya, swimmer Summer McIntosh and table tennis player Hend Zaza — who are running these Olympic Games. Tune in, won't you?