That conversation around the State of U.S. Show Jumping was ignited this summer when Katie Prudent spoke out on this podcast. To discuss the response to her comments Chris Stafford is joined by U.S. show jumping team rider Callan Solem, Amateur Hunter Jumper Jennifer Baas who wrote to The Chronicle of the Horse in response and Molly Sorge is Senior Editor and Web Content Editor at The Chronicle. They discuss the different view points that were shared in publications both on and offline as well as social media and The Chronicle forums, and we also hear how the national federation has reacted by establishing an Advisory Group to continue the conversation. If you would like to share your comments on this topic please email [email protected]. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport visit www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports. 

Abby Ehler from The Magenta Project is back with friends who are taking part in this year's Volvo Ocean Race. Olympian Annie Lush, who was also on Team SCA in the previous edition of the race, has joined Abby on Team Brunel, and another Olympian, Italy's Francesca Clapcich, is on Dee Caffari's Turn the Tide on Plastic. They discuss the dynamics of the new mixed crew format, why you would endure freeze dried food for months, necessary medical skills and other training, crew rotation and final preparations in the countdown to the race that begins with the prologue from Lisbon to Alicante on October 8th followed by the race start on October 22. For more conversations from the world of women's sport visit us at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports. 

Elizabeth Emery talks to British Cyclocross racer Helen Wyman and bike advocate Liz Cornish. Helen is 9 times National Cyclocross Champion, two-time European Champion, and a World Championship medalist. She is also a superstar in women’s cyclocross advocacy. Many of the positive changes over the past few years — pay equality, race length, tv coverage — is due to her work as part of the UCI Cyclocross commission. Elizabeth caught up with her in Iowa where she was training in the heat between the first two World Cups of the season – Jinglecross World Cup in Iowa City and Trek Waterloo World Cup in Waterloo, Wisconsin. They discussed her training & racing, the upcoming cyclocross season, working with sponsors, and work towards equality in cyclocross. For more converations from the world of women's sport visit us at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

Gabbi Hall from Ski Racing Media hosts our all new skiing podcast ahead of the start of the Audi FIS World Cup season, which features Fresh Tracks -  the latest news and updates of alpine racers including who is  looking good in training, who is rehabbing from injury and who to look out for this season. Gabbi’s first guest on The Mixed Zone is Jacqueline Wiles from Aurora, Oregon, a speed skier known as one of the ‘Speed Unicorn’ from Team USA who races Super G, Downhill and Alpine Combined on the World Cup Tour. Jackie won the US National Title in 2013 & 2014 and made her Olympic debut at the 2014 Sochi Games. She achieved her first World Cup podium place earlier this year finishing third in the downhill at Altenmarkt-Zauchensee in Austria. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport visit www.wispsports.com. Follow us on social media @WiSP Sports. 

What do two best friends do after winning a Olympic medal then retiring from a lifestyle that involved spending several hours a day together? After years devoted to their sport of rowing the Canadian Lightweight Pairs partnership of Lindsay Jennerich and Patricia Obee have so much more to talk about. What’s it like to be an elite athlete, to win against all odds, to find a winning partnership, to overcome mental and emotional challenges, and how do you face retirement? The Dirty Double will be discussing all these issues and more as they share their experiences and reveal some of the hidden aspects of high performance sport in this monthly podcast. And they tell us how they got they became known as the #dirtydouble. Post your comments or questions on our Facebook Page - WiSP Sports, or email [email protected]. For more conversations from the world of women’s sport visit us at wispsports.com and join us on social media @WiSPsports.