Women Unscripted

In Ashley Johnson's latest BlogCAST she shares advice on how professional athletes can make sport a successful business. Ashley's experience at the highest level in the sport of eventing demonstrate how the day to day  management and marketing are key with attention to detail what makes the difference between ordinary and exceptional.  Visit our website at www.wispsports.com for more blogs, videos, podcasts, articles and the latest on the Rio Olympic Games both in and out of competition. Follow us on social media @WiSP Sports and contact us at i[email protected].

Beth Davis & Ashleigh Nelson have the latest news of Australian athletes selected for the Rio Olympic Games and offer their predictions for medal prospects. Olympic gymnast Olivia Vivien stops by to discuss the news that the Western Australian Institute of Sport has announced it will end its artistic gymnastic program at the end of the year and what this means for gymnasts with Olympic aspirations.  Rio bound Taekwondo fighter and Australia's first ever World Champion Carmen Marton talks about her Olympic preparation and explains some of the basic rules of the sport and who the medal prospects are in Brazil. WiSP World Australia will be back in September to review the Rio Olympic Games and preview the Paralympics. Visit our website at www.wispsports.com for more Olympic news, podcasts, videos, articles and blogs on women in sport and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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This week on Five Ring Circus, Sara Gross and Kelly O’Mara ask: “Do we really need gender testing in women’s sport?”  From the days of nude parades to chromosome and testosterone testing, women who are too fast or too strong or do not look a certain way have come under suspicion that they are somehow not fully “female.”  Listen as Sara and Kelly discuss all the issues relating to gender including the history of “gender verification,” the fact that gender is not binary, and fairness for intersex and transgender athletes. For more Olympic coverage, podcasts, videos, articles, blogs, news visit our website at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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Beth Davis & Ashleigh Nelson have the latest news of Australian athletes selected for the Rio Olympic Games and offer their predictions for medal prospects. Olympic gymnast Olivia Vivien stops by to discuss the news that the Western Australian Institute of Sport has announced it will end its artistic gymnastic program at the end of the year and what this means for gymnasts with Olympic aspirations.  Rio bound Taekwondo fighter and Australia's first ever World Champion Carmen Marton talks about her Olympic preparation and explains some of the basic rules of the sport and who the medal prospects are in Brazil. WiSP World Australia will be back in September to review the Rio Olympic Games and preview the Paralympics. Visit our website at www.wispsports.com for more Olympic news, podcasts, videos, articles and blogs on women in sport and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

This week on Five Ring Circus, Sara Gross and Kelly O’Mara ask: “Do we really need gender testing in women’s sport?”  From the days of nude parades to chromosome and testosterone testing, women who are too fast or too strong or do not look a certain way have come under suspicion that they are somehow not fully “female.”  Listen as Sara and Kelly discuss all the issues relating to gender including the history of “gender verification,” the fact that gender is not binary, and fairness for intersex and transgender athletes. For more Olympic coverage, podcasts, videos, articles, blogs, news visit our website at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

On this episode of Athlete Profile, Sara Gross talks to Rio-bound Canadian triathlete Amelie Kretz.  Amelie was a bronze medalist at the International Triathlon Union U23 World Championship in 2013 and that same year that she won the World Cup event in Edmonton Canada. She was named elite U23 athlete of the year by Triathlon Canada in 2013 and 2014. Her second career World Cup podium came in 2015 in Mooloolaba, and she posted her first top-10 finish at the World Triathlon Series in London in 2012. In 2016, Amelie achieved a career-best result at a World Triathlon Series event placing eighth in Yokohama which put Canada in a position to qualify three women for Rio. Visit www.wispsports.com for more podcasts, videos, BlogCASTS, blogs and articles and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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On this episode of Athlete Profile, Sara Gross talks to Rio-bound Canadian triathlete Amelie Kretz.  Amelie was a bronze medalist at the International Triathlon Union U23 World Championship in 2013 and that same year that she won the World Cup event in Edmonton Canada. She was named elite U23 athlete of the year by Triathlon Canada in 2013 and 2014. Her second career World Cup podium came in 2015 in Mooloolaba, and she posted her first top-10 finish at the World Triathlon Series in London in 2012. In 2016, Amelie achieved a career-best result at a World Triathlon Series event placing eighth in Yokohama which put Canada in a position to qualify three women for Rio. Visit www.wispsports.com for more podcasts, videos, BlogCASTS, blogs and articles and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

In this WiSP BlogCAST - Stride for Stride - How to Achieve Goals, equestrian Ashley Johnson shares some of her philosophies that have made her a top rider, coach and trainer in the sport of eventing. There are some tips for riders and more general advice and observations on how to succeed in sport and in life whatever your goals. Narrated by Ashley Johnson. Read Ashley’s Blog at www.wispsports.com where you will also find news, videos, podcasts, articles and more.  Follow us on our social media channels @WiSP Sports.

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In this WiSP BlogCAST - Stride for Stride - How to Achieve Goals, equestrian Ashley Johnson shares some of her philosophies that have made her a top rider, coach and trainer in the sport of eventing. There are some tips for riders and more general advice and observations on how to succeed in sport and in life whatever your goals. Narrated by Ashley Johnson. Read Ashley’s Blog at www.wispsports.com where you will also find news, videos, podcasts, articles and more.  Follow us on our social media channels @WiSP Sports.

Sara Gross and Kelly O’Mara headline the latest situation in Olympic doping focusing on the Russian and Kenyan situations, and also what the cost of the Games is on local people in Brazil, the politics of sponsorship and viewing the games in Virtual Reality - a first for an Olympic Games. They also ask if the all-or-nothing trials is the best athlete qualification and selection format. Tune in every week to get the latest scoop on all the issues surrounding the Olympic Games and Paralympics this summer on Five Ring Circus. Visit us at www.wispsports.com for videos, blogs, featured articles, Olympic history and news. Follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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