Two-time Ironman Champion Sara Gross & Canadian Team Rugby Player Maria Samson are joined this month by Kayaker Haley Daniels to talk about her season with National Team Trials coming up in May and how Kayaking will soon become an Olympic sport. Find out how this Vegan athlete is sharing her recipes too.  Bobsleigh Pilot Alysia Rissling shares her experiences of competing on the European circuit for the first time, why there are so few women in the sport, equality in its ranks, and how the weight class has affected women in the sport.  Plus the latest news headlines in soccer, track & field, rugby, swimming, diving, rowing, CAAWS and more. Visit us online at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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Two-time Ironman Champion Sara Gross & Canadian Team Rugby Player Maria Samson are joined this month by Kayaker Haley Daniels to talk about her season with National Team Trials coming up in May and how Kayaking will soon become an Olympic sport. Find out how this Vegan athlete is sharing her recipes too.  Bobsleigh Pilot Alysia Rissling shares her experiences of competing on the European circuit for the first time, why there are so few women in the sport, equality in its ranks, and how the weight class has affected women in the sport.  Plus the latest news headlines in soccer, track & field, rugby, swimming, diving, rowing, CAAWS and more. Visit us online at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

US Ski Racer Jessica Kelley and Triathlete Whitney Powell talk softball with U.S. Softball Player Amanda Chichester sharing her insight into the sport in the U.S. and the Olympic movement as well as Japan's development in the sport, which could trigger its return to the Games in 2010. Plus a review of the World Cup Alpine Skiing and looking ahead to off-season activities as well as the major sports news including an update on Meldonium, the Zika Virus and equal pay for women in sport. Visit us as www.wispsports.com and follow us on our social media channels @WiSP Sports.

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US Ski Racer Jessica Kelley and Triathlete Whitney Powell talk softball with U.S. Softball Player Amanda Chichester sharing her insight into the sport in the U.S. and the Olympic movement as well as Japan's development in the sport, which could trigger its return to the Games in 2010. Plus a review of the World Cup Alpine Skiing and looking ahead to off-season activities as well as the major sports news including an update on Meldonium, the Zika Virus and equal pay for women in sport. Visit us as www.wispsports.com and follow us on our social media channels @WiSP Sports.

Portrait of a Legend celebrates the lives of elite sportswomen who have become icons while impacting other areas of women in sport.  In this archived interview that was recorded in 2011, Chris Stafford talks to British Sheila Willcox who was a pioneer in the sport of Eventing. She became the first woman to achieve international success paving the way for women to be included in the Olympic Games. Her foundations in the Pony Club and the show ring launched a career which proved that men and women can compete on equal terms. She holds the record at Badminton Horse Trials for three consecutive wins from 1957-9. Sheila added individual and team European Championship titles to her record before a devastating fall resulting in a broken back changed the course of her career. She went on to focus on Grand Prix Dressage and later became coach to the Canadian Eventing Team leading up to the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. This is a story of determination and the will to overcome personal and professional adversity. Visit us online at www.wispsports.com and follow us @WiSP Sports.

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Portrait of a Legend celebrates the lives of elite sportswomen who have become icons while impacting other areas of women in sport.  In this archived interview that was recorded in 2011, Chris Stafford talks to British Sheila Willcox who was a pioneer in the sport of Eventing. She became the first woman to achieve international success paving the way for women to be included in the Olympic Games. Her foundations in the Pony Club and the show ring launched a career which proved that men and women can compete on equal terms. She holds the record at Badminton Horse Trials for three consecutive wins from 1957-9. Sheila added individual and team European Championship titles to her record before a devastating fall resulting in a broken back changed the course of her career. She went on to focus on Grand Prix Dressage and later became coach to the Canadian Eventing Team leading up to the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games. This is a story of determination and the will to overcome personal and professional adversity. Visit us online at www.wispsports.com and follow us @WiSP Sports.

Two-time Ironman Champion Sara Gross is joined by professional triathlete And mental health nurse Karen Thibodeau and PhD candidate and mental health expert Ingrid Handlovski to discuss the issues of addiction and depression as they relate to endurance sport. They also have interview with the 7th place finisher at Ironman World Championships and winner of Ironman Western Australia Sarah Piampiano. Visit WiSP Sports at www.wispsports.com and follow us  @WiSP Sports.

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Two-time Ironman Champion Sara Gross is joined by professional triathlete And mental health nurse Karen Thibodeau and PhD candidate and mental health expert Ingrid Handlovski to discuss the issues of addiction and depression as they relate to endurance sport. They also have interview with the 7th place finisher at Ironman World Championships and winner of Ironman Western Australia Sarah Piampiano. Visit WiSP Sports at www.wispsports.com and follow us  @WiSP Sports.

Sailor Dee Caffari MBE is joined by her new co-host Laura Winter to bring all the latest news from the UK plus a great line up of guests. England Cricket Director Clare Connor reviews the ICC World Twenty20 Series, Author Sarah Shepherd talks about her new book Kicking Off; How Women in Sport Are Changing the Game,  British rowers Katherine Grainger and Donna Etiebet discuss team preparation for the Olympic Games this summer as well as their own goals in the sport. Visit us online at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.

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Sailor Dee Caffari MBE is joined by her new co-host Laura Winter to bring all the latest news from the UK plus a great line up of guests. England Cricket Director Clare Connor reviews the ICC World Twenty20 Series, Author Sarah Shepherd talks about her new book Kicking Off; How Women in Sport Are Changing the Game,  British rowers Katherine Grainger and Donna Etiebet discuss team preparation for the Olympic Games this summer as well as their own goals in the sport. Visit us online at www.wispsports.com and follow us on social media @WiSP Sports.