With one week to go to the start of the Tokyo Olympic Games, Nancy and Chris are joined by Associated Press reporter Anne Peterson who will be covering all the soccer. Nancy has been to a few Olympics and specializes in women’s soccer so no better person to ask for her predictions on the teams to look out for. We also find out what the not so secret weapon is of the gold medal favorites, USA, and Anne offers her medal predictions. Nancy has a different prediction on the color of medals so you have to listen in to find out who you think is going to win that bet. And as expected we have several Olympic stories from other sports and games related topics including the absence of fans.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen

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How to get acclimated to the heat is the subject of this week’s episode. Did you know there's a difference between heat acclimation and heat acclimatization? Heat acclimation is likely the one that most people will be able to do and we cover a few different ways you can do it if you have access to a sauna or hot tub. We also discuss why it's important, and how your tolerance to heat can be altered by where you are in your menstrual cycle. If you want to even the playing field between you and a competitor that may be in a different time of their menstrual cycle, we talk about how to do that. As race temperatures seem to be getting warmer and warmer, if you know you'll be racing in higher heat this season, and you'd like 100 degrees to feel more like 70 degrees, make sure you are ready to go by applying some of these tips in this episode.

Host: Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen

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The 2013 Honda Cup Winner, Keilani Ricketts, a 6’2” left-handed softball pitcher billed herself exactly as that when pitching to coaches for college recruiting. That not only got their attention but height and hand served her well on the mound for her collegiate career at Oklahoma University and now with USA Softball. Keilani was introduced to a variety of sports in childhood and followed three siblings onto to collegiate competition. Her collegiate team won a national championship because they all bought in to a common goal and as she was showered with awards she modestly attributes them to her team… claiming she just was the one on the mound. She does admit that it takes heart, grit, confidence, enjoying the pressure and buying into the game plan to perform as a champion pitcher. Playing professionally took a great deal of transition especially handling her new found freedom. Keilani describes her fellow softball players who are Honda Cup winners, and relates the best advice given to her by her coaches over the years. She believes a champion’s attributes must include a strong work ethic and being a good teammate. She looks forward to the upcoming Olympics after the enforced interruption due to the pandemic. Her life lessons from sport include control what you can control. Cheer on Keilani and the USA softball team at the Tokyo Olympic Games this summer.

Host: Chris Voelz.
A co-production of WiSP Sports and the Collegiate Women's Sports Awards

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Arizona based dressage rider and trainer Cyndi Jackson would seem to have a full time job with ten horses in training and a roster of clients to teach. This is usually enough for most equestrians in a day. However for this 43 year old wife of Philip (aka PJ) and mother of seven year old Ronin, it’s a day that starts when most people are asleep at 3am. That’s the time Cyndi will be out on the trail, not riding but running for a couple of hours. Sometimes with a running partner and sometimes alone, she is dodging the rocks and rattle snakes in the canyons of southern Arizona as she trains for marathon races. Before her next race, Cyndi’s goal is the challenge of running Rim to Rim to Rim in the Grand Canyon so agility is key as is her fitness. Her next race goal is the 2022 Boston Marathon. After running, Cyndi starts her day in the barn where training switches to dressage. A student of Heather Blitz and rider’s biomechanics, her dream has long been to become an Olympian and with a promising young horse in training she is excited about his journey. 

Host: Chris Stafford

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Tennis is the top story this week as Wimbledon gets down to the quarter final stages. Britain’s Emma Raducanu, 18, made it through to the fourth round in her Wimbeldon debut and made a name for herself with a determined fight against Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic before being forced to retire when she was not feeling well in the second set. Emma’s retirement due to health concerns comes after the withdrawal of 23 year old Naomi Osaka from the French Open and Wimbledon after she was feeling overwhelmed by the pressure of her media responsibilities. And last week it was the American sprinter 21 year old Sha’Carrie Richardson who turned to Marijuana, a forbidden substance under IOC rules, to help her cope with the news of her mother’s death. The laser focus that elite athlete’s come under clearly imposes a unique pressure at a young age which we discuss. Chris shares her highlights from the US Women’s Soccer Team Send Off Series where the USA came a way with 4-0 victories in both games. Tobin Heath earned her place in the starting line up against Mexico this week when the US played the second of their friendly games. In last week’s game Heath returned to the squad after injuries to score within a minute of coming off the bench in the second half. And she underlined her form for the Tokyo Olympics by scoring again in the first half of last night’s game. While it was 4-0 in both games, the only difference was that in the second game all the goals came in the first half.

Hosts: Chris Stafford & Nancy Gillen

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This week, Kirstin discusses nutrition for extreme weather. After her experience in Coeur D'Alene she saw many athletes experience a wide range of issues. From GI distress to cramping to dehydration and overheating there were many lessons and takeaways from that race. We discuss both nutrition for hot and cold weather. When is whole food appropriate versus liquid calories? We discuss some of the best ways to take on electrolytes and salt. And the biggest question I get is: "you drink Pepsi on course?" I don't always, but it can be a very useful tool and it's important that you know what it is and how it can help. As always, nutrition is something that is unique to each person, which is why it's critical to test and know your body. Each race will have its own set of challenges. You can absolutely leverage your understanding of nutrition and fueling to make the appropriate changes depending on race conditions. Sometimes you need to make those changes on the fly. Tune in to learn more.

Host: Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen

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Sarah Pavan, the 2007 Honda Cup winner is one of the best and rarest examples of a volleyball athlete who excelled at both indoor and beach games at the highest level. A collegiate four-time All American and University of Nebraska National Champion, Sarah went on to play professionally and is now headed to the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.

Coming from a sports minded family in Kitchener, Canada, Sarah shares what it was like to be a member of her Canadian national volleyball team at the age of 16. She relates her journey to the U.S., and then the close bonds that brought the Huskers a collegiate national championship .

One of her favorite quotes given to her by her collegiate coach was Thoreau’s “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” This would serve her well as she fulfilled her dream to become an Olympian. Though beach volleyball was not initially on her radar she saw it as the path to fulfill that dream. Continuing to play professionally, both indoor and outdoor she shares the differences in the games and the necessary transitions to be made.

Sarah, a hard hitting 6’6” lefty, notes that from sport one learns discipline, teamwork, communication skills and confidence and would not be the person she is without sport. She encourages all youth to be involved in sport and laments that girls are dropping out at an early age. During the pandemic she wanted to connect with those volleyballers who were quarantined and created ‘Sarah Pavan Volleyball’ on You Tube, helping beginners to learn basic volleyball. Sarah closes by recognizing the difference collegiate sports made in shaping her life. If you want to cheer on a great athlete, accomplished student and delightful person cheer on the Canadian team of Sarah and Melissa ( Humana-Parades) in the Tokyo Olympics beach volleyball.

Host: Chris Voelz
A co-production of WiSP Sports and the Collegiate Women's Sports Awards

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U.S. based Australian Eventer Ema Klugman started to turn heads this spring riding her seasoned partner Bendigo and making herself at home in her five-star debut where the pair finished 33rd. For the 23 year old to realize just one of her life ambitions with a horse she has had since she was 14 is the dream of many horse-mad girls. Her confidence and panache were evident as she galloped across the hallowed turf of the Kentucky Horse Park in an unusual year for sport. There were no crowds to cheer her on but the online audience was taking note.  Her coach Marilyn Little gave her stride by stride instructions and she never wavered from her task.  It seems Ema is now hooked and riding five-star events is her overall goal. But there is more to life for the Maryland based rider who this fall starts law school and faces a new challenge of combining both careers.  And outside of those two exacting professions, Ema is in demand as a coach too. Oh and did I mention that she’s a classical pianist‽  Whatever happens I think it’s safe to say Ema has plenty of options for a bright future. We caught up with her at home in Maryland to get her reaction to the spring season and hear what her plans are for the fall season.   

Host: Chris Stafford

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Abby chats to three sailors; Annie Lush, Lara Poljšak and Annika Möslein, all of whom have recently competed in the The Ocean Race Europe, which started on May 29 from Lorient and finished in Genoa on June 19. The Europe race is a new event designed to showcase top-flight, fully-crewed, competitive ocean racing featuring crew members from all over the world racing in foiling IMOCA 60s and one-design VO65s. Annie has competed in two Volvo Ocean Races with Team SCA and Team Brunel. She was part of Team Offshore Germany competing in The Ocean Race Europe.  Lara originates from Slovenia and is relatively new to Offshore racing and keen to get more into ocean racing with The Ocean Race being her dream goal.  Lara is currently part of the Magenta’s mentorship program. Annika hails from Germany, currently residing in the UK where she is studying at Oxford.  She had her first taste of the VO65 following a delivery opportunity after the 2017/18 Ocean Race onboard Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag. Annika was part of the 2018/19 Magenta mentoring program. Both Annika and Lara competed The Ocean Race Europe on board The Austrian Ocean Race Project.
 
Host: Abby Ehler
A co-production of WiSP Sports and The Magenta Project

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Megan’s guest this week is Yolanda Bronston, the girls varsity basketball coach at St Johns Country Day School in Florida. Coach Yo’s passion for teaching the game of basketball as much as the game of life radiates in this conversation. Her authentic leadership and genuine care for her athletes has led her to an amazing career in coaching, from girls to boys, from college to high school. And her use of Hudl technology propelled the Spartans to their first district championship in 29 years.

Host: Megan Kahn
A co-production of WiSP Sports and WeCOACH.

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