Let's Talk Figure Skating: Podcast Recommendations for the Beijing Olympics
By: Castbox’s Valentina Kaledina
Valentina writes…
Figure skating is my favourite sport ever and I am looking forward to the competitions that are about to start in Beijing. Let's celebrate this beautiful sport with a few podcasts episodes that will put you in a fan mood.
Podcast recommendations on figure skating:
Click on the images to listen to the episodes!
Podcast: Unlaced with Chock and Bates
Episode: Unlaced with Jackie Wong
Description: Team USA ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates talk to 'encyclopedia of figure skating' Jackie Wong. Jackie shares some hacks on how to understand if the jump is under-rotated and what are good scores.
Podcast: The Lilah Jo Show
Episode: Jason Brown
Description: Competitive ice dancer from the UK, Lilah Fear talks to Jason Brown, a US national champion, 2014 Sochi Winter Olympian and artistic trailblazer. What's his opinion on what a skater should or should not do, what are his olympic goals and how he learnt to celebrate who he is.
Podcast: Getting Better: Stories of Mental Health
Episode: Michelle Kwan on Mental Health, the AAPI Community, & Olympic Pressure
Description: Two-time Olympic medalist shares her experience about mental health in the Asian American Pacific Islander community. She expresses her immense support for all of the recent Olympians sharing their mental health struggles and dropping out when they needed to.
