Call Me Fitz: Road to the Winter Games
Summary: Olympic athletes are different than the rest of us. Sure, they're fitter and faster. But, they also think differently. They see obstacles differently. And, understanding how they pursued Olympic greatness can change how you live your life. "Call Me Fitz" will inspire the inner Olympian in all of us with conversations about how athletes got to the podium and more interestingly, what happened when they stepped off of it.
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Meet an Olympic interpreter from Vacaville
You know when you've really made it? It's when you become a "fun fact," and Bryce is officially a "fun fact" at the Winter Games.
Check out Fitz's interview with Tess Johnson
Sibling rivalry is a powerful thing. So is a Google search. Kendall Wesenberg credits both for her unlikely rise to the top of the US National Skeleton Team.
A first for the podcast. 17 people. 1 mic. 1 dream.
Mark Engel is what I affectionately call our better-late-than-never Olympian.
Four-time Olympian shares his story with Fitz.
Interviewing Kelly Clark is like talking to Yoda. She talks and I just want to write down everything she says.
Tell Brenna Huckaby "she can't" and you can bet she will. Para snowboarder Brenna Huckaby is the 2017 world champion in banked slalom and snowboard-cross. And, she accomplished that just seven years after losing her leg after an osteosarcoma diagnosis.
Life was not golden for Derek Parra after winning gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. 15 years later, you'll still find the Olympic gold medalist speed skater in the building that made him famous during the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Parra works as the sports director at the Utah Olympic Oval where he runs sports programs and offers advice to Olympic wannabees smart enough to listen
Sibling rivalry is a powerful thing. So is a Google search. Kendall Wesenberg credits both for her unlikely rise to the top of the US National Skeleton Team.
1998 Olympic Gold Medalist. MTV Road Rules host. Ninja Warrior Host. Voice of Warren Miller Ski Films. NBC Sports commentator. It's good to be Jonny Moseley. 19 years after winning his first Olympic medal, he earns a living "being Jonny," with his most recent accomplishment being the new voice of the iconic Warren Miller ski films. And the truth is, he owes it all to a trick called "the dinner roll" and a six-pack of beer. In this Call Me Fitz, Moseley tells the story of how the trick got its ridiculous name, the mistakes he made after becoming famous, and what bugs him about today's athletes.
At 4 feet, 9 inches, Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles was the biggest name of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. In one Olympics, she became the most decorated female American gymnast in history. One year later, she sat down with Deirdre to talk about what it's been like to NOT train seriously for an entire year, how she went from foster child to international sweetheart and why she's decided to pursue the 2020 Games.
It was one of the more memorable moments of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. An American bobsledder got locked in his bathroom at the Athletes Village. No one heard his pleas for help so he kicked down the door. Then, he and teammate Nick Cunningham posted their "kool-aid man" moment on twitter. It went viral and the bobsledders found themselves in the middle of an international incident that would ultimately involve William Shatner! Three years later, Nick Cunningham is finally talking about what really happened behind the scenes with the USOC after bathroom-gate and his move to the driver's seat in the bobsled ahead of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
So many of you have asked me if I'm afraid to go cover the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea. My answer is, 'Yes." But, it's not for the reason you think.