WGN’s Ryan Burrow hosts “Quest For Gold,” a weekly update on preparations for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in this podcast from Chicago"s Very Own, 720 WGN.
On this week’s Quest for Gold:-U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials are underway-U.S. Soccer has named a new training center-There will be one noticeable team missing from the Summer Games-Surfers could boycott the Paris Olympics-And we chat with seven-time Olympic medal gymnast Shannon Miller about her battle with cancer
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 17 – Goalkeeper...
On this week’s Quest for Gold:-The IOC prepares to name the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympic host cities-More tickets go on sale for the 2024 games in Paris-You could see Giannis or Luka in Paris next summer, but not both-And we talk to U-23 Men’s Soccer Goalkeeper Christopher Brady about trying to make the Olympic […]
On this week’s Quest for Gold:-Team USA Basketball Coach Steve Kerr is one and done with the Olympics-Brittney Griner has her eyes on Paris-The U.S. Men’s Water Polo team will be competing in Paris-The torches have been completed for the upcoming games-And we speak with Greensboro College wrestling coach Justin Harty as his school hosts […]
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 15 – Live from...
In this episode of Quest for Gold:-We’re live from Atlanta’s Centennial Park-We talk with Terrence Burns of T Burns Sports Group LLC about how Olympic bids come to be, and how host nations and countries are chosen – Terrence Burns blog on the LA 2028 bid | Terrence Burns blog on the Pyeongchang 2018 bid-The […]
This week on Quest for Gold:-The PanAm Games are underway in Chile-Argentina has a spot for Messi-The Tour De France is changing course-Daft Punk won’t be getting together ‘One More Time’-And we talk with USA Football CEO Scott Hallenbeck about flag football joining the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic program for the first time
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 13 – Will LIV...
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The Paris 2024 Organizing Committee offices were raided again-New sports have been added to the 2028 Olympics in L.A.-Kevin Durant has his eyes on a new Olympic record-Mary Lou Retton remains hospitalized-A celebrity lands a job with the IOC-Boxing is still up in the air for 2028-And we […]
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Quest For Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 12 – Germany...
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-Mary Lou Retton is fighting for her life-The IOC makes a decision on Russian athletes for 2024-Israeli conflict could impact the games-LIV is shut out of the world golf rankings-Molly Seidel had a great run in Chicago-The US Men’s Olympic Soccer team roster
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 11 – American...
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-USA Men’s Gymnastics does something they haven’t done in nearly a decade-Simone Biles continues to wow-Another NBA superstar is eyeing Paris-The U.S. has its first Olympic breakdancing bid-What’s up with Paris bedbugs?-And we talk with marathon runner Molly Seidel about the upcoming Chicago Marathon and what life has […]
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 10 – German...
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-We talk with German rower Nikita Mohr about training in the U.S. vs. Germany-Megan Rapinoe says farewell to the USWNT-USA Gymnastics preps for Worlds
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 9 – We tour the...
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold we get a tour of the Olympiapark Munich, the location of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. We learn about the originality of the park, the contemporary uses, and the potential for a future games there. For more on Olympiapark Munich: https://www.olympiapark.de/en
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-Coco Gauff is on top of her game-LeBron James plans to woo NBA stars to Paris-Suni Lee takes a pause on her gymnastics season-USWNT prepares to say goodbye to two legends-Five American surfers have punched their tickets to Paris-And there’s a new effort to create a games that […]
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Quest For Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 7 – When will...
On this week’s Quest for Gold:-The US Men’s Basketball team has been bounced from the FIBA World Cup-The U-23 USMNT team has a new head coach heading into the Olympics-Simone Biles is eyeing France-A U.S. Judo Olympian gets engaged-Molly Seidel is prepping for the 2023 Chicago Marathon-And when will pickleball become an Olympic sport? It […]
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 6 – Canadian...
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The U.S. Men’s Basketball team has been rolling through Manila-Simone Biles keeps checking the boxes on a possible Olympic appearance-U.S. Track and Field cleaned up in Budapest-A couple big names are officially retiring from USWNT-And we speak with Canadian beach volleyball duo Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes about […]
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 5 – USA Men’s...
On this week’s Quest for Gold:-Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyle shine in the 100m at the World Championships in Budapest-Simone Biles prepares for her second test of her comeback-Olympic bids for Rhythmic Gymnastics are on the line in Spain-And the men’s FIBA World Cup gets underway in Manila, Joe Vardon, Senior Basketball Writer for The […]
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The USWNT is looking for a new head coach-There’s a men’s golf Olympic qualifying tournament this weekend-We talk with Tri Bourne and Chaim Shalk ahead of the AVP Manhattan Beach Volleyball Open-The World Athletic Championships begin this week-The US Men’s Basketball team is loaded heading into the FIBA […]
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 3: What’s going...
On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-Simone Biles wows in her return to the mat-USWNT falls in disappointing fashion. We talk about it with Jeff Rueter of The Atlantic-The FIBA World Cup begins soon-France is trying to clean up the Seine River in time for the games
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 2: Simone Biles...
On this week’s Quest for Gold:-The USWNT needs to put down a frequent foe to move on in the WWC-Simone Biles competes for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. NewsNation’s Adrienne Bankart spoke with former Olympian, and gymnastics commentator Kathy Johnson Clark on Biles’ return to the sport-Katie Ledecky grabbed gold to set a […]
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 1: One year...
On our first episode of Quest for Gold ahead of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris:-We talk with Nexstar’s Marielena Balouris, who was in France and on hand for the one year preview celebration.-We keep our eye on the USWNT as it competes in the Women’s World Cup, where they’ve been more successful recently than […]
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Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 14: Jesse...
This week on Quest for Gold: The athletes have arrived in Beijing, though one high-profile American brought something she was hoping to avoid. The Beijing snow is fake. “The Cube” freezes over. The Bidens plan to cheer on Team USA from afar. And in the athlete spotlight of the season finale of Quest for Gold […]
This week on Quest for Gold: The full Team USA 2022 Winter Olympic team is announced, with two late adds. The athletes have already been processed, gotten their uniforms, and have taken the 15-hour flight from LAX to Beijing. Now they wait for Opening Ceremonies. In this week’s athlete spotlight we talk with 21-year-old long […]