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Keep the Flame Alive

Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You"ve found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz, for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes, coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don"t find anywhere else. Tune in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We"re your cure for your Olympics Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT.

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Episode 16: Clare Egan Explains How to Love Biathlon

Keep the Flame Alive ·

2018/01/04

This week we are heading to the biathlon range, where contributor Ben Jackson talks with Team USA biathlete Clare Egan, who recently made the U.S. Olympic team and is heading to PyeongChang for her first Olympics! You can read more about Clare at her website and follow her on Twitter and Instagram. No biathlon conversation would be complete without talking about the greatest: Ole Einar Bjoerndalen! The Norwegian, who has more Winter Olympic medals than any other athlete, will be heading to his 7th

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Episode 15: Talking Luge with Shiva Keshavan

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2017/12/28

After weeks of talking about India's greatest Winter Olympian, we have him ON THE SHOW! The one, the only SHIVA KESHAVAN joins us to talk about the sport of luge. We have a fascinating conversation with him that will help you better understand what you're watching when you tune in to a luge competition--and it starts with talking about one of his Sochi runs where he fell off the sled and managed to flip himself back on it. We also talk about what it's like to be an Olympian with very little

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Episode 14: Ski Jumping and Lady Parts

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2017/12/21

Jill and Alison fly high this week as they talk about ski jumping -- and the fact that women were just allowed the opportunity to compete in this event at the Olympics in 2014. 2014! Why? Ski jumping was deemed medically unsafe to women's reproductive organs (we are not making this up). Alison also talks with U.S. Olympic ski jumper Sarah Hendrickson about the sport and being the first woman to jump in Olympic competition. No discussion of Olympic ski jumping would be complete without talking about

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43:26

Episode 13: The "Old Athletes" of Slopestyle and Moguls

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2017/12/14

One of the great things about interviewing athletes is when they say they're "old." That makes us laugh because even though Jill and Alison are ageless, these athletes are nowhere near "old" to us. On today's show we've got some "older" Olympians. First up is Devin Logan, silver medalist in slopestyle at Sochi 2014, who at 24, is ancient in her sport. After that, we talk to Sochi Olympian Bradley Wilson, who at 25, is more of a middle-aged moguls skiier, but give him a knee replacement and he'll be

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Episode 12: BANNED!

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2017/12/07

Big news from the International Olympic Committee this week: The IOC has banned Russia from competing at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games--and a host of other sanctions--as a result of systemic doping. Join us through the cycle of grief as we work through this issue and its ramifications for this Olympic Games and beyond. Plus, Alison brings some happy Olympic trivia to the table. If you'd like to read more about the IOC's decision, check out the special section on its website, which includes the

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51:05

Episode 11: Watch for the Aerial Hurricane

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2017/11/30

This week we're entering the world of freestyle skiing and the sport of aerials. Contributor Ben Jackson chats with three-time U.S. Olympic aerialist and current coach Emily Cook about the technical aspects of this thrilling--and surprisingly quick--sport. Plus one fantastic trivia question and news/holiday gift ideas. To learn more about Emily Cook, visit her website. Check out Luger Shiva Keshavan's contest here. Find the Criterion Olympic Collection here, and to get your balls, see USA Luge's

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43:30

Episode 10: The Sochi Experience

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2017/11/23

Man, it seems like Sochi 2014 was forever ago, doesn't it? Yet, it's the most recent Winter Olympic Games. Before we go full-on feverish for PyeongChang 2018, we're going to take a look back at some of the stories from the Sochi Olympics. First up is Nate Bartholomay, U.S. pairs skater, to give us an athlete's perspective of what Sochi was like, competition-wise. Then we talk to his sibling Jamie, who got to go to Sochi to cheer Nate on in person. Hear their story of the family/fan perspective--and

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Episode 9: Curl This Way

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2017/11/16

The U.S. Curling Association Olympic Trials are underway, so we're talking curling this week! Will Alison take a spill on the ice, or will she land her rock on the button? Learn more about this great sport and how it's much more athletic and strategic than you might think (and why the Norwegians wear those great pants). We also talk with three-time curling Olympian John Shuster. Plus, curling trivia and news updates from around the world of Olympic sports. DISCLAIMER: OLYMPIC® is a trademark of

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Episode 8: Get to Know Bobsled

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2017/11/10

We're starting the first of our deep dives into specific Olympic sports--and yeah, we understand that this deep dive equals long podcast, but you're in for a great ride. We're talking bobsled, which for this Olympics is going to be especially interesting, as Team USA is going into the Games clouded by a shadow of tragedy. We also get into the finer points of the sport with US Brakeman/Olympic hopeful Lauren Gibbs and US Pilot/two-time Olympian Nick Cunningham. Plus, an update on our bobsledder Josh

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Episode 7: PyeongChang's Gettin' Real

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2017/11/03

This week we're in New York City for Team USA's Winterfest, which kicked off the 100 day countdown to PyeongChang 2018. Join us for the fun as we hear from the athletes, try out the Winterfest activities, eat the snacks and check out the mascots. Because these guys? Are the bomb! Put 'em with Spirit, Team USA's bear, and you're in for a good time! Speaking of PyeongChang, we learn that we've been pronouncing it wrong--but we'll get it down. The countdown is on--we're one step closer to the Olympic

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Episode 6: We Carry a Torch

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2017/10/26

The Olympic Flame is afire, and the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch Relay has begun, meaning our Olympic Fever is really starting to take hold. We talk about this week's torch lighting ceremony, and Alison gets into the history of the Torch Relay, including fennel's weird place in it (yeah, you read that right--fennel). We also talk to former torchbearer for the Salt Lake City torch relay Craig Perlow of Olympian Artifacts about his experience in the event. See more of his pictures at his website

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Episode 5: Meet the Pinheads

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2017/10/19

Ever since the beginning of the modern Olympics, pins have been around--and every Games, they are a hot commodity to buy, sell and trade. This week, we crash the Olympin Pin Collectors Convention and meet some of the characters behind this incredibly popular hobby. Also, what do the Austrians think about holding another Winter Olympics? If you'd like to know more about pin collecting, check out Olympin's site at http://olympinclub.com/ We could use your help! Share our show with your friends and

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Episode 4: The Next Olympic Hopeful?

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2017/10/12

Today we’re talking with Josh Williamson, one of the bobsled winners of the NBC SN show “Scouting Camp: The Next Olympic Hopeful.” You can watch Josh in action here, and if you're interested in applying for the next season of the show, you can find the application at nextolympichopeful.teamusa.org. Also on the docket: Remember the hullabaloo about Zika at Rio 2016? We've got an update on how the disease actually affected the athletes who attended the games. All this, plus trivia! This episode

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39:26

Episode 3: We Invade Lake Placid

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2017/10/06

We're podcasting from Lake Placid, home of the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympic Games!!! Jill and Alison talk about their adventures (maybe geek out a little) and discuss Lake Placid as an Olympic Host City. Also, trivia, and we say good-bye to a pairs figure skating legend. DISCLAIMER: OLYMPIC® is a trademark of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (“USOPC”). Any use of OLYMPIC® in the Olympic Fever podcast is strictly for informational and commentary purposes. The Olympic Fever podcast

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Episode 2: Who Wants to Host?

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2017/09/28

Today we look at the bidding process--namely, the fact that Olympic bid cities have been dropping like flies. Will the IOC's Agenda 2020 solve the problem? Jill and Alison try to stump each other with more trivia, and in news from PyeongChang, we see what the 2018 medals will look like and ponder a potential boycott of the Games. All this and attempts at accents in this episode! DISCLAIMER: OLYMPIC® is a trademark of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (“USOPC”). Any use of OLYMPIC® in

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Episode 1: The Power of Mascots

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2017/09/25

Welcome to the first episode of the podcast for Olympics fans! One important element of an Olympic Games is its mascot. Looking at Tokyo 2020's mascot contest, we explore how Olympic mascots came to be and why they're so important to an Olympic city. Plus, we have some Olympic Trivia, and a discussion of the new events that will be happening at PyeongChang 2018. DISCLAIMER: OLYMPIC® is a trademark of the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (“USOPC”). Any use of OLYMPIC® in the Olympic Fever

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