Olympic BMX Cycling with Hannah Roberts Alise Willoughby and Cam Wood

Team USA BMX cyclists join us to talk about what's in store for Paris 2024! We start with BMX freestyle and Olympian Hannah Roberts, who won silver at the sport's Olympic debut in Tokyo. Hannah tells us how BMX freestyle courses are built (keyword: janky) and attempts to explain the sport's judging.

 

Then we move over to BMX racing with Olympic legend Alise Willoughby and first-time Olympian Cam Wood. Alise will be heading to her fourth Olympics in Paris and looking for her second medal (she won silver at Rio 2016). Alise talks with us about how experience helps navigate competition. Cam tells us what to look for on the track at Paris 2024.

 

We also have the latest updates from Paris 2024, including some Canadian events during the Paralympics, which you can find out about here.The Canadian Cultural Center at the Canadian Embassy in Paris also has an exhibition called "Composition for an ensemble, or The Spirit of The Games" by Clive Holden, which is on display until September 8, 2024.

 

Canada will also be illuminating over 50 landmarks and buildings around the country on July 9 to celebrate the Paralympics. See the full list here (and send us pictures!)

 

We love talking uniforms, and Paris 2024 has released the medal bearers kit and medal trays from Louis Vuitton. See them at WWD.

 

In news from TKFLASTAN we hear from:

• Rugby sevens player Perry Baker
• USA Fencing
• Marketer Alexis Schaefer
• Author Warren Perrin

 

For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

 

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

 

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