Episode 56: Two Sports, Three Olympics, One Kelsey Mitchell

Send us Fan MailIt's been a while since Kelsey Mitchell was on the show, and honestly, she's basically lived three athletic careers since our last conversation. We're catching up with the Tokyo gold medalist about everything that's happened since, including a stint in speed skating, and a surprise pivot to bobsleigh that landed her a spot at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. And now, her return to the velodrome! Kelsey opens up about what it was like walking away from cycling after a tough Paris 2024 and dealing with real burnout after years at the top. We talk about how she ended up trying speed skating, why it didn't stick, and how a bobsled tryout in Calgary turned into representing Canada at a Winter Games, making her one of a small handful of Canadians to compete in both Summer and Winter Olympics.She also gets into why she's back on two wheels now, training at the brand-new Alberta Velodrome near her hometown , what rehabbing a long-standing leg issue has looked like, and yes  whether LA 2028 is on the table for a fourth Olympic Games.This is a wild one. Kelsey's done more in the last two years than most athletes do in a decade.