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Ascending Olympus - Olympics Podcast — 104 episodes

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Birmingham 2022 comes to a close - remembering our favourite moments

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Birmingham 2022 Days 8 & 9: Aussie Redemption and Revenge

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Birmingham 2022 Days 5, 6 and 7: Aussies close in on 1000 all time Comm Games Golds

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Birmingham 2022 Days 3 & 4: Goodwin's Gold and a cracker time playing Lawn Bowls

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Birmingham 2022 Days 1 & 2: From bad comedy to super mums conquering the marathon

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Last dance before Birmingham 2022, crashes and chaos in the Tour de France Femmes, Aussies to watch

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One week to go until Birmingham 2022, Yuzuru Hanyu retires and Athletics worlds is a little kooky this year

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Britt Cox retires, Mo Farrah tells his story and Wimbledon wrap up prompts discussions

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Hockeyroos star at the World Cup, Rugby 7s Comm Games teams announced and the Tour begins

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53 additions to the Athletics team, Giro Donne and Tour de France previews and Mollie O'Callaghan's dominance at Worlds

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FINA's big decision, Lauren Jackson to join the Opals World Cup Squad and an experienced Cycling team is headed to Birmingham

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Australia's team for Birmingham 2022 continues to grow, swimmers dominate in at Worlds and an Aussie wins the Giro

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Commonwealth Games teams starting to form, Hewitt and Gill are back for Worlds

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From Victoria 2026 to the Boston Marathon it's been a big two weeks for Australia

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The highs of Australian nationals competitions from rowing to Athletics

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Nationals, nationals, nationals and Shoma Uno finally claims World Title

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Can Kaori Sakamoto go from Olympic bronze to World Gold?

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Finishing off Beijing 2022 and Jakara Anthony is back and still winning gold

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Beijing 2022 Paralympics Days 7-9 - Aigner siblings dominate the slalom

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Beijing 2022 Paralympics Days 5 and 6 - We're reaching the end game now

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Beijing 2022 Paralympics Day 3 and 4 - Ukraine sweeps multiple podiums

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Beijing 2022 Paralympics Day 1 and 2- The Oksana Masters masterclass begins

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One day to go until the Beijing 2022 Paralympics what are we looking forward to

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Looking back at our favourite moments and the heroes and villains of Beijing 2022

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Beijing 2022 Day 16 - Francesco Friedrich wins his 4th Olympic gold in bobsleigh

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Beijing 2022 Day 15 - Sui and Han win China's second ever figure skating gold

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Beijing 2022 Day 14 - Take a bow Johannes Thingnes Bo, Eileen Gu and Sui/Han

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Beijing 2022 Day 13 - Kaori Sakamoto's genius prevents the ROC sweep

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Beijing 2022 Day 12 - Aerials acrobatics stun and was Birk Ruud underscored?

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Beijing 2022 Day 11 - The Women's Short Program happened and Germany's clean sweep

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Beijing 2022 Day 10- why can Kamila Valieva compete? and Aussies take to the sky

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Beijing 2022 Day 9 - Snowfall causes delays for Aussie athletes

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Beijing 2022 Day 8 - Snowboard Cross heartache and a Skeleton success story

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Beijing 2022 Day 7 - Scotty James wins silver & Jackie Narracott halfway to a medal

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Beijing 2022 Day 6 - The Kamila Valieva question and Chloe Kim's incredible run

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Beijing 2022 Day 5 - Snow Problem for Scotty James

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Beijing 2022 Day 4 - Come on Eileen Gu

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Beijing 2022 Day 3 - In all the chaos Yuzuru Hanyu is not the drama

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Beijing 2022 Day 2 - Australia's greatest medal day

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Beijing 2022 Day 1 - Moguls Magic has us under its spell

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Beijing 2022 Day 0 - Curling heartache continues for Australia

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Predictions ahead of Beijing 2022

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8 days to go until Beijing 2022, history made at Four Continents Championships and Scotty James wins X Games Gold once again.

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Australian Olympic Team is 44 strong with medal chances in multiple sports

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Three gold medals in three days for the Aussies at World Cups, Beijing 2022 Invite only for fans

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One week to go for quota spots, Laura Peel's daring new skill and US and Canadian selection chaos

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One month to go - Australia's team uniform revealed, Yuzuru Hanyu's quad axel attempt and the race to make snow

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21 moments involving Olympians and Paralympians in 2021

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Another medal heavy weekend for the Australians at the World Cups, Yuzuru Hanyu to compete at Japan Nationals and Covid protocol confusion.

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50 days to go until Beijing 2022, Aussie Curlers make history and Matt Graham's bump in the road less than 2 months out

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Australia announces a diplomatic boycott, Cyclo-Cross pushes for an Olympic big and Grand Prix Final cancelled

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Aussies find success in Bobleigh and Rugby 7s this week, who are some of the athletes to watch on the ice in Beijing and Omicron might mean stricter health measures

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Aussie Winter Olympians performances at first competitions of the season, Ian Thorpe elevated to Legend status and Eileen Gu injured but not out of contention

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Modern Pentathlon's big change, Daria Usacheva's NHK injury, the big weekend coming up for Australia's Winter Olympians

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Special 50th episode - our top Olympics memories

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Madi De Rozario and Lauren Parker's big wins, Dylan Alcott announces retirement date and some of the US athletes to watch on the snow

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Three months to go until Bejing 2022! Australia tops the final leg of the FINA World Cup and the Figure Skating Grand Prix heats up

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Dani Stevens calls time on a historic career, Gymnastics World Championships ends with surprising results and winter sports season is underway

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The Olympic Torch has been lit, Oksana Masters' race to her sixth Paralympics and NHL players to play at Beijing 2022 at last

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Counting the days until the Winter Olympics and Commonwealth Games, and following the FINA World Cup

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Figure Skating Olympic qualifier chats and Cycling surprises

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Rowan Crothers talks his Paralympic and E-Sports experience, plus Cycling and Figure Skating updates

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Chatting with Sergei Evglevski and going around the grounds with Aussie Athletes

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Paralympic Reflections: Highlights, Memories and Takeaways

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The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are closed, the final Aussie gold medals and an Italian podium sweep

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A wet night on the track brings DQ and DNS Chaos, Cycling Road events start with a medal haul and Alcott gives us a scare

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Fourth time's the charm for de Rosario, the Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo and plenty of Tennis and Table Tennis talk

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The Aussie Gold Medal Rush in the pool and on the cycling track, A few chances at medals in the Table Tennis & there's some big medal days ahead

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An amazing Opening Ceremony and which Aussies we're excited to see at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

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The Paralympics is just days away, Australia's biggest overseas team & a few of the great stories coming out of the Australian team

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Volunteers deserve a lot of thank yous, remembering a few golden moments and which sport can we remove from the Olympics

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Day 16 - A tough Marathon to cap off the Olympics, USA and France do the double in respective sports & a brief recap of personal favourites

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Day 15 - Boomers finally get their medal, McDermott jumps onto the podium & a few favourite moments with one day to go

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Day 14 - Canada takes down the final boss of the Group of Death, Barber's bronze & Italy's dominance over GB continues

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Day 13 - Two Australian Gold Medals in 10 minutes, Decathlon fever and a hard day for the Australian teams.

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Day 12 - Awesome athletics day for the Aussies, Park Skateboarding's brilliant moment and Opals dull against the United States

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Day 11 - At least two medals that are a sure thing, Simone Biles' return on Beam and the Australia vs USA rivalry is about to heat up tenfold.

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Day 10 - A heartbreaking day for the Australian team sports, the Opals live to fight another day & the beginning of Track Cycling and Canoe Sprint

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Day 9 - Logan Martin rides to gold, Peter Bol's 800m stunner & was this Australia's strongest ever pool performance?

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Day 8 - One Day to go in the Pool but the Athletics has well and truly arrived, and Novak leaves without a medal to his name

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Day 7 Emma McKeon is a superstar, The Matildas defy the odds and reach the semi-final and what is happening with the Opals?

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Day 6 A strange few hours for the athletics competition, more Australian Gold in the water and is there a tennis medal for the Aussies yet?

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Day 5 Australia loves a medal in the water on land... not so much, and how about Japan's performance at this Olympics?

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Day 4 That Women's Gymnastics Team event, More Gold for Australia in the pool and a Bronze in surfing and a huge upset in the water polo

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Day 3 Aussie Gold in the pool, dunking on Team USAs loss and loving Luka, and some happy hockeyroos

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Day 2 Three Aussie medals in the pool, an early end to the Barty Party and Chaos in the Road Cycling

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Day 1 - Mixed bag of Aussie results and the first 11 medals awarded

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Day 0 The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are officially opened, Archery and Rowing kicked off with records already being set

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Day -1 Aussie Spirit and the Olyroos win, and Ed Trippas qualifies for his debut with 2 hours to spare

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Day -2 Softball and Football kick off, Brisbane 2032 is a go

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Last Chance News Wrap and Our Olympic Predictions

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Flag bearers, Volleyballers, final selection news, and just 8 days to go

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Shoot around the news of the week and talking about the tennis and basketball prospects

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The Australian Olympic Team shapes up with 473 athletes

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Australian Team selection heats up, big wins in the FIH Pro-League & breaking down the Baseball and Softball events.

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Japan eases restrictions, Halep and Wawrinka out of the Olympics due to injuries & Simone Biles headlines US Artistic Gymnastics team

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Organisers approve fans, some big ins and outs for team USA & Australia's Super Selection Week pt 2

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A chance japanese fans to attend, one Mo chance for Mo Farah & Australia's Super Selection Week pt 1

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10,000 volunteers quit a month and a half out, subtle hints at Brisbane 2032? & Sally Fitzgibbons keeps Australia's surfing hopes alive

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50 days to go: Japan's state of emergency extended, Australian Softball team heads to Japan early & No fans, no Novak?

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Can Tokyo step in and cancel the games? Aussie women's teams start to fill out & Simone Biles GOAT on the mat and her leo

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COVID hits the torch relay, Liz Cambage is back on board & David McNeill sets a blistering pace to qualify

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The volunteer problem with Tokyo 2020, Blake Leeper barred from competing & Sun Yang still waiting to qualify

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Japan state of emergency, Australian athletes to be vaccinated & can Simone Biles be beaten?