S2E4 Embracing change & transition

01/26/21 • 45 min

Medals & More - a conversation with Dame Katherine Grainger

In this episode, Katherine and her guests give an excellent insight into the positive impact of embracing transition and share their personal experiences of how to adapt to and welcome change.

Donna Fraser is a four time Olympian, just missing out on a medal in that historic 400m at Sydney 2000. But since retiring, she's become a valued and trusted part of the world of sports administration, and is now Equality, Diversity & Inclusion lead at UK Athletics. Find out how she did it!

Elite sportsmen and women are used to change and some thrive on it. Charlotte Henshaw is a Paralympic medalist in one sport, and now a world champion in another, as she prepares for glory at Tokyo 2020 this summer. It's not all been smooth waters, but Charlotte reveals how she copes.

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In this episode, Katherine and her guests give an excellent insight into the positive impact of embracing transition and share their personal experiences of how to adapt to and welcome change.

This is Medals and More - the podcast getting behind the scenes of Olympic and Paralympic sport. Subscribe and listen and you won't miss a moment!

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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S2E3 Working together and moving forward

Welcome to the latest edition of UK Sport Chair Dame Katherine Grainger's monthly podcast ‘Medals & More’ - a behind the scenes look at high-performance sport.

Following the successful virtual PLx 2020 event, in this episode we hear from three of the leading speakers who shared their challenges and successes of this year.

British Triathlon's Mike Cavendish on new technology in elite sport and how covid-19 may have done them a favour! Beijing bronze medalist Sarah Stevenson on her new role on Taekwondo's world governing body and putting athletes first, and what makes a successful high performance team with England Rugby's Conor O'Shea.

Each month, Katherine talks to guests about a particular theme - this is episode three of season two - check out previous editions around ‘Diversity’ and last month's elite sport ‘Community’.

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S2E5 Out of adversity comes opportunity featuring David Murdoch & Elise Christie

Trigger warning: The following episode contains conversations on self-harm and suicide. If you, or someone you know have been affected by any of these issues raised please take the time to seek help and support. In the UK, the Samaritans can be reached for free on 116 123.

No athlete, however talented, will experience a routine journey to success. Every athlete, however successful, will face adversity. So how should they respond and face the challenge? In this episode, Katherine speaks to two Great British Winter Olympians who've dealt with their fair share of misfortune.

Elise Christie is a 10 time European short-track speed skating champion, and 3 time Olympian. But at Sochi 2014 and four years later in Pyeongchang, her hopes of podium success were dashed on the ice. Now, ahead of Beijing 2022, she tells Katherine of her rediscovered love for the sport!

David Murdoch is also gearing up for the Winter Games as Olympic head coach for British Curling, with all the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic brings. But as an athlete he also put behind him the disappointment of a 4th and 5th place finish at the Olympics, to 'skip' the team to silver success in Sochi!

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