Tokyo 2020 special with Eddy Alvarez and Kevin Aymoz

07/26/21 • 34 min

Welcome to episode 11 of The Ice Skating Podcast – a Tokyo 2020 special!
As the Games get underway in Japan, we've got two exclusive interviews. The first is with the remarkable Eddy Alvarez. Short Track speed skating fans will remember Eddy as one of the USA's finest racers at Sochi 2014, where he picked up a relay silver medal.
Now, Eddy has made it to Tokyo 2020 as part of the American baseball team. He can join a very exclusive group of people to have medalled at both the Winter and Summer Games.
We've also got a great chat with French Figure Skater Kevin Aymoz – who could have been a professional gymnast, had he not chosen the ice. Kevin reflects on what he loves about both sports, and looks ahead to Beijing 2022.
The Ice Skating Podcast is hosted by Luke Norman and Nick Moore every fortnight.

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ISU Skating Awards 2021 Special – with Mark Hanretty, Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean, Tamara Moskvina, and Alexei Mishin

Welcome to a very special edition of The Ice Skating Podcast – brought to you from the ISU Skating Awards.
Figure Skating commentator Mark Hanretty joins us for this episode to discuss the winners of 2021's Lifetime Achievement Awards.
There are also exclusive interviews with the recipients – Torvill and Dean, Tamara Moskvina and Alexei Mishin.
The Ice Skating Podcast is co-hosted by Nick Moore and Luke Norman.

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Clara Hughes on Olympic glory; ISU Junior Grand Prix preview

Olympian Clara Hughes plus ISU Junior Grand Prix preview with Ted Barton

It's another action-packed Olympic special issue of The Ice Skating Podcast!
Joining us in the studio this time around is the legendary Canadian athlete Clara Hughes. She competed in multiple summer Olympic Games as a cyclist (winning two bronze medals) – and three winter Olympics as a Speed Skater (winning gold at Turin 2006).
Clara is also an outspoken activist about mental health, with an extraordinary back story.
Meanwhile, we are looking forward to some imminent Figure Skating action – the ISU Junior Grand Prix starts this month. Talking us through the event is commentator Ted Barton.
The Ice Skating Podcast is the official pod of the International Skating Union, and is hosted every fortnight by Nick Moore and Luke Norman.