Canadian Triathlete Kirsten Sweetland was a World Junior Champion and an under-23 and Commonwealth Games Silver medalist. Despite this clear display of talent, a career plagued wi...
Archive for July 2016
Jul 31st, 2016
Athlete Profile - Kirsten Sweetland (CAN) Triathlon
This week on Five Ring Circus, Sara Gross and Kelly O'Mara ask the big question: Is the Olympic Movement a force for good? Hear all the latest news including an update on the dopin...
Jul 28th, 2016
WiSP World NZ: Zoe George, Katrina Grant, Alana Nichols, ...
With a week to go before the opening ceremony in Rio, Zoe George and Katrina Grant have another all-star cast on this month's Olympic themed episode. Alana Nichols will be New Zea...
Jul 26th, 2016
Athlete Profile: Rebekah Tiler
Britain's Weightlifter RebekahTiler,17, heads to Rio as the only woman on their team. The Yorkshire teenager has already claimed numerous records in her short career but has modest...
Jul 25th, 2016
WiSP World Canada
Sara Gross and Maria Samson return with another packed show of the latest Canadian news focusing on the Olympic and Paralympic Games. We hear from Olympic Freestyle Wrestler Jasmin...
Jul 22nd, 2016
BlogCAST: Off Side; S1E3 - Courting a Culture of Respect
In this BlogCAST from Off Side - Courting a Culture of Respect - Sara Gross questions the conflict and unbalance among sport's federations and event organisers when it comes to equ...
Jul 22nd, 2016
Five Ring Circus: S1E4
Money, Sponsorship, and who gets what. How Olympic athletes make their money and how some American Olympians are demanding an equitable distribution of revenue. Sara Gross and Ke...
Jul 22nd, 2016
WiSP World USA
Jess Kelley joins Chris Stafford again for this month's WiSP World USA with news of US athletes heading to the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USA's first double gold medalist i...
Jul 21st, 2016
Athlete Profile: Kate Doughty
Kate Doughty has made the successful transition from representing Australia as a para-equestrian in World Championships to an Olympic triathlete heading to her first games in Rio. ...
Jul 18th, 2016
Athlete Profile: Sarah-Anne Brault
Canadian Triathlete Sarah-Anne Brault had early success on a world stage with 4th and 7th place finishes at the World Series races in Auckland and Yokohama respectively before set...
Jul 18th, 2016
BlogCAST S1E2: Making Sport Your Business
In Ashley Johnson's latest BlogCAST she shares advice on how professional athletes can make sport a successful business. Ashley's experience at the highest level in the sport of ev...
Jul 15th, 2016
WiSP World Australia
Beth Davis & Ashleigh Nelson have the latest news of Australian athletes selected for the Rio Olympic Games and offer their predictions for medal prospects. Olympic gymnast Oli...
Jul 15th, 2016
Five Ring Circus: S1E3
This week on Five Ring Circus, Sara Gross and Kelly O’Mara ask: “Do we really need gender testing in women’s sport?” From the days of nude parades to chromosome and testosterone ...
Jul 13th, 2016
Athlete Profile: Amelie Kretz
On this episode of Athlete Profile, Sara Gross talks to Rio-bound Canadian triathlete Amelie Kretz. Amelie was a bronze medalist at the International Triathlon Union U23 World Ch...
Jul 11th, 2016
BlogCAST S1E1: How to Achieve Goals
In this WiSP BlogCAST - Stride for Stride - How to Achieve Goals, equestrian Ashley Johnson shares some of her philosophies that have made her a top rider, coach and trainer in th...
Jul 8th, 2016
Five Ring Circus: S1E2
Sara Gross and Kelly O’Mara headline the latest situation in Olympic doping focusing on the Russian and Kenyan situations, and also what the cost of the Games is on local people...
Jul 1st, 2016
Five Ring Circus - S1E1
In this new exclusive WiSP Sports Podcast - Five Ring Circus - Sara Gross and Kelly O'Mara discuss all the big issues of the 2016 Olympic Games. From police protests to doping,...