by flamealivepod | Aug 20, 2026 | Podcast, Cortina 1956, Speedskating
We’re going back to the Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics and the last Olympic speed skating competition on natural ice. Lake Misurina proved to be a fantastic venue as records fell by the dozens over the four races of the speed skating competition. We’ve got... 
by flamealivepod | Aug 13, 2026 | Book Club, Podcast, Track Cycling
Book Club is back in session! Book Club Claire returns for our first book club episode of 2026, featuring Heroes, Villains & Velodrome’s: Chris Hoy and Britain’s Track Cycling Revolution by Richard Moore. This book covers Hoy’s early cycling career and... 
by flamealivepod | Aug 6, 2026 | Podcast, Cortina 1956, Nordic Combined, Ski Jumping
The sports of Nordic combined and ski jumping rarely make international headlines, and when they do, it’s often for controversy. The latest controversy over ski suit tampering led to coaching suspensions and threatened to become one of the storylines at Milano... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 30, 2026 | Podcast, Atlanta 1996
Remember when Atlanta won the right to host the 1996 Olympics? The Centennial Olympics, the ones that Athens desperately wanted to host and everyone thought Athens would win because the Olympics were born in Greece? And then Atlanta won, and everyone was surprised?... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 23, 2026 | Moscow 1980, Authors, Podcast
Thanks to a US-led boycott, the first Olympics hosted by a communist country has long been a big black hole in our knowledge of the Olympics — until now. On this episode, we’re joined by author Tommy Phillips, who wrote The 1980 Moscow Olympics: A... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 16, 2026 | Podcast
In two years, the LA 2028 Olympics will get underway, and we’re looking ahead to those Games and what they’ll have to offer. Superfan Sarah, officially recognized as Team USA’s #1 fan, joins us to talk about how to prepare for the Olympics and...