by flamealivepod | Aug 12, 2025 | Blog, Equestrian
by Alison Brown A secondary character in Jill’s equestrian story this month was Andrew Hoy. We joked that Hoy has been competing at the Olympics since St. Louis 1904 and he certainly is a true legend in equestrian sports. Andrew Hoy – Olympian for the Ages Hoy... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 31, 2025 | Book Club, Athletics, Podcast
Book Club Claire is back for our summer reading selection: Above & Beyond: Tim Mack, the Pole Vault and the Quest for Olympic Gold by Bill Livingston. Tim Mack won the gold medal at the Athens 2004 Olympics (perhaps a surprise winner), and this book details his... 
by flamealivepod | Jul 7, 2025 | Blog, Artistic Swimming, Diving, Swimming, Water Polo
How Many Records Will Fall in the Pool This Summer? by Alison Brown The greatest swimmers and divers from around the world will gather in Singapore this month at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships. Athletes will compete in water polo, diving, high diving, artistic... 
by flamealivepod | Jun 12, 2025 | Sydney 2000, History, Para Swimming, Podcast, Swimming, Wrestling
It’s our monthly look back at history–all year long we’re looking at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics in honor of the 25th anniversary of these Games. Sydney 2000 is widely considered the best Summer Olympics in history, and we don’t... 
by flamealivepod | May 15, 2025 | Sydney 2000, Football, Para Powerlifting, Podcast, Weightlifting
We’re headed back to Sydney 2000 for another episode in our history series on these Games. It was the first time women were allowed to compete in Olympic weightlifting, and not surprisingly, there was controversy. It was also the first time for women’s... 
by flamealivepod | Apr 24, 2025 | Podcast, Paris 2024, Track Cycling
USA Cycling’s Senior Data Analyst Ryan Cooper joins us to talk about Project 4:05, the quest to win the women’s track cycling team pursuit gold medal at Paris 2024. At these Olympics, the Germans were the defending Olympic champions, and the Brits were the...