How NIL Reshaped Women's Gymnastics (With Alyssa Roenigk from ESPN)
As the first generation of NIL gymnasts close the chapter on their NCAA careers this week, ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk sits downs with Blind Landi...
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At the 2000 Summer Olympics, the greatest gymnasts in the world gathered in Sydney, Australia in pursuit of their ultimate prize: gold in the women's gymnastics All-Around final. But in the...
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20 of 29 episodesAccountability In Gymnastics: Part 2
Will the FIG learn from the lessons of the Paris Olympics? Who will hold them accountable? That’s what we’ll explore in the second episode o...
Accountability In Gymnastics: Part 1
Has the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) operated ethically in the wake of the Olympic floor final controversy? Or are they violati...
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Paris Olympics: Floor Controversy & Athlete Camaraderie (feat. Olympians Betty Okino & Shallon Olsen)
On today’s episode of Blind Landing… 0:00 - 13:00: The women's floor final controversy explained 13:00 - 40:00: Olympic legend Betty Okino j...
Paris Olympics: All-Around Final (with Monica Padman)
Today on Blind Landing, we’re breaking down the women’s gymnastics all-around final with guest co-host Monica Padman, host of the podcast Ar...
Paris Olympics: Team Final (with Danusia Francis-Reid)
Throughout this week, we’ll be bringing you special episodes debriefing the gymnastics competitions at the 2024 Olympics. Today, we’re break...
Olympic Stories: Rebeca Andrade & Illia Kovtun
To kick-off the start of Olympic gymnastics at the 2024 Paris games, we've put together a little showcase of our previous profiles about a c...
Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo & Levi Jung-Ruivivar On Representing The Philippines In Paris
We’ve got a Blind Landing exclusive today: The first group interview with the female gymnasts representing the Philippines in Paris. Aleah F...
Inside The 2024 Gymnastics Olympic Trials
Host Ari Saperstein takes us inside the arena at the 2024 US Olympic Trials for women’s gymnastics. Today’s episode is a collection of momen...
Assembling The World’s Best Gymnastics Team (with author Dvora Meyers)
At most US Olympic Trials, you earn your spot by being the top finisher. In sports like track & field and swimming, it’s the top finishers w...
How Female Gymnasts In Their 20s Became The Frontrunners For Olympic Gold (with Emily Giambavlo from The Washington Post)
The story for nearly half a century has been that youth is the key to women’s gymnastics –– but in recent years, there’s been a surge of fem...
The Trifecta: How Simone, Suni, & Gabby Made History
On May 18th 2024, the gymnastics world saw something that had never happened before: the return of three Olympic all-around champions. Host...
The Improbable Comeback of Rebeca Andrade
The making of Rebeca Andrade, one of the greatest gymnasts of all time and a comeback unlike any other. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
Kristi Yamaguchi: Asian American Idol
For many Asian Americans, seeing Kristi Yamaguchi win the gold in women’s figure skating at the 1992 Olympics was everything. She was more t...
Ukrainian Gymnast Illia Kovtun & The Story Behind The Photo Seen Around The World
On this special episode of Blind Landing, we're stepping away from figure skating and going back to the world of gymnastics to bring you Ukr...
Mabel Fairbanks: Beyond The Edge
Mabel Fairbanks changed figure skating forever. As a Black figure skater in the 1940s, Mabel made a name for herself skating in ice shows al...
Out On The Ice: Part 3
“Out On The Ice” concludes with the story of Adam Rippon, the first out skater to represent the US at the Olympics, and a new generation of...
Out On The Ice: Part 2
For decades, skaters have been pushed to play into narrow gender stereotypes on and off the ice, leaving queer athletes feeling like being t...
Out On The Ice: Part 1
From the outside, figure skating might look like a queer haven, a space where LGBTQ+ athletes can be out and open… but inside of the sport?...