Blind Landing
av Ari Saperstein
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How NIL Reshaped Women's Gymnastics (With Alyssa Roenigk from ESPN)
How NIL Reshaped Women's Gymnastics (With Alyssa Roenigk from ESPN)
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Blind Landing is an award-winning independent documentary podcast. Hosted by Ari Saperstein, the series goes behind the scenes in the world of Olympic sports including gymnastics and figure skating. Blind Landing has been featured in dozens of publications around the world, including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Vulture and Elle. The series was named one of The Atlantic’s Best Podcasts of 2021, a 2022 Webby Awards & AIPS Awards honoree, and won the 2023 Ambie Award for Best Independent Podcast.
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- How NIL Reshaped Women's Gymnastics (With Alyssa Roenigk from ESPN) · 24 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 13As the first generation of NIL gymnasts close the chapter on their NCAA careers this week, ESPN’s Alyssa Roenigk sits downs with Blind Landing host Ari Sapersein to look back at…
- Accountability In Gymnastics: Part 2 · 24 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 12Will 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 of a two-part deep dive from Blind…
- Accountability In Gymnastics: Part 1 · 33 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 11Has the FIG (International Gymnastics Federation) operated ethically in the wake of the Olympic floor final controversy? Or are they violating their own policies and standards?…
- Announcement From Blind Landing · 2 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 10We've got a special episode coming out this week and we want your help! Send your thoughts, questions and insight to blindlandingpodcast at gmail dot come. Learn more about your…
- Paris Olympics: Floor Controversy & Athlete Camaraderie (feat. Olympians Betty Okino & Shallon Olsen) · 46 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 9On 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 joins us to talk about the past and…
- Paris Olympics: All-Around Final (with Monica Padman) · 43 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 8Today on Blind Landing, we’re breaking down the women’s gymnastics all-around final with guest co-host Monica Padman, host of the podcast Armchair Expert. On this episode, we…
- Paris Olympics: Team Final (with Danusia Francis-Reid) · 27 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 7Throughout this week, we’ll be bringing you special episodes debriefing the gymnastics competitions at the 2024 Olympics. Today, we’re breaking down the women’s team final and…
- Olympic Stories: Rebeca Andrade & Illia Kovtun · 46 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 6To 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 couple of the top contenders. Rebeca…
- Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo & Levi Jung-Ruivivar On Representing The Philippines In Paris · 51 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 5We’ve got a Blind Landing exclusive today: The first group interview with the female gymnasts representing the Philippines in Paris. Aleah Finnegan, Emma Malabuyo and Levi…
- Inside The 2024 Gymnastics Olympic Trials · 37 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 4Host Ari Saperstein takes us inside the arena at the 2024 US Olympic Trials for women’s gymnastics. Today’s episode is a collection of moments from the competition in…
- Assembling The World’s Best Gymnastics Team (with author Dvora Meyers) · 38 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 3At 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 who get to compete at the Paris Games…
- How Female Gymnasts In Their 20s Became The Frontrunners For Olympic Gold (with Emily Giambavlo from The Washington Post) · 29 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 2The 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 female gymnasts in their twenties…
- The Trifecta: How Simone, Suni, & Gabby Made History · 44 min · Säsong 3 Avsnitt 1On May 18th 2024, the gymnastics world saw something that had never happened before: the return of three Olympic all-around champions. Host Ari Saperstein unpacks this historic…
- The Improbable Comeback of Rebeca Andrade · 29 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 7The making of Rebeca Andrade, one of the greatest gymnasts of all time and a comeback unlike any other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
- Kristi Yamaguchi: Asian American Idol · 52 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 6For many Asian Americans, seeing Kristi Yamaguchi win the gold in women’s figure skating at the 1992 Olympics was everything. She was more than a famous athlete — she was one of…
- Ukrainian Gymnast Illia Kovtun & The Story Behind The Photo Seen Around The World · 19 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 5On this special episode of Blind Landing, we're stepping away from figure skating and going back to the world of gymnastics to bring you Ukrainian gymnast Illia Kovtun. Illia…
- Mabel Fairbanks: Beyond The Edge · 49 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 4Mabel Fairbanks changed figure skating forever. As a Black figure skater in the 1940s, Mabel made a name for herself skating in ice shows all over the world — but was barred from…
- Out On The Ice: Part 3 · 38 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 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 queer skaters determined to change the…
- Out On The Ice: Part 2 · 37 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 2For decades, skaters have been pushed to play into narrow gender stereotypes on and off the ice, leaving queer athletes feeling like being themselves wasn’t an option –– but not…
- Out On The Ice: Part 1 · 37 min · Säsong 2 Avsnitt 1From 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? That couldn’t be farther from the…
