Quest for Gold

About Quest for Gold

WGN’s Ryan Burrow hosts “Quest For Gold,” a weekly update on preparations for the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in this podcast from Chicago's Very Own, 720 WGN.

Publisher

wgnradio.com

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Dec 2019

Latest episode

15 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

134 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Jul 2026

   Quest for Gold – LA 28: Olympian Janet Evans previews LA 2028, 2 years out

   LA 2028 Chief Athlete Officer and four-time Olympic gold medalist Janet Evans sat down with Nexstar’s Andrew Marden for a preview of The Games, two years out. She discussed her Olympic success, Katie Ledecky’s dominance, and how ready her hometown of Los Angeles is to host the world in the summer of 2028.

2. 

   20 Apr 2026

   Quest for Gold – LA 28: The first ticket drop has closed

   On this pop-up episode of Quest for Gold, WGN’s Ryan Burrow reviews the first ticket drop for the LA 28 Olympics.

3. 

   16 Apr 2026

   Quest for Gold – LA 28: Olivia Smoliga is looking for a Hollywood comeback story

   In this pop-up episode of Quest for Gold, we talk with two-time Olympic medal swimmer Olivia Smoliga, who is eyeing a return to the Olympic team following a disappointing 2024. She’s got a new mindset and new mission as she takes on the next two-plus years to get back to the Olympics in Los Angeles.

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