Sasha Sessions: A Team USA Podcast

About Sasha Sessions: A Team USA Podcast

Exceptional individuals share the stories that shaped them, how they define identity, and the motivations, habits, and opportunities that led to personal reinvention. Guests feature athletes from all sports and backgrounds, whose accomplishments inspire millions on the Olympic & Paralympic stage, and people outside of sports, whose work has challenged how we think about the world today.

Publisher

U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee

Category

news · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Oct 2020

Latest episode

7 Jul 2021

Latest episodes

1 of 31 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   7 Jul 2021

   Episode 30: Tokyo Bound

   Meet six Team USA athletes headed to Tokyo for the Olympics and Paralympics this summer. For the final episode of season one, Sasha revisits some of her favorite conversations with six Tokyo-bound athletes: Yul Moldauer (gymnastics), Matt Scott (wheelchair basketball), Haylie McCleney (softball), Alex Massialas (fencing), Heimana Reynolds (skateboarding) and Tyler Merren (goalball). The Olympics begin July 23, and the Paralympics open August 24. Get to know these awesome athletes and join us in cheering them on at the Tokyo Games!

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   28 Jun 2021

   Episode 29: Haylie McCleney

   Softball player Haylie McCleney joins Sasha this week. She explains what it means to be able to represent Team USA and be a part of softball's return to the Olympic Games this summer. Haylie and Sasha talk about how Haylie stays focused on her goals when faced with adversity. Haylie shares her passion for growing opportunities in women's sports both as a coach and an athlete.

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   21 Jun 2021

   Episode 28: Yul Moldauer

   Gymnast Yul Moldauer joins Sasha this week ahead of competing at 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics. Yul walks Sasha through his career - from accidentally discovering gymnastics as a child to becoming the most decorated NCAA gymnast in history. Yul shares how he found his 'why' during the pandemic and how this reinvigorated his training as he looks to qualify for his first Olympic Games this summer.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 10: Adam Rippon

Published 15 Feb 2021 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Absolutely. It's that it's such, you know, it feels like you get, you could be thrown right back in there and you've had just a small taste of what's out there in the entire world. I'll always be grateful for skating and I'll always try to be connected to it in some way. It's impossible not to be. […]

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