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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 16
02/23/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 16
Sadly, it's time to say good-bye to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. We had a few more competitions to start the day, with Alison seeing the nail biter that was the men's ice hockey gold medal final, which went to overtime. Meanwhile, Jill went to Verona for the afternoon, with some specific goals to achieve before heading to the nearly 2,000-year-old Verona Arena for the Closing Ceremonies. Sports on today's program: Bobsled Cross-country skiing Curling Freestyle skiing Ice hockey We want to hear what you thought of the Olympics! Drop into our (please use Chrome browser) on Wednesday, February 25. Jill will be in studio from 8pm-9pm CET (that's 2pm EST), and Alison will be on from 8pm-9pm EST. We'd love to talk with you live to see what you thought of the sports, the venues and Milano Cortina as a host city. Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 15
02/21/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 15
It's the penultimate day of competition at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and there's mayhem and beauty on the ice and snow. Can anyone stop Johannes Klaebo? Plus, Alison has opinions on finish line marriage proposals. Sports on today's program: Biathlon Bobsled Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Ski mountaineering Speed skating Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 14
02/20/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 14
We're getting close to the end of the , which, for those of us based in Milano, means there are some slim pickings for events to see. That doesn't matter though. Jill went to IOC president end-of-Games press conference, and walked away with she never thought she'd get her hands on. Alison went to ice hockey and saw the set up for what will be some fantastic medal matches. Meanwhile, Jill went to the last night of short track speed skating, where TKFLASTANI Corinne Stoddard rose from several disappointing finishes to land on the podium. Sports on today's program: Biathlon Bobsled Curling Freestyle Ice hockey Short track speed skating Speed skating For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 13
02/20/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 13
It's Day 13 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and we're introduced to ski mountaineering today. What we thought, plus Alison went to women's figure skating finals and Jill went to men's speed skating to see the 1500, followed by an extremely fast hoofing it to the women's ice hockey gold medal match between the USA and Canada. Luckily, good competition saved the day because Jill got broken during a trip to the post office. Sports on today's schedule: Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Nordic combined Ski mounteering Speed skating Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 12
02/18/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 12
It's Day 12 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and while we're coming down to the home stretch, there's still a lot of Olympics to enjoy, in particular a dog who decided it wanted to cross-country ski! Mikaela Shiffren dominated the Alpine slalom slope, and Johannes Klaebo added yet another gold medal to his tally. Alison spent the day in Valtellina, learning about the culture of that area, while Jill got some hospitality vibes at a number of the popular sponsor and country houses and the official hospitality club. Did any of them live up to the hype? Plus, evening ice hockey action at Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena, where Team Canada had a big scare. Sports on today's program: Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Curling Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Short track speed skating Snowboard Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 11
02/18/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 11
What do you do on Day 11 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics? If you're Jill, you spend hours doing logistics. Then you go to speed skating and life gets a little better. If you're Alison, you get to figure skating early to see the women's short program in action and try not to leave your seat. If you're in Livigno, you're not seeing much because it snowed enough to postpone some competitions. If you're a Friend of Eric Heiden, you're getting this pin: If you want to carve the halfpipe like Alison does, this is what you're in for: Sports on today's program: Biathlon Bobsled Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Nordic combined Snowboard Speed skating Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 10
02/17/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 10
Curious about those On Location Olympic hospitality packages? We experience one of the suites at the figure skating pairs final competition and have the details! Plus, Jill has a spa experience and discovers that much like our Friends of Eric Heiden Club, there's a FAB club for friends of Alison Brown. Sports on today's program: Alpine skiing Bobsled Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Ski jumping Short track speed skating Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 9
02/16/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 9
Day 9 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics turned into a wild day on ice and snow - we've got all of the results for you! Jill gets feisty (and delirious) at speed skating for team pursuit quarterfinals and the women's 500m, while Alison tries to understand what exactly happened at the figure skating pairs short program. Plus, the Friends of Eric Heiden club gains a new member. Sports on today's program: Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsled Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboard Speed skating Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 8
02/14/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 8
Invariably at an Olympics, we're packing so much in that at some point we break. At , it's Day 8, when Alison tells Jill about a very special friendship. In other Olympic fun, Jill went out to Bormio to catch the men's Alpine giant slalom--and Brazil's Winter Olympics gold medal. Alison went to speed skating for Jordan Stolz' second gold medal of the Games and the wildness of the team pursuit. Sports on today's program: Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Curling Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Speed skating Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 7
02/14/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 7
Day 7 of the Winter Olympics brought many surprises, particularly at the ice skating arena, where the men’s figure skating finals took place with results that surprised Jill and most of the fans. Meanwhile, Alison had a full day of culture at the Duomo and , one of the highly sought-after pavilions at the Games. Sports on today's program: Biathlon Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Ice hockey Skeleton Snowboard Speed skating Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 6
02/13/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 6
It’s Day 6 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, and we’re having new adventures! Jill learned some scary new Italian words trying to get out to the Tesero Cross-Country Stadium to see TKFLASTANI Bruna Moura compete in the 10K freestyle race. She made it to the stadium, but more importantly, did she make it back to Milano in time to record the episode? Listen to find out! Meanwhile, Alison had a full day in Milano and hit up nearly every venue. Sports on today’s program: · Alpine skiing · Cross-country skiing · Curling · Freestyle skiing · Ice hockey · Luge · Short track speed skating · Skeleton · Snowboard · Speed skating P Plus, what did we forget to tell you yesterday and many mascots! Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 5
02/12/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 5
We've hit the point where we have no idea what day or date it is, but we know we're in Milano and that there's an Olympics going on, and that's all that really matters. More members of Team Keep the Flame Alive competed today, and we've got their results and all of the other action that took place at . We had a big cultural day, hitting up Casa Brasil, the Brazilian hospitality house. Jill went to a press panel on the current state of the Italian fashion and design industries (which also threw some shade at Paris 2024). Then we both went to an LA 2028-themed cocktail party that had Italian versions of American burgers, fries, hot dogs and other finger foods. Apparently they think we really like salt. But there was great competition today. We've got results for: Alpine skiing Biathlon Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Snowboard Speed skating Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to our to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 4
02/11/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 4
During Day 4 of the Olympics, we check out new sports, new train stations, and new venues. Alison has become a navigating fool, while Jill had to learn how to navigate to and from the new ice hockey arena built especially for the Olympics (and finished literally seconds before the first player took the ice). Note: Jill forgot to tell you about the actual navigation to and from the venue, which is a doozy, so that will be on tomorrow's "What we forgot to tell you yesterday" segment. Sports on today's program: Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-Country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Short track speedskating Ski jumping Team TKFLASTAN is on the podium! Props to luger Ashley Farquharson for her bronze medal performance! Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 3
02/09/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 3
It's Day 3 of the , and we're learning that anything can happen! Favorites go down, , and both of us have some major cultural moments. Plus, what did we forget to tell you yesterday? Sports on today's program: Alpine skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Ski jumping Snowboard Speed skating Keep the flame of this podcast alive! We offer year-round coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics, but need your support to continue doing so. If you appreciate our efforts, please today! For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 2
02/08/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 2
Day 2 of action from Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The mountain got Lindsey Vonn in a bad way, but other Olympians shined. We've been multi-screening to try to take in as much as possible, and we've also got reports from what we've seen in person today. Jill also went to Korea House and had a fabulous time. Sports on today's program: Alpine Skiing Biathlon Cross-Country Skiing Curling Figure Skating Ice Hockey Luge Snowboard Speed Skating Plus, we've discovered what our Milano Cortina-specific segment will be (and it doesn't have anything to do with toilets)! Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 1
02/07/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 1
It's the first full day of competition at the 6 Winter Olympics! We already have our first Olympic champions, which means we've seen a medal ceremony and have thoughts! Jill had a cultural morning, with a visit to and a walk through the Alfa Romeo/Lancia/Fiat pavilion. She checked out the crowds at the Official Fan Zone and Coke's The Peak, and then got a closer look at the lit cauldron. Alison watched a lot of sports today, including ice hockey, speed skating and an Italian gold medal in person. Jill went to figure skating and saw the next stages of the team event. Plus, our Cortina correspondent Doug Hill from reports in with his experiences (good and iffy) with the Olympics on the other side of the region. Sports on today's program: Alpine skiing Cross country skiing Curling Figure skating Ice Hockey Luge Ski jumping Snowboard Speed skating Team Keep the Flame Alive starts competition tomorrow! We let you know who to cheer for! For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!4 *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 0
02/07/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day 0
The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics are officially open! We look at the competition of day, including our trip to the figure skating arena to see the women's short program part of the Team event. Then it was time for the big show: The Opening Ceremony. We share what it was like from both the media and fan perspective. Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the independent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics-Day -1
02/05/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics-Day -1
Jill and Alison try Milano's special cake and take a long walk to get to the women's ice hockey venue for the USA v. Czechia match. Other action for the day includes more of the mixed doubles curling tournament, and qualifications for men's big air. Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the indepedent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). Mentioned in the episode: Nick Zaccardi's profile of TKFLASTANI Rory Guilday: For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day -2
02/04/2026
Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics: Day -2
We have made it to Milano and are ready for Olympic competition to begin! We share our first impressions of the city, the Games organization and some of the interesting experiences we've already had. Plus, Olympic competition kicked off today with the start of the Mixed Doubles Curling tournament. We've got the results, plus info on Alpine skiing downhill training. Keep our Flame Alive! We podcast about the Games all year. If you appreciate the indepedent voice that we provide, please consider supporting us today. Go to to learn about our one-time and ongoing patronage options (as well as the bonus content for our patrons). For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Keep the Flame Alive on The Cutting Edge: A Figure Skating Podcast
02/03/2026
Keep the Flame Alive on The Cutting Edge: A Figure Skating Podcast
We were recently on The Cutting Edge: A Figure Skating Podcast with the lovely Kim Dunaway, and we had so much fun with Kim that we wanted to share that episode with you! We talked about figure skating in the run-up to the the 2026 Olympics. Kim is crazy smart and knowledgable about the sport, so if figure skating is your jam, you'll definitely want to listen. Our discussion took place just after European championships, and it covers the entire field. Who is likely to step up and be a contender at Milano Cortina 2026? Listen to find out! Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Olympic Snowboard, Paralympic Snowboard and Wheelchair Curling with Team USA
01/29/2026
Olympic Snowboard, Paralympic Snowboard and Wheelchair Curling with Team USA
One last show before we head to Milano Cortina 2026! We talk with wheelchair curling's Steve Emt and para snowboarders Mike Schultz and Noah Elliot about their sports and prosthetics. Also, snowboarder Jaelin Kauf previews the 2026 Olympic course. In Milano Cortina 2026 news, Hershey's is chocolate gold medals. Milano Cortina will have across all venue clusters. And we learn about more Olympic Opening Ceremony performers. Also, the Organizing Committee has released an anniversary poster celebrating the Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics. You can buy it at: La Cooperativa di Cortina, Corso Italia 40 – Cortina d’Ampezzo Libreria Sovilla, Piazza Silvestro Franceschi 11 – Cortina d’Ampezzo Milano Cortina 2026 If you live in Australia's Gold Coast, Dreamworld has become the Australian Olympic Committee's official theme park. They're scheduling a watch party for February 17. Check their for details. Plus, we have news from Team Keep the Flame Alive, and we share our for Milano Cortina 2026. For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026: Alpine Skiing Preview with Tom Kelly
01/27/2026
Milano Cortina 2026: Alpine Skiing Preview with Tom Kelly
Alpine skiing expert Tom Kelly joins us to preview the competition ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. We examine men's and women's downhill, super G, slalom and giant slalom races. We look at the men's and women's courses, why mixed team competition was dropped from this Games, and who could make the podium. This show would not be possible without listener support. If you appreciate this episode, please consider supporting our Milano Cortina 2026 coverage. We'll be on the ground in Italy to bring you daily coverage of the events and atmosphere. Be a part of it here: For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Olympic Cross Country Skiing and Para Nordic with Team USA
01/22/2026
Olympic Cross Country Skiing and Para Nordic with Team USA
We're prepping for cross-country skiing and para Nordic at Milano Cortina 2026! At the Team USA Media Summit in October 2026, we talked with cross-country skiers Gus Schumacher and Julia Kern, as well as para Nordic skiers Oksana Masters, Aaron Pike, Sydney Peterson, Kendall Gretsch and Jake Adicoff ahead of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics about the finer details of their sports. In Milano Cortina 2026 news, the cauldron has been unveiled. We have thoughts! We also have some updates on the Olympics Opening Ceremony, including the shade that was thrown during a recent Opening Ceremony press conference. We have an update on ticket registrations for LA 2028, and lots of news from Team Keep the Flame Alive - more TKFLASTANIs have puched their tickets to Milano Cortina 2026! Links mentioned in this episode: Our Book Club episode of Oksana Masters' The Hard Parts: The Milano Cortina 2026 cauldron: Our blog post on how to buy tickets for the LA 2028 Olympics: TKFLASTANIs mentioned in this episode: Josh Williamson: Frank Del Duca & Elana Meyers Taylor: Shannon Galea: Bruna Moura: Ryan Shane: Josh Levin: John Naber: Louise Sugden: For a transcript of this episode, please visit . ***KEEP OUR FLAME ALIVE:*** Support our fundraiser to bring you the most fun coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics from Milano Cortina 2026. Learn more and give here: Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Cortina 1956: Welcome to the Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics
01/19/2026
Cortina 1956: Welcome to the Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics
New year, a new historical Olympics to explore! Thanks to you, our listeners, in 2026 we'll be exploring the Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympic Games. In our first episode, Jill looks at Cortina's bidding process, which was the last of its kind. She also examines the sports program and what additions were--and weren't--made. Plus, Cortina had to do a lot of construction in the area to have Olympic-ready venues and spectator-friendly facilities. Did 1956 Italians manage construction projects differently than their 2026 counterparts? These Games had a number of firsts, including live televised events. We get to some of the other firsts, including what could be the first Olympic appearance of a future VIP. Listen to find out who was there! For a transcript and complete list of sources used in this episode, visit: . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! Photo credit: Olympics.com *** with hosts Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown is released monthly. In 2026, these episodes explore the 7th Winter Olympic Games at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. Look for our regular episodes every week, with daily editions during the Olympics and Paralympics. Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Merch: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: X: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Olympic Biathlon with Sean Doherty and Deedra Irwin
01/15/2026
Olympic Biathlon with Sean Doherty and Deedra Irwin
Buckle up for biathlon! We’re talking with U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program members SPC Sean Doherty (3x Olympian) and SSG Deedra Irwin (2022 Olympian) about the sport, competing at altitude, skiing with a rifle on your back, and how you come back after a tough race. Plus, Milano Cortina 2026 got the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena in good enough shape for a test event. Will the paint be dry? Will there be sandwiches at the bar? Time will tell. Check out journalist Brian Pinelli’s series of articles about the event: And Salomon is holding an Olympics-inspired 10K run in Milano during the Games. Find out more here: Registration has opened for the LA 2028 Olympics ticket lottery. We have the details. You can sign up here: Plus, we have tons of news from TKFLASTAN, including great results, Olympic teams named, and a potential scandal in skeleton. ***KEEP OUR FLAME ALIVE:*** Support our fundraiser to bring you the most fun coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics from Milano Cortina 2026. Learn more and give here: For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Figure Skaters Amber Glenn Jason Brown and Spencer Howe
01/08/2026
Figure Skaters Amber Glenn Jason Brown and Spencer Howe
Olympic excitement is building, as more athletes qualify for Team USA! This week is the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, so to get ready to watch that, we talked with figure skaters Amber Glenn, Jason Brown, and PV2 Spencer Howe to hear more details about their programs for this year. After the event is over, U.S. Figure Skating will make the final selections for the 2026 Olympic team. Cheer on Team Keep the Flame Alive (TKFLASTAN) this weekend! Also on the show, we have plenty of news from Milano Cortina 2026, including more Opening Ceremony performers, the introduction of the official soundtrack, and word that the new ice hockey venue likely won't be finished on time. Listen to more about the soundtrack here: what you think of it! If you're in Canada, Tim Horton's new Team Canada sponsorship means more fun for you! We've got the details of what they're doing during the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Plus, more TKFLASTANIs have made Olympic teams--find out who's punched their ticket to Italy! ***KEEP OUR FLAME ALIVE:*** Support our fundraiser to bring you the most fun coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics from Milano Cortina 2026. Learn more and give here: For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Milano Cortina 2026: Olympic Figure Skating Preview with Sarah Hughes
01/01/2026
Milano Cortina 2026: Olympic Figure Skating Preview with Sarah Hughes
(Not Olympic Champion) Sarah Hughes of The Runthrough podcast joins us to preview the figure skating competition for Milano Cortina 2026. Who's likely to be on the podium for the pairs, ice dance, men's and women's events? Listen to The Runthrough, which also features Olympians Ashley Wagner and Adam Rippon, on YouTube @TheRunthrough or your podcast app. They're @therunthroughpodcast on Insta. ***KEEP OUR FLAME ALIVE:*** Support our fundraiser to bring you the most fun coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics from Milano Cortina 2026. Learn more and give here: For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Anything But Footy Olympics Crossover Spectacular
12/25/2025
Anything But Footy Olympics Crossover Spectacular
John Cushing and Michael Weadock from Anything But Footy join us for a rousing look ahead at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. ***Are you a Milano or a Cortina?*** Let us know by helping us raise funds to cover the production costs of our Milano Cortina 2026 coverage, which includes at least 32 daily episodes (and probably 100+ escapades that only your favorite Olympic and Paralympic aunties can get into). We need your support to make this coverage happen. Please make a contribution here: For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Olympic Bobsled with Elana Meyers Taylor, Frank Del Duca and Chris Fogt
12/18/2025
Olympic Bobsled with Elana Meyers Taylor, Frank Del Duca and Chris Fogt
Alison interviews 4x Olympic bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor on her long career in the sport and being an athlete/parent. Then Jill and Alison interview U.S. Army World Class Athletes LTC Chris Fogt and SGT Frank Del Duca. Fogt is a former bobsledder turned coach for USA Bobsled. Del Duca is an Olympic bobsled driver looking to qualify for his second Games. Follow our TKFLASTANIs on Insta: Elana Meyers Taylor: @elanameyerstaylor SGT Frank Del Duca: @frankiedelduca LTC Chris Fogt: @chris.fogt Plus, we get into the hockey stadium drama at Milano Cortina 2026 and the surprise announcement of some Olympic Opening Ceremony artists. In other Games news, LA 2028 announced the date of registration for its ticket lottery. And we have big updates from Team Keep the Flame Alive! We want to know if you are a Milano or a Cortina! Let us know by helping us raise funds to cover the production costs of our Milano Cortina 2026 coverage, which includes at least 32 daily episodes (and probably 100+ escapades that only your favorite Olympic and Paralympic aunties can get into). We need your support to make this coverage happen. Please make a contribution here: For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! Photo credits: Elana Meyers Taylor - Xfinity; Frank Del Duca - U.S. Army; Chris Fogt - U.S. Army *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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Sydney 2000: Paralympic Closing Ceremony and Games Legacy
12/11/2025
Sydney 2000: Paralympic Closing Ceremony and Games Legacy
In our final episode on the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Paralympics, Alison is thrilled that the demon chicken has returned to the Paralympic Closing Ceremony. Then Jill looks at the legacy (both good and questionable) of these Games. Were they the greatest Games of all time (at least in 2000)? Listen to find out! Plus, we look forward to the Winter Olympics we'll cover during our 2026 history-themed shows. ***KEEP OUR FLAME ALIVE:*** Support our fundraiser to bring you the most fun coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics from Milano Cortina 2026. Learn more and give here: For a complete list of sources used in this episode, visit: . For a transcript of this episode, please visit . Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: Bookshop.org store: Become a patron and get bonus content: Buy merch here: Hang out with us online: Facebook: Insta: Facebook Group: Newsletter: Sign up at VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348
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