Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast · Ben Waterworth, Colin Hilding & Jarrod Loobeek

Episode 526 - OTP Newscast 28

·1 hr 30 min·8 clips

Ski jumpers are allegedly injecting acid into their genitals to cheat suit measurements ahead of the Olympics.

This episode features hosts Ben and guest Alex Loveless discussing recent Olympic news as the Milano Cortina Games approach. They cover stadium designs for Brisbane 2032, concerns about Winter Olympics venues, and unusual developments in ski jumping. The Australian firm Cox Architecture and Hassell, alongside Japanese group Asuza Seki, will design the Brisbane 2032 stadium, estimated to cost $3.6 billion. Organizers for Milano Cortina report improved snow conditions, but ice hockey venue capacity is reduced from 18,000 to 11,800 seats. The International Ice Hockey Federation's Luke Tardif expressed confidence games will proceed, though the rink dimensions differ from NHL standards. Italy announced its flag bearers: short track skater Arianna Fontana and cross-country skier Federico Pellegrino for Milan, with curler Amos Mosaner and skier Federica Brignone for Cortina. A German report alleges some ski jumpers may be injecting hyaluronic acid into their genitals to manipulate aerodynamics, prompting discussions about potential measurements. The hosts reference past guest, ski jumper Ellie Loodit, regarding strict suit regulations. Ben holds tickets to nine hockey games and worries about seat availability due to the capacity reduction. He notes test events for the hockey arena are occurring the weekend after recording. The episode mentions journalist Brian Pinelli may provide a venue update following those tests. The tone is informal and humorous, with the hosts joking about cricket, weather extremes, and the ski jumping scandal. Listeners interested in Olympic infrastructure updates and offbeat sports stories will enjoy this episode. Those seeking only in-depth athletic analysis might find the conversational tangents less engaging.

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A lively pre-Games update for Olympic obsessives.

The episode feels like a pre-Milano Cortina warmup, with an easy, conversational pace that suits the final stretch before the Games. Ben Waterworth and Alex Loveless move from the countdown to Olympic memory, guest chatter, and loose sports pod banter, and that is usually where…

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You want a final pre-Milano Cortina check-in that still sounds like a bar chat.

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