The Road to Tokyo – Ep #12 – Marianna Tolo – Why winning Olympic basketball medals are so difficult!

I recently had a fantastic chat with Opals basketballer, Marianna Tolo about her overall experience at Tokyo 2020 and what made it extra special.   We also spoke about the excitement of Marianna playing basketball in France and her breakout game for the Opals where she scored 26 points and pulled …

The Road to Tokyo - Ep #11 - Alex Porter - Bouncing back to win bronze at Tokyo 2020!

I’ve conducted lots of incredible interviews in the past few years and this one well and truly kept me on the edge of my seat. Alex Porter is a fantastic bloke and his determination and positive attitude is incredible especially considering his dream of winning gold at Tokyo 2020 came crashing dow…

The Road to Tokyo - Ep #9 - Chris Anstey - The Boomers creating history at Tokyo 2020!

It was an honour to speak with former Boomer and two-time Olympian Chris Anstey about why it was so special for the Boomers to win their first ever men's basketball medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games! I asked him whether Patty Mills is our greatest ever Boomer, what it was like for Chris to rep…

The Road to Tokyo Ep #8 - Emily Seebohm - Silencing her Critics!

After being told that she needed to ‘lose weight’ and that she was ‘too old’, four-time Olympian, Emily Jane Seebohm silenced the critics brilliantly by winning bronze and gold at Tokyo 2020! It was a pleasure to interview Emily on The Road to Tokyo and discuss the feeling she experienced when she…

The Road to Tokyo Ep #7 - Jess Trengove - The buzz of competing in the Olympics!

The Tokyo Olympics has been unbelievable with so many inspirational stories! Speaking of inspirational and keeping with the Olympics theme, I recently chatted with Adelaide’s very own, two-time Olympic Marathon runner, Jess Trengove. We spoke about what it took to qualify for her first Olympics i…

The Road to Tokyo - Ep #6 - Steph Prem - How Snowboarding is in her blood!

I absolutely loved chatting recently with five-time Australian champion Snowboarder, Steph Prem. Steph was the only Aussie who competed in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics in snowboard cross. It was great to hear from Steph about the buzz of competing for her country on the world stage, her jou…

The Road to Tokyo Ep #5 - Anabelle Smith - Meeting her idols!

The Tokyo Olympics is finally here and it all kicks off this Friday 23rd July.  It was a real pleasure to chat with Olympic Bronze Medallist diver Anabelle Smith just before she heads to Tokyo to compete in her third Olympic Games.   We spoke about how she's dealt with the Olympics being postponed…

The Road to Tokyo Ep #4 - Rachel Bugg - Living the Olympic Dream!

It was fascinating hearing from 2012 OIympic Diver, Rachel 'Buggy' Bugg about what it took to qualify for her very first Olympics at London. Rachel also interestingly spoke about how she's scared of heights too which makes you appreciate even more what she has achieved in her career. We also spoke…

The Road to Tokyo - Ep #3 - Rachael Sporn - What made the 1996 Atlanta Olympics so special!

As the excitement for Tokyo 2021 builds, it was a thrill to chat with three-time Olympic basketballer, Rachael Sporn. Rach told some very interesting stories about the Olympic village, we discussed Rachael's childhood memories of the Olympics, the highs and lows of her basketball career and why it…

The Road to Tokyo - Ep #2 - Oscar Chalupsky - What it's really like inside the Olympic Village!

Oscar Chalupsky has one heck of a story and it was a thrill to chat with him on the Road to Tokyo. We spoke about the inner sanctum of the Olympic Village, including meeting his idols and water bomb fights as well as Oscar's amazing achievement of winning his 12th world Surfski title at the ripe …