1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,387 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Fine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,787 Speaker 1: from News Talks B. 3 00:00:12,947 --> 00:00:16,027 Speaker 2: One of the undoubted stars of the Paris Olympic Games 4 00:00:16,147 --> 00:00:19,387 Speaker 2: track cyclist Elise andrew She won gold first of all 5 00:00:19,387 --> 00:00:20,787 Speaker 2: on the karen A Lap to go. 6 00:00:20,867 --> 00:00:23,347 Speaker 3: Now Elise Andrews on the inside and up, but she's 7 00:00:23,387 --> 00:00:25,907 Speaker 3: got the brick coming around. It's like I said in 8 00:00:25,947 --> 00:00:29,787 Speaker 3: the former Finuken the power goes on can Alise Andrews 9 00:00:29,787 --> 00:00:33,627 Speaker 3: holders she comes down towards the finishing line. Alise Andrews 10 00:00:33,707 --> 00:00:34,227 Speaker 3: on the line. 11 00:00:34,267 --> 00:00:35,707 Speaker 2: It looks like she's won gold. 12 00:00:36,187 --> 00:00:43,107 Speaker 3: Alease Andrews intense, incisive and vincible at the Paris Valodrome. 13 00:00:43,267 --> 00:00:45,547 Speaker 3: Too much power and too much panache. 14 00:00:45,747 --> 00:00:47,667 Speaker 2: And then she went on to win gold again in 15 00:00:47,707 --> 00:00:49,027 Speaker 2: the individual sprints. 16 00:00:49,227 --> 00:00:54,987 Speaker 3: As Andrews cows up the track starting a move, they 17 00:00:55,027 --> 00:00:56,067 Speaker 3: worked their way around of. 18 00:00:56,067 --> 00:00:57,147 Speaker 4: The home straight. 19 00:00:59,387 --> 00:00:59,667 Speaker 1: Away. 20 00:00:59,707 --> 00:00:59,947 Speaker 5: He goes. 21 00:00:59,987 --> 00:01:04,987 Speaker 3: Alise Andrews up against Leah Friedrich. Andrews comes around the bed. 22 00:01:05,307 --> 00:01:08,747 Speaker 3: She's in control. Timely allowed it of course. Now here 23 00:01:08,827 --> 00:01:10,467 Speaker 3: she goes around the bed. 24 00:01:10,547 --> 00:01:13,867 Speaker 4: Canci pedals on your chapter in New Zealand cycling history. 25 00:01:14,147 --> 00:01:18,787 Speaker 4: She can and less Andrews's a Totle gold endlist. In Paris, 26 00:01:19,267 --> 00:01:21,627 Speaker 4: she completes her own after tree. 27 00:01:21,427 --> 00:01:24,227 Speaker 2: Off I Love It from Andrew Orison. Two golds for 28 00:01:24,387 --> 00:01:28,067 Speaker 2: Elise Andrews, becoming the first woman to complete the sprint 29 00:01:28,267 --> 00:01:31,427 Speaker 2: Kieren Olympic doubles. She was also part of the silver 30 00:01:31,507 --> 00:01:35,747 Speaker 2: medal winning team Sprint, so three medals in Paris. That 31 00:01:35,867 --> 00:01:38,427 Speaker 2: was after she won silver and the Karen at the 32 00:01:38,467 --> 00:01:42,227 Speaker 2: last Olympics in Tokyo, three golds and a silver at 33 00:01:42,227 --> 00:01:46,227 Speaker 2: the twenty twenty two Commonwealth Games and Karen gold and 34 00:01:46,267 --> 00:01:49,827 Speaker 2: sprint bronze at the World Champs last year. Water haul 35 00:01:50,587 --> 00:01:53,067 Speaker 2: Elise Andrews says, well, she'll be running, You'll be running 36 00:01:53,067 --> 00:01:54,947 Speaker 2: out of places to keep all your medals. 37 00:01:56,067 --> 00:01:59,227 Speaker 5: Hi, thank you for having me. Yeah, I've been asked 38 00:01:59,267 --> 00:02:01,347 Speaker 5: that question. Where am I going to keep to them? 39 00:02:01,347 --> 00:02:03,987 Speaker 5: I'm still thinking on that, so we'll see. 40 00:02:04,067 --> 00:02:07,027 Speaker 2: All right. With a few weeks to reflect back on Paris, 41 00:02:07,267 --> 00:02:09,267 Speaker 2: what stands out the most when you think back? 42 00:02:10,467 --> 00:02:13,147 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think it's really been quite nice having this 43 00:02:13,307 --> 00:02:16,267 Speaker 5: time and space to really reflect on the games. And 44 00:02:16,507 --> 00:02:19,467 Speaker 5: that's like quite a pattern for me, I feel historically, 45 00:02:19,507 --> 00:02:21,667 Speaker 5: you know, just needing to take some time for myself 46 00:02:21,707 --> 00:02:25,187 Speaker 5: to really think about think about the racing and reflects properly. 47 00:02:25,227 --> 00:02:27,707 Speaker 5: So I'm really grateful to have had that time. And yeah, 48 00:02:27,707 --> 00:02:30,227 Speaker 5: it's really special to look back and I don't know 49 00:02:30,227 --> 00:02:32,427 Speaker 5: if I can pay one memorable moment, but the whole 50 00:02:32,427 --> 00:02:33,347 Speaker 5: thing was just crazy. 51 00:02:33,707 --> 00:02:37,627 Speaker 2: What were your hopes, your expectations, your goals going into Paris? 52 00:02:39,387 --> 00:02:42,067 Speaker 5: Yes, I knew it was going to be a massive week. 53 00:02:42,667 --> 00:02:44,547 Speaker 5: You know, with six days of racing out of seven, 54 00:02:45,027 --> 00:02:47,267 Speaker 5: it was going to be so tough, and so I 55 00:02:47,347 --> 00:02:49,147 Speaker 5: knew that going in, so I really just wanted to 56 00:02:49,227 --> 00:02:52,227 Speaker 5: race every race day ass as I could, and you know, 57 00:02:52,427 --> 00:02:54,867 Speaker 5: in the individual races, that meant that I'd be continuing 58 00:02:54,867 --> 00:02:58,147 Speaker 5: to progress through the racing and hopefully make it to 59 00:02:58,187 --> 00:03:01,347 Speaker 5: the finals and that top spot as a dream. But 60 00:03:01,387 --> 00:03:03,947 Speaker 5: with the team, you know, we were really wanting to 61 00:03:04,027 --> 00:03:06,587 Speaker 5: hunt down a middle and we knew that we could 62 00:03:06,587 --> 00:03:09,787 Speaker 5: be there if we put our best performance forward, which 63 00:03:09,827 --> 00:03:11,387 Speaker 5: we did on the day, and you know, getting that 64 00:03:11,427 --> 00:03:13,107 Speaker 5: silver metal was very special. 65 00:03:13,787 --> 00:03:16,147 Speaker 2: Did the order of the events suit you? And when 66 00:03:16,187 --> 00:03:18,147 Speaker 2: you look back to the order in which they fell, 67 00:03:18,187 --> 00:03:20,627 Speaker 2: did that actually plan in your favorite or did it not? 68 00:03:21,547 --> 00:03:23,227 Speaker 5: I feel like it doesn't. I mean, it's nice to 69 00:03:23,227 --> 00:03:25,267 Speaker 5: have the team event first. I do actually really like 70 00:03:25,347 --> 00:03:29,067 Speaker 5: the order, having the team event over one day and first, 71 00:03:29,307 --> 00:03:32,347 Speaker 5: but the order of the individual events probably not. But 72 00:03:32,427 --> 00:03:34,587 Speaker 5: maybe that's just because I'm used to it. Like I've 73 00:03:34,907 --> 00:03:39,067 Speaker 5: raced that format a couple of times before Tokyo that 74 00:03:39,187 --> 00:03:41,707 Speaker 5: the Karen was first and then this was second. Last 75 00:03:41,787 --> 00:03:44,107 Speaker 5: year's Worlds was the same, and this year's Games was 76 00:03:44,147 --> 00:03:46,307 Speaker 5: the same, So potentially I'm just used to it. 77 00:03:46,987 --> 00:03:49,987 Speaker 2: The Karen. Did you always feel in control once you 78 00:03:50,067 --> 00:03:52,347 Speaker 2: got to the back end of the Kieren event? 79 00:03:53,387 --> 00:03:53,627 Speaker 1: Yeah? 80 00:03:53,707 --> 00:03:57,227 Speaker 5: Yeah, I felt really rarely calm and controlled throughout the 81 00:03:57,227 --> 00:04:00,387 Speaker 5: whole competition. You know, maybe getting that first race other 82 00:04:00,387 --> 00:04:03,147 Speaker 5: way is always quite a nice feeling, but you know, 83 00:04:03,227 --> 00:04:05,467 Speaker 5: after that, I really did feel like I could just 84 00:04:06,027 --> 00:04:08,427 Speaker 5: you know, sort of breathe and relax into my racing 85 00:04:08,547 --> 00:04:12,107 Speaker 5: and make the best decisions possible was what was happening 86 00:04:12,107 --> 00:04:14,587 Speaker 5: around me, And so I did feel really calm and 87 00:04:14,627 --> 00:04:17,187 Speaker 5: in control and I but obviously and coming into the 88 00:04:17,227 --> 00:04:20,307 Speaker 5: final that was just I just gave it absolutely everything 89 00:04:20,307 --> 00:04:23,667 Speaker 5: I had. There was no control in the final. You 90 00:04:23,787 --> 00:04:25,107 Speaker 5: just have to go full guess. 91 00:04:25,747 --> 00:04:27,547 Speaker 2: Is that one of the one of the keys to 92 00:04:27,627 --> 00:04:29,987 Speaker 2: it to leaving enough in the tank that when it 93 00:04:29,987 --> 00:04:33,027 Speaker 2: comes to that final you can just give it absolutely everything. 94 00:04:34,067 --> 00:04:36,507 Speaker 5: Yeah, I think if that's possible, then yes. And that's 95 00:04:36,507 --> 00:04:39,347 Speaker 5: something that I don't think I have done very well 96 00:04:39,387 --> 00:04:41,347 Speaker 5: in the past, and I think that's just an age 97 00:04:41,667 --> 00:04:44,827 Speaker 5: saying and experience is really kind of reading the race 98 00:04:44,947 --> 00:04:47,747 Speaker 5: and you know, not using all of your energy to 99 00:04:47,747 --> 00:04:49,587 Speaker 5: get to the finish line first, like they are smart 100 00:04:49,667 --> 00:04:52,307 Speaker 5: ways to race. And so that's kind of a change 101 00:04:52,307 --> 00:04:54,867 Speaker 5: that I really did feel this games, is that I 102 00:04:54,867 --> 00:04:58,387 Speaker 5: could make those just tiny, tiny decisions that would I mean, 103 00:04:58,507 --> 00:05:00,387 Speaker 5: they had a little bit more energy left at the end. 104 00:05:01,027 --> 00:05:03,467 Speaker 2: I think you were I presume this is true, and 105 00:05:03,507 --> 00:05:04,507 Speaker 2: you might be able to tell me that you were 106 00:05:04,587 --> 00:05:06,907 Speaker 2: probably favorite for the Karen, did that give you any 107 00:05:07,027 --> 00:05:10,467 Speaker 2: extra pressure or motivation? How did that make you feel 108 00:05:10,467 --> 00:05:12,427 Speaker 2: that really people thought that you were the one who 109 00:05:12,467 --> 00:05:15,067 Speaker 2: was going to be on the top of the podium. 110 00:05:15,067 --> 00:05:18,427 Speaker 5: Oh, thank you? Maybe maybe a little bit. I think 111 00:05:18,587 --> 00:05:22,027 Speaker 5: I think that also, I'm not sure because there were 112 00:05:22,107 --> 00:05:24,507 Speaker 5: quite a few girls that we talked about for that 113 00:05:24,587 --> 00:05:28,267 Speaker 5: sort of that glory top spot and so and it 114 00:05:28,307 --> 00:05:30,507 Speaker 5: wasn't always it wasn't always me, So I feel like 115 00:05:30,547 --> 00:05:33,947 Speaker 5: it wasn't crazy, crazy pressure at least that I felt anyway, 116 00:05:33,987 --> 00:05:38,707 Speaker 5: because realistically, there were many girls that you know, could 117 00:05:38,787 --> 00:05:42,027 Speaker 5: push for that top spot, and the media in different 118 00:05:42,067 --> 00:05:45,747 Speaker 5: countries obviously were favoring their athletes. So yeah, so I 119 00:05:45,787 --> 00:05:48,147 Speaker 5: didn't always feel that feel that pressure. 120 00:05:48,387 --> 00:05:50,067 Speaker 2: What about the sprint, I mean, with all due respect, 121 00:05:50,067 --> 00:05:52,227 Speaker 2: I'm not sure that you were absolute favorite for the sprint. 122 00:05:52,227 --> 00:05:53,587 Speaker 2: You were probably one of the bunch. You were a 123 00:05:53,587 --> 00:05:55,547 Speaker 2: bunch of one of a bunch of writers who may 124 00:05:55,667 --> 00:05:57,187 Speaker 2: or may not be there. So how did you approach 125 00:05:57,267 --> 00:05:57,667 Speaker 2: the sprint? 126 00:05:58,507 --> 00:06:02,347 Speaker 5: Yeah, I definitely wasn't a favorite, but you know, I 127 00:06:02,387 --> 00:06:06,667 Speaker 5: approached it knowing that I needed to qualify further up 128 00:06:06,907 --> 00:06:10,307 Speaker 5: the field that I have historically. So in the past, 129 00:06:10,307 --> 00:06:12,227 Speaker 5: you know, I've sort of been around that maybe eighth 130 00:06:12,547 --> 00:06:16,187 Speaker 5: to eleventh place qualifying from the two hundred, and then 131 00:06:16,187 --> 00:06:20,347 Speaker 5: I've had to race my way up into the top positions, 132 00:06:20,867 --> 00:06:22,907 Speaker 5: which is a really tough way to do things. But 133 00:06:23,267 --> 00:06:24,507 Speaker 5: you know, we've done a lot of work on that 134 00:06:24,547 --> 00:06:27,707 Speaker 5: two hundred in the last a little while, and so 135 00:06:27,827 --> 00:06:30,147 Speaker 5: I knew that if I could get that right and 136 00:06:30,227 --> 00:06:33,347 Speaker 5: nail that, then I would qualify further up in the field. 137 00:06:33,387 --> 00:06:35,787 Speaker 5: So that was the first box to tick and then 138 00:06:35,827 --> 00:06:37,667 Speaker 5: from from that point on it was just you know, 139 00:06:37,747 --> 00:06:40,627 Speaker 5: focusing one race at a time. And yeah, I wasn't 140 00:06:40,667 --> 00:06:45,227 Speaker 5: a favorite. It was definitely an upset that I was 141 00:06:45,747 --> 00:06:47,947 Speaker 5: in the final ahead of some of us on the 142 00:06:47,947 --> 00:06:50,827 Speaker 5: other girls, but yeah, it's just the way it happens. 143 00:06:51,387 --> 00:06:54,307 Speaker 2: I think some of my favorite images of Paris are 144 00:06:54,387 --> 00:06:58,467 Speaker 2: you staring down Leah Friedrich before the sprint final. Do 145 00:06:58,507 --> 00:07:02,067 Speaker 2: you do you enjoy that side of the event that 146 00:07:02,347 --> 00:07:05,067 Speaker 2: I don't know whether it's psyching someone out or do 147 00:07:05,107 --> 00:07:06,347 Speaker 2: you do you enjoy that sort of thing? 148 00:07:06,427 --> 00:07:06,627 Speaker 1: Though? 149 00:07:07,667 --> 00:07:11,907 Speaker 5: I mean it is Sprinting is a very interesting sport 150 00:07:11,987 --> 00:07:15,467 Speaker 5: and interesting you know discipline, and you know that is 151 00:07:15,547 --> 00:07:17,587 Speaker 5: part of it. And I think it's not always just 152 00:07:17,667 --> 00:07:20,027 Speaker 5: like freak someone out, you know, like I do have 153 00:07:20,187 --> 00:07:22,707 Speaker 5: to have eyes on my opponent at all times, and 154 00:07:22,707 --> 00:07:24,547 Speaker 5: I think for me that's like a nice mental switch, 155 00:07:25,187 --> 00:07:28,707 Speaker 5: is to have that have that moment where you roll 156 00:07:28,787 --> 00:07:30,827 Speaker 5: up to the to the start line and you are 157 00:07:30,827 --> 00:07:32,627 Speaker 5: looking at your opponent because that's what you're going to 158 00:07:32,747 --> 00:07:34,467 Speaker 5: need to be doing to be aware of where they 159 00:07:34,467 --> 00:07:36,867 Speaker 5: are on the track, and so that's part of it. 160 00:07:36,907 --> 00:07:40,627 Speaker 5: But then also knowing that you know it is that 161 00:07:40,747 --> 00:07:43,547 Speaker 5: sort of mental mental game side of it as well. 162 00:07:43,707 --> 00:07:45,627 Speaker 2: Yeah, I love it. Can you give us some insight 163 00:07:45,667 --> 00:07:48,147 Speaker 2: into the influence of your coach, your dad, John? 164 00:07:48,947 --> 00:07:53,307 Speaker 5: Yeah, oh yeah, for sure. He came on board less 165 00:07:53,347 --> 00:07:56,467 Speaker 5: than a year before the Games, after our previous coach 166 00:07:56,547 --> 00:07:58,827 Speaker 5: Neck had to move back to Australia with his family. 167 00:07:59,107 --> 00:08:04,227 Speaker 5: So that was a real surprise and probably reasonably truthful 168 00:08:04,307 --> 00:08:07,427 Speaker 5: at the time to think, you know, we are coach 169 00:08:07,507 --> 00:08:10,427 Speaker 5: lists going into the Games. But you know, it just 170 00:08:10,667 --> 00:08:13,627 Speaker 5: worked out really well that John had just been in 171 00:08:13,667 --> 00:08:17,187 Speaker 5: Australia coaching over there and then finally come back to 172 00:08:17,227 --> 00:08:22,027 Speaker 5: New Zealand and was working an art consultant contractor role sorry, 173 00:08:22,107 --> 00:08:24,187 Speaker 5: and so it just worked out that he was able 174 00:08:24,227 --> 00:08:27,987 Speaker 5: to apply for the job and come on board. So yeah, 175 00:08:28,027 --> 00:08:31,027 Speaker 5: it's been great to have him on board. It's been 176 00:08:31,067 --> 00:08:34,707 Speaker 5: really special. It's been such whirlwind at the time, I 177 00:08:34,747 --> 00:08:38,107 Speaker 5: think him coming on board, especially because of how late 178 00:08:38,147 --> 00:08:40,227 Speaker 5: he came on and the piece, but I think we've 179 00:08:40,267 --> 00:08:42,867 Speaker 5: been able to do some really great work together. 180 00:08:43,067 --> 00:08:44,707 Speaker 2: Interesting, I heard you call him John there. Is that 181 00:08:44,747 --> 00:08:46,267 Speaker 2: what you do when he's coaching you? You don't call 182 00:08:46,307 --> 00:08:46,707 Speaker 2: him Dad? 183 00:08:47,227 --> 00:08:47,827 Speaker 5: No, I don't. 184 00:08:49,187 --> 00:08:51,107 Speaker 2: Is it an interesting dynamic? Though, because at the end 185 00:08:51,107 --> 00:08:55,187 Speaker 2: of the day, he's your dad, you're his daughter. Was 186 00:08:55,227 --> 00:08:58,307 Speaker 2: he able to I don't know, be proud, but also 187 00:08:58,467 --> 00:09:00,187 Speaker 2: be able to coach you in a way that that 188 00:09:00,227 --> 00:09:02,227 Speaker 2: would you know, that would get the best out of you. 189 00:09:03,147 --> 00:09:05,227 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, I think like when it comes to racing, 190 00:09:05,307 --> 00:09:07,787 Speaker 5: like he's coaching me as a coach, and that sort 191 00:09:07,787 --> 00:09:10,827 Speaker 5: of celebration as a family comes afterwards. Just like all 192 00:09:10,867 --> 00:09:13,547 Speaker 5: the other athletes, you know, they are track sided with 193 00:09:13,627 --> 00:09:16,547 Speaker 5: their coach, and then later on after they're finished warming 194 00:09:16,587 --> 00:09:19,587 Speaker 5: down and troke testing and media and all of that 195 00:09:19,827 --> 00:09:21,747 Speaker 5: is when you can actually celebrate with your family. So 196 00:09:21,787 --> 00:09:23,987 Speaker 5: I think that was kind of how it worked for us, 197 00:09:24,107 --> 00:09:27,587 Speaker 5: is that you know, obviously were soaked to be there together, 198 00:09:28,027 --> 00:09:30,867 Speaker 5: but it was sort of in that professional capacity until 199 00:09:31,147 --> 00:09:33,307 Speaker 5: we could have some family time with you know, my 200 00:09:33,387 --> 00:09:35,827 Speaker 5: mum and my partner and grandparents later on. 201 00:09:36,147 --> 00:09:38,267 Speaker 2: Very cool. All right, So do you get a break 202 00:09:38,307 --> 00:09:39,107 Speaker 2: and what's next? 203 00:09:40,027 --> 00:09:42,867 Speaker 5: Yes, I do get a break, which is quite refreshing. 204 00:09:42,987 --> 00:09:46,027 Speaker 5: It's been nice to be able to go home, to 205 00:09:46,307 --> 00:09:48,707 Speaker 5: do a little bit of travel around the South Island 206 00:09:48,787 --> 00:09:53,267 Speaker 5: and visit some of my favorite places. And next I 207 00:09:53,347 --> 00:09:56,027 Speaker 5: will be getting back into training. Properly on the track 208 00:09:56,027 --> 00:10:01,347 Speaker 5: in October, and then I have a series cool champions 209 00:10:01,427 --> 00:10:05,067 Speaker 5: League in Europe over November December, so I'll be heading 210 00:10:05,107 --> 00:10:06,707 Speaker 5: over to Europe November. 211 00:10:06,627 --> 00:10:09,667 Speaker 2: All right, And do you have eyes on twenty twenty eight? 212 00:10:10,667 --> 00:10:10,867 Speaker 1: Yes? 213 00:10:10,907 --> 00:10:12,107 Speaker 5: I do, Yeah, I do. 214 00:10:12,547 --> 00:10:14,747 Speaker 2: Excellent. I think that's all we need to know about 215 00:10:14,747 --> 00:10:16,307 Speaker 2: that at the moment, right at the start of a 216 00:10:16,307 --> 00:10:19,267 Speaker 2: new Olympic cycle, Alicia gave us some mother you gave 217 00:10:19,307 --> 00:10:22,787 Speaker 2: us citizen, Indeed, you gave us some amazing moments in Paris. Congratulations, 218 00:10:22,787 --> 00:10:24,907 Speaker 2: all your hard work paid off. Thank you for taking 219 00:10:24,907 --> 00:10:25,667 Speaker 2: the time for a chat. 220 00:10:26,307 --> 00:10:27,187 Speaker 5: Thank you very much. 221 00:10:27,347 --> 00:10:31,067 Speaker 2: Thank you. Alise Andrews. There Golden girl or one of 222 00:10:31,107 --> 00:10:34,227 Speaker 2: them at the Paris Olympic Games. Good to know she's 223 00:10:34,587 --> 00:10:37,187 Speaker 2: going around again. Who knows what she might achieve over 224 00:10:37,227 --> 00:10:39,547 Speaker 2: the next four years. Two golds and a silver this 225 00:10:39,627 --> 00:10:42,027 Speaker 2: time around. We don't know, of course, where the track 226 00:10:42,067 --> 00:10:45,187 Speaker 2: cycling will be at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games still to 227 00:10:45,227 --> 00:10:49,187 Speaker 2: be decided, what the program will be there, but World Championships, etc. 228 00:10:49,587 --> 00:10:53,227 Speaker 2: She just seems like an absolute diamond, doesn't she. Elise 229 00:10:53,267 --> 00:10:55,267 Speaker 2: Andrews and someone who's going to I'm sure enjoy a 230 00:10:55,307 --> 00:10:58,987 Speaker 2: lot more success over the months and years ahead. 231 00:10:59,747 --> 00:11:02,907 Speaker 1: For more from Weekend Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 232 00:11:03,027 --> 00:11:06,227 Speaker 1: to news Talk Said Be weekends from midday, or follow 233 00:11:06,387 --> 00:11:07,947 Speaker 1: a podcast on iHeartRadio