1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,640 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're still 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: a little bit emotional after Celine Dion's opening ceremony performance. 3 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:09,639 Speaker 1: We're going to get into all of the magic from 4 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:12,319 Speaker 1: the opening ceremony. Here the latest on the Canadian drone 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 1: scandal from CBC Sports Schyne Ahmed and enter producer Alex's 6 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: Wild and Wacky World of Olympic Facts. 7 00:00:19,640 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 2: But first, here's what you need to know today to Paris. 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: In diving, best friends since childhood, Cassidy Cook and Sarah 9 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:31,120 Speaker 1: Bacon secured the United States first medal of the Games, 10 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 1: winning silver in the synchronized spring board event, the first 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: American medal in this event since twenty twelve. China meanwhile 12 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: claimed its sixth straight gold. Well Great Britain picked up 13 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:43,199 Speaker 1: the bronze. By the way, shout out to whoever was 14 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 1: in the Cook and Bacon fan section wearing a full 15 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: Bacon outfit. 16 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 2: That's my people right there. 17 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 1: In swimming, the US team of Kate Douglas, Scretchenwalsh, Tory Huskins, 18 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:54,720 Speaker 1: Simon Manuel claimed silver with a new American record in 19 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:58,240 Speaker 1: the four by one hundred meter freestyle relay. Australia meanwhile 20 00:00:58,320 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: continued its decade of dominance the event, claiming a fourth 21 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: straight gold. Two of those relay teammates went one to 22 00:01:04,240 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: two the next day in the one hundred meter butterfly, 23 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: Americans Husk winning gold and Walsh taking silver. Katie Ladecki 24 00:01:11,120 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: opened her fourth Olympics with a bronze medal in the 25 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: highly anticipated four hundred meter freestyle race. Ladecki said she 26 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: just couldn't find another gear, coming in third behind reigning 27 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: world record holder Arion Titmus from Australia, who took gold, 28 00:01:22,840 --> 00:01:26,119 Speaker 1: and Canada's Summer Macintosh, who took silver. Ladeki will now 29 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 1: pivot to her longer distance races, the eight hundred meter 30 00:01:28,640 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: and fifteen hundred meter, and will enter both as the 31 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: gold medal fave. In soccer, the US earned a spot 32 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,119 Speaker 1: in the knockout stage with a four to one win 33 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 1: over Germany. Sophia Smith put in two in the back 34 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:41,119 Speaker 1: of the net, while Mallory Swanson and Lynn Williams each 35 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,080 Speaker 1: added a goal. They'll wrap up group play against Australia 36 00:01:44,120 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: on Wednesday. 37 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 2: And in case you. 38 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,880 Speaker 1: Thought we hyped up Zambia's Barbera Banda too much before, 39 00:01:48,920 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: the US beat Zambia three to nil. Well, she had 40 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: a first half hat trick against Australia, her third hat 41 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 1: trick in just five career Olympic matches. But get this, 42 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:02,080 Speaker 1: Australia is still on the Matildas came back from a 43 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: five to two deficit and secured a six to five 44 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: victory with a goal. 45 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 2: In the ninetieth minute. 46 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: In fencing, it was Team USA versus Team USA in 47 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 1: the foil final, Lee Kiefer successfully defending her gold medal 48 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 1: from Tokyo, beating teammate Lawrence Scruggs fifteen to six. 49 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 2: Get this. 50 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:20,640 Speaker 1: With the win, Keefer becomes just the third woman to 51 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,480 Speaker 1: ever win back to back gold medals in the foil event, 52 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,720 Speaker 1: an event that was first contested at the nineteen twenty 53 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: four Paris Olympics. Also, Scruggs, a rising senior at Harvard, 54 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:34,200 Speaker 1: becomes the first black woman to win an individual medal 55 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,200 Speaker 1: in fencing for the US. The women of Team USA 56 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:41,519 Speaker 1: Gymnastics qualified for Tuesday's team final, while Simone Biles qualified 57 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 1: for the all around final with a massive score of 58 00:02:43,880 --> 00:02:46,679 Speaker 1: fifty nine point five to sixty six. She also qualified 59 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 1: for vault, floor and beam finals. This was scary. We 60 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,560 Speaker 1: saw a minor CAF injury flare up for Biles during 61 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,440 Speaker 1: her floor warm ups, but thankfully, one of her coaches, 62 00:02:55,440 --> 00:02:57,640 Speaker 1: to Seal Landy says she doesn't have any concern about 63 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: biles ability to compete in the upcoming events, and we 64 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,600 Speaker 1: hope to see a full strength Simone going forward. Fingers crossed. 65 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: We're sending you all our calfs files. You could take 66 00:03:07,280 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: all of our calves, Simone, we don't even need them, 67 00:03:09,080 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: you can have them. Finally, the US indoor volleyball team 68 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: open up their Olympic title defense today with a Group 69 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: A match against China. 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There were tears for Selene, there were 76 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,560 Speaker 1: tears for that incredible rendition of imagine pretty much tears 77 00:03:41,560 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: for like half of it. 78 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 2: The whole thing was such a feat. 79 00:03:45,720 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: It was strange at first, this departure from the usual 80 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:52,040 Speaker 1: ceremony happening inside a stadium those are super dramatic and impressive, 81 00:03:52,160 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: and we've kind of gotten used to them, so seeing 82 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,680 Speaker 1: this started out a little weird, but then it was 83 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:02,400 Speaker 1: absolutely incredible for the people of Paris. Among the people 84 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: of Paris, people were literally hanging out of windows and 85 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 1: balconies to watch, and they became a part of the show. 86 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: The show used monuments and churches and museums and elements 87 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: of the city's architecture. It had everything. It even had 88 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 1: an Italian American from New York City singing a French classic. 89 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 2: That's right, shout out, Lady Gaga. 90 00:04:21,560 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: You know your French pronunciation is good when France itself 91 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 1: invites you to sing in their tongue on the biggest 92 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: stage in the world. That was beautiful. Speaking of beautiful Beyonce, 93 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: hot damn. I really think America should just get every 94 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: single medal at this Olympics for being able to claim 95 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: Beyonce as ours. I mean, the boots, the outfit, the song, 96 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:48,039 Speaker 1: the hair, the vibes, the message, absolutely mesmerizing. Of all 97 00:04:48,080 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: the things, and there were many, that was by far 98 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,039 Speaker 1: my favorite, but some other moments that stood out to me. First, 99 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,320 Speaker 1: I want to give medals to all the acrobats that 100 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: were in the rain, like the breakers, the bikers, the dancers, 101 00:04:59,320 --> 00:05:01,520 Speaker 1: those cirks to so olay looking people on the giant 102 00:05:01,560 --> 00:05:04,600 Speaker 1: poles like that stuff looks really hard, but then they 103 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,120 Speaker 1: were doing it in the rain, which was even more impressive. 104 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: I think there should be special metals for them. I 105 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: also loved Kelly Clarkson shouting out the non binary Parkourt 106 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:15,920 Speaker 1: torch bearer that led us kind of through the ceremony. 107 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: And also the inclusive runway show. We saw folks in drag, 108 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:23,040 Speaker 1: young and old, everybody, every size, every race. I absolutely 109 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 1: love that. Also shout out to us runner Nicki Hilts. 110 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 1: They posted several shots waving an American flag with the 111 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: caption quote, here's my official application to be at Tamussa's. 112 00:05:33,560 --> 00:05:36,599 Speaker 2: Non binary flag bear love that, Niki. 113 00:05:37,200 --> 00:05:39,680 Speaker 1: I also love that Paris couldn't not be horny for 114 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: just a second. Did anyone else have a menajatoi in 115 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: the library in their opening ceremony bingo card. I'm not complaining. 116 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: I mean people aroused by books, I get it. I'm 117 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:53,000 Speaker 1: in I'm just surprised. Also, the way they closed the 118 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: door on their canoodling like a contestant on the Bachelor 119 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,880 Speaker 1: kicking out the camera for the fantasy Suite, perfect chef's Kiss. 120 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:02,080 Speaker 1: I also loved that we went straight from that to 121 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,960 Speaker 1: the minions so the kids at home could recover quickly. 122 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 2: That was just, you know, seamless transition Paris. 123 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: While I was watching, I was thinking about the teams 124 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: in the smaller boats and wondering if the athletes and 125 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,919 Speaker 1: those like took into account that they were waving that 126 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,880 Speaker 1: giant flag for two hours in a dinghy in those 127 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:21,919 Speaker 1: waves in the rain, like I hope they consider that 128 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,240 Speaker 1: an arm day ahead of their competition, or I hope 129 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:27,239 Speaker 1: they like took turns seemed very tiring when the waves 130 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 1: really got going, which brings me to a not dinghy, 131 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: which was the Americans. Holy cow, five hundred and ninety 132 00:06:34,680 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: four USA athletes, not all of them were on the boat, 133 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,719 Speaker 1: but this was a giant boat, and it kind of 134 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 1: reminded me of how we sort of take our Olympic 135 00:06:41,640 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: greatness for granted. 136 00:06:42,520 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 2: Sometimes I was just listening to a podcast and a. 137 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,719 Speaker 1: Foreigner moved to the States and kind of realized, unlike 138 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:51,400 Speaker 1: his home country that gets dotted by the occasional success story, 139 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,560 Speaker 1: that now that he was in America, it was. 140 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,640 Speaker 2: Just gold, gold, gold, gold, and more gold. 141 00:06:56,200 --> 00:06:58,719 Speaker 1: And I feel like we throw around stats about our dominance, 142 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: you know, we always talk about how just the women 143 00:07:00,560 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: would beat almost every other country's total medal count, but 144 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: I don't know that we really sit with it all 145 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,880 Speaker 1: that much other than just like bragging. So I was 146 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:10,960 Speaker 1: just feeling really proud as I was looking at that 147 00:07:11,280 --> 00:07:16,520 Speaker 1: really diverse, incredibly packed, giant, absolutely giant yacht full of 148 00:07:16,560 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: American greatness, and I feel like that's kind of what 149 00:07:19,040 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: the Olympics always do for me. Like there are so 150 00:07:21,520 --> 00:07:23,960 Speaker 1: many reasons to be critical about our country right now, 151 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: and frankly critical of so many aspects of the Olympics, 152 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: but I find it really hard to be cynical when 153 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: I'm watching the opening ceremony or I'm watching athletes get 154 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: their medals, or families crying over their kids succeeding. I 155 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:39,440 Speaker 1: just think with the sadness and the conflict in the world, 156 00:07:39,480 --> 00:07:41,920 Speaker 1: the Olympics are this way. We always remind ourselves that 157 00:07:41,920 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 1: we're in this together. And when we see people from 158 00:07:45,120 --> 00:07:48,920 Speaker 1: countries that are at war literally celebrating amongst each other, 159 00:07:49,120 --> 00:07:52,960 Speaker 1: competing fairly and valiantly against each other, seeing in their 160 00:07:53,080 --> 00:07:55,600 Speaker 1: enemies their own humanity, like there's another human being over 161 00:07:55,600 --> 00:07:58,040 Speaker 1: there putting in the work, putting on their country's colors 162 00:07:58,080 --> 00:08:01,880 Speaker 1: and achieving a life stream. You look at that refugee 163 00:08:01,960 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: Olympic team, this like sad but beautiful balance of people 164 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: competing without a flag or a country, but they're still 165 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,920 Speaker 1: training and working and striving. I just feel like during 166 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:13,400 Speaker 1: the Olympics we see so many of our globes, problems 167 00:08:13,400 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: and solutions kind of displayed at once. And I always 168 00:08:16,960 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: wish the feeling of unity and the shared planet vibes 169 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: that we get at the Games would last longer than 170 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: sixteen days, or if you count the Paralympics, more than that. 171 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:28,000 Speaker 2: But I don't know. In some ways, maybe naively, I 172 00:08:28,000 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 2: think it does. 173 00:08:28,720 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: I do think it brings people together, and hopefully they 174 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:35,760 Speaker 1: leave and those people watching leave feeling a little more connected. 175 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:38,439 Speaker 1: I think seeing all those different faces and bodies and 176 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: flags and uniforms on the boats was just super moving 177 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: and I loved it, and I love the Olympics, and 178 00:08:43,320 --> 00:08:44,360 Speaker 1: I'm so glad they're back. 179 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 2: When we come back a country. 180 00:08:46,679 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: That's maybe not feeling quite as proud as I am 181 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:51,240 Speaker 1: right now, we'll find out what the folks are saying 182 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: about the Canadian drone scandal up in America's hat. 183 00:08:53,960 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 2: After this, we're back. 184 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: We spent the braain awarding the first ever Olympic medal 185 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: in drone flying to Canada. Okay, all jokes aside, but 186 00:09:06,440 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 1: started as a simple spying incident has ballooned into so 187 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:11,480 Speaker 1: much more. And to give us some perspective from Canada, 188 00:09:11,520 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: we're joined by CBC Sports reporter for a coast of 189 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: the fantastic podcast Burn It All Down, which we miss. 190 00:09:17,080 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 2: It's Schirene Ahmed. What's up, Scheren. 191 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: Hi, Sarah, thanks for having me Okay quickly to set 192 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: the stage for this conversation. 193 00:09:24,559 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 2: We're talking on Sunday. 194 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 1: Canada currently has six points after today's two to one 195 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,480 Speaker 1: win over France and last week's two to one win 196 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,240 Speaker 1: against New Zealand. But on Saturday, in response to an 197 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: initial investigation into the drone scandal, FIFA deducted six points 198 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 1: from the team and find them over two hundred twenty 199 00:09:40,720 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: thousand dollars. Canadian coaches Bev Priestman, Joseph Lombardi and Jasmine 200 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,400 Speaker 1: Mander all suspended from taking part in any football related 201 00:09:47,440 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: activity for one year for a Canadian team hoping to 202 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,760 Speaker 1: defend gold. That's six point penalty makes it really tough 203 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:56,959 Speaker 1: to advance to the knockout rounds, but if they keep winning. 204 00:09:57,080 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 2: It certainly helps. We've got some ongoing reports. 205 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: We could still find out that the players knew about 206 00:10:02,120 --> 00:10:04,320 Speaker 1: this or a million other things, but for now, Sharen, 207 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: it feels like they're suffering due to the choices of 208 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:07,160 Speaker 1: their coaches. 209 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,319 Speaker 2: How are you seeing it? So that's exactly it. 210 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,360 Speaker 3: I mean, this was supposed to be like a really 211 00:10:12,400 --> 00:10:15,599 Speaker 3: great opportunity to, you know, following cover a team that 212 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:18,720 Speaker 3: I've been covering for a very long time, defending gold medalists. 213 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 3: You know, the storylines are all there, but realistically it 214 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:27,000 Speaker 3: quickly descended into something very different. First with the allegations 215 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 3: from New Zealand the Ferns, but now it's got to 216 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 3: a point where this morning, two hours before kickoff, former 217 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:35,480 Speaker 3: head coach Bet Priestman is issuing essentially an apology, not 218 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:39,480 Speaker 3: an explanation, but an apology and just sort of saying 219 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,840 Speaker 3: she hopes that Canadians still cheer on this team. There's 220 00:10:42,880 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 3: so many mixed perspectives. People are angry, people are angry 221 00:10:46,360 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 3: at Rick Westhead's reporting for TSM. People are angry at me. 222 00:10:50,240 --> 00:10:52,719 Speaker 3: People are angry about so many things, which I think 223 00:10:52,800 --> 00:10:56,720 Speaker 3: is misdirected because you know, you want to cover the job. 224 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:58,679 Speaker 3: Isn't need to be a PR person or comms. It's 225 00:10:58,720 --> 00:11:02,199 Speaker 3: a journalist, right, And people are heartbroken for the players. 226 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:04,960 Speaker 3: I'm getting a lot of resounding, you know, comments that 227 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 3: it's unfair. People are saying that FIFA's you know, decision 228 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 3: was unfair. And we did hear from David Jimmaker, head 229 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 3: of the Canadian Olympic Committee, that they will be looking 230 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 3: into an appeals process. And in the meantime, you also 231 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,680 Speaker 3: have that's like Steph Labe out there defending herself, Christine Sinclair, 232 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 3: greatest Canadian, you score an international goals score of all time, 233 00:11:24,960 --> 00:11:28,520 Speaker 3: prolific player with the Portland Thorns. You also have Dina 234 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 3: Matheson who came out to say that you know what, 235 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 3: if they take away six points, we'll give them nine. 236 00:11:36,480 --> 00:11:39,400 Speaker 1: Dina Mathieson, who was a great for Canadian soccer and 237 00:11:39,480 --> 00:11:43,040 Speaker 1: is also launching a professional women's soccer league in Canada, 238 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: and of course doesn't want this hanging over this incredible 239 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: endeavor of the Northern Super League. 240 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 3: Absolutely, but you know, her guidance and her ability to 241 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,839 Speaker 3: get up there in leadership and say listen, this is 242 00:11:53,880 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 3: what we're going to do. And to be very honest 243 00:11:55,760 --> 00:11:58,080 Speaker 3: with you, the players on this team have been supported 244 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:02,160 Speaker 3: unconditionally by past members. Claire was stat and Amy Walsh. 245 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,640 Speaker 3: I was working with them both at CBCE Olympics this week. 246 00:12:05,400 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 3: Claire is on color commentary and Amy Walsh was me 247 00:12:09,160 --> 00:12:13,200 Speaker 3: on the panel broadcast panel, and they're both associated with 248 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 3: this program. I mean, this has been devastating for so 249 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 3: many people and there's so many questions. There's so many 250 00:12:18,400 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 3: questions Sarah, and Soccer Canada has launched what they said 251 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:25,600 Speaker 3: they will launch an independent internal review, which is really important. 252 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,920 Speaker 3: So when people ask, well, what's going to happen, we 253 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 3: don't know. We do know that Bet Priestsman has been 254 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 3: suspended pending the results, but I really don't see a 255 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 3: scenario where she comes back. 256 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, you mentioned that it feels like just 257 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: full throated support for these players. So you know, how 258 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:45,160 Speaker 1: are folks in Canada reacting to this? Both the news 259 00:12:45,200 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: that there was cheating and reports that had been happening 260 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,040 Speaker 1: for years, and then also the idea that like the 261 00:12:50,120 --> 00:12:53,760 Speaker 1: players ultimately as of now we feel are innocent but 262 00:12:53,840 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: are penalized by this point deduction. 263 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:57,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that's a really important distinction. At the 264 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,360 Speaker 3: end of the day, there's no evidence that the players 265 00:13:00,360 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 3: were involved, and I need to reiterate that because at 266 00:13:02,960 --> 00:13:05,320 Speaker 3: the same time, if they've benefited from a system that 267 00:13:05,440 --> 00:13:07,560 Speaker 3: was rigged, then you have to have that conversation, and 268 00:13:07,600 --> 00:13:10,160 Speaker 3: it's not a good one to have, particularly when they're 269 00:13:10,240 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 3: out there literally as warriors. They just won two to 270 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:16,400 Speaker 3: one in thirteen minutes of overtime and extra time. That 271 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 3: felt like another half to be quite honest, against France, 272 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:23,040 Speaker 3: who's play second. So you see the grit, you see 273 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 3: the passion, and it's unfortunate in one sense. It's not 274 00:13:26,679 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 3: only to move on, it's they're playing for their reputations. 275 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,880 Speaker 3: I mean, these are players that are no strangers to 276 00:13:32,920 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 3: any kind of drama. If you know your listeners, remember 277 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 3: last year before the Women's World Cup, which was disastrous 278 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:42,920 Speaker 3: for Canada. It really was a difficult year. They testified 279 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:46,400 Speaker 3: on Parliament against the federation, almost went on strike like 280 00:13:46,480 --> 00:13:49,680 Speaker 3: it was a tough year. And then this year was 281 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,559 Speaker 3: really supposed to be better, and this whole thing unfolds, 282 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 3: so they're not interested in drama. They don't want this. 283 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 3: I actually really feel like, can they ever get a break? 284 00:14:00,240 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 1: Can any women's soccer team get a break? Like you're 285 00:14:02,600 --> 00:14:05,000 Speaker 1: talking about that? I think maybe it's a good thing. 286 00:14:05,160 --> 00:14:07,440 Speaker 1: I mean, Spain won in the midst of their disaster, 287 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: the US one while suing its own federation over equal pay. Like, 288 00:14:10,559 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: can we just get a team to be supported by 289 00:14:12,920 --> 00:14:15,679 Speaker 1: its own freaking federation and its own coaches and its 290 00:14:15,679 --> 00:14:18,360 Speaker 1: own fans and then rise to victory in a completely 291 00:14:18,400 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 1: spotless situation Like that would be nice. 292 00:14:21,360 --> 00:14:23,600 Speaker 2: It would be It's the dream, Sarah. 293 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:25,920 Speaker 3: But like, at the end of the day, we see 294 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:28,160 Speaker 3: what we see happening. Is int answer you a question. 295 00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 3: There's a lot of Canadians with the opinion it's really 296 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 3: not a big deal. And the reason that I say 297 00:14:32,160 --> 00:14:34,960 Speaker 3: that is because it's commonplace in other practices and maybe 298 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 3: on the men's side. Whereas ESPN did actually report earlier 299 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,480 Speaker 3: this morning, I think, because what is time that John 300 00:14:43,600 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 3: Herdman is actually connected the former women's head coach who 301 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 3: went to the men's and now coaches in MLS for TFC. 302 00:14:50,040 --> 00:14:52,320 Speaker 3: He is like a common denominator for all of this, 303 00:14:52,960 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 3: which is really. But then at the end of the day, 304 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 3: you wonder Bev Priestman may not have a future in 305 00:14:58,560 --> 00:15:02,400 Speaker 3: soccer anymore, but John Hurdan and still will. Right, Where's 306 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:03,800 Speaker 3: where's the equity there? 307 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: It certainly feels Sharene that this could get even bigger 308 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: and the investigations could reveal even more. You know, you 309 00:15:10,280 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 1: mentioned goalkeeper Stephanie Lebay. She won bronze in the Rio Olympics. 310 00:15:13,520 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: She helped lead Canada to gold in Tokyo, and our 311 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,720 Speaker 1: producer Alex unearthed an old story from a site called 312 00:15:18,760 --> 00:15:21,720 Speaker 1: between the Sticks. This is from Canada's Tokyo run and 313 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:25,240 Speaker 1: it pointed to Lebay's efforts in net as extraordinary and 314 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,800 Speaker 1: I say the word like that on purpose. Quote Her 315 00:15:27,840 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: tournament penalty saved percentage of fifty percent excluding off target 316 00:15:31,320 --> 00:15:35,560 Speaker 1: penalties is absolutely astonishing, especially when you consider that most 317 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,600 Speaker 1: top goalkeepers average between thirty and forty percent of penalties 318 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,040 Speaker 1: saved in a single tournament. Now, Stephanie tweeted out, if 319 00:15:42,040 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: anyone wants to speak about pks, I studied hard the 320 00:15:44,840 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: night before every match, watch video of players taking peakys 321 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:50,280 Speaker 1: pks and national team and club games. Made my own 322 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: educated guesses based on that info. No drone footage was watched. 323 00:15:54,080 --> 00:15:57,160 Speaker 1: Do not confuse great goalkeeping with cheating. I want to 324 00:15:57,280 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: believe her, and I do believe for that she didn't 325 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,400 Speaker 1: know it, that she didn't want footage. But if her 326 00:16:01,400 --> 00:16:04,440 Speaker 1: coaches did and they said, hey, this person always goes left, Hey, 327 00:16:04,440 --> 00:16:05,680 Speaker 1: this person fakes left, goes right. 328 00:16:05,680 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 2: Hey, this person sho tie or low or whatever it is. 329 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:12,280 Speaker 1: I feel for these players and having to wonder if, 330 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:16,560 Speaker 1: deep down somewhere their achievements were affected by the cheating 331 00:16:16,640 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 1: of their coaches. 332 00:16:17,280 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 2: That's so unfair. 333 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:20,640 Speaker 3: It is unfair, and I think that's a good way 334 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,120 Speaker 3: to put it. It's the epitome of betrayal. It's the 335 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:27,160 Speaker 3: epitome of injustice because in her intent wasn't There's no 336 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 3: way anyone can make me believe that Labbe did I 337 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 3: mean for her to go out there was actually really 338 00:16:31,800 --> 00:16:35,960 Speaker 3: heartbreaking to heard her go online. I remember watching that match, 339 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 3: watching her kind of smile, her ponytail, jumping up and down, 340 00:16:39,680 --> 00:16:42,880 Speaker 3: trying to distract the Swedish players, kind of psyche them out. 341 00:16:42,920 --> 00:16:46,320 Speaker 3: I remember watching that match and being like, you know, 342 00:16:46,560 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 3: she's got this and her tenacity. She's also an older player, 343 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 3: just sort of her experience and the joy that it 344 00:16:52,680 --> 00:16:55,240 Speaker 3: brought in her trusting her own gut and her being 345 00:16:55,280 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 3: in a really good mental place. Lobby's also a player 346 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,000 Speaker 3: who's been really honest about he struggles with mental health. 347 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:03,000 Speaker 3: So yeah, you know what, I actually really do believe her. 348 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:06,200 Speaker 3: And the thing is is that until someone can ultimately 349 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,880 Speaker 3: prove otherwise, irrespective of stats and whatnot, like I mean, 350 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,880 Speaker 3: I'm going to but like you said, this does have 351 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,719 Speaker 3: even if you didn't intend to, you're affected by it. 352 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:22,399 Speaker 3: And that's what is so frustrating, like really frustrating for 353 00:17:22,480 --> 00:17:25,600 Speaker 3: these players on Team Canada because of the fact that 354 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:28,200 Speaker 3: what they've been through and they're a team that stands 355 00:17:28,359 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 3: about integrity. They have been really supportive of Quinni, They've 356 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 3: been supportive of social and political issues. They've been really outspoken. 357 00:17:35,640 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 3: So to have this happen is just the icing on 358 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 3: a cake you didn't want. 359 00:17:40,600 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, it just makes me so angry for them. Sharene Wee, 360 00:17:44,040 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: thank you for coming out. I know you've been doing 361 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:47,679 Speaker 1: hits left and right talking about all the latest and 362 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,359 Speaker 1: breaking news in this but while we have you, I 363 00:17:49,400 --> 00:17:51,240 Speaker 1: wanted to ask you one more thing because I've been 364 00:17:51,240 --> 00:17:53,720 Speaker 1: watching and thinking about you. I've been thinking about my 365 00:17:53,760 --> 00:17:56,920 Speaker 1: friend ip Taj Mohammad. I saw the news of France's 366 00:17:57,000 --> 00:17:59,920 Speaker 1: rule prohibiting French female Muslim athletes from wearing a job 367 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,520 Speaker 1: or headscarves during the Olympics. The athletes are technically considered 368 00:18:03,600 --> 00:18:06,399 Speaker 1: civil servants while they're competing, so they have to adhere 369 00:18:06,520 --> 00:18:07,840 Speaker 1: to principles of secularism. 370 00:18:07,840 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 2: That's according to the country's rules. You wear a job. 371 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:14,400 Speaker 1: You have spoken so eloquently about this, particularly cool things 372 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: like Nike introducing their own hit jobs and things like that, Like, 373 00:18:17,520 --> 00:18:19,160 Speaker 1: how do you see this rule and how. 374 00:18:19,119 --> 00:18:21,200 Speaker 2: Unfair is it to these female athletes in France. 375 00:18:21,680 --> 00:18:24,359 Speaker 3: I think that when we're talking about an Olympics, the 376 00:18:24,359 --> 00:18:28,640 Speaker 3: thirty third Olympiad is being presented as one with gender equity. 377 00:18:28,640 --> 00:18:31,639 Speaker 3: It's a farce. It's hypocritical because the host nation is 378 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 3: deliberately excluding a particular group of women. I don't know 379 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,119 Speaker 3: how they stand there and do that and look. I 380 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,880 Speaker 3: like Begats as fun much as everybody else. I really 381 00:18:39,880 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 3: do love Begattes, but at the end of the day, 382 00:18:42,560 --> 00:18:46,679 Speaker 3: don't purport to be supportive when selective inclusion doesn't is 383 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:49,439 Speaker 3: not inclusion at all. And I've said this once and 384 00:18:49,520 --> 00:18:52,320 Speaker 3: have said it again. Forcing women out of clothing is 385 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:55,399 Speaker 3: as violent as forcing them into it. And in sport 386 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 3: in particular, let women wear what they want to as 387 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 3: long as there's no jewel. There could be hurt to 388 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:04,679 Speaker 3: other opponents or something like that, which is not the 389 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 3: case with a job. There has been no evidence, because 390 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:10,120 Speaker 3: I've looked for it, Sarah, that his job will hurt 391 00:19:10,160 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 3: a player or an opponent. It's just not it. And 392 00:19:13,400 --> 00:19:15,720 Speaker 3: I think it's really important to understand that. And one 393 00:19:15,720 --> 00:19:17,600 Speaker 3: of the reasons a lot of people didn't know about 394 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 3: this is because media and France barely reports on this, 395 00:19:21,119 --> 00:19:24,720 Speaker 3: so few do and France really believes in this idea 396 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,480 Speaker 3: of secularism. And at the end of the day, I 397 00:19:26,520 --> 00:19:29,560 Speaker 3: do want to make this distinguishing point is that secularism 398 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 3: isn't a bad idea if it's implemented fairly, and it's not. 399 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 3: You see Seri the professional league in France. You have 400 00:19:38,240 --> 00:19:41,359 Speaker 3: South American players with religious tattoos all over them, making 401 00:19:41,359 --> 00:19:43,240 Speaker 3: the sign of the Cross, going on and off the pitch. 402 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 3: How is that not religious symbolism? Tell me? And honestly, 403 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:50,080 Speaker 3: when you are isolating black and brown women from a 404 00:19:50,080 --> 00:19:54,359 Speaker 3: particular country. It's so heartbreaking. I have never been discouraged 405 00:19:54,359 --> 00:19:56,800 Speaker 3: in my entire career as much as I have been 406 00:19:56,840 --> 00:19:59,360 Speaker 3: from my sisters in France telling me their stories. 407 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:03,439 Speaker 1: I think your point is a valid one. Certainly, you 408 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:06,440 Speaker 1: open Pandora's box if you encourage or allow too many 409 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:10,360 Speaker 1: statements based on religious beliefs. But this isn't a statement. 410 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,800 Speaker 1: It's a completely harmless piece of attire. 411 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:14,960 Speaker 2: It's very different. 412 00:20:14,960 --> 00:20:16,800 Speaker 1: And yet we do see statements like how many athletes 413 00:20:16,920 --> 00:20:18,760 Speaker 1: I'd like to thank God first? I start with God, 414 00:20:18,800 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 1: here's my God. We know that there's crosses, there's all 415 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: the other things. So yeah, it's been really heartbreaking to watch, 416 00:20:24,800 --> 00:20:26,760 Speaker 1: and it feels like it so flies in the face 417 00:20:26,800 --> 00:20:29,880 Speaker 1: of everything the Olympic stands for. But we're aware that 418 00:20:30,560 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: it's not a perfect endeavor, as much as it may 419 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: try to be. 420 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 2: So this is just one of those examples. 421 00:20:35,480 --> 00:20:37,880 Speaker 3: And at the same time, you want to support by 422 00:20:37,880 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 3: no means want to take away from the women. But 423 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,640 Speaker 3: at the end of the day, it's about bodily agency 424 00:20:41,640 --> 00:20:43,639 Speaker 3: and letting women wear what they want. I want women 425 00:20:43,640 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 3: to wear if they want to wear a bikini or 426 00:20:45,560 --> 00:20:49,400 Speaker 3: a burkini or a Burka. Let them give women the choice, 427 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:50,920 Speaker 3: and then that's not happening. 428 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 2: Scharene. We will always choose to have you on the podcast. 429 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:56,560 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for coming on. We love you. 430 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:01,040 Speaker 3: Thank you for having me, Sarah. 431 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 2: Next up, it's producer Alex's time to shine. 432 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:06,680 Speaker 1: We're going to enter Alex's wild and wacky world of 433 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 1: Olympic fun right after the break. We're back and I'm 434 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:17,840 Speaker 1: so excited because ever since episode one, we've been hearing 435 00:21:17,920 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 1: all about how Alex is an. 436 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:23,080 Speaker 2: Expert in the Olympics. And to be clear, behind the 437 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 2: scenes we already know this. 438 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: She's been updating us left and right on every little detail, 439 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: not just that the opening and closing ceremonys are singular 440 00:21:32,520 --> 00:21:34,600 Speaker 1: when they're by themselves, en plural when they're together, but 441 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:35,399 Speaker 1: so much other stuff. 442 00:21:35,440 --> 00:21:36,439 Speaker 2: So now we're gonna share it with you. 443 00:21:36,720 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: She's gonna give us some wild and wacky Olympic facts 444 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:40,840 Speaker 1: so that we can be experts just like her as 445 00:21:40,840 --> 00:21:43,080 Speaker 1: we're watching for the next two weeks. But first we 446 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:45,000 Speaker 1: need a resume, we need the bona fides so we 447 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:45,959 Speaker 1: believe you, Alex. 448 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:47,399 Speaker 2: So why are you such an expert? 449 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 4: Well, I recently realized that this is the first Olympics 450 00:21:51,040 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 4: where I am watching from the other side of the 451 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:56,520 Speaker 4: TV since twenty ten. And honestly, my first takeaway was 452 00:21:57,240 --> 00:22:00,640 Speaker 4: have there been this many commercials these last day though? 453 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 4: Because oh my god, there's so many commercials there? 454 00:22:04,119 --> 00:22:05,000 Speaker 2: Really are there? Really are? 455 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:09,400 Speaker 1: Okay, So you you were a researcher writer, you interviewed 456 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:10,800 Speaker 1: tons of athletes. Yep. 457 00:22:10,880 --> 00:22:14,080 Speaker 4: So I started out in twenty fifteen, one year ahead 458 00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:16,199 Speaker 4: of the Reo Olympics. As a researcher, it is one 459 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:17,919 Speaker 4: of the only positions in the world where you get 460 00:22:17,960 --> 00:22:20,639 Speaker 4: to focus on the Olympics all the time as your 461 00:22:20,640 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 4: full time job. So I think I traveled to something 462 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,399 Speaker 4: like twelve countries twenty states, interviewed thousands of athletes in 463 00:22:27,600 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 4: all of the different sports, had some specialty sports, but 464 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 4: had to be kind of familiar with all of them. 465 00:22:33,040 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 4: And it was a lot of knowledge, a lot of 466 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,280 Speaker 4: brain space getting used up by all of that. 467 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: Well, also, because you weren't just covering American athletes, right, 468 00:22:40,040 --> 00:22:41,959 Speaker 1: you were doing a lot of research and covering of 469 00:22:42,000 --> 00:22:43,760 Speaker 1: like all the athletes around the globe. 470 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 2: Yeah. 471 00:22:44,320 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 4: That was one of the things that I realized when 472 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:48,959 Speaker 4: I first started that job was that it is a 473 00:22:48,960 --> 00:22:52,280 Speaker 4: lot easier to track down an American athlete on the 474 00:22:52,320 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 4: phone on zoom at a national competition than it is 475 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,320 Speaker 4: a Chinese diver or a Mongolian wrestler. And so when 476 00:22:59,320 --> 00:23:04,200 Speaker 4: I would travel to competitions, my priority would be primarily 477 00:23:04,320 --> 00:23:07,720 Speaker 4: international athletes, getting to know them, chasing them down. A 478 00:23:07,760 --> 00:23:10,760 Speaker 4: lot of times, chasing them down also required finding somebody 479 00:23:10,840 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 4: to translate, whether it was a teammate or an athletic 480 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 4: trainer or some volunteer at the venue, just to be 481 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,640 Speaker 4: able to get some basic information across, like when did 482 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,520 Speaker 4: you start this sport and where do you live and 483 00:23:20,560 --> 00:23:22,720 Speaker 4: why do you enjoy it? And it's one of those 484 00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 4: things that I got to know so many international athletes, 485 00:23:25,640 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 4: and believe me, they have the same sacrifices, the same 486 00:23:30,480 --> 00:23:33,680 Speaker 4: journeys to get to the Games. And it's a sadness 487 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:35,679 Speaker 4: that I feel every time that I watch the Olympics 488 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:40,080 Speaker 4: that it feels like, more recently, the Games have become 489 00:23:40,119 --> 00:23:44,160 Speaker 4: in this country very much an America first, USA number 490 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:47,440 Speaker 4: one type event, where we're only talking about Team USA 491 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,479 Speaker 4: and very rarely are we talking about international athletes, and 492 00:23:51,680 --> 00:23:54,399 Speaker 4: very rarely are we also talking about international athletes. That 493 00:23:54,400 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 4: aren't from Western countries, and there's so many great stories 494 00:23:58,840 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 4: out there, and I wish more were known. 495 00:24:01,240 --> 00:24:01,840 Speaker 2: I agree. 496 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:04,439 Speaker 1: I mean, it already feels so hard to watch all 497 00:24:04,440 --> 00:24:06,359 Speaker 1: the American things and get all those stories. So I 498 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: understand the plight of the people trying to produce and 499 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 1: put everything together. But I agree that there are some 500 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:14,200 Speaker 1: really incredible stories, and there's a lot more room to 501 00:24:14,240 --> 00:24:14,600 Speaker 1: tell the. 502 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:16,160 Speaker 2: Stories of the globe, because that's kind of the point 503 00:24:16,160 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 2: of the Olympics. 504 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:18,560 Speaker 4: If not at the Olympics, then when are we going 505 00:24:18,600 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 4: to do. 506 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:24,720 Speaker 1: It exactly wild and wacky facts promised by Alex Are 507 00:24:24,720 --> 00:24:26,600 Speaker 1: you starting at the bottom of the top one or seven? 508 00:24:26,840 --> 00:24:31,280 Speaker 4: Oh, let's start with number one. So Jymnasts travel with 509 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,320 Speaker 4: their own chalk. They make sure to put it in 510 00:24:33,359 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 4: a separate bag than their leos, because the worst thing 511 00:24:35,560 --> 00:24:38,119 Speaker 4: that could possibly happen is having chalk explode on your 512 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:40,920 Speaker 4: leo mid flight. But if you're wondering why on aren't 513 00:24:40,920 --> 00:24:43,240 Speaker 4: they bring their own chalk, it is because the look 514 00:24:43,400 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 4: and the feel and the consistency of chalk can vary 515 00:24:45,760 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 4: from one country to the next, and you want to 516 00:24:48,240 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 4: make sure that you have the right chalk with you. 517 00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 4: Sidney Lee once told me that she likes rough chalk 518 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:54,960 Speaker 4: because it makes it easier for her to grip the 519 00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,960 Speaker 4: bars and she can actually tell when a country uses 520 00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 4: smooth chalk and uses the bars in in front of 521 00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:01,720 Speaker 4: her and she has to kind of clean it off 522 00:25:01,720 --> 00:25:03,640 Speaker 4: and then apply her own chalk to make it feel right. 523 00:25:03,880 --> 00:25:05,960 Speaker 1: I was unaware that there was ruffed and soft chalk, 524 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:07,800 Speaker 1: but that makes sense. It actually reminds me of when 525 00:25:07,840 --> 00:25:09,720 Speaker 1: I landed in Iceland and ordered to coffee, and I 526 00:25:09,760 --> 00:25:12,000 Speaker 1: didn't know that you needed to specify milk to get 527 00:25:12,040 --> 00:25:14,680 Speaker 1: like cow's milk, so it's made with malted milk powder, 528 00:25:14,680 --> 00:25:17,359 Speaker 1: which was absolutely disgusting. And it reminded me that, like 529 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:19,399 Speaker 1: wherever you are, you might need to like just double 530 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:22,000 Speaker 1: check those things. So chalk and milk, just always ask 531 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:22,960 Speaker 1: or bring your own. 532 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,399 Speaker 4: Most athletes also bring their own coffee too. Yeah, you 533 00:25:26,400 --> 00:25:28,240 Speaker 4: don't want to be at the Olympics without your preferred 534 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:29,160 Speaker 4: brand of coffee. 535 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,680 Speaker 2: Totally makes sense. That's a great one, b yoc bring 536 00:25:32,720 --> 00:25:33,320 Speaker 2: your own chalk. 537 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,399 Speaker 4: Okay, number two diving. The next time that you watch, 538 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:38,440 Speaker 4: look at the pool and see if you can spot 539 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:41,639 Speaker 4: the sprinklers. Yes, there are sprinklers running during the competition. 540 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:41,920 Speaker 1: Now. 541 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:44,280 Speaker 4: The reason for that is because imagine that you are 542 00:25:44,320 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 4: doing three twists and two flips through the air super fast. 543 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 4: If the pool is glassy, it is really really hard 544 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 4: to tell if you're one foot away from it or 545 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 4: ten feet away from it, and so they have to 546 00:25:56,960 --> 00:26:00,080 Speaker 4: make sure that the water is always disrupted so that 547 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 4: the athletes can have a good sense of how far 548 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:03,160 Speaker 4: away they are. 549 00:26:03,440 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: That explains why I can't complete those dives at my 550 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:07,840 Speaker 1: local pool. If they put a sprinkler in there, I'd 551 00:26:07,880 --> 00:26:10,919 Speaker 1: probably be just as good as the Olympians, exactly good. 552 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:13,120 Speaker 2: Note good note, good note, I'm requesting a sprinkler now. 553 00:26:13,800 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 4: Number three, Speaking of sports with sprinklers, field hockey. If 554 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,080 Speaker 4: you've seen field hockey at any of the recent Olympics, 555 00:26:20,119 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 4: you will have seen that it is played on a 556 00:26:22,040 --> 00:26:24,680 Speaker 4: blue field and with a yellow ball, and it honestly 557 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 4: looks kind of strange because grass is green, right, except 558 00:26:27,320 --> 00:26:31,240 Speaker 4: that field hockey is played on AstroTurf. And if you're 559 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,280 Speaker 4: wondering why it's blue, it's actually because a series of 560 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:38,040 Speaker 4: tests that field Hockey's International Federation did about a decade ago, 561 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:40,199 Speaker 4: and they wanted to make sure that people watching at 562 00:26:40,200 --> 00:26:43,040 Speaker 4: home were able to appreciate the sport and how fast 563 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:47,200 Speaker 4: it is. And so they looked at the data, did 564 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:49,639 Speaker 4: a bunch of tests with different cameras and found that 565 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:52,720 Speaker 4: a yellow ball on a blue field provided the most 566 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:55,199 Speaker 4: contrast so that people could see it. 567 00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:56,200 Speaker 2: Wow. 568 00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,400 Speaker 1: You know who doesn't appreciate how fast high level field 569 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,720 Speaker 1: hockey is because it's played on turf? Someone who was 570 00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,000 Speaker 1: all stayed in field hockey on grass and then realized 571 00:27:04,000 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 1: that if she was going to play in college, she 572 00:27:05,320 --> 00:27:08,760 Speaker 1: was going to get absolutely dusted. That being me because 573 00:27:08,800 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: I was a fast runner, but the hand eye coordination 574 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,520 Speaker 1: was about to get toasted. To the collegiate level, watching 575 00:27:14,600 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 1: field hockey is very difficult if you're not familiar with it, 576 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: but I urge people to look up a couple rules 577 00:27:19,040 --> 00:27:22,000 Speaker 1: and give it a shot. It is incredible, especially at 578 00:27:22,000 --> 00:27:24,000 Speaker 1: the highest levels. The stuff that they can do is 579 00:27:24,200 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: out of this world. So I did not know that 580 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: was the reason for the blue fields, Alex, keep them coming. 581 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 2: You are educating us all right. 582 00:27:30,600 --> 00:27:34,240 Speaker 4: Number four. So some of you may know that breakdancing, Yes, 583 00:27:34,280 --> 00:27:37,119 Speaker 4: break dancing is making its Olympic debut in Paris, But 584 00:27:37,280 --> 00:27:40,160 Speaker 4: did you know that breakdancers, They don't choose what music 585 00:27:40,160 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 4: they danced to. There is a DJ that is the 586 00:27:43,520 --> 00:27:45,440 Speaker 4: person that picks out the tunes, so it's kind of 587 00:27:45,480 --> 00:27:46,639 Speaker 4: like improv but for dance. 588 00:27:46,920 --> 00:27:48,880 Speaker 1: That was fascinating to me when I learned that, because 589 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: I assumed it would be hard enough to do with 590 00:27:51,680 --> 00:27:53,959 Speaker 1: a routine that you practiced over and over, when in 591 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 1: fact they are improvising based on the music being played 592 00:27:57,320 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: and they're getting judged on like rhythm and elegance and 593 00:27:59,600 --> 00:28:01,320 Speaker 1: the moves and the difficulty, but also. 594 00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:03,960 Speaker 2: The beauty of it. So it really is so artistic, 595 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 2: which is so cool. Absolutely. 596 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,200 Speaker 4: Okay, moving on to track and field, the biggest sport 597 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 4: at the Games. So in track and field, it is 598 00:28:13,000 --> 00:28:17,160 Speaker 4: possible to start after the gun but still get dechewed 599 00:28:17,200 --> 00:28:20,919 Speaker 4: after a false start, and that is because athletes have 600 00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:26,000 Speaker 4: a zero point one second margin that World Athletics believes 601 00:28:26,080 --> 00:28:30,520 Speaker 4: if somebody starts within that margin, their brain actually wasn't 602 00:28:30,520 --> 00:28:33,919 Speaker 4: able to react that fast. So you're supposed to start fast, 603 00:28:33,960 --> 00:28:36,159 Speaker 4: but not too fast, and I think that this rule 604 00:28:36,280 --> 00:28:39,160 Speaker 4: is outdated. I think athletes at this point actually can 605 00:28:39,280 --> 00:28:43,719 Speaker 4: start faster than point zero one seconds. Having interviewed a 606 00:28:43,760 --> 00:28:45,760 Speaker 4: ton of track and field athletes too. One of the 607 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:49,920 Speaker 4: first things that I noticed was they gesticulate so fast 608 00:28:50,000 --> 00:28:51,960 Speaker 4: their hands. You look at them and one second their 609 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,120 Speaker 4: hands are here, and then the next second they're put away. 610 00:28:54,600 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 4: Fast twitch muscles people. 611 00:28:56,120 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, their brains are probably fast twitched too. 612 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,440 Speaker 1: Who's to say that we haven't evolved to a quicker 613 00:29:00,480 --> 00:29:01,720 Speaker 1: reaction time off the blocks? 614 00:29:01,840 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 2: Good one, Good one. 615 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,600 Speaker 4: Here's a riddle for y'all. In this Olympic sport, the 616 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,720 Speaker 4: host city may change, but the ground remains the same. 617 00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:10,400 Speaker 4: Any Guessa, Sarah, The. 618 00:29:10,320 --> 00:29:14,120 Speaker 2: Host city may change, but the ground remains the same. 619 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:16,560 Speaker 2: I truly do not. 620 00:29:16,680 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 4: Know talking about beach volleyball, and that is because the 621 00:29:19,840 --> 00:29:24,160 Speaker 4: sand in Paris was extracted from the same cory that 622 00:29:24,280 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 4: supplied sand for the twenty twelve London and twenty sixteen 623 00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 4: Rio Games. And before you say sand is sand, hear 624 00:29:30,760 --> 00:29:33,560 Speaker 4: me out. This sand is super fine, which provides a 625 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 4: more stable base so that they're able to jump higher. 626 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you also don't want sand like when it's 627 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,400 Speaker 1: got like little Indian beads and like rocks and like 628 00:29:40,440 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: things in it that you might snag a toe on. 629 00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:45,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, exactly. I've actually heard of beach volleyball players finding 630 00:29:45,560 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 4: like rusty nails in the sand. So make sure you're 631 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 4: up to date on tetanus shots, folks. 632 00:29:49,440 --> 00:29:50,600 Speaker 2: That's a great fact too. 633 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:53,360 Speaker 1: I think for all the athletes, regardless of event, just 634 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:56,160 Speaker 1: be up to date on tetanus. And you know what, everybody, 635 00:29:56,200 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, even if you're not an Olympian, you 636 00:29:58,400 --> 00:30:00,920 Speaker 1: never know when you might come across a name or bat. 637 00:30:01,240 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 2: All right, Alex, of those are your facts. 638 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:08,000 Speaker 1: I have one mare, all right, the big finale. 639 00:30:08,440 --> 00:30:08,800 Speaker 2: Okay. 640 00:30:09,280 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 4: In swimming, you may have heard of the four strokes, right, freestyle, backstroke, breastroke, 641 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:15,840 Speaker 4: and butterfly. But what if I told you freestyle is 642 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 4: not actually a stroke. It is freestyle. You are technically 643 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,920 Speaker 4: allowed in a freestyle race to do whatever stroke you want. 644 00:30:24,080 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 4: You could backstroke in a freestyle race. You could breastroke 645 00:30:26,960 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 4: in a freestyle race, but no one does that because 646 00:30:29,360 --> 00:30:31,239 Speaker 4: it is slower to do that than it is to 647 00:30:31,240 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 4: do the front crawl. So for all intents and purposes, 648 00:30:34,840 --> 00:30:37,840 Speaker 4: front crawl equals freestyle. But I really would love to 649 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 4: see somebody who's just really really fast at butterfly say 650 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,360 Speaker 4: this is how going to do my freestyle today? 651 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:46,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, doggy paddle watch me. 652 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:48,800 Speaker 1: I don't think that's very fast though, so you'd be 653 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:52,880 Speaker 1: watching me lose, but it'd be funny. Alex is wild 654 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:55,680 Speaker 1: and wacky Olympic facts. We're all going to be more 655 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 1: educated when we watch. Actually I did not ask her 656 00:30:58,960 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 1: or if I could do this before. And if you 657 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:04,800 Speaker 1: have any Olympic questions, at by alex Azzie is where 658 00:31:04,840 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: you can find her on Twitter. 659 00:31:06,520 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 2: She's up all hours of the night. 660 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:09,680 Speaker 1: She's got nothing going on, like she said, she's just 661 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,000 Speaker 1: going to parties and giving people Olympic facts, So she 662 00:31:12,000 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: would love to hear your questions. 663 00:31:14,360 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 2: Just throw them at her at Buy alex Azie, whatever 664 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:18,400 Speaker 2: you got, she'll be there to answer. 665 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 4: And if you can stop me, I'll send you a prize. 666 00:31:21,640 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 2: Oooh all right. 667 00:31:26,080 --> 00:31:28,360 Speaker 1: We also got some great responses to fight me. We 668 00:31:28,400 --> 00:31:30,520 Speaker 1: asked you the summer Olympic athletes who wanted to join 669 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:34,000 Speaker 1: you in a bar fight versus some juice and cheating Russians. 670 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:37,520 Speaker 1: Josh Bart said Hope Solo, And I literally cannot believe 671 00:31:37,560 --> 00:31:39,440 Speaker 1: I forgot Hope Solo, Like there is no one better 672 00:31:39,440 --> 00:31:40,000 Speaker 1: in a bar fight. 673 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:41,120 Speaker 2: I can almost guarantee it. 674 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,280 Speaker 1: The gal's over at galpal Sports said, shot putter Raven 675 00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:49,440 Speaker 1: Hulk Saunders amazing. Also equestrians Laura Kraut, assuming we get 676 00:31:49,480 --> 00:31:53,120 Speaker 1: Cedric the horse too amazing. I want a horse in 677 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:56,120 Speaker 1: my bar fight. Also a horse walks into a bar 678 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:57,800 Speaker 1: like There's so many places we can go with that. 679 00:31:58,640 --> 00:32:03,120 Speaker 1: At Chief Underscore one twelve, shot putter Chase Foster Jackson 680 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:06,920 Speaker 1: and discus thrower Longet Saga Collins paired with Simone Biles, 681 00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,560 Speaker 1: Shannon Miller and Gabby Douglas. The throwers throw the gymnasts 682 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 1: at the Russians. 683 00:32:12,440 --> 00:32:16,320 Speaker 2: Game over. Game over, you win so good. Don't forget that. 684 00:32:16,360 --> 00:32:17,960 Speaker 1: You can hit us up on our email good game 685 00:32:17,960 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 1: at wondermedianetwork dot com, or on social at Sarah Spain 686 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,320 Speaker 1: on Twitter, or you can even leave us a voicemail 687 00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,960 Speaker 1: message eight seven two two oh four fifty seventy. 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