1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: Today's Gold Medal update is brought to you by Deacon University, 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: the number one sports science school in the world. Visit 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: Deacon dot EEDU dot au to find out more, or 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: click the link in today's show notes. Good afternoon, It's Thursday, 5 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,000 Speaker 1: the eighth of August. My name is Sam Becauseloski and 6 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:25,920 Speaker 1: welcome to another episode, the special episode of tda's Medal Moments. 7 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:28,360 Speaker 1: We've got three days to summarize for you in a 8 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:30,880 Speaker 1: couple of minutes now this afternoon. I hope you're finding 9 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:35,800 Speaker 1: these episodes useful. There is just so many medals flying around, 10 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,720 Speaker 1: especially in the Australian camp, that it can be hard 11 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: to keep track of them all. I mean, we woke 12 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: up this morning to four gold medals. It was our 13 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 1: best day of Olympic action in our history. But I 14 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:48,840 Speaker 1: want to start on Tuesday morning and then we'll work 15 00:00:48,880 --> 00:00:51,600 Speaker 1: our way to where we find ourselves now, which is 16 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:56,400 Speaker 1: the best Olympics Australia has ever participated in. And the 17 00:00:56,440 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: reason we start on Tuesday morning is the victory of 18 00:00:59,120 --> 00:01:02,400 Speaker 1: Miami Fox. So she beat her older sister. You might 19 00:01:02,440 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: be familiar with her. Her name is Jess Fox. She 20 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: walks away from Paris with two gold medals herself. She 21 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,399 Speaker 1: beat her older sister in a heat on Saturday in 22 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: their canoe slalom cross event, and then she continued this 23 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: march to gold. She was the top qualifier in the 24 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: semi final and then when the final came around, she 25 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: delivered an almost flawless run. And what that means is 26 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: that all three women's canoe slalom events were won by 27 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: the Australian sisters. Now it obviously runs in the family. 28 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: The sisters' parents, Richard and Miriam, were both Olympians in 29 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: that same event, the canoe slalom, and there were some 30 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,039 Speaker 1: incredible scenes of the family jumping into the water after 31 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:43,959 Speaker 1: to celebrate Naomi's victory. It was her first Olympic Games 32 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: and the fact that she's coming home with the medal 33 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 1: now is phenomenal. There was also some very funny graphics 34 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: on television about where the Fox sisters would rank should 35 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: they be a country, and at that stage late on Tuesday, 36 00:01:56,720 --> 00:01:58,640 Speaker 1: they were coming in at twelfth, so they were beating 37 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: countries like Brazil Island, they were beating Spain at one point. 38 00:02:02,480 --> 00:02:05,440 Speaker 1: It's just incredible the performance that those two sisters have 39 00:02:05,760 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: put in. And then twenty four hours later on Wednesday morning. 40 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: You know how you have those moments watching the Olympics 41 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:14,640 Speaker 1: where you go, you know what, if I trained really 42 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:16,880 Speaker 1: hard for the next four years, I think I could 43 00:02:16,880 --> 00:02:19,680 Speaker 1: do that. Or hey, that person's the same age as 44 00:02:19,720 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: I am. I reckon I should probably go for a run. Well, 45 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: this person makes us all feel old. Arisa True. She 46 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 1: became Australia's youngest ever Olympic gold medalist because when she 47 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,519 Speaker 1: won the women's skateboarding park final in Paris, she did 48 00:02:34,560 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: so at age fourteen. It wasn't always a done deal 49 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,320 Speaker 1: for True. I mean, we hear about these stories where 50 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,480 Speaker 1: athletes move through the heats, the semis and the final 51 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: always leading. For True, it wasn't the case with one 52 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: run to go, so each skateboarder gets three runs in 53 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: each round. With one run to go, she was in 54 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: third place and then she threw down a ninety three 55 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,400 Speaker 1: point one eight. So that's ninety three point one eight 56 00:02:58,440 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: out of one hundred. By the way, we had the 57 00:03:00,040 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: Japanese Scado who won silver she scored a ninety two 58 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: point sixty three, and a UK skateboarder called Sky Brown 59 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,239 Speaker 1: she won bronze with ninety two point three to one, 60 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: so those two silver and bronze were breathing down Arisa 61 00:03:11,440 --> 00:03:14,200 Speaker 1: Tru's neck. But yet the fourteen year old did it 62 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: and won another gold medal for Australia. Apparently after the 63 00:03:18,560 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: ultimate reward in winning the gold medal was the fact 64 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: that she was allowed some hot chips from Mackers, So 65 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:27,079 Speaker 1: you know, whatever got her over the line to bring 66 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: home some gold, it's pretty incredible. She actually goes to 67 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 1: a skateboarding high school here in Australia, so she's fully 68 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: dedicated to her sport and it's certainly showing because she 69 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: is now the best in the world. And then let's 70 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,680 Speaker 1: talk about the Four Golds and we'll start back with skateboarding, 71 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 1: and that's where we saw Keegan Palmer. He successfully defended 72 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:48,320 Speaker 1: his Olympic title in the men's park event. He's twenty one, 73 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: so he looks really old next to Arisa True and 74 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: he claimed gold in his first run. So remember I 75 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: said Arisa True had that gold medal run. In her 76 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: third and final run, Keegan Palmer knocked it out the 77 00:04:00,320 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: park on run one. We had American Tom Shah with 78 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 1: the silver medal and Brazil's Augusto A Kio with the bronze. 79 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: So the fact that we've won both the men's and 80 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: women's park events in skateboarding makes us the undisputed skateboarding 81 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: champions of the World, which is pretty cool title to have, 82 00:04:17,800 --> 00:04:20,880 Speaker 1: if only I could skateboard myself. Then we went to 83 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:25,200 Speaker 1: track and field. Nina Kennedy, she had a huge set 84 00:04:25,240 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: of expectations on her shoulders. In the women's pole vault, 85 00:04:29,040 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 1: she came up against Tokyo Olympic champion Katie Moon at 86 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: the pointy end of their final and Kennedy cleared a 87 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: jump of four point nine meters on her first attempt, 88 00:04:39,800 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: and that really put the pressure back on Katie Moon 89 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,919 Speaker 1: to clear it that same height. She wasn't able to 90 00:04:44,960 --> 00:04:47,760 Speaker 1: clear it until her second attempt, and then the bar 91 00:04:47,839 --> 00:04:50,279 Speaker 1: got set to four point nine to five. Neither of 92 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:54,360 Speaker 1: those athletes cleared that height, But because Nina Kennedy cleared 93 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: the four point nine height first, she walked away with 94 00:04:57,120 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 1: a gold medal, and that's one better than what she 95 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 1: did at the World Championships last year when where she 96 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:06,160 Speaker 1: shared a gold medal with Katie Moon and an incredible result. 97 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,520 Speaker 1: You know, Steve Hooker esque Australians flying high in the 98 00:05:09,560 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: pole vault. It was fantastic to watch well. Then duck 99 00:05:12,839 --> 00:05:16,560 Speaker 1: down south to Marseille, where sailor Matt Wern won his 100 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: second consecutive Olympic gold in the men's dinghy event. Weern 101 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: basically entered this final race needing to finish in the 102 00:05:24,200 --> 00:05:27,279 Speaker 1: top seven of the field. It's done over a series 103 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 1: of races this event, and Wern had a comfortable lead 104 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,920 Speaker 1: going into it. He left nothing to chance, though he 105 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,000 Speaker 1: still won the event. The twenty eight year old from 106 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:37,560 Speaker 1: Western Australia, and that means the event has been won 107 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,359 Speaker 1: by an Australian at every Games since Rio back in 108 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,039 Speaker 1: twenty sixteen. And then, as if three golds weren't enough 109 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: for us, in one sleepless but joyous night of Olympic action, 110 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:52,760 Speaker 1: Australia's track cyclists they added another gold. They are now 111 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,480 Speaker 1: the Olympic champions in the men's team pursuit. That's when 112 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: you've got two teams of four riders racing in the velodromans, 113 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:01,280 Speaker 1: the first time Australia has won that event since two 114 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: thousand and four. They beat our arch rivals in Great Britain. 115 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,279 Speaker 1: They also casually set a new world record in qualifying 116 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:11,320 Speaker 1: on Tuesday to do so, and they beat Great Britain 117 00:06:11,320 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: by a comfortable two point three to two seconds. So 118 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: what does that all mean? Well, as I said to 119 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: you before, Day twelve in Paris was Australia's most successful 120 00:06:20,800 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: day ever at an Olympic Games. The Australian Olympic team 121 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: claimed six medals on Day twelve, four gold and two bronze, 122 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: and that puts US at eighteen gold medals. Now I've 123 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:33,920 Speaker 1: been telling you now for a couple of episodes. The 124 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:37,680 Speaker 1: previous record in Tokyo and in Athens was seventeen goals. 125 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: And the last time Australia hosted the Games, back in 126 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,160 Speaker 1: Sydney in two thousand, the team won sixteen goals. Right 127 00:06:44,200 --> 00:06:47,159 Speaker 1: now in Paris, still with many days left of competition, 128 00:06:47,360 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: we're on eighteen and we're third on the medal tally 129 00:06:50,040 --> 00:06:52,720 Speaker 1: behind the US who were on twenty seven golds, and 130 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:55,600 Speaker 1: China who were on twenty five goals. And it's a 131 00:06:55,640 --> 00:07:00,200 Speaker 1: really tense tussle now between those two global superpowers. It's 132 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: undisputably the Olympic Games of Australia's women. They have starred 133 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:07,880 Speaker 1: with twelve of the eighteen gold medals so far being 134 00:07:07,880 --> 00:07:11,320 Speaker 1: won by individual women or women's teams, and we might 135 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: not be finished with our gold medal count. I want 136 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:16,400 Speaker 1: you to keep an eye on Jessica Hull. She is 137 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: racing in the women's fifteen hundred over on the track. 138 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,120 Speaker 1: She's the Australian record holder and she's coming up against 139 00:07:22,160 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 1: the champion Kenyan runner, Faith Kipiegon, and Kipiegon will be 140 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,480 Speaker 1: tough to beat, but upsets are possible. We saw a 141 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: huge upset in the men's fifteen hundred. So Jessica Hull's 142 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,840 Speaker 1: semi final is tomorrow morning at three forty seven am. 143 00:07:34,920 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: I'll see you there on the couch. Then. Also keep 144 00:07:37,880 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: track of these Stingers, which is Australia's women's water polo team. 145 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: They're playing in a semi final against the US tomorrow morning. 146 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:46,960 Speaker 1: They are unbeaten so far in the tournament and if 147 00:07:46,960 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: they win tomorrow they're guaranteed either a gold or silver medal. 148 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: On Saturday, then we've got some beach volleyball action at 149 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: that gorgeous stadium underneath the Eiffel Tower. The Australian team 150 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 1: they won silver in the women's beach volleyball back in 151 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: Tokyo and they're looking pretty good again. They beat a 152 00:08:03,560 --> 00:08:06,800 Speaker 1: Brazilian duo who are ranked third in the world. They 153 00:08:06,880 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: beat the Swiss then in the quarter final, and they've 154 00:08:09,440 --> 00:08:13,000 Speaker 1: got another Brazilian pair in the semi final tomorrow at 155 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: five am. A similar situation to the Stingers there for 156 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 1: our beach volleyball team, where if they win that match, 157 00:08:18,480 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: it's a gold or civil medal coming their way, and 158 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: then we'll go back to the track and it's an 159 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:25,800 Speaker 1: individual event now after that team pursuit victory. One of 160 00:08:25,800 --> 00:08:28,920 Speaker 1: our cyclists, Matthew Richardson, he set the world record yesterday 161 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,920 Speaker 1: in the qualifying for the men's individual sprint event, but 162 00:08:32,000 --> 00:08:34,400 Speaker 1: his record was broken minutes later when there was a 163 00:08:34,480 --> 00:08:36,800 Speaker 1: Dutch rider who beat his record by zero point zero 164 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:41,160 Speaker 1: zero three. Nonetheless, Richardson's going to have another shot at 165 00:08:41,440 --> 00:08:44,040 Speaker 1: not only a world record but also a gold medal. 166 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,000 Speaker 1: That's on at two am tomorrow. And then finally, the 167 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,319 Speaker 1: other sports keep an eye on is our boxing. We've 168 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 1: got Charlie Senior in the men's featherweight semifinal and Caitlin 169 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:55,240 Speaker 1: Parker in the women's middleweight final. It's looking like one 170 00:08:55,280 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 1: of our best boxing performances for many Olympics now, and 171 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: I guess what I'm trying to say is amongst all 172 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: of that, and there's a couple more floating around as well, 173 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: I reckon we can find another couple of gold medals. 174 00:09:06,160 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 1: So I'm going to come back to you on Monday. 175 00:09:08,320 --> 00:09:11,760 Speaker 1: We've got the weekend to really dig deep and find 176 00:09:11,800 --> 00:09:13,920 Speaker 1: a way to do this. We're going to wrap up 177 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 1: the Olympics with you on Monday. Perhaps cast our eye 178 00:09:17,480 --> 00:09:20,360 Speaker 1: forward to the Paralympics as well, because they're now only 179 00:09:20,400 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: weeks away, and really take a moment to celebrate the 180 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,920 Speaker 1: fact that these games has been Australia's most successful of 181 00:09:25,960 --> 00:09:29,640 Speaker 1: all time. It's really fantastic that you've joined us today 182 00:09:29,760 --> 00:09:32,080 Speaker 1: on the daily odsal moment. If you want to subscribe 183 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: to our sport newsletter and get the last couple of 184 00:09:34,200 --> 00:09:37,320 Speaker 1: days of Olympic schedules since your inbox at five pm 185 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:40,320 Speaker 1: every single day, we'll throw a link in today's show notes. 186 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 1: Until then, I'll be back with some more metal moments, 187 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: a bit of a recap on Monday. 188 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 2: I think the Olympics it's the purest form of sport 189 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:52,400 Speaker 2: and excellence. So who's the strongest who's the fastest, who 190 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:53,400 Speaker 2: can jump the highest. 191 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:57,440 Speaker 1: That's Josh McCleod. He's a lecturer in sports management at 192 00:09:57,440 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: Deacon University and he's been doing a lot of thinking 193 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,240 Speaker 1: and research at the moment into the way that the 194 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:06,120 Speaker 1: Olympics attracts gen Z viewers because, as he explained to me, 195 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: the theory is that Gen Z is less into major 196 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,600 Speaker 1: sporting tournaments like the Olympics than all the generations. 197 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 2: There's a theory that's been going around over recent years 198 00:10:15,559 --> 00:10:18,640 Speaker 2: that Generation Z are just not that into sport compared 199 00:10:18,640 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 2: to older people. It is an overreaction though, to say 200 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:25,160 Speaker 2: that Generation Z don't like sport. They do it still 201 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,400 Speaker 2: plays a big part in their life. What we find 202 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 2: is the biggest difference though, is how they. 203 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:32,320 Speaker 1: Watch it, so where and what are they. 204 00:10:32,200 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 2: Watching primarily online. They prefer shorter formats, they watch more 205 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 2: highlights packages than they do full matches. And another interesting 206 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:43,199 Speaker 2: thing too is that they'll tend to follow individual athletes 207 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 2: more than teams the. 208 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: Sports to adapt, Josh thinks there's two magic ingredients celebrities. 209 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:53,960 Speaker 2: Generation Z are highly attuned to celebrity culture Snoop Dogg. 210 00:10:54,080 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 2: The Olympics is a perfect illustration of the buzz and 211 00:10:57,240 --> 00:11:01,160 Speaker 2: interest that he can create and bring into sport. 212 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: And introducing new, fresh sports to the games. 213 00:11:03,840 --> 00:11:09,240 Speaker 2: A significant proportion of Generation Z are more likely to 214 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 2: watch the Olympics as a result of the edition of breakdancing, sport, climbing, 215 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:15,479 Speaker 2: and skateboarding. 216 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: This is just some of the thinking that the team 217 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 1: at Deacon University are doing as the future of not 218 00:11:20,800 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: only what happens in the sporting arena, but the industry 219 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:28,360 Speaker 1: behind it takes shape. Visit www dot Deacon, dot edu 220 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: dot au to learn more.