• My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian

  • By: NBC Sports
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My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian

By: NBC Sports
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  • Wondering who you should you root for at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics? Get to know some of Team USA’s most inspiring athletes and the causes they champion. Season 7: My New Favorite Olympian and My New Favorite Paralympian hosted by 12-time Olympic medalist Natalie Coughlin Season 6: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by World Cup champion Meghan Klingenberg in English and Janelly Farías in Spanish Season 5: My New Favorite Futbolista hosted by soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel in English and Spanish Season 4: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Apolo Ohno, Team USA's most decorated Winter Olympian Season 3: My New Favorite Olympian hosted by Olympic trailblazer Ibtihaj Muhammad Season 2: Sports Uncovered hosted by Michele Tafoya Season 1: Sports Uncovered hosted by Mike Tirico Named "Best Sports Podcast" at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards and the WEBBY Signal Awards Presented by the storytellers at NBC and Telemundo
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Episodes
  • Sarah Adam: “Murderball” is for women, too

    Sarah Adam: “Murderball” is for women, too
    Aug 21 2024

    Sarah Adam, who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, is attempting to become the first woman to ever represent Team USA at a Paralympics in wheelchair rugby, a sport so violent it is nicknamed “murderball.” Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Sarah Adam

    Dr. Kerri Morgan (Sarah’s mentor and Paralympic wheelchair track medalist)
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    23 mins
  • Nick Mayhugh: Losing my best friends, my grandparents

    Nick Mayhugh: Losing my best friends, my grandparents
    Aug 14 2024

    Paralympic sprinter Nick Mayhugh shares the lessons he learned from his grandfather Bill Mayhugh, a popular radio host, and his grandmother Shirley Culpeper Mayhugh, a performer who was signed by the same agency that represented Marilyn Monroe. Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Nick Mayhugh

    Scott Mayhugh (Nick’s father)
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    26 mins
  • Jennifer Lozano: What life in a border town is really like

    Jennifer Lozano: What life in a border town is really like
    Jul 17 2024

    Jennifer Lozano, nicknamed “the Troublemaker,” started boxing after experiencing bullying, racism and cartel violence splitting her time between Mexico and the border town of Laredo, Texas. Watch the video version of this episode HERE.

    Hear from:

    Jennifer Lozano

    Yadhira Lozano (Jennifer’s mother)
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    25 mins
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