CanWNT drone scandal updates & a conversation with Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles
Happy Olympics!
With the Paris 2024 Games underway, The GIST of It is back with a gold medal recap of the opening action. On today’s episode, co-host Steph Rotz and guest host Lauren Tuiskula discuss the latest news surrounding the CanWNT drone scandal before our special interview with Team USA gymnast Jordan Chiles.
First, the gals walk through the latest on the Team Canada women’s soccer drone spying scandal, with CanWNT recently appealing FIFA’s six-point penalty deduction.. There’s a lot of nuance to this story, and Steph and Lauren chat through it all.
Then in part two, we have another special guest for our Olympic athletes interview series. Two-time Olympic artistic gymnast and Tokyo 2020 silver medalist Jordan Chiles joined us before the Games to chat about her motto for the year, her mindset, and much more. Stickin’ it.
The Paris Olympics are almost here!
In a very special episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dive into gender parity at the Olympics, sponsored by our pals at Canadian Tire. Since 1900 when women first competed at the Olympics to 2024, there’s been enormous progress in terms of gender equity at the Games — and the Paris Olympics will be the most equitable ever.
In addition to discussing the history of women at the Olympics, this episode features two insightful conversations with Kim Saunders of Canadian Tire and Julia Wilkinson, a former Team Canada Olympic swimmer, who have both seen the growth of women’s sports firsthand from a business and athlete perspective. Trust us — you don’t want to miss this.
The ultimate Paris Olympics primer and an interview with track & field legend Allyson Felix
It’s Olympics Week!
The Paris Games are just three days away, so we’re going for gold on today’s episode of The GIST of It. First, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dive headfirst into the major Olympic storylines you need to know before the opening ceremony on Friday.
And in Part Two, we have the next installment in our Olympic athletes interview series — a conversation with track & field icon and women’s sports legend Allyson Felix. Our associate managing editor Lauren Tuiskula sat down with the GOAT to discuss her perspective on Paris, the growth in women’s sports, and more.
A big thank you to our friends at Aflac for powering today’s episode! Just like The GIST tackles the gap in women’s sports coverage, Aflac closes the gap that health insurance leaves behind. Learn more at aflac.com/thegist.
