What’s it like to compete in the Olympics?

But Why: A Podcast for Curious Kids

Vermont Public

Nature, Language, Kids & Family, Science

4.4 • 4.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

We’re celebrating the Olympics and Olympic athletes with an episode chock full of the interviews we’ve done with Olympians. Plus we answer some of the Olympic-themed questions you’ve sent us, starting with: what’s all the hype about winning a big piece of metal? And are those medals really made out of gold, silver and bronze? And we speak with Paralympian Emelia Perry, who’s competing in the paratriathlon in Paris! (Other athletes we hear from: skier Andrew Weibrecht, bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, and mountain biker Lea Davison.)

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0:00.0	Have you ever listened to an episode of But Why and wished you could see it instead?
0:04.0	I'm Joey from Vermont Public and I make videos for But Why's YouTube Channel.
0:08.0	Check out how Chameleons change color. Why do we get car sick?
0:12.0	And why do Balarinas wear ballet shoes, among many other fun episodes in our But Why Bites series,
0:18.0	and you can even see what Jane looks like.
0:20.0	Find us on YouTube at But Why Kids. This is, but why, a podcast for Curious Kids from Vermont Public.
0:47.0	I'm Jane Lindholm.
0:49.0	This summer, some of the world's best athletes are meeting in Paris, France.
0:54.6	They're going to compete for the chance to win a gold, silver, or bronze medal and to push
0:58.9	themselves to their physical limits.
1:01.6	Have you heard of the Olympics? There are the Summer Olympics and the
1:05.3	Winter Olympics. Each one happens every four years, but they're staggered so we get to
1:09.6	watch one or the other every two years. 2024 is a Summer Olympics year,
1:15.0	and the day we're putting this episode out
1:16.8	is the opening day of the games.
1:19.7	Whether you're interested in sports or not,
1:22.0	you'll probably be hearing about the competitions as people all around the
1:25.7	world turn their attention to running, swimming, gymnastics, and cycling and
1:30.0	and some competitions that you might not watch at all except during the Olympics,
1:34.4	like skateboarding, breaking or breakdancing, archery and badminton.
1:39.5	In total, there are 32 Summer Olympic Sports.
1:43.0	There are eight Winter Olympic Sports.
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