Quest for Gold
117 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -WGN’s Ryan Burrow hosts “Quest For Gold,” a weekly update on preparations for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in this podcast from Chicago's Very Own, 720 WGN.
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Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 37: Grant Hill announces the USA Men’s Basketball 5×5 roster
April 19, 2024 19:42On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-Paris is preparing for an open aired opening ceremony, but there is a Plan B-Another settlement has been reached in the Dr. Larry Nassar case-There’s pushback on the 2024 Nike female track uniforms-Some don’t think Olympic medalists should be paid-The U.S. Olympic wrestling trials are underway-And the U.S. […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 36: Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls flip the switch at the Empire State Building on Day 3 of the Team USA Media Summit
April 17, 2024 16:58Quest for Gold host Ryan Burrow continues reporting from New York City on Day 3 of the Team USA Media Summit. Today, on the final day, many Olympic and Paralympic athletes gathered at the Empire State Building to flip the switch that will eliminate the legendary building red white and blue in a ceremony to […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 35: Fencer Lee Kiefer looks to turn her #1 ranking to a repeat gold in Paris
April 16, 2024 20:08Quest for Gold host Ryan Burrow is live from New York on Day 2 of the Team USA Media Summit. Olympic gold medal fencer Lee Kiefer is looking to replicate her gold medal win in Tokyo. And she feels she’s even better now than she was then.
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 34: Suni Lee talks about a comeback 100 days out from Paris
April 15, 2024 20:12Quest for Gold host Ryan Burrow is live from New York at the Team USA Media Summit, 100 days out from the Paris games. Olympic gymnast Suni Lee talks about her 2024 comeback attempt.
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 33: Silver medalist Courtney Frerichs discusses the push to make her 3rd Olympics
April 06, 2024 16:01This week on Quest for Gold:-The French president expects Russia to make a statement during the games-France has begun removing migrants from public spaces-The Palestinian Olympic Committee has “scaled back ambitions”-A U.S. Field hockey player says she’s been removed from the Olympic roster-Two Americans have been named referees for the upcoming games-And we speak with […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 32: Olympian Samantha Schultz discusses mental health and body image struggles she worked to overcome
March 29, 2024 19:16This week on Quest for Gold:-We’re in The Bahamas with a little bit of history on Bahamian Olympic movement-The men’s 3×3 U.S. basketball roster has been revealed-The men’s 5×5 basketball Olympic pool is out-Caitlin Clark will enter the U.S. women’s 5×5 Olympic team training camp this week-Cardboard beds and condoms will be back in Olympic […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 31: U.S. Field Hockey standout Maddie Zimmer is prepping both physically and mentally for Paris
March 22, 2024 21:42This week on Quest for Gold:-Tennis superstar Coco Gauff is Paris bound-The Olympic soccer groupings are out, USMNT faces France first-Olympic fans can get a big screen experience this summer-NBC will test a new function during the Games allowing you to order food while you watch-And we speak with U.S. Field Hockey standout Maddie Zimmer […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 30 – Weightlifter Jourdan Delacruz is in the midst of a ‘rigorous’ training cycle to qualify for her second Olympics
March 15, 2024 18:41This week on Quest for Gold:-A new scientifically designed track could lead to a record number of track and field records in Paris-The USWNT grabs some hardware-A 22-man roster has been named for Men’s Soccer training camp headed into the Olympics-Some celebs will be hosting the Opening ceremonies-The mayor of Paris wants Russian athletes barred […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 29: Olympic Gold Medal swimmer Olivia Smoliga feels more mentally prepared heading into Paris
March 08, 2024 21:00On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-USA Swimming marks 100 days until a unique U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Indianapolis-We talk with two-time Olympic swimmer Olivia Smoliga about her mentality heading into the trials and the Olympics-USWNT looks to take down Brazil to win another championship-Boxers compete for a spot in Paris-USA Rugby Women’s […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 28: 2x Olympian Anita Alvarez looks to return U.S. artistic swimming to Olympic glory
March 01, 2024 22:00On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The USWNT loses a shocker to Mexico-It was a disappointing return to the mat for two Olympic gold medal gymnasts-U.S. Skateboarders who to shred their way onto the Olympic roster-The Paris athlete’s village has been inaugurated, but there’s no air conditioning-And we speak with two-time Olympic artistic swimmer […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 27: WNBA Superstars Sabrina Ionescu & Chelsea Gray prepare to play in Paris
February 23, 2024 21:32On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-It looks like one USWNT player is out for Paris-U.S. Olympic gymnasts take the mat in Louisville this weekend-Noah Lyles is still fast-South Africa pulled two teams out of the Olympics-The IOC delivers a TKO to Manny Pacquiao-And we hear from WNBA starts Sabrina Ionescu and Chelsea Gray […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 26: NBA All-Stars talk about playing for Team USA this summer
February 19, 2024 19:59On this week’s Episode of Quest for Gold:-The world says goodbye to a marathon record holder-U.S. weightlifters try to bank qualifying points in Europe-Snoop Dogg plans to pop up during the Olympics-U.S. Women’s Water Polo continues its winning ways-And Ryan Burrow chats with several NBA All-Stars about their plans to play for Team USA this […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 25: The U.S. Olympic Marathon team is nearly complete
February 09, 2024 20:10On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-USA Women’s Basketball forms a roster to play in Belgium-Some familiar faces win national titles in curling-Flag football takes center stage ahead of the Super Bowl-Women’s wrestling takes a step closer to having an NCAA championship-Noah Lyles is really fast-And the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials wrapped up last […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 24: Team USA Figure Skating will finally get gold
February 02, 2024 20:06On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold-The US Olympic qualifying marathon trials take place this weekend in Orlando-The USA Women’s Basketball team roster is coming into focus-The push for an Enhanced Games continues-Paris slims down its opening ceremony-And nine Team USA figure skaters will finally be awarded gold for their 2022 performance. We hear […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 23: 3-time U.S. Olympic slalom canoeist Casey Eichfeld sets his eyes on Paris
January 27, 2024 03:47On this week’s Quest for Gold:-The USA Men’s Basketball pool has been announced-USA Golf has new uniforms-The U.S. is projected to win the most medals in Paris-A college professor is taking her whole class to the Paris Olympics-Flag football championships get underway next week-Two favorites were bounced from the Australian Open-And we speak with three-time […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 22 – Paralympic swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger keeps pressing to secure that Paris bid
January 19, 2024 19:26On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The IOC has named its first official beer sponsor of the Olympics-The Italy bobsled venue issue should be settled soon-Paris police want more money headed into the Summer Games-Another American team has qualified for Paris 2024-American athletes keep climbing up world rankings to qualify for the Olympics-And we […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024- Episode 21: Rhythmic Gymnast Evita Griskenas prepares for a very different Olympics from 2021
January 12, 2024 20:15This week on Quest for Gold:-The NBA plays a game in Paris, seven months ahead of the Olympics-The mayor of Paris says he’ll swim in the Seine River ahead of the Games-USA Badminton’s CEO has been suspended-Five more U.S. athletes have qualified for Paris-And we chat with Rhythmic Gymnast Evita Griskenas ahead of what will […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 20: Year in Review: Leaders and athletes are onboard, but will German support the country’s first Olympics since 1972?
December 22, 2023 19:18On this weeks’ episode of Quest for Gold:Germany is teed up for a strong 2036 Olympic bid, but will the German public get on board for the first games there since 1972?
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 20: Year in Review: Leaders and athletes are onboard, but will Germans support the country’s first Olympics since 1972?
December 22, 2023 19:18On this weeks’ episode of Quest for Gold:Germany is teed up for a strong 2036 Olympic bid, but will the German public get on board for the first games there since 1972?
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 19: The debate over transgender athletes will play out in American politics in 2024
December 15, 2023 17:00On this week’s Quest for Gold: -The head of the IOC doubles down on the policy of Russian athletes competing in Paris 2024-The U.S. Boxing Trials have wrapped up-Skateboarding Olympic bids are on the line in Japan-There’s a push to make flag football an NCAA sport-And U.S. lawmakers debate transgender athletes in women’s and girl’s […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 18 – Olympic gold medal gymnast Shannon Miller talks about overcoming cancer
December 08, 2023 20:16On this week’s Quest for Gold:-U.S. Olympic Boxing Trials are underway-U.S. Soccer has named a new training center-There will be one noticeable team missing from the Summer Games-Surfers could boycott the Paris Olympics-And we chat with seven-time Olympic medal gymnast Shannon Miller about her battle with cancer
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 17 – Goalkeeper Christopher Brady looks to win US Soccer its first men’s Olympic Gold
December 01, 2023 19:16On this week’s Quest for Gold:-The IOC prepares to name the 2030 and 2034 Winter Olympic host cities-More tickets go on sale for the 2024 games in Paris-You could see Giannis or Luka in Paris next summer, but not both-And we talk to U-23 Men’s Soccer Goalkeeper Christopher Brady about trying to make the Olympic […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 16 – The Ukrainian Women’s Wrestling Team tours the U.S. to share tips, strategies, and their personal stories
November 17, 2023 21:57On this week’s Quest for Gold:-Team USA Basketball Coach Steve Kerr is one and done with the Olympics-Brittney Griner has her eyes on Paris-The U.S. Men’s Water Polo team will be competing in Paris-The torches have been completed for the upcoming games-And we speak with Greensboro College wrestling coach Justin Harty as his school hosts […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 15 – Live from Atlanta: How do cities land Olympic bids?
November 03, 2023 19:27In this episode of Quest for Gold:-We’re live from Atlanta’s Centennial Park-We talk with Terrence Burns of T Burns Sports Group LLC about how Olympic bids come to be, and how host nations and countries are chosen – Terrence Burns blog on the LA 2028 bid | Terrence Burns blog on the Pyeongchang 2018 bid-The […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 14: Flag football will be an Olympic sport!
October 27, 2023 17:44This week on Quest for Gold:-The PanAm Games are underway in Chile-Argentina has a spot for Messi-The Tour De France is changing course-Daft Punk won’t be getting together ‘One More Time’-And we talk with USA Football CEO Scott Hallenbeck about flag football joining the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic program for the first time
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 13 – Will LIV golfers be shut out of the Olympics?
October 20, 2023 17:25On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The Paris 2024 Organizing Committee offices were raided again-New sports have been added to the 2028 Olympics in L.A.-Kevin Durant has his eyes on a new Olympic record-Mary Lou Retton remains hospitalized-A celebrity lands a job with the IOC-Boxing is still up in the air for 2028-And we […]
Quest For Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 12 – Germany tries to make its case to host another Olympic Games
October 13, 2023 19:19On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-Mary Lou Retton is fighting for her life-The IOC makes a decision on Russian athletes for 2024-Israeli conflict could impact the games-LIV is shut out of the world golf rankings-Molly Seidel had a great run in Chicago-The US Men’s Olympic Soccer team roster
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 11 – American marathon runner Molly Seidel talks about life after winning bronze in Tokyo
October 06, 2023 16:37On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-USA Men’s Gymnastics does something they haven’t done in nearly a decade-Simone Biles continues to wow-Another NBA superstar is eyeing Paris-The U.S. has its first Olympic breakdancing bid-What’s up with Paris bedbugs?-And we talk with marathon runner Molly Seidel about the upcoming Chicago Marathon and what life has […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 10 – German rower Nikita Mohr explains the difference between US & Germany training
September 29, 2023 18:10On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-We talk with German rower Nikita Mohr about training in the U.S. vs. Germany-Megan Rapinoe says farewell to the USWNT-USA Gymnastics preps for Worlds
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 9 – We tour the site of the 1972 Munich Games; Is it a possible future site?
September 23, 2023 01:03On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold we get a tour of the Olympiapark Munich, the location of the 1972 Summer Olympic Games. We learn about the originality of the park, the contemporary uses, and the potential for a future games there. For more on Olympiapark Munich: https://www.olympiapark.de/en
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 8 – Is a ‘Performance Enhancing Games’ on the horizon?
September 15, 2023 18:32On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-Coco Gauff is on top of her game-LeBron James plans to woo NBA stars to Paris-Suni Lee takes a pause on her gymnastics season-USWNT prepares to say goodbye to two legends-Five American surfers have punched their tickets to Paris-And there’s a new effort to create a games that […]
Quest For Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 7 – When will pickleball be an Olympic sport?
September 08, 2023 18:09On this week’s Quest for Gold:-The US Men’s Basketball team has been bounced from the FIBA World Cup-The U-23 USMNT team has a new head coach heading into the Olympics-Simone Biles is eyeing France-A U.S. Judo Olympian gets engaged-Molly Seidel is prepping for the 2023 Chicago Marathon-And when will pickleball become an Olympic sport? It […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 6 – Canadian beach volleyball team Brandie Wilkerson & Melissa Humana-Paredes keep trying new things ahead of Paris
September 01, 2023 19:36On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The U.S. Men’s Basketball team has been rolling through Manila-Simone Biles keeps checking the boxes on a possible Olympic appearance-U.S. Track and Field cleaned up in Budapest-A couple big names are officially retiring from USWNT-And we speak with Canadian beach volleyball duo Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes about […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 5 – USA Men’s Basketball vs. the World in the Philippines
August 25, 2023 17:13On this week’s Quest for Gold:-Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyle shine in the 100m at the World Championships in Budapest-Simone Biles prepares for her second test of her comeback-Olympic bids for Rhythmic Gymnastics are on the line in Spain-And the men’s FIBA World Cup gets underway in Manila, Joe Vardon, Senior Basketball Writer for The […]
Quest for Gold – Episode 4 – U.S. Men’s Beach Volleyball Team Tri Bourne and Chaim Schalk are trying to stay in the moment
August 18, 2023 19:46On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-The USWNT is looking for a new head coach-There’s a men’s golf Olympic qualifying tournament this weekend-We talk with Tri Bourne and Chaim Shalk ahead of the AVP Manhattan Beach Volleyball Open-The World Athletic Championships begin this week-The US Men’s Basketball team is loaded heading into the FIBA […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 3: What’s going on with the USWNT?
August 11, 2023 18:59On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold:-Simone Biles wows in her return to the mat-USWNT falls in disappointing fashion. We talk about it with Jeff Rueter of The Atlantic-The FIBA World Cup begins soon-France is trying to clean up the Seine River in time for the games
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 2: Simone Biles eyes an Olympic comeback
August 03, 2023 15:58On this week’s Quest for Gold:-The USWNT needs to put down a frequent foe to move on in the WWC-Simone Biles competes for the first time since the Tokyo Olympics. NewsNation’s Adrienne Bankart spoke with former Olympian, and gymnastics commentator Kathy Johnson Clark on Biles’ return to the sport-Katie Ledecky grabbed gold to set a […]
Quest for Gold – Paris 2024 – Episode 1: One year until the Summer Games!
July 28, 2023 17:56On our first episode of Quest for Gold ahead of the 2024 Summer Games in Paris:-We talk with Nexstar’s Marielena Balouris, who was in France and on hand for the one year preview celebration.-We keep our eye on the USWNT as it competes in the Women’s World Cup, where they’ve been more successful recently than […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 14: Jesse Compher hopes to inspire as Team USA looks to repeat gold in Women’s Hockey
February 03, 2022 18:19This week on Quest for Gold: The athletes have arrived in Beijing, though one high-profile American brought something she was hoping to avoid. The Beijing snow is fake. “The Cube” freezes over. The Bidens plan to cheer on Team USA from afar. And in the athlete spotlight of the season finale of Quest for Gold […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 13 – Long Track Speed Skater Ethan Cepuran has visualized his race, but doesn’t know what to expect at first Olympics
January 28, 2022 20:59This week on Quest for Gold: The full Team USA 2022 Winter Olympic team is announced, with two late adds. The athletes have already been processed, gotten their uniforms, and have taken the 15-hour flight from LAX to Beijing. Now they wait for Opening Ceremonies. In this week’s athlete spotlight we talk with 21-year-old long […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 12: U.S. Pairs Skaters Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier land their Olympic bid despite COVID setback
January 21, 2022 22:00This week on Quest for Gold: Two weeks out from the opening ceremonies and China says there will be no tickets sold. Jamaica’s got a bobsled team…again More Americans punch their tickets to Beijing. (Including ski jumper Casey Larson. Check out our interview with him by clicking here. And in this week’s Athlete Spotlight we […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 11: Ski Jumper Casey Larson hopes a strong showing this weekend helps punch his second Olympic bid
January 14, 2022 21:10This week on Quest for Gold: The U.S. Men’s Hockey, Figure Skating, Long Track Speed Skating and Biathlon teams have been announced. One figure skating duo qualified for Tokyo despite having to back out of the U.S. Championships due to COVID-19. A speed skating powerhouse gives her bid away to a teammate. China has shut […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 10: Curler John Shuster talks about what he learned after 2018 gold
January 07, 2022 18:08On this week’s episode of Quest for Gold: An injury and a positive COVID test are keeping two prominent skaters off the ice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships The U.S. Long Track Speedskating trials are underway in Milwaukee IOC member Dick Pound floats the possibility of a cancellation The Team USA Women’s hockey roster […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 9: Bradie Tennell is working to overcome injury to reach second Olympics
December 22, 2021 18:04On this week’s Quest for Gold: The NHL pulls the plug on sending players to Beijing. Team USA women’s hockey’s series with Canada cut short. The US Speedskating Olympic teams have been announced. And in our athlete spotlight we talk with American figure skater Bradie Tennell, who is recovering from an injury, as she eyes […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 8: Short Track Speed Skater Ryan Pivirotto says he’s taken a ‘leadership role’ as he eyes his first Olympic bid
December 18, 2021 02:39On this week’s Quest for Gold: The USOPC and USA Gymnastics settle with the ‘Sister Survivors.’ Could the U.S. make a run for the 2030 Winter Olympics? The USOPC decides on athlete booster shots. And in our athlete spotlight we speak with Short Track Speed Skater Ryan Pivirotto. The 26-year-old Michigan native is hoping to […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 7: Curler Matt Hamilton reflects on 2018 gold; preps for China
December 10, 2021 21:05On this week’s Quest for Gold: More nations are joining a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Summer Olympics stars Allyson Felix and Simone Biles are back in the spotlight. The IOC weighs in on Peng Shuai…sort of. A U.S. bobsledder gets some important paperwork as she pushes for an Olympic bid. And on this […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 6: Jason Brown says he’s a ‘completely different’ skater than he was in 2018
December 03, 2021 19:21On this week’s Quest for Gold: China prepares for the spread of the Omicron variant. The world demands answers in the disappearance of Peng Shuai. Another Brazilian leader sentenced for corruption related to the 2016 Olympic bid. And in our Athlete Spotlight we talk with U.S. Men’s Figure Skater Jason Brown, of Highland Park, IL. […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 5: Olympic Ski Jumper Kevin Bickner talks about decision to take a year off prior to Beijing
November 19, 2021 16:55On this week’s Quest for Gold: The U.S. Curling trials are underway. U.S. long track speedskaters pick up some hardware in Poland. The IOC lifts rules on transgender athletes. And on this week’s Athlete Spotlight we chat with 2018 Olympic Ski Jumper Kevin Bickner as he prepares for his second Olympic games. But his journey […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 4: Speed skater Emery Lehman brings a new mindset into his third Olympic push
November 12, 2021 18:21On this week’s Quest for Gold: Sponsors are being questioned over human rights in China. The IOC considers protest zones. A U.S. ice dancing duo is fine tuning ahead of Beijing. And in our athlete spotlight we catch up with American speed skater Emery Lehman, who has a new home and a new perspective heading […]
Quest for Gold – Beijing 2022 – Episode 3: Winter Olympic Bobsledding hopeful Lake Kwaza hates the cold
November 05, 2021 17:03On this week’s Quest for Gold: U.S. Men’s Figure Skater Nathan Chen gets back on track up North. An Olympic speedskater is making headway in the world cup season. Horses will be out of future Olympic modern pentathlons. The USOPC takes on racism and discrimination in sports. And in this week’s Athlete Spotlight, we talk […]