EYOF Podcast

Alexandra's list of successes is basically never-ending. Olympian from the Beijing 2022 Games, Winner of a World Cup race, several World Cup podiums, an Overall winner of the European Cup, and most importantly: The European Young Olympic Ambassador from Sweden! She has been through a lot in her career, but like any other motivated athlete, she always believed in herself and became an Olympian. Coincidence? No. In today's episode, we learned what it takes to become one and still be a down-to-earth and inspiring role model.

We met Donatella at the end of the Summer EYOF 2023 in Maribor, Slovenia - to wrap up a very busy year for the EOC in terms of amount of events, talk about the importance of social media and how athletes as such are dealing with the publicity and their image online. Her passion for the media coverage of sports (as the head of the EOC Communication & Media Relations) is more than exciting to follow, and truly inspiring not only for the sports community.

We were so lucky to meet Giulia Rozzo - a passionate volunteer from the United States of America who shared her wonderful thoughts on volunteerism, mindset and the magic of doing. At EYOF 2023 FVG Giulia volunteered as a NOC assistant and in case you were wondering how that's done then grab your trainers and let us join you for a trip to the groceries, warm-up run or morning walk to the office. Another truly aspiring episode is here and is waiting to be heard.

The winter EYOF 2023 in Friuli Venezia Giulia is in full go and between competition packed days we managed to land the Slovakian Alpine Ski team in our studio. Together we dug deeper into the life of young alpine skiers, their goals and challenges and how leaving their comfort zone has changed their mental and physical skills. Tune in for some great tips and tricks from our future olympians!

Tune in for a quick bonus episode with us to get some professional tips on mental self care and how to keep that positive mindset going strong. 

For this episode we invited one of our dear colleagues, our kind hearted and steady minded ambassador Tamila Holub from Portugal to join us for a quick chat about olympic values, how to work with yourself, pereventing and also about finding the balance between being a professional athlete and studying in the United States of America. Throughout the recording Tamila shared some really thoughtful tips and thoughts that are worth more than money can buy. Take us with you for a walk around the neighbourhood or a quick 30 minute run and let Tamila do her magic!

Swimmers Hannah and Maria, representing #teamAustria here at the EYOF 2022 in Banska Bystrica Slovakia, are all about mind and body connection. Being a fast swimmer takes you nowhere if your head is not in collaboration with your body. Tune in to listen to young swimmers with inspiring mindsets sharing their story of friendship, respect and excellence. 

Sustainable sport and fair play come hand in hand - you can't have one without another. Our guest for this episode is a representative of Slovak Anti-doping Agency SADA, a physiotherapist and a true spirit of fair play Alexandra Megoova with who we had a very interesting chat about the 'life behind the scenes' of the world of doping. Tune in!

Season 2 of the EYOF podcast is here! Our guest for the first episode is a former artistic gymnast from Belgium who was only 15 years old when she participated in the Rio Olympics in 2016. Her aspiring story of a rocky way up to the peak of her career is a perfect example for young athletes competing here in Banska Bystrica. Senna is a fighter - after one chapter ends, another great one comes after and it's totally okay to quit! Tune in!

In this episode we are diving into the exciting world of e-sports and busting some myths together with Camille Sebastien Ghossoub. Currently studying E-sports Business in Kajaani University of Applied Science (KAMK.fi), Camille is a part of the EYOF 2022 Vuokatti side events team and together with his colleagues from student organisationn KAMK.gg they are educating athletes on the scene of e-sports and gaming. Drawing a lot of parallels with the world of physical sports, Camille took us on an exciting tour in the world of e-sports. Tie your laces, grab your earphones and take us with you! 

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Todays episode is all about Laur Mägi - a hard working young athlete from Estonia who at the age of 14 left everything behind to pursue his ski racing career in Norway attending one of the best schools for winter sports - Norges Toppidrettsgymnas Geilo (NTG). Tune in to listen to Laurs' inspiring story, his thoughts on how support in sports is crucial and what he's planning for the future! 

In this episode we wrap up the Vuokatti 2022 EYOF with Marita Kaipainen, Secretary General from the Organising Committee of Vuokatti. Tune in to listen to Maritas' thoughts on the games!

The time has finally come - we have made it to EYOF Vuokatti 2022. Since we are aiming for the stars - we are honoured to present an inspiring interview with a former swimmer and a water polo Olympian, the current President of the European Olympic Committees - Mr. Spyros Capralos! 

P.S. Our little podcast studio in Vuokatti got pretty busy during the week, so stay tuned for more exciting episodes about the insights of the 2022 EYOF, the e-sports world, compelling stories of athletes, and many more!

A quick bonus episode with our guest Jan Mühlfeit and a small discussion on the topic - why is mental health a feared topic?

In the newest episode of #EYOFPodcast we will uncover Jan’s secrets to mental well-being as this episode is all about mental health! Jan Mühlfeit is a global strategist, coach of executive, Olympic games winners and author of bestselling business book The Positive Leader. Tune in to find out how can you improve your mental self-care!

CC: „Aim for the Moon, if you miss the Moon, you’ll still end up among the stars. Make your goals very high because rational people are usually right but only crazy people are changing the world. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s business or sport. This is it! Because crazy people are visionary people. They can envision the world. The vision is the picture of the world which doesn’t exist yet. But through your performance you can make sure they (people around) will starts to believe. This is it."

The EYOA Programme will be organized for the 4th time by the auspices of the EOC Olympic Culture & Legacy Commission.

On our #1 episode we have Marita Kaipainen, Secretary General from Organising Committee of Vuokatti. Marita takes us a little deeper into her life's work, the ongoing process of organising EYOF 2021 and tells us why is it such a special event this year. Despite the postponement of the festival from February to December, Marita believes that only together we are stronger! 

As a part of the EYOF Ambassador programme we have created a podcast to serve our purpose and link the EYOF together with the world and to help you get ready for the upcoming European Youth Olympic Festival 2021 taking place in Vuokatti, Finland in the upcoming December. We're going to be covering all interesting topics such as sports, health, Olympic values and experiences, friendships, fair play and many more!