Australian Olympic curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt return to Off The Podium to relive their Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics adventure! We trace the emotional rollercoaster from qualification to the chaos of positive and negative COVID tests, discover when they finally felt like Olympians and what it meant to see Australia fall in love with curling. Plus, we get the story behind a Swedish rival and their love of Bing Dwen Dwen and burritos. It's a reunion full of Olympic memor

It’s time to return to one of our favourite sports as Australian curlers Tahli Gill and Dean Hewitt speak to Off The Podium about their bid to make history at Beijing 2022. They tell us how they got into curling, what it was like growing up in the sport in Australia and why finishing fourth at the 2019 World Championships was such a huge moment. We also find out exactly what they need to do to become Australia’s first-ever Olympic curlers.

Canadian curling pioneer and Olympic silver medallist Mike Harris speaks to Off The Podium about leading Team Canada at Nagano 1998, where curling made its official return to the Winter Olympics. He recalls when Olympic qualification first felt achievable, battling illness during the semi-final and gold medal match, and how the sport’s training has evolved. Harris also reflects on his move into broadcasting and more than 20 years covering curling.

Canadian curling legend and Olympic gold medallist Jill Officer speaks to Off The Podium about her journey to the top of the sport. She reflects on Canada’s undefeated gold medal run at Sochi 2014, how she first discovered curling through her family and meeting longtime teammate Jennifer Jones as a teenager. Officer also recalls the huge welcome home after the Olympics and discusses what life has looked like since stepping away from competitive curling.

Another unique 'vault' interview today from 2014 as we chat to an Australian curler (yes they exist) in Gerald Chick about the sport in this country and the likelihood that Australia can ever field a team in the Olympics moving forward.