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The 126th Boston Marathon is upon us and 30,000 runners will soon line up in Hopkinton to make the 26.2 mile long journey to the famous Boylston Street in Boston. Before the excitement of the race day kicks in, we are bringing you the ultimate
Transgender star of University of Pennsylvania’s women’s swim team, Lia Thomas, has dominated women’s college swimming this season. She has also become the face of tradeoffs between inclusion and fairness while her presence in the pool has divi
In a 2011 survey, 44% of elite track and field athletes admitted to doping but the percentage of athletes who are actually caught using performance enhancing drugs is significantly lower, it barely exceeds 1% on average. How do so many get away
Building on the story from last week’s episode, we discuss media’s reactions to Women’s Figure Skating event at Beijing 2022 and their complicity in the cycle of exploitation that led to the situation Kamila Valieva and her teammate Alexandra T
15-year-old Kamila Valieva sparked a lot of media attention during the Beijing 2022 Olympics - first for becoming the first female skater to land a quad jump in Olympic competition then for testing positive for a banned angina medication. As th
Happy Super Bowl Sunday! As Rams and Bengals gear up to play Super Bowl LVI, we are bringing you the ultimate guide to the origins of the annual football game turned international phenomenon. Twitter: https://twitter.com/behindthegoldInstagram:
It’s time for another Olympics! In today’s episode, we give you all the information you need to know ahead of Beijing 2022. Tune in to hear about the Beijing’s Olympic bid, diplomatic boycott of the Games, the pandemic’s impact on the event, an
In response to China’s mistreatment of Uyghur People in the Xinjiang Region, the United States announced Monday that the country will not be sending any government officials to the upcoming Beijing Olympics but the athletes will still compete.
On one hot and humid afternoon, 32 runners lined up to race the 1904 Olympic marathon race on the dusty roads of St. Louis. With no access to water and vehicles kicking up dust into their lungs, the runners soon started dropping like flies. Som
On the night of November 4, Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Kheira Hamraoui was attacked by two masked men in an effort that seemingly aimed to injure her legs. Less than a week later, her teammate Aminata Diallo was taken into custody for possi
She landed a backflip in the 1998 Olympics to cap a career for the books. Surya Bonaly is a French figure skating legend. Her strength and athleticism revolutionized the sport of figure skating. Her successful landing of an illegal move made Ol
There are very few dynasties in sports like Russian pairs figure skating. At the 2002 Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, the Russian pair, Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, were set to go head-to-head against Canadian favourites, Jamie Sal
After a disappointing 4th place finish at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Tonya Harding decided to give it another shot at winning the Olympic gold. As the 1994 Olympics approached, Tonya’s rivalry with fellow a American skater, Nancy
At the 1991 US Figure Skating Championships, Tonya Harding became the first American woman to ever land a triple Axel in a competition. She came from nothing and made history. Had her career stopped right then and there, it would have been one
With the emergence of virtual reality, sports industry is quickly adapting to technological advances. In this episode, we discuss the incorporation of VR in sports broadcasts, how VR is already changing the sports media landscape, the NBA and U
Who doesn’t love a great mix of gaming, strategy, and sports? In this episode, we explore all things fantasy sports. Who plays fantasy sports? What are their motivations? How do fantasy sports influence television viewership? And what does roti
Over the last few decades, industries across the spectrum have been going through substantial transformations with the rise of digital technologies. In this episode, we examine the fitness industry’s digitalization, the rise of Peloton and at-h
On October 12, 2019, Eliud Kipchoge achieved the impossible and became the first man ever to run a sub 2 hour marathon. He broke this once unattainable barrier wearing Nike's previously unreleased Vaporfly Next% running shoes, claimed to improv
Behind The Gold is back! In our latest episode, we discuss the impacts of technology on sports media. Tune in to learn about the history of sports broadcasting, anti-siphoning laws, timing technologies (including the story of the controversial
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