In 2014, at the age of 32, Stefan Groothuis became the 1000 metres speed skating Olympic Champion.Stefan is our guest this week on the Best in the World with Richard Parr. Stefan opens up about his battle with depression in 2011.He talks about

102 Dominique Gisin – Downhill Skiing Olympic Champion

Feb 1st, 2018 41m 9s

In 2014 after a career filled with injuries Dominique Gisin became Olympic champion.The Swiss won the Downhill Skiing event at the 2014 Sochi games. Dominique reminisces about the dramatic finale that saw her share the top of the podium with T

101 Sonya Looney – Mountain Biking World Champion

Jan 25th, 2018 38m 4s

Sonya Looney cycled 234 miles to win the 24-hour Mountain Biking World Champion in 2015. Sonya talks about her journey to becoming the Best in the World on this week’s podcast. As a former sales and marketing manager, Sonya has successfully

100 Tori Bowie - 100m World Champion

Jan 18th, 2018 35m 34s

Tori Bowie is the reigning Women’s 100 metres World Champion and our guest for our 100th Best in the World with Richard Parr. On the programme Tori talks about her journey from winning a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing

99 Casper Steinfath – Stand Up Paddleboarding World Champion

Jan 11th, 2018 46m 24s

Casper Steinfath grew up in a small fishing town in Denmark afraid to put his head under water. Now he is a four-time World Champion in Stand Up Paddleboarding. On this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr, Casper explains how he got ov

42 Natalie Coughlin – Olympic Swimming Champion

1 Dec 7th, 2016 45m 27s

Natalie Coughlin is a 12-time Olympic medalist (3 gold, 4 silver and five bronze) in swimming. The American also won 20 World Championship medals. The former World Swimmer of the Year is this week’s guest on the Best in the World with Richa

115 Allysa Seely – Triathlon Paralympic Champion

Apr 25th, 2018 32m 26s

Allysa Seely won gold in paratriathlon at the 2016 Paralympic games. In Rio de Janeiro. The American is also a two-time World Champion. Allysa is our guest on this edition of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. On the podcast, the Arizo

114 Fabian Cancellara – Cycling Olympic Champion

Apr 19th, 2018 23m 33s

Fabian Cancellara has won four Time-Trial World Championships and two Olympic gold medals. The Swiss rider won eight stages in the Tour de France during his career. He has claimed victory in the Paris-Roubaix race three times and is also a trip

113 Tim Brabants – Kayak Olympic Champion

Apr 9th, 2018 39m 12s

Tim Brabants is Great Britain’s first Olympic Gold medalist in canoeing. It was at the 2008 Beijing games that the kayaker was victorious in the K1 1000m. Tim is our guest on this episode of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. On the podc

112 Tim Don – Ironman World Record Holder

Apr 9th, 2018 34m 19s

In 2017 Tim Don broke the Ironman World record at the South American Championship in Brazil. He took four minutes off the previous time. Months later, just days before the World Championships, Tim was hit by a car while he was training on his

111 Gigi Fernandez – 17x Grand Slam Tennis Doubles Champion

Apr 4th, 2018 40m 44s

Gigi Fernandez is a 17x Grand Slam champion in doubles tennis. She won 14 of those titles with Natasha Zvereva and the other three were with Robin White, Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotna. On this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr

110 Tianna Bartoletta – Long Jump & 4x100m Relay Olympic Champion

Mar 28th, 2018 46m 36s

Tianna Bartoletta is the reigning Olympic Long jump champion. She also has gold medals in the 4x100 metres relay from both the 2012 and 2016 games. The 2-time long jump World Champion is our guest on this episode of the Best in the World with

109 Susan Francia – Rowing Olympic Champion

Mar 21st, 2018 38m 35s

Susan Francia is a 2-time Olympic champion and a 5-time World Champion in rowing. On this episode of the Best in the World, Richard Parr asks Susan if she felt invincible between 2006-12 with all of those achievements? Susan talks about how sh

108 Vincent Hancock – Shooting Olympic Champion

Mar 14th, 2018 54m 51s

Vincent Hancock is a 2-time Olympic Champion and a 3-time World Champion in the sport of skeet shooting. The American also hold National, Olympic and World Records and is our guest on this episode of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. V

107 Derek Redmond – 4x400m Relay World Champion

Mar 7th, 2018 57m 6s

It’s one of the most iconic images in the history of the Olympic games.Derek Redmond, being helped by his father, hobbling to the finish line with a torn hamstring in the semi-finals of the 400 metres at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Derek rec

106 Steven Lobue – High Diving World Champion

Mar 1st, 2018 36m 40s

STEVEN LOBUE IS THE REIGNING WORLD CHAMPION IN HIGH DIVING.He became the third male ever to win gold at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest last year. Steve joins Richard on this episode of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. Th

105 Casey FitzRandolph – Speed Skating Olympic Champion

Feb 22nd, 2018 48m 11s

Casey FitzRandolph is the 500 metres Olympic speed skating gold medallist from the 2002 Salt Lake City games. The American broke the Olympic record in the process. Casey now works in insurance in his home state of Wisconsin helping companies m

104 Tanja Frieden – Snowboard Cross Olympic Champion

Feb 15th, 2018 45m 12s

Tanja Frieden was in second place in the snowboard cross final at the 2006 Turin Olympics until the leader Lindsey Jacobellis fell in the penultimate jump. Tanja would cross the line first to complete her dream of becoming the Olympic Champion.

98 Brandon Slay – Olympic Wrestling Champion

Jan 4th, 2018 36m 3s

Brandon Slay is our first guest of 2018 on the Best in the World with Richard Parr podcast. Brandon won gold in freestyle wrestling at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was part of the USA coaching team for the 2012 and 2016 games. If you have set

97 Kristine Lilly – Football World Cup Winner

Dec 28th, 2017 36m 30s

Nobody has played more football matches for their country than Kristine Lilly. The American scored 130 goals in 354 games and won two World Cups and two Olympic gold medals. Kristine is our guest on this episode of the Best in the World with Ri

96 Thierry Lincou – Squash World Number One

Dec 21st, 2017 32m 52s

Thierry Lincou was the World Number One in squash between 2004-05 and is our guest on this episode of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. On the programme Thierry talks about growing up and learning to play the sport in Reunion. Thierry

95 Gregor Schlierenzauer – Ski Jumping Olympic Champion

Dec 14th, 2017 33m

Nobody has won more World Cup titles than Gregor Schlierenzauer and he is our guest on this edition of the Best in the World with Richard Parr. On this podcast Gregor reveals what made him take a break from the sport and his new goals. The Aust

94 Brooke Bennett – Swimming Olympic Champion

Dec 7th, 2017 48m 59s

At just the age of 16 Brooke Bennett won the 800 metres freestyle event at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. On this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr, Brooke describes being bullied at school after winning gold. The American reveals the bi

93 Hayley Wickenheiser – Ice Hockey Olympic Champion

Nov 30th, 2017 25m 44s

Hayley Wickenheiser is a four-time Olympic Champion in ice hockey. On this week’s Best in the World with Richard Parr, Hayley talks about retiring from the sport at the start of 2017. The Canadian discusses her plans to go to medical school,

92 Jasey-Jay Anderson – Snowboarding Olympic Champion

Nov 23rd, 2017 45m 58s

“I started living a career through the journey as opposed to the result”. After winning gold in the parallel giant slalom at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Jasey-Jay Anderson changed his perspective. On this week’s Best in the World with Richar