This is the way I always wanted to close the first series; by speaking to my shadow, my hero, my inspiration... my Dad!  Mike McIntyre overcame devastating defeat at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics to win gold, against the odds, at Seoul 1988.  For my whole life, I've wanted to emulate his achievement and, in Tokyo in 2021, I managed to win my own Olympic Sailing gold.  Two in one household!  I know, crazy!   We've never properly sat down to talk about the significance of it; how I felt growing up in his shadow, how he felt when I achieved my dream.  It's time to put that right!  Standby for some emotional moments plus some low-budget adventures of being an under-funded athlete in the 1980s!  

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Time Codes;

00:30 Introducing Mike McIntyre

04:00 How did Mike get into sailing?

05:25 How crazy is it to Mike that Eilidh have both won Olympic Gold?!

08:50 Eilidh and Mike discuss how they communicated during the games

12:00  Turning the clock right back, when did Mike know he wanted to go to the Olympics?

14:30 How did Mike’s Olympic life differ from mine?!

18:00 Was there a moment when the journey to the games just felt too hard?

25:43 The unspoken Olympics in our home and the lessons learned.

32:00 The Americas Cup as Mike relocates to Perth.

34:00 The 1988 Golden Olympics in Seoul!

41:00 The last race of the games; it all comes down to this!

43:28 The shadow over Dad's Gold -Ben Johnson's only gone and tested positive for drugs!

44:50 Mike’s biggest regret?

46:05 When Did Mike realise Eilidh was a mini him!?

47:48 What was it like for MIke watching Eilidh at the games?

49:30 Christmas cracker Questions!!!

Emma Wilson is making waves in the British sailing team as our number one windsurfer!   She won bronze at the Tokyo Olympic and has sights firmly set on gold come Paris 2024.   Windsurfing runs in the family with Emma's Mum Penny, formerly Penny Way, competing at Barcelona and Atlanta.  But while that link has its natural advantages, Emma explains it also has its trickier moments!  As she chats with teammate Eilidh Mcintyre for the penultimate episode of the first series, Emma lets her guard down and displays a shyness behind her competitive exterior.  Does this come from the obvious 'shadow' in her life?   In association with Quote Search.

Time Codes:

00:50 Introducing our 7th Olympic medalist Emma Wilson and her shadow; Mum, Penny Wilson

02:20 Emmas early life growing up in a windsurfing family.

05:50 Why did Emma choose windsurfing?

09:20 How much did sibling rivalry shape Emma’s career?

11:00 How did Emma overcome her shyness?

14:15 The Tokyo Celebrations!

15:25 What was it like not having Mum at the Olympics?

18:00 How much did it help having Mum as her mentor?

19:40 Did Emma feel the pressure of her family history?

22:00 What was it like taking on an Olympic medalist to get to the games?

25:30 Managing the Covid postponement

28:20 How’s Emma dealing with no longer being the underdog and whats she aiming for now?

30:00 What Emma’s advice for anyone who’s feeling overwhelmingly shy?

The athletes on this series all have a "shadow" looming large over the sporting careers; whether parent, sibling, team-mate or partner.  But what if the shadow is the sport itself?  Feeling an outsider in a sport which has chosen you, rather than the other way round.  That's the case for rower Moe Sbihi, one of Team GB's flagbearers at the Tokyo Olympics.  He's won three Olympic Medals - one from each of the last three games - including gold at Rio 2016 in the iconic Coxless Four.  But Moe's carried a weight with him his whole career and now finds himself at a crossroads.  In a remarkable conversation with fellow Team GB member Eilidh Mcintyre, Mo reveals all and bears his soul.  Warning; this episode includes swearing.

01:26 introducing Moe: How did he get into rowing?

2:40 Moe talks about stumbling into rowing after being talent ID'd and the subsequent target on his back

05:40 When did Moe realise he had the mentality to make it

07:50 Moe’s “arrogance” and who gave him the shove up the arse?

12:15  How did Moe become the man he wanted to be

13:50 It's not just about giving your best on the water its also about team work

17:20 The pressures of being in the coxless 4 and the personal struggle to be in that boat

20:00 Learning to be a leader

23:00 Making the 4 at 2016 and their yoda Jurgen Grobler.

25:55 The great british rowing legacy and the legacy of Steve Redgrave and Matt Pinsent

27:00 The shadow legacy

32:32 The influence of Grobler is clear on Moe.  The pre-Rio “chat”

34:07 Tokyo; the Rowing was the worst regatta for GB since Montreal. Moe was part of it, even though he won a bronze.

36:20 Does Moe wish he could change things in Tokyo?

38:00 Moe on Grobler's departure and the void it left

39:00 The flag-bearing experience at the Tokyo opening ceremony.

43:22 What does the future look like for british rowing and of course Moe?