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This is the official Podcast of USA Weightlifting. Spend some time with hosts and Olympians Cheryl Haworth and Chad Vaughn as they interview the athletes and coaches you want to hear and learn from, and review the competitions you want to know about. You will be able to draw inspiration and motivation from their collective personal stories and experiences, as well as always leave with at least a few immediately applicable tips from content that will range from training to technique to compet ...
Today we are considering ways that you can improve your overall coordination as an athlete, and optimize your timing with the Olympic lifts. Coordination being the way all of your muscles through your body are working together, and the amounts each are contributing, to perform certain actions within the movement at the optimal times. If you are hav…
In this episode we are talking about the how and why of snatch pulls and clean pulls. “Pulls” are essentially an assistant exercise to the snatch and clean that work on varying portions of those lifts, anywhere from the floor up through full extension of the body. The lifter might execute a shrug of the shoulders and extension of the ankles to come…
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Remembering Legendary Coach, John Coffee
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Today we are joined by Edward Baker of Voodoo Weightlifting to talk about the life and passing of Coach John Coffee. A pioneer in the sport of weightlifting, John Coffee died on Jan. 22, 2023, at the age of 76. Coffee dedicated more than a half-century to advancing Olympic-style lifting, running the storied Coffee’s Gym from 1980 to 2017 out of Mar…
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Creating and Maintaining Back Tension and Position
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Today we are discussing how to create back tension and the correct angle in your start position, and how to maintain both from the floor to the knee. It is common to see athletes lose one or both of these through this range in the lift, and left uncorrected can leave kilos on the table. Keep in mind that some athletes let the hips rise purposefully…
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The Why & How of Elevating Your Heels w/Shane Rothlisberger of Versalifts
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Today we’re talking with Shane Rothlisberger of Versalifts about how elevating your heels can improve your lifting. This of course happens when we wear our weightlifting shoes, but additional elevation can be added with plates or any other elevated surface for warm up and drilling purposes, or with heel inserts to help you get into more efficient a…
In this episode we’re talking about distractions and how if we let them, they can have varying extents of control over our training and competitions. We share stories of how we ourselves have let distraction take us over in the past, and how we have navigated around it. We hope these examples and our suggestions can help shed some light on the thin…
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Lessons Learned from 2022
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As 2022 comes to a close, we’re taking this time to reminisce on the few key lessons we’ve learned over the past 12 months. It’s been an honor to have your continued support of the USA Weightlifting Podcast and we’re even more excited for the year to come. Tune in for another episode of technique talk and some of our yearly recaps! Enjoy the show.…
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Understanding Deload w/Hannah Tatro of TrueCoach
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This episode will help you better understand deload weeks and how to read your body throughout to optimize your training. We are joined by Hannah Tatro of TrueCoach to help us cover this topic. TrueCoach is the official coaching app of USA Weightlifting, and is an innovative, all-in-one platform built for both coaches and athletes alike. Don’t let …
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Weightlifting Pet Peeves: Excessive Strap Use
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Weightlifting straps are a great accessory for weightlifters when it comes to lifting heavier weights, or even training for hypertrophy – but you shouldn't be relying on your straps for all your attempts. In this episode of the USAW Podcast we’re going over the do’s and don’ts for weightlifting straps. Tune in to learn more about when you should us…
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Paralysis by Analysis: Over-Analyzing Your Lifting Videos
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast, Coach Danny Camargo joins the crew to talk about analyzing your lifting videos. Recording and analyzing your lifts is a great way to tweak and improve your lifting technique but at what point does it become a hindrance? In this episode we’ll be looking at when you should and shouldn’t be recording your li…
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Quick Tip: Take the Slack Out
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we’re taking a quick dive into what it means to take the “slack out of the bar”. In this episode we’ll be explaining how taking the slack out can help initiate weight from the ground more effectively and the steps required to eliminate it. Enjoy the show!USA Weightlifting tarafından oluşturuldu
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Assess and Address Your Mobility with WODProof
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WodProof is the leading community driven mobile app for athletes looking to record workouts, review training, and compete with athletes all over the world. In this episode we’re talking about mobility. WODProof allows you to test and improve your mobility like nothing else before. Tune in to learn more about mobility specific to olympic lifters and…
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Lifting from the Blocks
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast, we are joined by Coach Danny Camargo. In this episode we are taking on a special listener request, on how to use lifting blocks. Lifting blocks allow the barbell to be placed at a variety of heights enabling you to hone in on specific segments of your snatch, clean, or pulls. Tune in to learn more on when…
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Fueling Your Lifts w/Bernie Wooster of Vitargo
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Vitargo is a revolutionary life source of energy used by Olympians and elite athletes. In today’s episode we’re joined by Vitargo CEO, Bernie Wooster, to discuss the fastest body fuel supplement on the market. Tune in to learn more about the importance of nutrition, why feuling is important, and how you should be refueling for training vs. competit…
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Hand Care w/Chris Vagnaud of CaliCure
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Calicure is a hand file that allows you to safely remove your calluses without removing too much while preventing ripping and tearing of your hands to ensure that you’re always ready and healthy to compete. In this episode of the USA Weightlifting Podcast Chris Vignaud joins us to discuss why hand care is so important especially in the sport of wei…
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Coaching Etiquette w/Coach Camargo: Part 3
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Welcome back to part 3 of our Coaching Etiquette series with Coach Danny Camargo. In this episode we’ll be covering the topic of content creation from both the athlete perspective and the coaching perspective. What do you do when your athlete starts making changes to their program based on content they’re seeing online and how can we as coaches be …
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Coaching Etiquette w/Coach Camargo: Part 2
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Coach Danny Camargo joins the USA Weightlifting Podcast once again for part 2 of the Coaching Etiquette series. This week we’re continuing the conversation from the perspective of coaches’ code of conduct and clubs within the given area. Enjoy the show!USA Weightlifting tarafından oluşturuldu
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Coaching Etiquette w/Coach Camargo: Part 1
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Joining the USA Weightlifting Podcast this week is none other than Danny Camargo. Danny is a Senior International Weightlifting Coach with USAW and definitely one of our favorite guests on the show. This week we’re talking about coaching etiquette and some interesting scenarios both athletes and coaches can find themselves in during competition inc…
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The No Foot Snatch - What, Why, and How
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we’re diving into another assistance lift, the no-foot-snatch, also known as, the no-jump-snatch. The no-jump-snatch is a technique-oriented movement that can be used to improve certain elements of the snatch. In this episode we’ll be going over exactly when, where, and how to use it in your programming. E…
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The Frankenstein Squat - What, Why, and How
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast Cheryl and Chad are breaking down a modified version of the Front Squat – the Frankenstein Squat AKA the Zombie Squat, and how it can help you perfect your technique. Tune in to learn more about this squat variation and its benefits including when and why to use it and how to perform a Frankenstein Squat.…
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Hall of Fame Member Jackie Black and our Youth Team
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Today we’re joined for the first time by Jackie Berube-Black. Jackie, was an Academic All-American gymnast at the University of Wisconsin – La Crosse. She also competed one year on the varsity men’s wrestling team in the 118 pound weight division. After college she wrestled on the USA Women’s National Wrestling Team and won a silver medal at the Wo…
In honor of pride month, we’re excited to introduce gym owner, Kurt Roderick. Kurt is the owner and head coach of Murder of Crows Barbell Club, an all inclusive, premiere training hall located in New York City. Kurt’s welcoming environment has led to increased participation in our sport and we couldn’t be more grateful. Joining Kurt in today’s epis…
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Body Diversity in Weightlifting w/Kinda Fit Kinda Fat
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Joining the USA Weightlifting Podcast, we have Dean, Monica, and Meena from one of the coolest apparel companies out there, Kinda Fit Kinda Fat, LLC. KFKF is a community dedicated to those who love fitness and food! They are also the official body diversity sponsor of USAW. For more on this community or to check out their gear be sure to head to th…
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2022 Junior Worlds Recap w/Mike Gattone
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For this week’s episode we are joined once again by USA Weightlifting’s Senior Director of Sports Performance, Coach Mike Gattone. Coach Gattone talks us through a recap of the recent Junior Worlds where our Men’s team placed 3rd, and our Women’s team WON the team title! Included in the conversation is some explanation to some new statistics that a…
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Weightlifting Pet Peeves: Ego Lifting
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Today we are back with our THIRD episode in the ongoing series of pet peeves in weightlifting. We obtained this specific annoyance from an Instagram poll where there was a common complaint for ego lifting. Ego lifting includes loading too much on the bar too soon and not taking the time to first progress in technique, constantly missing reps or for…
Today as we’re talking to Phil Andrews for the last time as our CEO. As many of you may already know, Phil will be stepping away and moving on to other ventures. Please join us in saying thank you and good-bye to this individual that has made such a positive impact in so many ways within USA Weightlifting and the Sport of Weightlifting in general t…
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Quick Tip: Cheryl's #1 for the Clean
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We have yet another Quick Tip for you today, this time for the clean. Whereas with our last quick tip on the snatch we talked about confirming the beginning of the lift; the start position, today for the clean we’re talking about ensuring that you’re getting to the end of the lift from extension most efficiently and effectively; and this is zoning …
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Quick Tip: Cheryl's #1 for the Snatch
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We have another Quick Tip for you today, and with it we are aiming to bring your extreme attention to the start position, as well as the first inch of the lift off of the ground. It is common to see athletes with their hips set too high in the start position, and/or for them to lose the best characteristics as the initiate. Tune in to learn what yo…
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2022 North American Open Series 1 Recap
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we are joined by USAW’s very own Pedro Meloni and JP Nicoletta to recap the recent 2022 NAO Series 1 and the 2022 National University Championship. There were an unprecedented amount of broken records during this competition, including being declared the largest strength competition ever. Tune in for more …
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High Performance Update: 2022 Quarter 1
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we’re joined by Sr. Director of Sports Performance, Mike Gattone, and National Teams Director, Lorene Halford, for our quarterly high performance update. In today’s episode both Mike and Lorene are here to talk about some strategies for USAW’s top athletes, potential challenges after 2024, and the hopeful …
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Oscar Chaplin III - Remembering A Champion
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In honor of Oscar Chaplin III we are rereleasing this episode that we did with him almost 4 years ago now. The 2-Time Olympian passed away recently on Saturday, February 5th at the age of 41. The family lost a cherished brother and son. Many of us lost a teammate and a friend. We at USA Weightlifting and the community lost a superstar, an idol, and…
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Weightlifting Stereotypes with Avery Owens
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Avery Owens is a multiple time international medallist for Team USA and is heading into her final year as a junior. In today’s episode she shares some of her most recent successes as well as some common stereotypes and misconceptions about weightlifters. If you enjoyed this episode please leave us a review and share it with a friend!…
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The Quarterly Phil-in: January 2022
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Welcome back for another quarterly Phil-in episode on the USA Weightlifting Podcast. This week USAW CEO, Phil Andrews joins us again for some general updates and current happenings within the organization as well as his perspective on weightlifting being in or out of the 2028 Olympic Games. Enjoy the show!…
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2021 North American Open Finals Recap
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we’re joined by the Director of Events and Sponsorships, Pedro Meloni and the Director of Coaching Education, JP Nicoletta. In Today’s episode we’re going through a full recap of the North American Open Finals in Denver, Colorado as well as the highlights and controversies of the event. Tune in for more de…
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Better Focus and a Calmer Mind w/Max Newlon
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Max Newlon is the CEO and President of FocusCalm, an EEG headband and app designed to help you reduce stress, control your mindset, and improve your overall performance. In this episode Max talks about brain training, the power of neurofeedback, as well as tips on how you can learn to remain calm in high stress situations. If you enjoyed this episo…
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Quick Tip: How To Supercharge Your Jerk
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we’re shifting our awareness to your breathing. In today’s episode we’re sharing some quick and easily applied breathing techniques that are sure to improve your jerk. If you enjoyed this episode please share it with a friend and leave us a review! Sponsors: www.RomWOD.com - Optimize Your Performance…
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2021 in Review & AO Finals w/Pedro Meloni
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Pedro Meloni is the USAW Director of Events and Sponsorships. In today’s episode we’ll be discussing the upcoming North American Open Series Finals in Colorado, as well as what to expect for athletes, coaches, and spectators. If you enjoyed this episode, please be sure to leave us a review and share it with a friend! Sponsors: www.RomWOD.com - Opti…
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Embracing a Bad Training Cycle w/Coach Camargo
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Coach Danny Camargo is joining the USA Weightlifting Podcast this week to discuss both good and bad training cycles and how they can affect your competition results. Tune in to learn some of our tips and tricks to ensure you’re performing to the best of your ability in competition and how to manage training cycles. If you enjoyed this episode pleas…
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Quick Tip: Owning Your Finish Positions
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We have another Quick Tip for you today that you can easily apply to your training. We want you to HOLD in your standing with weight overhead completion positions of your snatch and jerk on the last and heaviest 3-5 sets for 10-20 seconds on at least some of your workouts. This can also be done with your cleans, squats, presses, deadlifts, and so o…
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Leading The Team w/Steve Galvan
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Steve Galvan is a USAW Level 2 national coach and lead instructor as well as the recent 2021 Youth World Championships team lead in Saudi Arabia. In today’s episode Steve shares some of his experiences of traveling the world as an IWF photographer as well as defining the roles and responsibilities for team leaders. Our goal is to bring awareness to…
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Building Bridges & Volunteering w/Sally Van de Water
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Sally Van de Water is one of the most frequently heard MC’s in Olympic Weightlifting. In today’s episode Sally gives us a run down of all the different positions required to run a successful weightlifting competition. Tune in to learn more about how you can volunteer at any capacity for future competitions. Sponsors: www.RomWOD.com - Optimize Your …
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Quick Tip: Pause in Your "Pull"
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Today is about a quick and simple tip that you can easily apply to your training and within whatever program you are currently on. By pausing at a position in your pull that is most meaningful to you on some of your snatch and clean warm up sets, you can increase awareness, comfort, and strength of the position and improve your movement and potenti…
This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we’re talking about programming. More specifically we’re diving into the best way to add supplementary work into your program without throwing everything off balance. Please leave us a review and don't forget to share us with a friend! What you’ll learn: Adding more to your program vs adding too much Suppl…
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Van Life with Olympian Harrison Maurus
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We’re excited to host Harrison Maurus for his third appearance on the USA Weightlifting Podcast. In today’s episode Harrison talks us through his 5 of 6, fourth place finish at the Tokyo Olympics where he broke his American record. We also dive into his preparation for the competition as well as what he plans to do now that he is out of training. E…
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Weightlifting Pet Peeves: NOT a Conventional Deadlift
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We’re back with round two of our weightroom pet peeves. This week we’re talking about deadlifts. We’ve noticed a lot of athletes tend to perform “deadlifts” incorrectly or without purpose inside of their Olympic lifting workouts. This episode is dedicated to understanding what is being asked of you when any form of “deadlift” is written in your pro…
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Hampton and Tripp Morris: Father-Son Duo
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we’re joined by father and son duo, Hampton and Tripp Morris. Hampton is a superstar youth athlete weightlifter holding multiple records in both the youth and senior category. In today’s episode both Tripp and Hampton share their experience as father and son versus the athlete and coach relationship includ…
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Self Reflection: What WE Can Do Better
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In today’s episode of the USA Weightlifting Podcast we are taking some time to self-reflect and discuss what we can do better as coaches and individuals. A big part in growing is acknowledging what areas you are strong and what areas need improvement. We hope this episode motivates you to take a deeper look within yourself and helps guide you into …
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Sarah Robles: 2-Time Olympic Bronze Medalist
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we welcome back Sarah Robles for her second appearance on the show. In this episode we discuss Sarah’s recent Bronze Medal performance in Tokyo and all the tools and tricks she needed to make it happen. We hope this episode acts as inspiration in overcoming your obstacles and pushes you closer towards your…
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Weightlifting Pet Peeves: Was That a Double?
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This week on the USA Weightlifting Podcast we’re kicking off with a new series! In today’s episode we’re going to be going over a few weightlifting pet peeves in the weightroom. We invite you to send in some submissions and let us know a few of your pet peeves that we can talk about on the show! Sponsors: www.RomWOD.com - Optimize Your Performance…
Welcome back to another episode of the USA Weightlifting Podcast. In today’s episode Cheryl is back after her two week experience as an NBC Analyst for the Tokyo Olympics. In this episode Cheryl shares some of her most favorite moments of the competition, as well as a review on USA’s performance. Tune in for more on the competition! Sponsors: www.R…
