Being an Olympic Team Doctor

Olympic teams have a wide range of support personnel--including doctors. On this episode we talk with Dr. Cathy O'Connor, who was the team doctor for the U.S. Women's National Ice Hockey Team for 10 years, including a stint at the Torino 2006 Olympics. Cathy tells us how she got to the Olympics and what it's like managing a team's medical needs -- from concussion management to doping, and everything in between.

In our Team Olympic Fever Update segment, Jill reports back from her and Contributor Ben's trip to Montreal to do the Tough Mountie Challenge, where they got to catch up with our artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau.

Also, Team Olympic Fever author Roy Tomizawa will be speaking in San Francisco on November 6. Here's a link to more information on that event.

In our Tokyo 2020 updates you need to know, we have news on:

• the marathon and race walking competitions
• the damage from typhoon Hagibis
• seating at the boxing venue
• more athletes who have qualified for the Games

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

 

 

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