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Episode 324. We always love it when a TKFLASTANI comes back on the show! Canadian artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau is back to talk with us about her decision to put medical school on hold for a year and try for one more Olympics. Her road to Paris 2024 goes through Doha and the 2024 World Aquatics World Championships--will her duet be enough to get to her third Olympics?

It's been a big news week for upcoming Games:

• Paris 2024 announced its medals (which are epic and may also make you want to have a cupcake) and the opening of one of the few arenas built for these Games.
• Milan-Cortina 2026 announced its mascots--are they winners? And what's the deal with their posse The Flo? [Careful here, we get into some weird Tony Orlando and Dawn references]
• Brisbane 2032 put the kibosh on a multi-billion dollar construction project--what is happening in Brisbane?!?

We also have news from TKFLASTAN, including word from:

• Marathoner Abdi Abdirahman
• Speed skater Erin Jackson
• Para shooter McKenna Geer
• Shooter Kim Rhode
• Bobsledder Bree Walker
• Cross-country skier Kikkan Randall

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

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Keep the Flame Alive: The Podcast for Fans of the Olympics