Player's Own Voice

Player's Own Voice podcast: Skylar Park

The Player's Own Voice podcast is dropping new episodes all through Tokyo 2020. Saturday's guest is Skylar Park — the first Olympian in a family of sixteen black belts.

Taekwondo fighter likes her odds for the finals

Two people in taekowndo gear kick as they spar on a blue mat.
Skylar Park of Canada, right, competes with Anastasija Zolotic of the United States in their women's under 57-kilogram final match at the 2019 Pan Am games in Lima, Peru, on July 28, 2019. (Susana Vera/Reuters)

 

Player's Own Voice will be working straight through the Tokyo Olympics, dropping episodes every day or two. Intimate conversations with athletes at the pinnacle of their careers.

Like the CBC Sports' Player's Own Voice essay series, POV podcast lets athletes speak to Canadians about issues from a personal perspective. To listen to the entire fourth season, subscribe for free on Spotify, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Tune In or wherever you do your other podcast listening.