All Pole Podcast

Ksenia Cagina

Welcome to the All Poll podcast where strength, creativity, and power come together.Poll sport is one of the fastest growing athletic disciplines in the world, and while it's huge in Europe, it's just starting to rise in the US. I'm your host, Ksenia Cagina, a Team USA athlete who's been competing at the world level for years, bringing you real stories, real athletes, and voices from across the country and around the world. This is a sport on the rise, so watch it become Olympic with us.

Episodes

  1. 6 Jun

    Episode 4 : Katrina Wyckoff

    What happens when one woman decides that the entire industry needs a makeover? You get Katrina Wyckoff. From stepping into her pole class to competing at the World Championships representing Team USA, including doubles and going head to head with world level athletes. Katrina turned every raised eyebrow into rocket fuel. Today, she's the CEO of Vertical Fitness, president of the US Poll Sports Federation, VP of POSA, and she's expanding Vertica across nearly every state in the country. But beyond the titles, her real mission is simple - prove that fitness is for everybody, body positivity, mental health and all. So how did she build a national movement from a single pole? Let's find out!

    35 min

  2. 1 Jun

    Episode 3: Cassidy Kite

    Our next guest is someone who has made her mark on pole sport in a big way. At POSA World Champion, a CSIT Worlds Game Pole Sport Champion, a UNA World Cup Champion, and a three time USPSF National Champion who competed from 2017 to 2023. She spent years competing at the highest levels of pole sport, both nationally and internationally, and the results have spoken for themselves every single time. With two PCS Junior Championships as well, it is safe to say this woman knows how to win. Please welcome to the podcast, Cassidy Kite.

    39 min

  3. 5 Apr

    Episode 2: Rafaela Montanaro

    This Sao Paulo born superwoman has done it all. Gymnastics, circus school, Kung Fu national team. And then the one random video online introduced her to pole. And the world of pole sports has never been the same. Within four months of her first class, she was competing nationally. Fast forward, she's a five time World Sport World Champion, POSA 2016, 17, and 19, IPSF World Champion, 2018 POSA doubles champion and the 2019 Olympia Pole Champion. Oh, and she broke the world record for highest score in two different federations in the same year. Because why just win, when you could rewrite history. And if all that wasn't enough, she's also a proud mom of two and a world class coach and trainer, inspiring the next generation of pole athletes to reach their own greatness. Please welcome the one, the only Rafaela Montanaro.

    21 min

  4. 30 Mar

    Episode 1: Melvin Sanchez

    Melvin Sanchez is a world class poll sport athlete, coach, and performer with a strong foundation in gymnastics and ballet.Originally from Honduras, he spent over 15 years as a competitive gymnast and has represented Team USA at national and international pole sport championships. Melvin is a 2019 Pole World Champion and a multi time national titleholder, including 2016 PSO National Champion, 2017 USPSF National Champion, and 2018 POSO World Doubles Champion. At the 2021 Pole Sport World Championships, he placed second in senior men's competitive and second in senior doubles competitive. Now a full time gymnastics coach, Melvin is widely recognized for his strength, control, and artistry on the pole. He is also a good friend of mine and a mentor of mine.

    28 min
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Welcome to the All Poll podcast where strength, creativity, and power come together.Poll sport is one of the fastest growing athletic disciplines in the world, and while it's huge in Europe, it's just starting to rise in the US. I'm your host, Ksenia Cagina, a Team USA athlete who's been competing at the world level for years, bringing you real stories, real athletes, and voices from across the country and around the world. This is a sport on the rise, so watch it become Olympic with us.

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  • Creator
    Ksenia Cagina
  • Years Active
    2k
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ksenia Cagina
  • Show Website
    All Pole Podcast