WOMENZSPORTS presents Alice's Soapbox WOMENZSPORTS

WOMENZSPORTS is hyped to share our kōrero with trampolinist Maddie Davidson!! Sports journalist and rugby player Alice Soper sits down with Maddie to chat about competing in two very different Olympic games (Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024), what it's like to throw yourself two stories into the air, and how fans can look out for Maddie's "Half Triffis" maneuver. Maddie also shares about how unlocking her mental game has been the secret to unlocking her true potential.
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WOMENZSPORTS is hyped to share our kōrero with racing driver Madeline Stewart!! Sports journalist and rugby player Alice Soper sits down with Madeline to chat about how racing go-karts as a kid sparked her love of motorsport, her family connection to racing, and how succeeding in this sport has meant moving out of New Zealand. Madeline also shares about the expectations put on women in her male-dominated sport, and whether or not she drives a cool car off the track.
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WOMENZSPORTS is hyped to share our kōrero with netballer Erena Mikaere!! Sports journalist and rugby player Alice Soper sits down with Erena to chat about how netball paved the way as New Zealand's first professional sport for women, Erena's experience as a professional athlete and a mother, and her concerns about the future of netball. Erena also shares stories about her impressive tattoo pieces, and talks about being seen as the "Dennis Rodman" of Aotearoa.
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WOMENZSPORTS is hyped to share our kōrero with pole vaulter Olivia McTaggart!! Sports journalist and rugby player Alice Soper sits down with Olivia to chat about how she found her way from gymnastics to pole vault, her relationship with New Zealand's binge drinking culture, and how she has learned to value the process over outcomes. Olivia also shares about her experience with online harassment and societal pressures around body image, and talks about her journey to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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WOMENZSPORTS is hyped to share our kōrero with arm wrestler and powerlifter Ashleigh Hoeta-Williamson!! Sports journalist and rugby player Alice Soper sits down with Ashleigh to chat about the twists and turns that brought her to these sports, the promises she made to her late father, and the legacy she wants to leave for her kids. Ashleigh shares about finding early success in gymnastics (but having that success cut short due to injury), suffering a stroke in her early 20s, becoming a New Zealand champion arm wrestler (and newly-crowned Oceania champ!), and achieving a world record as the first woman in the world to EQ bench 700lbs (317.5kg)!
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WOMENZSPORTS is hyped to share our kōrero with world champion boxer Mea Motu!! Sports journalist and rugby player Alice Soper sits down with Mea to chat about growing up in Te Tai Tokerau (Northland), her love of boxing, and reconnecting with her culture. Mea shares about starting boxing at 13 years old, leaving the sport to start a family, then finding boxing again in her 30s. TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion of intimate partner violence (between timestamps 22:45-34:40). There are no specific details of violence, but rather a meaningful conversation about resilience, breaking generational cycles of trauma, learning how to forgive, and the process of moving forward.
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