Top 10 U.S. Olympic Moments

The Olympic moments we never forget are rarely just about the score. They are about nerves, timing, pressure, and the weird way one perfect run or one impossible upset can turn into a lifelong memory you can replay on demand.

We’re back with one of our favorite formats: a Top 10 countdown of the most iconic U.S. Olympic moments in history. We go sport by sport and era by era, from Mary Lou Retton’s trailblazing gymnastics gold to Simone Biles’ dominance, from Florence Griffith Joyner’s still-unbroken sprint records to Michael Phelps rewriting what “greatest swimming performance” even means. We also dig into track and field greatness like Alison Felix and Carl Lewis, then step into Olympic history with Jesse Owens in Berlin and why that moment still carries weight far beyond medals.

Of course, we argue about the order, because you can’t talk Olympics without debate. We break down why the Miracle on Ice remains the gold standard for underdog stories, then hit honorable mentions like Kerri Strug’s 1996 vault and Muhammad Ali lighting the Atlanta torch. Matt also brings in winter Olympic takes, including a heartfelt nod to Mikaela Shiffrin, plus a very opinionated skiing vs snowboarding etiquette segment that every mountain regular will recognize.

We also share a quick community “winner of the week” story that hits the same theme of people showing up for each other, and we spotlight Buddy from Detroit Dog Rescue who needs a home. If you like Olympic highlights, U.S. Olympic history, and the stories behind iconic gold medal moments, you’ll have your own list by the end. Subscribe, share this with a sports fan, and leave us a review wherever you listen.

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Back With A Top 10

SPEAKER_02 0:00

In this episode of the Motor City Hypnotist Podcast, it's been a while, but we're back to our top 10 list. And today we're gonna count down the top 10 United States Olympic moments in history. Oh, okay. So yeah, top 10. Matt, you can throw some in if they don't happen to make my list. I'm sure they will. I have a feeling that you'll probably you might have some different ones, but we're gonna count those down just for fun. Okay. We do these top 10 lists every so often just to kind of have fun with it and keep it real. You know, keep you know. It's post it's post-Olympics. It's post-Olimpics. It's just passed a couple weeks ago, so I thought we'd hit on that. And as usual, we're giving away free stuff. Hang in there, folks. We'll be right back.

SPEAKER_05 0:44

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No! No, not Detroit! No! Stop it! No!

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Stationed in Drambui. It's worse than Detroit. We did not have as a unit the confidence that we felt like we needed to beat Detroit. Let's go to Detroit. Now you're talking, brother. I don't think so. He plays for Detroit now. Do they have many farms in Detroit? Detroit.

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To Michigan.

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I go to school, I know where Detroit is.

SPEAKER_04 1:29

Get ready for the motor city hypnotist David R. Wright, originating from the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. He has hypnotized thousands of people from all over the United States. David R. Wright has been featured on news outlets all across the country and is the clinical director of an outpatient mental health and hypnosis clinic located just south of Detroit, where he helps people daily using the power of hypnosis. David O. Wright.

SPEAKER_02 2:25

It's been a couple weeks. Yeah, we had uh last week off. Don't remember why. It's fine, though. Life. Yeah, things happen, they come up. So we're here in the palatial podcast voice outfield studios. Yeah. The other voice you hear is Matt Fox. He is helping me out with as usual every time we do a podcast. Yeah, I'm I'm here at eating pizza. I'm eating eating pizza. We're having a good drink. We just had a great guest on Man Cave Happy Hour, brought us in a uh single batch Woodford Reserve, uh-huh, which we are enjoying. Is that what you have, Matt?

SPEAKER_01 2:54

It is. Yes. I walked in, I walked into the studio next door and I said, Can I have some more? And he said, You can do whatever the heff you want. Yeah. I said absolutely. I said, This MFR, yeah, is gonna be more.

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Yeah, I did too. I poured myself a fresh batch after a taste.

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So that's good stuff.

Free Hypnosis Guide And Reviews

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That's how we did it, started.

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All right. Suck it to me, baby.

Winner Of The Week Car Gift

SPEAKER_02 6:02

Alrighty. A group of net uh a group of North Texas dads raised money for a new car for a beloved school crossing guard, leaving her and the community in shock. Oh. Ask anyone in the Moss Haven Elementary School community about Miss Tricia Crawford, and you'll hear the same thing. She is so kind and protective of every child. A staple of the community who knows more parents on a first name basis than most of the school employees. Miss Crawford has been without wheels for the last six months after her car broke down and she lacked the funds to repair or replace it. Oh no. I was lifting here and then I ran out of money. I had to get on the bus, Crawford told local CBS affiliate KTVT. But I had to do what I had to do. Learning of her predicament, the Moss Haven's Dads Club pooled their time and expertise to get the beloved Miss Crawford back behind a wheel. Marcus Waither is a member of the Dads Club who organizes the carpool dad's volunteers who drop children off to school every morning, saving parents gas and keeping kids safe. It is Waither's idea to raise money to buy Miss Crawford a new car. The club raised an incredible$6,800 in just a few days. And from there, Waither tagged in local dad Adam Tharp, general manager of Highland Lake Automotive. Thorp found his white Jeep that wouldn't break his books to sell at an extreme discount. He took care of a few minor outstanding issues and even threw in some free oil change coupons. Car in hand, Tharp then passed the bail to Jeremy Graves, another dad from the club who took care of the liability insurance on the car on behalf of Miss Crawford. My goodness. Oh, sorry, that that was a that that was a title of a photo. Okay. Ignore that. After that, the Jeep and the dads were ready and on morning on a morning in early March surprised Miss Crawford while she was on duty. In a Facebook post by the school district, Crawford can be seen holding her mouth in shock as she got the news. Community isn't just a buzzword, read a blog post from the Richardson Independent School District where Moss Haven is located. It's the action, time, and commitment of the parents, teachers, staff, and all those who show up in the smallest and biggest ways. It's it's the small things that matter.

SPEAKER_01 8:43

And the community, absolutely, it does.

SPEAKER_02 8:45

And again, this is a crossing guard taking care of their kids, keeping them safe. As a community, they come together and said, This woman needs a car.

SPEAKER_01 8:53

Sure.

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And they did it.

SPEAKER_01 8:54

Well, you know, why why was she not without a car? Did they go through a life-changing event or they lost their cars?

SPEAKER_02 9:00

Well, she said her car broke down, she couldn't have money to get it fixed. I'm sure as a crossing guard, you're not probably making tons of money. Fair. I I I would I would assume that's the case. But yeah, great story. And and the great thing, that the other thing that hit me about this story was there's a dad's committee. It's not a mom's committee. Right. That really threw me a little bit.

SPEAKER_01 9:21

Where what what city? Where was this plate?

SPEAKER_02 9:23

It is in Moss Haven Elementary School. I have no idea what state that is in.

SPEAKER_01 9:32

So there's Mr. Mom's floating. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 9:35

Yeah. Yeah. So dad dads are a bunch of dads that are in an organization to support their children. So they got sugar mamas. That's great. Yeah. I I I find I again, just a dad's club to take care of their kids is I I it should be something in every district. Sure. But but I that that impressed me. I I just it's it's great that dads are involved in making things happen. Love that. Thank you for sharing. So definitely winner of the week.

SPEAKER_03 10:11

That's how winning it's done.

Pop Culture Clip And Michigan Roots

SPEAKER_02 10:13

Yes, it is. So back to it. I don't know if you know, Matt, that quote that that drop that I play, Sew Back to It from Negan. Yeah, that's why right that's right where uh there's like an eight-second pause in between so and back to it. I had to cut it to make it more you did more podcast friendly. Yes, you did. Just to bring that up. I know people are probably like, yeah, something doesn't sound right about that.

SPEAKER_01 10:38

If you've seen that episode, Negan so grabs Lucy, looks at I need you to know me. Back to it. Don't forget about me. Has his eyes popping out of his head. Yeah, I'm Maggie. I find you. I find you. Yeah, you know, you know, the gentleman that played Stephen Young, Stephen Young. Yes, he's from Michigan.

SPEAKER_02 11:07

Really? Yeah, I didn't know that. Yeah, where in Michigan is he from Gross Point. I believe Gross Point. That's fantastic. There's a lot of local Michigan people that have made it like as far as like Hollywood. Yeah. I I I'm I'm Kristen Bell is from Michigan. Yes, she is. The the I and I'm not gonna remember her name. Madonna? Nope. Madonna Madonna's a big one, but there there was an actress who was played on 24. She was Jack Bauer's assistant. Oh, okay. And she's also a stand-up comedian, but she went to Trenton High School. Oh, I did not know that. Yeah, she's from downriver. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 11:41

There's a can't think of her name, but it's fine. There was an actress that was in the Twilight movies. She was the mom in the Twilight movies. Never saw any of the Twilight movies. She had a sitcom series for a small period of time. She is Elizabeth Reiser went through Avondale High School.

SPEAKER_02 12:00

Oh, nice. All right. So yeah, got some. There's some people around there. There are. So today, folks, our topic today is we're counting down. We haven't done a top 10 list in a while. No, we haven't. We just had the Olympics because you just finished a week or two ago. Yep, the winter Olympics. Yeah. So we thought, let's do the top 10 most iconic Olympic moments.

SPEAKER_01 12:23

Are these winter Olympics or any Olympics?

The Countdown Begins

SPEAKER_02 12:26

Any Olympics. Okay. All right. Yep. I got a few in mind. And and and because I printed it from one to ten, I gotta go reverse, so I gotta get to page three and go backwards. That's okay. Hi, August. August, what's happening? All right. So we're counting down our top ten US Olympic moments in history. Sure, sure, sure, sure. Number 10 is Mary Lou Rettant makes history. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Retton became the first American to woman to win all-around gold in gymnastics. I didn't realize she was the first one to ever win all-around gold. And God bless us, everyone. And and I honestly I remember that. I was in college at this when this Olympics occurred, and I remember watching this 1989.

SPEAKER_01 13:23

84. 84. I was 10 years old. Shut your face. But Mary Lou Rettin has been around my entire lifetime.

SPEAKER_03 13:31

I ain't listening to you know.

SPEAKER_01 13:32

Just like you, a lot of people's entire lifetime. She's an icon in the gymnastics world to be able to win all around gold. Yep. And was the first U.S. Olympian to do it.

SPEAKER_02 13:44

Yeah, and that that's just crazy. And and that was, I know 1984 has been a long time, but think how long the Olympics have been around. Yeah. That's surprising that that hasn't happened. But again, she dominated. That that that's a fact.

SPEAKER_01 13:57

She was a woman of a woman among women.

SPEAKER_02 14:00

Yes. Number nine is Alison Felix becomes the most decorated athlete. Do you know who this is? I don't. Yes. At the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Felix became the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete with longevity and excellence across five Olympics. I would probably recognize her if I saw a picture. It could be. But it was 2020, 2021. Okay. And right in COVID. And and that was that was probably her last Olympics. So if you go back five Olympics, you know, she competed up to 2020.

SPEAKER_01 14:42

Okay.

SPEAKER_02 14:43

So probably late eight, late, late 1980s through 1990s, into 2000. Summer, summer Olympics.

SPEAKER_01 14:50

2021. Summer Olympics, track and field. Yep. Okay. Absolutely. So she ran. She was a runner.

SPEAKER_02 14:57

It it doesn't say track and field, it just says.

SPEAKER_01 15:00

I don't know. She was a pole vaulter. She was a she might have been a decap. Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 15:04

Could be. Yeah, I don't know for sure. All right. Number eight. Katie Ledecki. I know the name. Yep. Distance dominance. Also in Rio, Ledecki crushed competitors in all of her freestyle swimming events. One of the most dominant distance swimmers ever. And that was 2016.

SPEAKER_01 15:27

Okay. So she was a swimmer. Yes. Ledecki.

SPEAKER_02 15:30

Yes. Yeah. That would have been two that would have been well accounting this year would have been yeah, two Winter Olympics ago. Yeah.

unknown 15:38

Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 15:38

So summer Olympics, you mean? Yes. Not winter. Correct. Correct. Yeah. Just yeah. Just go back that many Summer Olympics. Yes. Every four years. Yes. Number seven, Simone Biles. Of course. Which makes sense. Simone's going to be on the list.

SPEAKER_01 15:56

I'm just waiting for a certain person to be on this list.

SPEAKER_02 15:59

I know. I know who you're waiting on. Yeah, I know you're waiting for it. I do. Yeah. Simone Biles dominated in the 2016 Rio Olympics, won four golds and a bronze. People forget in gymnastics.

SPEAKER_01 16:10

People forget how long Simone Biles has been around. I know because she's still competing. Because she's still competing. But she she wants to retire. Yep. No, she's talked retirement, you know, but she's been around for a decade of gymnastics. You know, Olympics are every four years. Every four years. Every year there is a national championship. Yes, every year there's a national championship and a world championship every year. She's a mainstay in the gymnastics world. Yes. Absolutely. And she's been around doing this for a long time. This is what she has done to inspire the younger generation of gymnasts out there, men and women alike. Yep.

SPEAKER_02 16:49

The next one, which is number six, goes back to 1984. Okay. I was 10. The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Again, I remember this. Along with Mary Lou Retton. Carl Lewis matched Owens with four gold medals. He was a track legend. Yes, he was. He was Carl Lewis was just dominant.

SPEAKER_01 17:11

Wasn't it Carl? Wasn't it Carl Lewis that wore the gold shoes?

SPEAKER_02 17:16

I that that it's in my head, it's it's it's making a sense.

SPEAKER_01 17:21

It's it's it was either him or the other gentleman, the uh other fastest the gentleman. I think he's from oh shoot.

SPEAKER_02 17:28

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, uh oh, I know who you're talking about. Yes, darn it. Of course it would escape my mind.

SPEAKER_01 17:36

Yeah, I wasn't prepared for tonight.

Dream Team And Track Icons

SPEAKER_02 17:37

No, no, no. It's okay. It's fine. Bolt, Hussein Bolt. Hussein Bolt. Yes, yes. That I was thinking it had an electrical name. That's what I was thinking in my head. Yes. So yeah, definitely Carl Lewis in '84. You know the the crazy thing is on all of these so far, I've been it's in my been in my lifetime. Yes. Which which is crazy. Yes. Number five. Yes. This goes back to 1992, men's basketball. Okay. The first dream team. Oh, yeah. Featuring Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, and Larry Bird at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. So just those names in the same sentence. I know I know. Yeah. And and I believe, and I could be wrong on this, so check me if I am, but I believe that's the first time they let professional athletes compete in the Olympics. And that's why there was such dominance, because prior to that, you if you're a professional, you could not be in the Olympics. It was only for amateurs. And I and I do believe this was the first year that professional athletes could play basketball in the Olympics. Right.

SPEAKER_01 18:44

It was a it was Usain Bolt who wore the gold shoes. Right. Yeah. Hold on, but but I believe Carl Lewis. He is there's a picture of him with gold shoes. With gold shoes. There we go. So yeah.

SPEAKER_02 19:01

So maybe he copied Hussein Bolt or vice versa. No, yeah. Yeah, it would have been the other way around. Yeah. Definitely.

SPEAKER_01 19:06

Yes, for sure. All right. Thank you. I had I had to prove that the gold shoes was real on Carl Lewis. Uh-huh.

SPEAKER_02 19:13

Number four, 1988 soul. Florence Griffith joiner. A sprinter. Yep. Set records in the 100 meter and 200 meters that still stand. She still holds the world record in both of those events. As she should, yeah. Because she was fast. One of the most dominant sprint performances in history.

SPEAKER_01 19:35

Yeah. The endurance on that woman was just crazy. And there's the last hundred meters of watching her run and sprint, you can just see another gear kick in. Yeah. With and with any sprinter, you can see the gear, but with her, you saw the gear. Yeah. And she knew exactly when to kick it in. And just it just it's a stunning.

SPEAKER_02 19:56

And for those of you who who have never I the this is not critical in any way, but those of you who've never done like sprinting events or racing events or running, I did track for a couple of years in high school. I did baseball for three years. I think my senior year, I just took a I did track instead. Okay. I did, I was in a couple of events. I was in the half mile and the mile. And the the the stamina you need to do those events and then have anything in the tank at the end is crazy. It it it's it's it's unimaginable until you try to do it.

SPEAKER_01 20:32

I I was a in middle school, I was on the track team and I did the quarter mile, and I had the second fastest time in the school history, and it's an all-out sprint the entire time. So for half a mile, yes. Well, I was a quarter. Two laps. I was quarter mile. Quarter mile. It's one lap. Yeah, you're right. It was a total sprint the entire time. You are putting 100% in from very beginning to very end in your half mile, in your mile, with the way that these athletes train, they're sprinting the entire time, Dave.

SPEAKER_02 21:02

I I I distinctly remember, and let me run through this, Matt, because I was in the mile, and there was one guy on our team. It was my buddy, his name was Eric. Okay, and he was good. I mean, like he was fat. Like he was he in fact, he came close to breaking a five-minute mile in one of our meets. Wow. So I'm in the event with him. He's you know, there you know how you have you have more multiple people in the same event if you're on the same team or whatever. Same heat, yeah. Same heat. So I just kept pace with him, and I kept pace with him for three laps, which is three-quarters of a mile. There was one lap left, and I hit the wall. Uh-huh. I ended up finishing last, way last, because I was just out of gas because done.

SPEAKER_01 21:46

You started to you tried to pace him.

SPEAKER_02 21:48

I tried to pace him, yes, and and it did not work out well. Yeah. I I ran out of gas way early. So yeah, I get it. Yeah, I was, I was, I was just dead. Yeah. Okay, we're on to number three. Already? Holy shit. Michael Phelps wins eight gold medals. Yeah. 19. Which which year? 92, 92. No, no, I'm sorry, 2008. 2009 or 2008. The wrong, wrong. Yeah, 2008, 2012, 2016. At 2008, Beijing Olympics, Phelps broke Mark Spitz's record with eight gold medals. Greatest single Olympic swimming performance ever.

SPEAKER_01 22:28

Agreed. His butterfly, you if you ever want to see how a butterfly is done, again, the guy's got a wing span of eight feet, right? Right. If not, and that does help. That helps. But his his butterfly technique is crazy amazing to watch. Yeah. Yeah. You can see he he was built to swim. You're right. He has a swimmer's build. Yes, he does. It's exact. Yes. Absolutely. God said, give that boy fins. And webbed fingers and feet.

Phelps Owens And Miracle On Ice

SPEAKER_02 22:59

Literally. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. We're on number two. Close to number one. Number two, and this shouldn't surprise anyone from 1936. Oh, Jesse Owens. Yeah. Yes. 1936 Berlin Olympics. Owens won four gold medals in front of Adolf Hitler. Oh, I'm just having contact flashbacks all of a sudden. Why am I having contact flashbacks? And the great thing is, he but it was kind of a a performance to stand against the regime in Germany at the time. Yes. And it was very known at the time that that regime wasn't, he wasn't that regime was not happy. No, yeah. It it was a powerful rebuke of the Nazi regime regime at that at that time. Absolutely. What do you think it is? You know it. I think you know it. I I believe it's Kerry Strug. No. Really? No. It should be number one. Miracle on Ice. Oh, come on. Hockey? Yes. For that could have been number two. Yeah. You could have pushed 1936 back to number seven or eight. The 80 winter Olympics was a team of amateur and college players led by Coach Herb Brooks. Yes. Stunned the heavily favored Soviet Union in one of the greatest upsets ever. They did. That could have been a number two. Carrie Strug should be number one. Okay. So to be fair, let me give you my honorable mentions. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 24:31

But okay, so what before you do, let's go back to the miracle on ice. Yes. They were dominated at the throughout the entire game. And it and it really was it really was a miracle. It was divine intervention that got them the win.

SPEAKER_02 24:50

Well, here's the thing: they were all at that point, professionals could not compete. They were all amateurs. Yeah. They were all amateurs playing against teams that were professionals from other countries.

SPEAKER_01 25:01

Because they allowed that. Yes, exactly. And we were being the US was being not complacent, but they were following the rules. Yes. Right. Yeah. And I use that in quotations.

SPEAKER_02 25:13

No, I get it. I I get it. But yeah, what probably one of the most improbable Olympic victories. Yep. In my lifetime. I can say that for sure.

SPEAKER_01 25:23

And this past Olympics was the first time the U.S. Olympian team has won gold. In 2026, it was the first time since the miracle on ice that the U.S. hockey team has won gold. One gold, yes. Correct. And it, you know, our own captain of the Detroit Red Wings, Dylan Larkin. Dylan Larkin. He he got his gold. He did. And it was great to see him get his gold medal. Yeah. And his little plushie. Yeah.

Honorable Mentions And Olympic Emotion

SPEAKER_02 25:53

Yeah. That. So go on. Honorable mentions. Honorable mentions. Go on. Sherry Struggs vault on an injured ankle in 1996. That was that was it just missed my list.

SPEAKER_01 26:06

That okay, so that she had already injured herself before that pole vault. Right. And she was already running on a broken ankle. Yes. And the speed that a a young person, a gymnast needs to get to to do whatever they're doing in the air, the flips, the tricks, and what have you. But the biggest thing is the landing. The landing, she landed on it, and you could you know you've everyone's seen the video. Of course, of course. She basically lands and then picks up her right foot. She lands on one foot, essentially. Essentially, yeah. It's like the karate kit. And stuck the landing. Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_02 26:36

It's the karate kit. Yep, right. Yep, absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 26:39

That that to me is one of the biggest because my entire family were sitting in the living room, we're watching the summer, we're watching the Olympics, and that happened. And my entire family, my mother, my sister, my stepdad at the time, we all just went, wow, we freaked out because she stuck the landing. Knowing what she was on one foot, knowing what she had run on. But again, the speed that these gymnasts need to get to to vault over the vault over the horse, yep. And the the height they have to get to to do the twist and the tuck and stick the landing, it was an incredible moment for all sports, you know.

SPEAKER_02 27:18

Another honorable mention, Caleb Dressel's breakout in 2020. Caleb Dressel. Okay. Yep. Another honorable mention, Muhammad Ali lighting the torch in the 1996 Olympics.

SPEAKER_01 27:35

Yes.

SPEAKER_02 27:37

I I have to admit something, Matt. When I was watching that live, I turned to Kendra and I said, This guy should not be handing handling a live flame. Listen, okay.

SPEAKER_00 27:48

No, no, don't shut me up.

SPEAKER_01 27:51

I I I know where you're coming from.

SPEAKER_00 27:52

And I think blazes are you talking about?

SPEAKER_01 27:55

Blazes. Exactly. Okay. I I I understand where you're coming from with that. And you're right. Yes.

SPEAKER_02 28:04

You're right. However, I mean, seeing that seeing that torch shake like a like a leaf on a tree just made me very nervous.

SPEAKER_01 28:13

Float like a butterfly, sting like a makes me a might nervous when I drank it. Uh like a bee. Yeah. No, you're you're right. Yeah, but still the the the visual.

SPEAKER_02 28:25

Yes. Just just again, one of the greatest athletes in our one of the greatest boxers. Ever. Ever. The greatest boxer ever. Yes.

SPEAKER_01 28:33

He for sure. He definitely knew what he was doing.

SPEAKER_02 28:36

Yep. All right.

SPEAKER_01 28:37

Yep. That's where those are our honorable mentions. Do you have one, Matt, that we didn't address? Wow. Let's go back to this past uh winter Olympics. Okay. I'm not gonna, I know Lindsay Vaughn had a story, right? She was coming, she's the oldest skier on the US team or what have you. Yep. But the young lady who did won gold, Ledecki. No, was it Ledeck? Oh no, I'm sorry. Who won gold medal in the downhill?

SPEAKER_02 29:04

I I don't know.

SPEAKER_01 29:05

Michaela Schiffrin. Sorry. Okay. Michaela Schiffrin, who ended up winning the downhill. You know, she was one of the fastest downhill skiers. She won by a margin of almost three seconds. One and a half seconds. Sorry, one and a half seconds. Yeah. She was flying down that mountain. She's gonna be around for a while. No, she I'm not gonna say Lindsay Vaughn 2.0. Lindsey Vaughn made her statement. Right. This young lady, Michaela, has her own story to tell. Yeah, and she's gonna be around for the next few decades. Probably. We're gonna see her on TV when we're in our 80s and 90s, and she's gonna be a commentator for God's sakes. Probably. As will Lindsay Vaughn. Yeah. So, but that to me, I watched that. It was a Sunday morning at like 8 a.m. 7:30 in the morning, and I watched Michaela Schiffer do her gold metal run. And she just nailed it. But she had lost her father. Yes. And when the camera's on her, you see her say a prayer. Yep. And it was just it was very heartfelt. Yes. And that absolutely. These athletes, they all play for something, whether it be for a parent, a spouse, a child, someone they've lost. You see their hearts on sleeves. And that's why I really enjoy watching the Olympics. Yeah. It's for those emotions. Yes, absolutely.

SPEAKER_02 30:22

The work that they put into and the fact that most of these Olympians are amateurs. They're just people just getting in, they're in high school or college.

SPEAKER_01 30:33

You see the next generation growing up, you know, coming into the sport. What was this young kid who was a snowboarder? He was like 16 years old, and he's up there competing with the 35, 40, 20 some year, 30 some year olds. Yeah. And he's up there just killing it. Did he land it? Almost. Yeah. But he's that young doing the thing.

SPEAKER_02 30:54

That good at that age, you're gonna get better.

SPEAKER_01 30:56

Yes.

SPEAKER_02 30:56

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 30:57

And you know, you just hope that they make right choices, make good choices, make you know, appropriate choices in their lifetime, absolutely, but still stay themselves.

Schiffrin Sean White And More

SPEAKER_02 31:06

Absolutely. So all righty, folks. That is our top 10 Olympic moments in history. I got one more.

SPEAKER_01 31:12

Okay, go ahead, man. I do, I got one more. Carrot top. I mean, I'm sorry. Snowboarder.

SPEAKER_00 31:21

No, no, don't shut me up. What in places are you talking about?

SPEAKER_01 31:26

As a as a skier, yeah. Okay, so I'm gonna share this one more. I as a skier, I don't like snowboarders on the mountains, but you just stick them in a half pipe, yeah. They can have all the fun in the world. Absolutely. You'll never catch me dead in one, right? All right, but you know who I'm talking about, Sean White. Sean White was dominated snowboarding, dominated snowboarding. Yes, he's made some poor choices, you know. Yeah, yeah, and but he was an um he is an amazing athlete, and he is an amazing snowboarder, he knows what he's doing on that half pipe. Now, I really hope that he turns the other cheek, hopefully so turn makes a turn and starts making better choices, but here we are. Yep, so I just had to point that out because there are numerous people that have made numerous moments in Olympic history. Absolutely.

SPEAKER_02 32:14

I mean, I I I mean, Olympics have been around for hundreds of years, so it's it's yeah, uh, but for the US, you know, certain things come about, and it's like wow, this is once in a lifetime.

SPEAKER_01 32:29

As a skier, I I I really enjoy the sport. Absolutely. If you're a snowboarder, stay out of my way.

SPEAKER_02 32:35

Yep, yep. I yep. But but but here's the thing with snowboarders, and this is just I I mean, I you know, I skied in college and some I I haven't been skiing in forever, but but I I do know that that when I was skiing, it was in the 80s and there weren't a lot of snowboarders.

SPEAKER_01 32:53

There were none. Yeah, there were no snowboarders in the 80s, right? There were skateboarders, yes, there were no snowboarders. The 90s hit the X games came into play.

SPEAKER_02 33:01

And that and it was, and like I said, I I never had an issue with snowboarders because it didn't exist yet. So I'm all right, so we we have time, yeah.

SPEAKER_01 33:10

My daughters, two of my daughters, wanted to learn how to snowboard, and I said, Absolutely, under all circumstances, can you learn how to snowboard? However, you need to learn how to ski first. And they said, Why, dad? And I said, Well, it's simple. There are rules on the mountain that you one needs to follow as a skier and as a snowboarder. People that pick up snowboarding, they really don't learn the rules of the etiquette, the etiquette that's out there. You don't sit your ass down in the middle of a mountain and get in people's way. When you come off, okay, I'm going on a soap dock, a soapbox. When you get off the ski lift, and the first thing you do is sit your ass down in front of the ski lift so the people behind you can trip over you and fall. Yeah, it happens all the damn time.

SPEAKER_02 33:56

I'm telling you, I mean it's happened to me just because I've fallen down, but not intentionally.

SPEAKER_01 34:00

What and so I I explained to my kids, I'm like, you need to learn the rules of the mountain as a skier first so you can appreciate the other people around you. Yeah, all my girls know how to how to ski. Yeah, my middle daughter can snowboard and ski. She learned how to snowboard. I I was very proud of her. For sure, yeah. I'm very she went on a trip with her now X, whatever, and there were no snowboards available to rent. Oh, but you know what? She already knew how to ski. She could ski then, so she could ski. So she literally she learned she learned how to do both, and yes, that's why I'm like, you learn skiing first, learn the rules of the mountain, and take on snowboarding, all you, but you understand the rules, absolutely, so you're not getting in people's way. Yeah, you know to go to being a pain in the ass. Yeah, and then sitting on your butt the entire time the entire day is just it doesn't sound fun to me.

Skiing Versus Snowboarding Etiquette

SPEAKER_02 34:59

Yeah, so yeah, I get it. I'm a I'm a purist. No, I get it. All right, folks. Before we go today, somebody needs a home. Who's that? Who that? Buddy. Who's buddy? Buddy is a mixed breed, neutered male. He's about 45 pounds. Okay, dog friendly is selective. Ooh, that's a first. Cat friendly, unknown. Okay, kid friendly, 10 years old or over. Okay. Activity level is low to medium.

SPEAKER_01 35:25

Okay, is it a medium-sized dog before you turn it around?

SPEAKER_02 35:28

45 pounds. Okay, that's a medium-sized dog. Okay.

SPEAKER_01 35:31

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SPEAKER_02 35:33

He does have some pity.

SPEAKER_01 35:34

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SPEAKER_02 35:49

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SPEAKER_01 36:08

Yeah.

Adopt Buddy And Next Top 10

SPEAKER_02 36:08

So yeah. Pick him up. He needs a home. Please. Detroit dogrescue.com slash adopt. All righty, folks. That is our show. We'll be back. Those of you on Facebook Live, stick around. We're going to record another show. Those of you on audio, whatever platform you're on, skip to the next episode. If it's not there, it will be there on Tuesday or Thursday. We're doing another top 10. We are doing another top 10 for next episode, which is the top 10 most controversial Olympic moments in U.S. history. Holy shit. All right. Yes. All right. We're doing back-to-back top 10s because we haven't done one in so long. So we're we're going to continue with the Olympic theme, but most controversial moments in Olympics. And I thought I was getting to bed early. Absolutely. Here we go. Alrighty. Stick around, those of you on Facebook Live. Again, those of you on audio, skip ahead or listen to the next episode if it's there. In the meantime, change your thinking, change your life, laugh hard, run fast, be kind. We'll see you next time.