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The Other 3 Years

Join Kristi on her journey to make the 2024 Olympic Team. Each week, she shares what being an elite athlete in training really looks like: the ups and downs, life on the road, how to stay motivated with a goal so far away, the effects on things like mental health and relationships, and how it can all be thrown off by anything, from a meal to the weather.

The Other 3 Years is a podcast that will serve as inspiration to anyone with a dream they’re determined to make a reality.

Recent Episodes

Aug. 16, 2024

After the Games, Kristi's Wrap Up | Episode 69

In this raw and vulnerable episode, Kristi checks in with us now that the Olympic Games have concluded. She reflects on her own performance and how she is processing a disappointing outcome. She also shows her resilience - al...

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Aug. 2, 2024

Taking Big Swings, with Rudy Winkler | Episode 68

While Kristi’s away at the Olympics, we kick off this episode with a conversation between producer Christine O’Donnell and world rowing commentator Colleen Saville about Kristi’s races in Paris. Then we dive into her intervie...

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July 26, 2024

Let the Games Begin! Kristi’s Pre-Olympics Q&A | Episode 67

It’s go time! Kristi answers some of our burning pre-Olympics questions as she heads to Paris for the Summer 2024 Games where she is competing in the women’s double sculls. Some questions get deep (has being on Team USA made …

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July 19, 2024

Connection is Magic, with Ally Hammel | Episode 66

In our last episode before the Olympics begin, Kristi talks to Team USA Field Hockey player Ally Hammel. Ally tells us about the fascinating ways field hockey is always evolving, the differences and similarities between its s...

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July 12, 2024

No More Silver Medals, with Ben Weatherwax & Michael Fairley | Episod…

This week Kristi chats with two of her old friends, Ben Weatherwax and Michael Fairley, lightweight Harvard Rowing and Saratoga alumni who just won their race at IRAs. The guys take us back to the beginning of their rowing ca...

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July 5, 2024

Learning to Love the Process, with Mary Whipple | Episode 64

Get ready to get pumped up! In this week’s energetic episode, host Kristi Wagner chats with Mary Whipple, the former Team USA coxswain for the Women’s 8, 2x Olympian with two gold and one silver medal, 5x world champion, and …

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