Olympians in Beijing are proudly donning their matching national uniforms from the ice and snow to the dining hall. Despite, or perhaps because of that uniformity, small gestures and equipment choices are speaking volumes about the athletes who populate the results sheet. 

One athlete and one sport seem to be getting their message across quite well: Andrew Blaser in Skeleton. He joins Lauren Shehadi to explain why equipment choice can be so much more. 

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Day 12: Cha Cha Slide

The Podium: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage during the intense competition at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing. In the run-up to the Opening Ceremony, we’ll bring you deep into the stories and events that have defined the Winter Paralympics before and those that will shape this Games, plus an intimate look into the unseen details that only the athletes themselves can tell.