Sam Fischer is a professional softball player who is playing in the inaugural season of the Athlete's Unlimited Professional Softball League. She tells us what the future of sports could look like! Connect with Sam: Twitter: @samfischer52 Instagram: @samfischer52 Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 028: Skate like THIS girl! A conversation with Emily Pross Emily Pross is THE BEST female downhill skateboarder in the world and consistently finishes in the top ten in the world for the Open division, which combines male and female racers.  In this episode, Emily tells us what it's like to compete in a male dominated sport and how she navigates the waters of toxic masculinity and discrimination so she can compete in the sport that she loves.  If you skated like THIS girl, then maybe you would be a better skater too! Connect with Emily: Instagram: @emilylongboards YouTube: Emily Pross Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 027: Sarah Frazier-Kim has always secretly LOVED watching bobsled in the Olympics. When life's path took an unexpected turn, she turned injury into bobsled and didn't skip a beat in her pursuit to live a life of adventure.  Team USA Parabobsleder, Sarah Frazier-Kim shares her incredible story of how she became a world class sliding athlete.  Connect with Sarah: Instagram: @kikaxxamplife Facebook: @Sarahfrazierkim Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 026: Bree Schaaf has been involved with sliding sports since 2002 and in 2007 she made the switch to bobsled.  During the 2008-2009 season, Schaaf claimed one gold, one silver and four bronze medals on the America's Cup circuit.  Her first place finish at the 2009 National Championships gave her a spot on the World Cup team for the second half of the season.  She placed 5th at the 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. Schaaf graduated from Portland State University, where she played volleyball. Bree is currently working for Global Athlete as a Program Manager and is the Second Vice Chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. She is also a seasonal sliding sports analyst with NBC Sports and a coach for ParaSkeleton and ParaBobsled for the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Connect with Bree: Twitter: @BreeSchaaf Instagram: @breezor Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 025: Bree Schaaf has been involved with sliding sports since 2002 and in 2007 she made the switch to bobsled.  During the 2008-2009 season, Schaaf claimed one gold, one silver and four bronze medals on the America's Cup circuit.  Her first place finish at the 2009 National Championships gave her a spot on the World Cup team for the second half of the season.  She placed 5th at the 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia. Schaaf graduated from Portland State University, where she played volleyball.  Bree is currently working for Global Athlete as a Program Manager and is the Second Vice Chair of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee. She is also a seasonal sliding sports analyst with NBC Sports and a coach for ParaSkeleton and ParaBobsled for the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation. Connect with Bree: Twitter: @BreeSchaaf Instagram: @breezor Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 024: A Conversation with Team USA Member, Tiffeny Parker. Part 2. Tiffeny Parker grew up participating in Track and Field, competed as a Heptathlete at Azusa Pacific University and the for Team USA. After years of heptathlons, Tiffeny decided to make the change to bobsled and is now a member of the Team USA Bobsled Team. Connect with Tiffeny: Instagram: @tiffiep Twitter: @Tiffie_P Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 023: A Conversation with Team USA Member, Tiffeny Parker. Part 1. Tiffeny Parker grew up participating in Track and Field, competed as a Heptathlete at Azusa Pacific University and the for Team USA. After years of heptathlons, Tiffeny decided to make the change to bobsled and is now a member of the Team USA Bobsled Team.  Connect with Tiffeny: Instagram: @tiffiep Twitter: @Tiffie_P Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 022: An Olympic Journey with Emily Sweeney Emily is from Portland, Maine and started the luge when she was 10 years old. She has competed in countless World Cup competitions and the 2018 Pyeonchang Olympics. Emily is also in the Army and is a part of the World Class Athlete Program. Follow Emily's Journey to Beijing 2022: Instagram: @ecsweens Facebook: @ecsweens Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 021: A Conversation with Team USA Cyclist Sam Bosco Sam Bosco was six years old when she first got on a bike, riding to and from school with her dad. By nine-years-old, she purchased her first mountain bike, joined the Arctic Bicycle Club and was dreaming of becoming a professional mountain bike racer. She was born with a bowed tibia in her right leg and had that part of her leg removed as a young child. The resulting leg length discrepancy didn’t stop her from running or mountain biking. When she was 11, she had a limb-lengthening surgery go awry that left her with years of crutches, atrophied muscles and a surgically stunted left leg. After racing against able-bodied competitors in regional races, Bosco traveled to South Carolina with her mom to get classified in para-cycling and racing in the 2013 Para-cycling Open. She excelled, winning the women’s C5 road race. In 2015, she was in a car accident that left her with a concussion, putting a pause on training. She was cleared three weeks prior to road world championships and trained harder than ever to make a comeback. Rightfully so, Bosco secured a spot on her first Paralympic Team in 2016, taking two bronze medals in Rio. Follow Sam on the Road to Tokyo 2021: Website: www.sammiebosco.com Instagram: @sammiecranks Keep up to date with The Female Elite: Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message

Episode 020: Meghan O'Leary was gracious enough to chat with The Female Elite Podcast about her path to being a two sport, Division I athlete and then how she became an Olympian is rowing.  Check out Meghan's bio from her website www.meghanoleary.net : Meghan O’Leary is a 2016 Olympian, 2017 World Championship silver medalist, and five-time National Team member with the United States Rowing Team. A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, she was a two-sport student athlete (Volleyball, Softball) and Jefferson Scholar at the University of Virginia. After obtaining both her Bachelor’s (CLAS ’07) and Master’s (M.Ed ’08) from UVA, she went on to begin a career with ESPN in the Content Production and Programming Departments. In 2010, Meghan’s career took a dramatic turn after picking up rowing for the first time and falling in love with the sport. After just one year of rowing, she was invited to join the USRowing National Training Center in Princeton, New Jersey. During her time with the National Team, Meghan continued to work part-time with ESPN through the spring of 2013, until deciding to pursue her Olympic rowing career full-time. Meghan is a three-time World Cup medalist, five-time National Selection Regatta Champion, and has competed in four world championships. At the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, she finished sixth in the women’s double sculls with her partner, Ellen Tomek. Outside of rowing, Meghan is a professional motivational speaker and entrepreneur. She is the Vice President at InstaViser, where she oversees the Customer Success and Marketing divisions. She is an advocate for women in sports and equality, serving as an ambassador for the Women’s Sports Foundation. Meghan also serves as a Director on the USRowing Board of Directors. 2017 | World Championship Silver Medalist, W2x 2017 | U.S. Lotman Challenge Third Place, W1x 2016 | Olympic Finalist, W2x 2016 | U.S. Olympic Trials Champion, W2x 2015 | World Cup II Silver Medalist, W2x 2014 | World Cup II Silver Medalist, W2x 2013 | World Cup III Bronze Medalist, W2x 2012 | U.S. Olympic Trials 5th Place, W1x Follow Meghan: IG: @meghanoleary1 Twitter: @meghanoleary1 Facebook: Meghan O’Leary Twitter: @TurazoTeam Keep up to date with The Female Elite Instagram: @female.elite Facebook: @thefemaleelite Show Notes: https://thefemaleelite.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/katie-mccaffery/message