On this episode of Keep the Flame Alive, we have conversations with Olympic speed skater Erin Jackson and Olympic short track skater Corinne Stoddard that we had at the Team USA Media Summit.

Follow Erin and Corinne on social:

Erin:

https://www.twitter.com/@ErinJackson480

https://www.instagram.com/@speedyj

https://www.facebook.com/ErinJackson480/

https://www.youtube.com/US%20Speedskating

https://sites.google.com/site/jacksonerin5032/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinjackson480

https://www.tiktok.com/@ErinJacksonSkates

Corinne:

https://www.instagram.com/c0rie815/

https://www.tiktok.com/@fastbutunstable

https://www.facebook.com/share/1B8epkSqbg

Alison reports back from a Milano Cortina 2026 talk on branding, where she learned about the thinking that went into the look of these Winter Olympics.

We have plenty of news about Milano Cortina, including the torch relay ceremony, the victory ceremony uniforms, woes about the ice hockey stadium, results from the speed skating test event, the Cortina Athletes Village, and woes about the construction delays of a gondola from Cortina to Tofane. Read more about the gondola here:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/28/sport/olympics-2026-cortina-ticket-sales-cap-intl

Plus, LA 2028 has a new sponsor, and SLC 2034 has a new name! And we travel to TKFLASTAN to get the latest from Team Keep the Flame Alive.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com.

Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!

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