{"id":39730,"date":"2024-05-13T10:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=39730"},"modified":"2024-05-13T10:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:00:52","slug":"saratoga-springs-rowing-duo-among-those-tapped-to-compete-in-the-summer-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2024\/05\/saratoga-springs-rowing-duo-among-those-tapped-to-compete-in-the-summer-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Saratoga Springs Rowing Duo Among Those Tapped To Compete In The Summer Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-39731\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/05\/rowers-h-1024x734.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/05\/rowers-h-1024x734.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/05\/rowers-h-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/05\/rowers-h-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2024\/05\/rowers-h.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>Saratoga Springs rower and Regatta Director for the Saratoga Rowing Association, Kristi Wagner, has been announced as one of the first 21 members selected to go to the Summer Games in Paris this July, by US Rowing.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Wagner plans the Head of the Fish, among other high school races for SRA, with her doubles partner Sofia Vitas.<\/p>\n<p>Together, Wagner and Vitas won the Bronze medal at the 2023 World Rowing Championships. The two women were part of the first round of rowers selected by the US Rowing Team to compete at the Olympics.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Together they will be looking to return to the medal podium in the women\u2019s double sculls in Paris. Now a five-time national team member, Wagner will be racing at her second Olympic Games, having finished fifth in the event in Tokyo. Also a five-time national team member, Vitas will be making her Olympic debut in Paris.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><span class=\"\"><b><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>In addition to being a full-time athlete and Regatta Director, Wagner is also a podcast host. For the past year, she\u2019s been taking listeners behind the scenes of her journey to qualify to make the Olympic games in her show \u201cThe Other 3 Years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter that race, I knew I wasn\u2019t done. I knew I wanted to go back,\u201d Wagner said of her previous Olympic race in Tokyo. \u201cIt\u2019s not just that I want to go to the Olympics; I want to be the best rower I can be. There is something addictive about trying to get the most out of yourself.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In April of 2023, Wagner teamed up with Bright Sighted Media Founder Christine O\u2019Donnell to craft a podcast documenting her efforts to return to the Olympic games. Not certain if she would make it or not, she felt it was worth bringing the audience with her as she chases her \u201cOlympic-size dream\u201d in her podcast \u201cThe Other 3 Years.\u201d<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there has been anything more inspiring than working with someone brave enough to showcase their dreams for the world before they\u2019ve been achieved,\u201d O\u2019Donnell said. \u201cJournalism is important to me, and getting an honest and authentic look at what it\u2019s really like the other three years of an athlete\u2019s journey to make it to the one Olympic year has been eye-opening to say the least. We are honored to have Kristi as a part of our collection of Bright Sighted podcasts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Other 3 Years\u201d podcast brings listeners behind the scenes of Kristi\u2019s 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, and how to stay motivated with a goal so far away. The show also examines the effects on things like mental health, relationships, and how everything can be thrown off by something as minor as a bad meal or the weather.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Listeners will hear interviews with Wagner\u2019s parents, her boyfriend, teammates, and fellow Olympians.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u201cThe Other 3 Years\u201d is a podcast that will serve as inspiration to anyone with a dream they\u2019re determined to make a reality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saratoga Springs rower and Regatta Director for the Saratoga Rowing Association, Kristi Wagner, has been announced as one of the first 21 members selected to go to the Summer Games in Paris this July, by US Rowing.\u00a0 Wagner plans the Head of the Fish, among other high school races for SRA, with her doubles partner [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":39731,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39730","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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