Welcome to the Talking Floorball Podcast by the International Floorball Federation!
Talking Floorball looks to highlight all the events and news happening in the world of floorball alongside stories, guests and a behind the scenes look at events, leagues and all to do with the sport of floorball.
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Episode 15 of the Talking Floorball Podcast is the most relaxed one yet as hosts James and Mari talk through all the teams competing in Singapore for the 2023 Women's World Championships on site in the "Lion City".We go through the players and teams to watch from each side, give our own predictions for the medalists and hear from others in the IFF staff on their thoughts on who might be taking medals from Singapore back home.
Episode 14 of the Talking Floorball Podcast continues our #roadtoSingapore series with our next player interview of November, Matilda Östlund Visén!The Swedish goalie who currently plays for top SSL side Täby FC, speaks on her journey through the Swedish junior system, her time at several different teams including playing in a men's league for a time before eventually rising to become one of the best goalkeepers not just in Sweden but in the world.We dive into that WFC 2021 in Uppsala where Matilda helped her Swedish side defeat Finland in the final to become World Champions and look at how Sweden will prepare to defend their title as World Champions for the 9th time in a row in Singapore this December!
Episode 13 of the Talking Floorball Podcast continues our #roadtoSingapore series with our next player interview of November, Andrea Gämperli! The Swiss forward who has been with the Dietlikon team near Zurich for almost her whole career talks us through her journey starting off in the junior leagues and heading into her first U19 and Senior WFC's. We also speak about Andrea's move to the SSL and Malmö before her return to Switzerland.Of course we also chat about THAT game in Neuchâtel during the 2019 WFC in the semi final and the equally crazy final which were almost home bliss for the Swiss. We take a look ahead to Singapore and discuss how team Switzerland are preparing to play in the city they last won their previous World Championship title back in 2005.
Episode 12 of the Talking Floorball Podcast continues our #roadtoSingapore series with our next player interview of November, Noora Vuorela! The Finnish Goalie who has played her entire career for current Finnish champions TPS from Turku takes us through her early beginnings in floorball and those first moments representing Finland and winning U19 World Championship Gold in 2012. Noora is one of the strongest goalies in world floorball and also talks about how she balances her life as an elite level goalkeeper alongside her work & studies and being a mother. Noora will be heading to Singapore with Team Finland for her 2nd senior World Championships and looking to earn Finland's first Women's gold since the 2001 World Championships in Riga.
Episode 11 of the Talking Floorball Podcast begins our #roadtoSingapore series with the first player interview of November, Martina Repkova! The Czech forward who now plays in Switzerland for Zug United takes us through her early beginnings in floorball and her progression both for for Chodov and the start of her national team career. Martina is a star forward both for the Czech Women's National Team and Zug United and will be looking to help push her Czech team to their first Women's World Championship medal since 2013 this December in Singapore.