<description>&lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; The U.S. Center for SafeSport was created in 2017 by the U.S. Congress in the wake of the Larry Nasser scandal to address abuse and misconduct in American Olympic and Paralympic sports. On this episode, we talk with &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Benita Fitzgerald Mosley&lt;/span&gt;, who became the organization's new&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;chief executive officer in February 2026.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Benita is an Olympic champion herself, winning gold in 1984 in the 100 meter hurdles. She's also a mother of children who have their own competitive athletic journeys. These experiences combine to give her insight as to how to lead an organization whose mission is to protect young athletes.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Our conversation, which took place during her first week on the job, gets into the differences of the inappropriate behavior she saw during her time as an athlete, the measures the U.S. &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Center for SafeSport&lt;/span&gt; is taking today, and her hopes for what the center can achieve in the future.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Also on this episode, Alison reviews her experience at Stars on Ice, which includes insight on how influential Alysa Liu has become in our culture.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Plus, there are rumors that the International Olympic Committee has said game over to esports and has thoughts about the sports programs for French Alps 2030 and Brisbane 2032.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. All year long, cultural institutions and the Olympic Park will have events to celebrate these Games. The fun will culminate in a big 50th anniversary celebration on August 1.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; Find out what's going on here: &lt;a href= "https://montrealolympique.ca/en/"&gt;&lt;strong id= "docs-internal-guid-13666d5c-7fff-469e-57c5-473bba4e1d07" style= "font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://montrealolympique.ca/en/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; &lt;strong style="font-weight: normal;"&gt;&lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; The best event will be The Great Nadia Gathering in honor of the impact Nadia Comaneci had on baby names. If you're a Nadia of a certain age (born 1976-1978), this contest is for you:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;&lt;a href= "https://montrealolympique.ca/en/events/the-great-nadia-gathering-contest/"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; https://montrealolympique.ca/en/events/the-great-nadia-gathering-contest/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;For a transcript of this episode, please visit &lt;a href= "http://flamealivepod.com"&gt;http://flamealivepod.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt; &lt;span style= "font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; color: #100f0d; background-color: #ffffff; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr" style= "line-height: 1.2; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;"&gt;  &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Photo courtesy of U.S. Center for SafeSport.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;***&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: 400;"&gt;Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! 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Keep the Flame Alive

Jill Jaracz & Alison Brown

U.S. Center for SafeSport Explainer with CEO Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

MAY 7, 202649 MIN
Keep the Flame Alive

U.S. Center for SafeSport Explainer with CEO Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

MAY 7, 202649 MIN

Description

The U.S. Center for SafeSport was created in 2017 by the U.S. Congress in the wake of the Larry Nasser scandal to address abuse and misconduct in American Olympic and Paralympic sports. On this episode, we talk with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, who became the organization's new chief executive officer in February 2026. Benita is an Olympic champion herself, winning gold in 1984 in the 100 meter hurdles. She's also a mother of children who have their own competitive athletic journeys. These experiences combine to give her insight as to how to lead an organization whose mission is to protect young athletes. Our conversation, which took place during her first week on the job, gets into the differences of the inappropriate behavior she saw during her time as an athlete, the measures the U.S. Center for SafeSport is taking today, and her hopes for what the center can achieve in the future. Also on this episode, Alison reviews her experience at Stars on Ice, which includes insight on how influential Alysa Liu has become in our culture. Plus, there are rumors that the International Olympic Committee has said game over to esports and has thoughts about the sports programs for French Alps 2030 and Brisbane 2032. 2026 marks the 50th anniversary of the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. All year long, cultural institutions and the Olympic Park will have events to celebrate these Games. The fun will culminate in a big 50th anniversary celebration on August 1. Find out what's going on here: https://montrealolympique.ca/en/ The best event will be The Great Nadia Gathering in honor of the impact Nadia Comaneci had on baby names. If you're a Nadia of a certain age (born 1976-1978), this contest is for you: https://montrealolympique.ca/en/events/the-great-nadia-gathering-contest/ For a transcript of this episode, please visit http://flamealivepod.com. Thanks so much for listening, and until next time, keep the flame alive! Photo courtesy of U.S. Center for SafeSport. *** Keep the Flame Alive: Obsessed with the Olympics and Paralympics? Just curious about how Olympic and Paralympic sports work? You've found your people! Join your hosts, Olympic aunties Alison Brown and Jill Jaracz for smart, fun, and down-to-earth interviews with athletes coaches, and the unsung heroes behind the Games. Get the stories you don't find anywhere else. Tun in weekly all year-round, and daily during the Olympics and Paralympics. We're your cure for your Olympic Fever! Call us: (208) FLAME-IT. *** Support the show: http://flamealivepod.com/support Bookshop.org store: https://bookshop.org/shop/flamealivepod Become a patron and get bonus content: http://www.patreon.com/flamealivepod Buy merch here: https://flamealivepod.dashery.com Hang out with us online: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flamealivepod Insta: http://www.instagram.com/flamealivepod Facebook Group: hhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/flamealivepod Newsletter: Sign up at https://flamealivepod.substack.com/subscribe VM/Text: (208) FLAME-IT / (208) 352-6348