040 - Olympics Behind the Scenes

Dr. Brian's Health Show

Click here to download the full transcription as a formatted PDF. Episode Summary: Welcome to The No Cap Health Show, a weekly podcast where Dr. Brian Boxer Wachler uses his decades of experience in medicine and ability as an expert researcher to provide a light-hearted approach and share health trends popular on TikTok. In this episode, Dr. Brian provides his Cap/No Cap analysis on today’s topic: Olympics Behind the Scenes. Steven Holcomb was an American Olympic Gold Medalist, a champion for Olympians, and an inspiration to all. Under what circumstances did Dr. Brian meet Steven? What is Steven’s story and what encapsulates his legacy? Find out in today’s episode. If you’re enjoying the show, we’d love it if you leave the show a Rating & Review at RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Key Takeaways: 01:39 – With the Olympics in full swing, Dr. Brian introduces today’s episode: Olympics Behind the Scenes and plays the very end of the exciting Gold Medal race in Bobsledding where Steven Holcomb and the USA won gold for the first time in over 60 years 03:46 – Dr. Brian shares the story of how he met Steven Holcomb 09:04 – A remarkable battle Dr. Brian fought 11:01 – Dr. Brian recalls his experience traveling for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia 14:15 – Dr. Brian opens up about Steven’s untimely death 16:30 – Dr. Brian shares a fun story about the Winter Games at Sochi and Pyeongchang 19:34 – How Steven Holcomb’s legacy extends past his illustrious accomplishments in bobsledding 21:18 – Dr. Brian encourages listeners to reach out via his Cameo and Rate and Review this podcast on RateThisPodcast.com/NoCap. Tweetable Quotes: “And so the story about [Steven Holcomb’s] eyes, his vision, and his bounce back from basically legal blindness was already becoming a big news story. So, we did a press conference and I brought up my little portable eye testing equipment, I checked his eyes and I gave him the thumbs up and cleared him to compete in the Olympics. And then he won the Gold Medal with his three other teammates, Curt Tomasevicz, Steve Mesler and Justin Olsen.” (08:29) (Dr. Brian) “When Steven won that Gold Medal, he would say that I saved him, but in a way he also saved me because he solidified the validity of the procedure. Essentially there was an Olympic Gold Medal behind the C3R Procedure at the time.” (10:00) (Dr. Brian) “At the time, there were these Chechen terrorists that were bombing train stations in Russia. And The U.S. State Department had put out this notice saying all Americans should cancel going to the Sochi Olympics. So, because Steven was going and I knew his family wasn’t going, I had this very strong gut feeling that I needed to go to support Steven. I called a buddy of mine who had high-level connections and asked what do you think? He said, ‘Brian, Putin is going to make sure that the Olympic Games are safer than driving down the freeway.’” (11:10) (Dr. Brian) “That was one of the reasons that I wanted to help these filmmakers with this documentary because it’s paying tribute to Steven’s legacy. He remained so incredibly humble even after everything he had accomplished. His teammates talk about that in the film too. Always down to Earth, always just being so helpful. He was just such an incredible, inspirational person.” (15:16) (Dr. Brian) Links Mentioned: Link to the film Holky: The Steven Holcomb Story on Indieflix (a film in which Dr. Brian was one of the producers) - https://watch.indieflix.com/movie/z1jvXp2ah0MZ-holky-the-steven-holcomb-story DM Dr. Brian your questions and we will respond back with answers - https://v.cameo.com/F5MH0Hglnmb Dr. Brian’s Website Dr. Brian’s TikTok Dr. Brian’s Instagram Dr. Amy’s Podcast Please remember, Dr. Brian is a doctor, but he is not your doctor. He is here to provide general information, not medical advice, so you should always check with your doctor before relying on any information. Podcast Production & Marketing provided by