Serving Pancakes

Olympic gold medalist and Best Setter at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Jordyn Poulter has been a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team since 2018. She played professionally in Italy for four years and twice earned All-American honors at the University of Illinois. After making her second Olympic appearance at Paris 2024, Jordyn will lead LOVB Salt Lake once the season starts this winter. She and Tiffany Oshinsky discuss Jordyn’s introduction to volleyball, experience winning gold with Team USA (and later losing it when someone stole the medal out of her car), and teaching herself to play piano while at Illinois. Chapters include: Growing up with the game Returning to Illinois for college Poulter the self-taught pianist Intro to the national team and pro volleyball Winning the gold medal in Tokyo (and getting it stolen at home) “Gnarly” injury and lonely recovery Leaving a legacy through LOVB Follow Jordyn on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook. Become a LOVB Insider to stay up-to-date on when tickets will go on sale, team info, venue announcements and more! Host: Tiffany OshinskySenior Producer: Anya Alvarez is our Senior ProducerExecutive Producers: Carrie Stett, Tamara Deike, and Lindsay HoffmanTheme Music: Pancakes by Eric W. Mast, JrSound Designer: Max Lorenzen Serving Pancakes is an iHeart Women's Sports Production, in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lauren Carlini is a setter for the U.S. Women’s National Team and has played professional volleyball overseas for eight years. A three-time AVCA All-American at the University of Wisconsin, Carlini grew to love Madison, Wisconsin, and will lead LOVB Madison when League One Volleyball’s inaugural season launches in late 2024. She and Tiffany Oshinsky discuss Lauren’s volleyball career at Wisconsin and abroad, excitement over joining LOVB and LOVB Madison, affection for dogs – and, of course, pancakes – during the inaugural episode of Serving Pancakes. Chapters include: Young Lauren’s dreams and how she got into volleyball Introduction to the University of Wisconsin, its campus and the Madison community Beginning a pro career overseas Lauren’s response to missing the Tokyo 2020 roster The close-knit relationships on Team USA Excitement about playing professional volleyball in the United States Lauren Carlini: Must LOVB dogs Lauren’s Legacy Follow Lauren on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). Become a LOVB Insider to stay up-to-date on when tickets will go on sale, team info, venue announcements and more! Host: Tiffany OshinskySenior Producer: Anya Alvarez is our Senior ProducerExecutive Producers: Carrie Stett, Tamara Deike, and Lindsay HoffmanTheme Music: Pancakes by Eric W. Mast, JrSound Designer: Max Lorenzen Serving Pancakes is an iHeart Women's Sports Production, in partnership with Deep Blue Sports and Entertainment. You can find us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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