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Podcast following Hans-Kristian Solberg Vittinghus’ daily life on the BWF World Tour in badminton. The podcast also features various other significant badminton guests from the World Tour.
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Friday Nov 06, 2020
Friday Nov 06, 2020
This episode is with English badminton and YouTube pro's Jenny and Greg who run a very succesful 100% badminton related YouTube channel (Badminton Insight) whilst also taking care of their own international badminton careers!
We get a good talk about their motivation behind the YouTube channel, their ideas for it moving forward, but also how it's been possible for them to do this whilst also juggling studies, work and trying to become the best possible badminton player!
The episode also reveals the winner(s) of the competition for one of my rackets from FZ Forza and "A Year On Tour With Vittinghus" face masks!
If you like what you hear, please consider give a rating and a review where you listen to podcasts or even better share it for more people to see it.
You can also support the podcast on patreon.com/vittinghus, which helps further promote the podcast to the badminton community.
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
This episode deals with my disappointing first round match against Toma Jr. Popov at the SaarLorLux Open.
Get to know why I'm actually happy with how I handled myself on court, but also why I ended up losing anyway.
Also looking a bit ahead to what's next for me, now that international badminton is done for 2020!
Help me get the podcast out to even more listeners by rating, sharing and supporting my work on patreon.com/vittinghus. Thanks for listening everyone!
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Tuesday Oct 27, 2020
Today's episode is a 10-minute quickie that gives you some insights into my expectations for the SaarLorLux Open, a Super 100 event that's on this week.
My first opponent will be Toma Jr. Popov, so I'm looking ahead to that match and you'll also hear a bit more about my preparations for both the match and the event in general.
Furthermore you'll find out how you can win one of my FZ Forza rackets and some unique "A Year On Tour With Vittinghus" face masks!
If you like what you hear, please consider supporting the work I do with the podcast on www.patreon.com/vittinghus. No binding, no minimum, but I appreciate all the support and you'll even get a few benefits from supporting - apart from the obvious one, sending out great karma and making me a really happy man!
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
International badminton is finally back!
The episode today is a 15 minute recap of my matches at the Denmark Open in Odense last week!
No guests, but lots of insights into my feelings going into the tournament, my thoughts on court and some tactical considerations.
If you like what you hear, please rate, share and leave a comment or even better yet, become a supporter on patreon.com/vittinghus!
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
If you have any interest in what it takes to produce world class in badminton (or any individual sport for that matter) - this is the episode for you!
Fernando Rivas, who is the coach behind the success of Carolina Marin, shares a wealth of knowledge on his coaching philosophy, how he and his team works with Marin and what is needed to create an environment where world class can thrive.
Fernandos story is quite unique and after listening to this episode you won't have any doubt why he's regarded as one of the best coaches around.
If you're only going to listen to one of my episodes - let it be this one!
Support the podcast on: patreon.com/vittinghus
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
In this episode you'll get to know rising French star Christo Popov a lot better!
Christo is the no. 1 men's singles junior in the world rankings and is already making his mark on the senior circuit as well.
We talk about his background coming from a badminton "crazy" family and how he sees it as a big advantage.
Christo also shares his thoughts about last years World Junior Championships where he came away with a historic silver medal. We go through the matches, his preparation and look at the possibility of upgrading to a gold medal next time!
Furthermore he offers great insight as to how he makes his current training setup outside of the national centre in France work for him and how he sees himself break the barrier between being a succesful junior to becoming the same on the senior level.
Finally he answers a few listeners questions about which retired player he would have liked to play against, who his toughest opponent is on the junior scene and which skill he would like to "steal" from a current top player!
Hope you'll enjoy the show - and if you do, please consider supporting the podcast on patreon.com/vittinghus. Any support is highly appreciated!
Friday Sep 18, 2020
Friday Sep 18, 2020
One of Englands biggest badminton personalities ever joins the podcast in an episode where you'll finally get the answer on whether winning Olympic silver or winning the World Championship gold is better!
Nathan also talks about his love/hate relationship with the All England, just as he's brutally honest on his own mentality as a player and how he's trying to pass on his knowledge to the current generation of English players.
Add in a couple of good stories as well and you're in for an entertaining 55-minutes.
Feedback always welcome on social media or via email ayearontour@gmail.com. You can now also support the podcast on patreon.com/vittinghus.
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
Tuesday Sep 08, 2020
In this episode you get to hear about the "adult version" of chickenpox and how it has turned what was supposed to be a fun few weeks with competitive badminton into an outright disaster.
As we've also crossed the magic number of 15 patrons - THANK YOU SO MUCH - this episode also serves up a good chance to win a couple of Vittinghus' signed playing shirts from FZ Forza.
As always you can support the podcast on patreon.com/vittinghus and send any feedback to ayearontour@gmail.com or simply just reach out on social media.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
This episode of the podcast has another former world no. 2 as a guest! This time it's the wonderful Pi Hongyan from France.
Coming from China, Hongyan has a unique story to tell as she was given up on by the Chinese federation, so she left everything behind to pursue her badminton dreams in Europe. First in Denmark, then in France.
Hongyan talks openly about how she coped with the cultural differences in both lifestyle, but certainly also training styles - and getting to know just how to communicate with everyone as she only spoke Mandarin when she arrived in Europe.
We also talk about Hongyan's biggest achievements, how playing style might have been a factor in her being very succesful in European tournaments and the disappointment of losing 21-19 in the third game of the quarter final in the Beijing Olympics.
Finally we chat about Hongyan's future, the future of women's singles in France and of course her big involvement in the charity foundation Solibad!
I hope you'll enjoy the episode - and if you do, remember you can support the work I do by becoming a patron on patreon.com/vittinghus.
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Monday Aug 10, 2020
Going through all four Uber Cup groups in 22 minutes with World Tour commentator Steen Schleicher Pedersen!
Can anyone threaten Japan's status as champions? Will host nation Denmark be able to compete with the top-ranked teams? And which group is the most interesting according to Steen? (The answer might surprise you).
Tune in and get ready for Uber Cup!