Sport can bring immense joy, but it can also often put you to the toughest tests. In this episode of "Unstoppable," Justyna Kostyra speaks with Marcelina Rutkowska-Konikiewicz – a sports journalist specializing in speedway and ski jumping, a woman with a great sense of humor, self-distance, and incredible energy.

Marcelina discusses what it's like to work in the world of motorsports, why speedway is more addictive than any other discipline, and how to cope with emotions when dramatic accidents occur on the track.

This is also a conversation about women in sports media, hate, motherhood, the behind-the-scenes of working in television, and how to maintain authenticity in a world full of judgments.

📌 In this episode, you'll hear:
🏍️ why speedway is more addictive than most other sports,
💥 what it's like to work when serious accidents occur on the track,
🎙️ what happens on TV when everything suddenly stops going according to plan,
👩‍💼 what stereotypes women in sports media still have to face,
💬 which online comments hurt her the most,
❤️ why she stopped caring about the opinions of others,
👶 how to balance intense sports work with motherhood,
✈️ what the life of a journalist is really like at major sporting events,
💍 behind-the-scenes of a proposal she completely expected,
🤝 why women should support each other more often instead of judging each other,
✨ what sports has taught her about life and herself.

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00:00 The episode's most powerful moments
01:00 Who is Marcelina Rutkowska-Konikiewicz?
02:30 How she fell in love with speedway and why she doesn't encourage her sons to take up this discipline
06:00 A woman in a male-dominated world, working under the tape
11:10 Darcy Ward's accident and the most difficult moments in a reporter's job
17:50 Does safety keep up with speed in speedway? 20:55 "The new TVN presenter has a famous husband" – beginnings in television
22:25 How she landed at Eurosport
24:30 A proposal she completely didn't expect
29:50 How to combine work and travel with motherhood?
32:55 Returning to media work after pregnancy
36:00 Camera fright and the biggest professional challenges
37:20 Speedway scoundrels and Mariola
42:25 Hate towards female ski jumpers
44:50 Times are changing, there are more and more women in a man's world
45:45 Hate towards athletes vs. constructive criticism
48:10 Did Marcelina cope on the K-10 ski jump?
50:33 Marcelina also tried riding a speedway motorcycle. How did she do?
56:22 Do we talk enough about women's sports? 1:04:40 Turning points in Marcelina's life
1:06:30 Quick questions and conclusion