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Marc Schreiber on bringing sporting events to St. Louis

As the U.S. Figure Skating Championships come to St. Louis, the head of the St. Louis Sports Commission makes his case for how the city can become a top-tier sports destination.

by SLM Staff November 13, 2025 at 5:45 AM November 18, 2025

The 314 Podcast with Sarah Fenske ft. Marc Schreiber — Sarah Fenske, Marc Schreiber

In this episode of The 314 Podcast, host Sarah Fenske talks with St. Louis Sports Commission president Marc Schreiber about his nonprofit’s work selling St. Louis to the organizers of sporting events—and an idea they have that would allow the privately funded nonprofit to better compete with their taxpayer-supported rivals in other cities. Then, Sarah chats with SLM staff writer Ryan Krull about the St. Louis Board of Aldermen’s foray into international politics, with a resolution inspired by the war in Gaza that has triggered some skepticism. Listen and follow The 314 Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever podcasts are available.

SF: Is there some chance that we could get some small piece of the Olympics in St. Louis?

MS: The biggest opportunity for us is two things. One would be the Olympic torch relay. We’re going to do all we can to try to make sure St. Louis is on the route. As an Olympic city, we should be on the route. The other piece to us is Olympic trials. We’re right now in the midst of bidding for the 2028 Olympic marathon trials.

Olympic Rings ceremony — On September 27, 2018, the St. Louis Sports Commission unveiled the Olympic Rings structure for the first time in St. Louis on the campus of Washington University (where the Olympic stadium was in 1904 and now named Francis Olympic Field, it is the oldest Olympic stadium still in active use in the world).

NCAA Men’s Frozen Four hosted in St. Louis at Enterprise Center April 10-12, 2025.

This episode is sponsored by Saint Louis Art Museum and supported by the 2026 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Don’t miss Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea, a monumental exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum. As the artist’s first American retrospective in more than 20 years, the exhibit features iconic pieces from Kiefer’s storied career alongside new, massive, site-specific installations. The exhibition is free and on display through January 25. Learn more.

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About The Hosts

Sarah Fenske

Sarah Fenske is St. Louis Magazine‘s executive editor. She manages news and business coverage and edits The Daily newsletter. She’s been a reporter, columnist, newspaper editor, and radio host, and she is currently host of the monthly Legal Roundtable on St. Louis Public Radio and a panelist on Nine PBS’ Donnybrook. She lives in the city, where she attempts to juggle herding her kids to sports practice and swapping political gossip over a good martini.

Ryan Krull

Ryan Krull is a staff writer at St. Louis Magazine, writing for the The Daily newsletter. A graduate of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, he taught there for many years before joining the staff of the Riverfront Times, where he was a reporter for the last years of the paper’s life. He lives near Tower Grove Park in the city with his wife and son.