Dave “The Rocket” Ryding
I got to sit down with Dave in a hotel at the base of a training slope in Austria and just talk shop for 45 minutes. It was a fantastic, wide-ranging conversation.
A Grassroots Model: Lin-Wood Public School
The Lin-Wood Public School is doing what I love to talk about: making ski racing more affordable and accessible. Marcus and Aaron have a lot of passion and are fun to listen to.
A State of the Union with Sophie Goldschmidt
Sophie Goldschmidt was not an expert on ski racing when she took over the reins of U.S. Ski and Snowboard. Now, with a full competition season under her belt, she’s learned a lot and has ideas for the future.
Luke Winters is Coming
Luke Winters is leading the American men’s World Cup slalom revival. We discuss his upbringing, his race-day abilities, and much more. The Skiing History nugget is about the history of Olympic skiing.
Tommy Ford, the GS Artist
Tommy Ford is back, arcing turns! We talk about his horrific crash and his road to recovery. We also talk about patience, artwork, expressing emotion in skiing, fine-tuned equipment—and throughout the conversation, it becomes obvious that Tommy is a philosopher of skiing, with a cool and unique outlook on everything. The nugget of Skiing History this time is about the evolution of ski bases.
Breaking Legs with Sam DuPratt
Sam and I have been rehabbing our broken legs together at the U.S. Ski Team facilities, and in this podcast we have a casual conversation that is sometimes fun and sometimes a little deep. We talk about everything: injury recovery psychology, youth development, ski racing technique, and greatest fears. The Skiing History segment is about the world’s oldest skis.
Mikaela Shiffrin (and Aleksander Kilde?!)
Mikaela Shiffrin gives us a chunk of her very-busy, Olympic-prepping schedule to talk over Zoom—we’re catching Mikaela just 200 days from the Winter Games. First, we make sure to touch on the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund, named after father, whom she discusses. We then hit a few big topics: pressure, social media, and who Mikaela would be without skiing. Then we bring skiing champion (and Mikaela’s boyfriend) Aleksander Kilde for some fun and a little seriousness. The Skiing History segment is about the past century of skiing indoors.
Ralph Green, Paralympian, Badass
To date, my conversation with Ralph Green is one of my favorite episodes ever. We get right into some big stuff: being a Black man in a white sport, and going 80 mph on one leg. After some inspiration from Ralph, at the end, we briefly call Olympian Doug Lewis to ask if kids are getting softer.
RCS: The Cochran Legend Continues
Despite my own injury and RCS’s crazy crash at Kitzbühel, the show goes on! Ryan has a fascinating story and he comes from a large family of Olympic ski racers that runs a small ski hill in Vermont. We also give Alice McKennis-Duran a brief call.
Lucas “The Next One” Braathen
After a brief call to the unflappable Tommy Ford, we dive into an awesome conversation with rising Norwegian wunderkind Lucas Braathen. The lack of ski racing content, the ‘new style’ of racing, and Henrik Kristoffersen are among the numerous topics we discuss.