The Stories of Tamara McKinney
Tamara McKinney is one of the most important American women in ski racing. She was the first to win an Overall title, and she has endlessly fascinating stories to tell. She talks about her gold medal, she comments on Simone Biles and Olympic pressure, and she talks about her effort to make skiing more accessible.
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.
Tales From Inside the Ski Industry
Ever wonder how skis are developed—both race and freeski? Ever wonder why race skis are so damn expensive? Jake Stevens, a manager at Rossignol Group, answers these questions and more, in a cool interview that’s a slight departure from our normally scheduled programming. Plus, I give a Five-Minute Call to the two young racers that founded a back-saving company.
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.
The Fearless Breezy Johnson
Breezy Johnson, technically, isn’t fearless. But she’s got a way of dealing with it that is worth listening to. We also get into a fascinating, rarely-talked-about topic: the coach-athlete relationship. At the end of the interview, Laurenne Ross drops by Breezy’s European hotel room to talk about mentorship.
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.
Steven Nyman, an American Downhiller
We start things off with a few fun segments and a quick call to River Radamus in the beginning, then a congratulatory call to Paula Moltzan at the end. However, Olympian and American Downhiller veteran Steven Nyman makes up the meat of this episode, with wisdom, humor, and few great stories
Julia Mancuso!
In Arc City’s inaugural episode, American Olympic star Julia Mancuso calls in to discuss everything from her early years to her performance under pressure to her relationship with Lindsey Vonn. We roll out a brand-new Skiing History segment at the end, too.