Bonus Episode - Life as a Pro Skier and the Journey to the Top of the Slopes
I thought it would be great to see what the life of a professional skier is like. I speak to Trevor Philp and Erik Read, 2 Canadian World Cup and Olympic skiers and we hear about their journey to the to top the Skiing world.
We talk about
- Growing up / choosing skiing over Tennis
- Junior Skiing scene
- Joining the National Team
- NCAA Champions
- Expenses as Skier / The Team
- Team sport or individual sport?
- The different skiing events
- Olympics versus the World Cup
- Typical Ski Day
- Shutting off
- Can you make money?
- Planning for the Future
- Canada V The States/Europe/Russia
- Accidents
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