
Ski Heroes
A podcast about ski heroes! Each episode tells the story of someone who has excelled at and/or had an impact on the wonderful sport of skiing - a real ski hero.
Podcasting since 2022 • 19 episodes
Ski Heroes
Latest Episodes
Episode 19 - Halloween Special - Lahti 2001: A very Finnish scandal
The scandal was as taken out of a Finnish television theater, and it ended every bit as tragic. The FIS Nordic Skiing World Championships in Lahti 2001 will forever be remembered with horror in Finland. In our Halloween Special this year we go ...
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Episode 18 - Team Kamikaze
Few have felt the pressure from a whole nation on his shoulders the way Masahiko Harada did at the 1998 Olympic ski jumping team competition in Nagano, Japan. In episode 17 we follow the journey of the Japanese ski jumping team from their let d...
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Episode 17 - The badass telemark skier
Talk about living life to the fullest. Gone too soon under tragic circumstances, Kasha Rigby showed us all how a life can be lived. From her early days of ski bumming in Colorado, to her countless expeditions and first descents, she stayed true...
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Episode 16 - The female Compagnoni
Her aggressive style of skiing made people compare her to fellow Italian skier Alberto Tomba, but she was no female version of him. Her demeanor may have been humble and shy, but Deborah Compagnoni was fearless on the slope. Despite an injury p...
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Episode 15 - A flight to remember
Ski jumping needs innovation. And an unlikely hero may have just showed up to save the day, or at least save it for one day.. In episode 15 I share my thoughts on Red Bull's recent publicity stunt in Iceland, the impact this may have on ski jum...
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