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TPM Episode 56: Brita Sigourney, Pro Skier, Olympian
TPM Episode 56: Brita Sigourney, Pro Skier, Olympian
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Feb 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Brita Sigourney has spent most of her ski career in two places: Standing on the podium and laying in a hospital bed. She’s going into the Olympics with a clean bill of health and the some of the best results she’s ever had as a professional skier. On the podcast Brita and I talk about her whole life and focus on the multitude of injuries she has experienced over the past 8 years, coming back to podiums each time and more. It’s another good one! Brita Sigourney Show Notes: 2:54: Big year for Brita 4:00: Growing up in Carmel California, sports, school and getting into skiing 12:00: Competing in every discipline as a skier 14:40: Evo (Use the code TPM10 for 10% off at checkout) and RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack) 16:15: When does she decide to specialize in pipe and what is the up and coming contest scene like? 19:30: Should she go to college? How do her parents feel about that? Hell Week for college water polo 22:09: Injuries, injuries, and partying 30:57: Focusing on pipe at Junior Worlds and X-Games 34:50: 10Barrel Brewery and The Summit at Snoqualmie (use the code Powell18 to get pre-season pass prices) 36:20: Getting on K2 and other sponsors : Holden, Coal, Pow, Monster and Giro. 42:36: A bunch of wins and Injuries and injuries and more injuries and a lot of comebacks 49:30: Test event in Sochi and an injury, telling her sponsors about injuries and money 57:19: Getting ready to qualify for the Sochi Olympics, getting hurt before the games and the Olympic experience 63:00: Being injury free, having a lot of success and competing with Maddie Bowman 65:00: What is next for Brita? 67:00: Inappropriate Questions
Released:
Feb 12, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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