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The Next Turn is back, powered by Protern.io and what better way to kick off season three than with Swedish World Cup ski racer Sara Hector. Hector, the reigning Olympic gold medalist in giant slalom, won her first World Cup in 2014, and it was seven years before she found herself in that top position again. In this interview she shares her journey through injuries and other obstacles in her caree...

Allison Forsyth is a legendary Canadian skier and now, fourteen years after retiring from skiing, she is a legendary advocate who speaks out against abuse on behalf of athletes of all ages and across all sports. She joins us on The Next Turn to talk through her experiences and to shed light on the world of Safe Sport. In addition to bravely sharing pieces of her own story, Forsyth also illuminates...

The Next Turn is back with another thought-provoking episode this week featuring Erik Guay. This former World Champion and current Alpine Canada Board Member is also a parent and coach of young athletes. Guay speaks about his path from competitor to coach and about how to best help kids acquire the technical and tactical skills he sees as vital in the development of the next generation of skiers i...

As he reaches the end of a breakthrough season, Spanish slalom sensation Joaquim Salarich joins The Next Turn for an enlightening conversation. Salarich has had multiple top ten finishes this season, along with a recent top five in Méribel at World Cup Finals. He shares what key changes he’s made that have resulted in a dramatic improvement to his slalom results, and talks through the impact of th...

Gold medal winners from last week’s Team Event at the World Junior Championships, Cassidy Gray, Justine Lamontange, Etienne Mazellier, and Raphaël Lessard, join us on The Next Turn for a lively and engaging dialogue. The conversation recaps their recent win, sheds light on the careers and paths of each athlete, and takes a look at both the strengths and weaknesses of each as skiers. The four top j...

Get ready for some incredible insight from two of the sport’s most talented coaches this week. Olympic gold medalist and Burke Mountain Academy’s Junior Program Director, Diann Roffe, and long-time Quebec team coach, Francis Royal, join us for a riveting conversation that examines the development of good, early fundamentals, looks at what makes good coaching, explores how to manage parent expectat...

This week, as we continue our discussions with some of the sport’s top coaches, former World Champion John Kucera, now the Head Men's Speed Coach for Alpine Canada, and Assistant Coach Chris Powers, also of Alpine Canada, join us for a great conversation that delves into what defines good skiing and good coaching. The two talked with us upon their return from the Olympics, and the interview featur...

The Next Turn is thrilled to be joined by two coaches this week who both hold pivotal roles within the sport. Kristina Revello, former FIS athlete who is now the Regional Development Coach for US Ski and Snowboard’s Rocky Central Region, and Mike Janyk, Canadian National Team member who is now the Executive Director of Whistler Mountain Ski Club. This thoughtful conversation runs the gamut, examin...

Get ready for a fascinating discussion from two extremely high-level coaches that will undoubtedly prove invaluable to coaches, parents and athletes alike. Joining us on The Next Turn are Paul Epstein, a long-time alpine coach and former ski racer who is the founder and CEO and Head Coach of Global Racing, and Willie Booker, also a former racer with a breadth of experience at the helm of companies...

As the Olympic slalom nears, The Next Turn shares a conversation with young American slalom specialist, Luke Winters. The Oregon native gives insight on the dues he has paid breaking into the World Cup points and how he intends to find more success on the way to the podium. From the technical changes he has made, to the belief system that holds the dream together, the conversation touches on it al...

At a time of great excitement and promise for the alpine program of Great Britain, the country’s best female racer, Charlie Guest, joins us on The Next Turn. As Guest finds her way into the top of World Cup slalom, she reflects on the brutal road of injuries, how she regained her physical well-being and how she intends to use this phase of her career. From nitty gritty technical talk to the busine...

Dexter Paine, the Vice President of the Fédération Internationale de Ski, joins The Next Turn, providing a rare opportunity for a candid conversation with a top leader of our sport’s governing body. Paine shares his long history in the sport, beginning as a youth racer in a family of volunteers, taking us through his 13-year tenure as the Chairman of United States Ski and Snowboard Association. In...

If you have ever watched a World Cup ski race, then you have certainly heard at least one of the four legendary voices we’re lucky enough to feature in this episode. Eurosports’ Nick Fellows, Steve Porino of NBC in the United States, Canadian Broadcasting Company’s Brian Stemmle and Tina Weirather of Switzerland’s SRF give us an inside look at how they give life to World Cup races for viewers and...

It is not often we get a behind the scenes look at one of the world’s largest snow sports organizations. In this episode, Therese Brisson, President and CEO of Alpine Canada, joins The Next Turn and provides that access. Brisson explains how her long, successful career as a hockey player, professor, boardroom executive and athlete advocate have prepared her for the challenges of her current role....

Nina O’Brien is in the midst of solidifying her place as both one of the top seeds on the World Cup, as well as one the leaders among America’s next generation of racers. Nina joins The Next Turn to discuss the technique and tactics she is utilizing to find success at the moment, the adjustments she has made and the hard lessons she has learned along the way. In a broad and insightful conversation...

American downhill veteran Steve Nyman is in the midst of returning to form after a nearly two year hiatus due to injury. The multiple World Cup winner joins The Next Turn to give details on his progress at finding top speed, his method of learning and what he now knows that he wishes he knew when he was younger. Nyman is open and honest about the challenges that lay ahead for him and how his appro...

Two time Paralympic Champion and multiple medal recipient, Canadian Mac Marcoux joins The Next Turn for an engaging conversation. Marcoux, a blind skier with an accomplished career, is currently gearing up for the 2022 Paralympics in Beijing. Marcoux skis and competes alongside his guide, Tristan Rodgers, who also joins us for the discussion. Together, they give us an in-depth description of Rodge...

Paula Moltzan’s journey to land in the top seed of the Women’s World Cup in slalom has been long and measured. At the age of 27, she is realizing goals and is poised for even more success. A lot of her recent accomplishments, confidence and willingness to push hard are a result of the environment she has created with fiancé Ryan Mooney, who plays the role of ski tech, coach, and business manager,...

Sofia Goggia is defending both her World Cup Downhill title and her Olympic Gold Medal this season, all while coming back from recent injury. Yet in true Sofia style, she reports that she is feeling better than ever. Goggia joins The Next Turn for an incredibly direct and candid conversation, where the personality and priorities of the reigning queen of downhill are both revealed. She shares what...

Alice Robinson is already New Zealand's most successful skier ever, and she is only just getting started. Robinson joins us to discuss how she got to this point of her career, plans to add speed events to her schedule, and to explain how she intends to solidify her spot as a consistent threat on the World Cup circuit. Robinson also divulges her strategies to stay happy and healthy through the high...

Canadian slalom duo Erin Mielzynski and Laurence St-Germain are two incredibly close teammates and friends. In this interview, we hear how that closeness defies their divergent paths, opposing strengths and weaknesses, and their unique mental approaches to managing expectations and pressures. In their words, one is the yin to the other’s yang. Mielzynski and St-Germain reveal the many benefits of...

River Radamus jumped into the spotlight with huge successes at the Youth Olympics and World Junior Championships, captivating fans everywhere with flashy hair styles, acrobatic celebrations and viral challenges. During our conversation, River reveals that there is a lot more depth to the young American upstart. Going far beyond the style and diving deep into the substance of his unrelenting pursui...

Welcome Back to The Next Turn! Season two kicks off with steely British Ski Team leader, Dave Ryding. In a candid and in-depth conversation, Ryding goes into detail about his unorthodox pathway to the World Cup, his methodical approach to development on snow, and explains how honest self-talk helps keep him motivated. He shares the training tactics and mental techniques that just might lead to the...

As the first season of The Next Turn comes to close, we thought it would be fitting to highlight the insights of some of the loyal listeners of our podcast. They are coaches, parents and fans who have joined our “pursuit of better” from episode to episode. Now it is their turn to share their own “Thoughts of the Day” with all of us so we can learn from them as they discuss guests, subjects and the...

Warren Jobbitt and Sasha Rearick are two of the most influential leaders in skiing throughout North America in the last two decades. Jobbitt as a long term member and Head Coach of the Canadian Interski team, and Rearick as the Head Coach of the Men’s US Ski team. They joined us this week and both shared their beliefs, experiences and philosophies on what good skiing and teaching means, what the b...