Born to be Barefoot | From Science to Life About Katie Tsuyuki | Snowboarding in the Olympics
Nov 2, 2022
01:02:46
In this episode Stuart interviews his co-host Katie Tsuyuki, an Olympic snowboarder for Canada, because they hadn’t met before they did this podcast and she has a great background and story, so they decided to get an insight into what it takes to become an olympian. We wanted to find out how she got there, what she did, the dedication it took, what sacrifices she had to make, what the training schedule looked like, and just a picture of what it was like being in that Olympic village.
Katie’s Olympic journey 1:28
Going to the Olympics and doing well 11:22
Becoming good enough at snowboarding as a kid 15:39
Her family and sports 21:58
Things are still competitive 31:32
How things went in Quebec 36:01
Being at the top of the half pipe and doing well 43:20
Doing the tricks, but not quite high enough 51:31
The silver lining 55:19
“I was in tears, my mom was in tears, my parents were over the moon and same with everyone. I had so much support from Canada and my support staff. Like I said it seems like it’s an individual sport, but you have all of these amazing people with years of experience behind you.” 47:02
Katie’s Olympic journey 1:28
Going to the Olympics and doing well 11:22
Becoming good enough at snowboarding as a kid 15:39
Her family and sports 21:58
Things are still competitive 31:32
How things went in Quebec 36:01
Being at the top of the half pipe and doing well 43:20
Doing the tricks, but not quite high enough 51:31
The silver lining 55:19
“I was in tears, my mom was in tears, my parents were over the moon and same with everyone. I had so much support from Canada and my support staff. Like I said it seems like it’s an individual sport, but you have all of these amazing people with years of experience behind you.” 47:02