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The Functional Tennis Podcast

Bonus Episode - Life as a Pro Skier and the Journey to the Top of the Slopes

Dec 4, 2020
45:21

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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Have you seen the Functional Tennis Saber?

Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrinka crushing the ball


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