Legaski
By Greg Louie
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Episodes: 125
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The Legaski Podcast is a compilation of stories from @the_ski_pt and various guests who have had, or are going through injury, and their journey of returning to the ski hill.
Whether you are a professional or a recreational skier, in this podcast you'll find that skiers of all abilities go through the same struggles in the pursuit of returning to the ski hill. It's our focus to provide strategies to overcome the mental and physical barriers of the rehab process, and show that there is hope of returning to the ski hill and doing it at a very high level even after injury!
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125. The Knee Brace That Could Help You Ski Longer Without Surgery
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Apr 05, 2026 |
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124. How Ski Tuning Can Move Your Skiing From Beginner to Expert
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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123. Do You Need ACL Surgery To Ski? (feat. Brian of Level Up Sports Academy)
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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122. How To Train For Skiing In Season and Before A Ski Trip
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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121. Break Through Your Skiing Plateau With Tips From Riley Shepard
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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120. How Pro Skiers Handle Injuries (feat. Amie Engerbretson and Blister+)
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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119. Building and Rebuilding Confidence On The Slopes (feat. Ski Mindset Coach Kate Edwards)
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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118. Ski Dad TV Breaks Down The Essential Of Dry Land Training For Carving (feat Joe Dunn)
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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117. DPS Skis, Knee Health, and the Future of Skiing (feat. Chris Davenport)
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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116. How Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 11 (feat. Dr. Nick Kennedy, Orthopedic Surgeon)
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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115. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 10 (feat. Harald Harb, Harb Ski Academy)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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114. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 9 (feat. Heather Van Gilder from Boulder Orthotics)
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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113. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 8 (feat. Tom Gellie from Big Picture Skiing)
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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112. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 7 (feat. Matt Lyall from Seattle Ski Performance)
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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111. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 6 (feat. Pat Medau from Powderhouse Pro Snow, South Lake Tahoe)
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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110. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 5 (feat. Jim Lindsay from Bootech Inc.)
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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109. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 4 (feat. Keith from Arete Pro Fit)
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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108. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 3 (feat. Brent Amsbury from Park City Boot Fit)
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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107. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 2 (feat. Colin Martin from Solutions for Feet)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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106. How Ski Boot Alignment Impacts Performance and Knee Health Part 1 (feat. Brian Potempa from The Ski Shoe)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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105. The 12-Week Ski Training Plan to Boost Performance and Prevent Injury
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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104. How To Manage and Prevent Cranky Knees
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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103. Can You Still Ski If Your Knees Are “Bone-On-Bone” (feat. Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Nick Kennedy)?
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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102. What Turning 33 Taught Me About Enough
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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101. What Does It Take to Ski Into Your 90s?
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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100. Understanding Biomechanical Differences in Male and Female Skiers (feat. Demelza Clay)
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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99. Climbing Mt. Everest without and ACL feat. Professional Skier Caroline Gleich
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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98. When the Therapist Becomes the Patient: Sam’s ACL Story
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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97. Training and Rehabbing Like World Cup Skiers (feat. Brian Finch)
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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96. Unlocking Hip Drag Technique with Brian from Level Up Sports Academy
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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95. Recovering Stronger After ACL Surgery: A Candid Conversation with Drew Stone
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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94. ACL Rehab, Re-Injury, and the Road Back to Skiing (feat. Pro Skier John Collinson)
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May 26, 2025 |
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93. From Powder Day to ACL Surgery — 3.5 Weeks Post-Op, Nathaniel’s Recovery Journey
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May 19, 2025 |
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92. A Shared ACL Journey (Part 2): Carl’s Perspective
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May 12, 2025 |
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91. A Shared ACL Journey (Part 1): Sarah Beth’s Story
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May 05, 2025 |
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90. It’s Not About the Turns: Raising Confident Kids on Skis (feat. Lauren Paige)
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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89. Breaking Barriers: From Addiction to Paralympic World Cup Racing (feat. Matthew Brewer)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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88. A Spinal Cord Injury That’s Lead to New Opportunities Through Para Alpine Skiing (feat. Kelsey O’Driscoll)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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87. The Grit to Win – Andrew Kurka’s Path to Paralympic Gold Medals and More!
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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86. Ski PT Shared Behind The Scenes With the U.S. Ski Team at World Championships
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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85. Lindsey Vonn Is Back, So Is Dr. Kevin Stone To Talk About Knee Replacements and Skiing
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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84. Mid-Season Tips for Skiing Success
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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83. Unlocking Hidden Ski Potential with Blood Flow Restriction Training: A Deep Dive with Dr. Mike DeBord
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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82. From Tragedy to Triumph: Pat Halgren’s Journey to Paralympic Skiing Greatness
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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81. Unlocking Confidence and Control with Former World Cup Skier Michael Friedberg
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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80. The Art of Ski Training and Recovery with U.S. Ski & Snowboard Strength and Conditioning Coach Brian Neff
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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79. My Experience with the U.S. Paralympic Team in Panorama
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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78. Revolutionizing Knee Safety with Tyrolia's Protector Binding
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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77. Girls with Grit: Mastering Confidence & Crushing the Slopes with Shan Mahre
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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76. The Safety Of Backcountry Ski Bindings (feat. Simon Weiler and Martin Volken of Fritschi)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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75. Breaking Records with Noah Dines - 3 Million Vertical Feet of Ski Touring
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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74. From Pro Skier to Ski Innovator: Sven Brunso’s 30-Year Journey with Leki & the Future of Ski Gear
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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73. Carving the Future: Unlocking Ski Performance with Carv 2
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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72. Base Camp Strength and Mobility: Preparing for Ski Season
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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71. From Skiing Struggles to Startup Success: Shai Branover on Revolutionizing Ski Travel and Safety (feat. Diamant Skiing)
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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70. Host of the Powell Movement, Mike Powell, Shares the Highs and Lows of Skiing, Injury, and Starting a Podcast
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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69. Mastering the Slopes: Martin Wilson on Ski Racing, Mental Grit, and the Pursuit of Better
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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68. From Slopes to Stages: Eric Anderson’s Journey Through Ski Racing, Injuries, and the Music Industry
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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67. Mastering the Mountain: Insider Secrets to Ski Fitness and Injury-Proofing Your Season (feat. Dania Assaly)
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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66. Mark Warner - Host of the Low Pressure Podcast, Shares His Skiing Journey Including How He’s Bounced Back From His Many Ski Realted Injuries
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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65. Revolutionizing ACL surgical interventions - ACL REPAIR (with Dr. Greg Difelice)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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64. How To Improve Your Ability To Ski Park (feat. Bruce Oldham)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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63. The Secrets To Skiing Powder All Season (feat. Luke Stone)
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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62. Preventing and Managing Concussions with Dr. Annie Howard
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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61. What You’re Missing Out On Because You Do Not Do Dryland Ski Training (feat. Ski Coach Nick Ward)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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60. Former Olympian Talk How To Improve Mogul Skiing On and Off The Snow (feat. Jillian Vogtli)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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59. Overcoming the Mental Challenges of Ski Injury (feat. Dr. Carl Bescoby)
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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58. Physical Therapist Clinician and Instructor Shares His Expertise on ACL Rehab (feat. Dr. Zach Baker)
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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57. The Complete Guide to ACL Injury and Rehab For Skiers (feat. Ryan Kerr)
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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56. Return to Ski Criteria for ACL Injuries (feat. Dr. Steph Allen)
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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55. Prevent ACL Tears and Rehab from ACL Injury with the Advice from Dr. Kaan Celebi
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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54. Everything You Need to Know About ACL Prevention and Rehab (feat. Ben Saldivar)
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May 13, 2024 |
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53. He Skied 5 Million Vertical Feet in 2024
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May 06, 2024 |
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52. Bode Miller Shares His Injury History and His Inspiration Behind Starting Peak Skis!
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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51. What is Cat-Skiing and Why You’re Missing Out (feat. Nick of Mustang Powder)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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50. From Mishap to Innovation, How Victor’s Injury Has Lead to Revolutionary Advances in Protection Against Ski Cuts
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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49. Former Freeride World Tour Competitor Shares How a Fall Resulted in His Thigh Being Cut To the Bone (feat. Matt Sweet)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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48. He Nearly Died When The Edge Of His Ski Cut His Calf To the Bone (feat. Shane Wolfe)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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47. How a Concussion Ended Her Ski Racing Career and Has Changed Her Life Forever (feat. Amelia Jones)
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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46. A New Approach to ACL Surgery, The BEAR Procedure (feat. MD Mark Pietropaoli)
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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45. How your custom footbed isn’t maximizing your ski performance and why you may still have pain even with an arch support (feat. Eric Ward, Foot Foundation)
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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44. (Part 2 of 2) Physics and Skiing Combined. How Alfonso Lázaro is revolutionizing the way we understand ski biomechanics with 3D modeling
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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43. (Part 1 of 2) Physics and Skiing Combined. How Alfonso Lázaro is revolutionizing the way we understand ski biomechanics with 3D modeling
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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42. Master Researcher of the Slalom Turn, Polly Spence, Shares Her Knowledge on Bootfit and Biomechanics to Increase Performance and Reduce Injury Risk Part 2
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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41. Master Researcher of the Slalom Turn, Polly Spence, Shares Her Knowledge on Bootfit and Biomechanics to Increase Performance and Reduce Injury Risk (Part 1)
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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40. How A Skydiving Accident Changed Her Life Forever, But Isn’t Stopping Her From Competitive Ski Racing as A Sit Skier (feat. Andy Nelson)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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39. From A Torn ACL to Kite-Skiing Across Greenland, Here’s How Jennie Milton is Writing Her Comeback Story!
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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38. She’s in Her 80s and Still Skiing! Here’s How She’s Doing It! (feat. Glenda Schuh)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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37. Skiing Every Resort in North America. This is How He’s Planning to Do It (feat. Ben Gallagher)
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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36. Lessons Learned from Tearing both ACLs in Back-to-Back Seasons (feat. Gabby Garcia)
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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35. From Winning Slopestyle Competitions Internationally to Now Running a Personal Training Business, There's Nothing That's Stopping Her (feat. Ashley Battersby)
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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34. From the Australian National Freestyle Team to Rehabbing From Knee Surgery, How Does a Pro Athlete Manage the Rehab Process (feat. Miff Rennie)
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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33. At 15 Years Old She’s Coming Back From ACL Surgery, Ready to Dominate the Women’s Slopestyle Competition (Feat. Finley Good)
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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32. From Learning To Ski As An Adult To Breaking His Leg On a Ski Trip in The Swiss Alps, Alex Shares His Skiing Story!
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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31. Orthopedic Surgeon Answers Your Submitted Questions About The Most Common Orthopedic Skiing Injuries at the Knee (feat. MD Nick Kennedy)
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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30. Advice from An Orthopedic Surgeon to Set Yourself Up for a Lifetime of Skiing (feat. MD Kevin Stone)
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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29. How to Accelerate Your Rehab by Fueling Correctly During the Recovery Process (feat. Emily Barnhart)
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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28. Strategies to Overcome Fears of Returning to Skiing or Skiing More Advanced Terrain (feat. Karina Baldwin)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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27. Pre-Season Skimo Prep With Film Maker Bjarne Salen
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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26. How You Should Be Preparing For The Ski Season
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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25. What To Do Before Your First Day Back on The Ski Hill w/ Tom Gellie
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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24. Skiing On A Budget and Skiing 26 Years In A Row!
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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23. When Can I Ski After ACL Tear?
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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22. Overcoming a Tibial Plateau Fracture Without Needing Surgery
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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21. Tearing his ACL 6-Week Before His Honeymoon, Raja Shares His ACL Rehab Journey
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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20. Skiing Every Month Out of The Year for 23 Years Straight Despite ACL Surgery and Pregnancy! How Did She Do It?
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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19. Overcoming the Mental and Physical Challenges with A Ski Injury That Set His Career Back
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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18. Backcountry Guide, Knee Arthroscope, Avalanche Awareness - The Powder Gangster Shares His Story!
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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17. Surviving a Crevasse Fall, Hiking the PCT, and Volunteer Ski Patrol, What doesn't Kevin Do?
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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16. Learning To Ski Despite Having a History of ACL Tear
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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15. Battling the Anticipation of Elective Surgery Post-Injury
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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14. The Importance of Ski Training with Abe from The Ski System
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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13. He Almost Lost His Life After Slamming Into a Tree at 40+ MPH
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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12. From Debilitating Leg Injury to World Record Cliff Jumps - Your Mind Is Your Biggest Limiter (feat. Julian Carr)
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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11. Skiing Is A Sport Accessible To EVERYONE, No Matter Their Ability Level
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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10. Knee Replacement Isn't Going to Stop Anne Marie From Skiing
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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9. I Hate Being Inconvenienced
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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8. Kim Has Skied Every Month For the Last 30 Years. Here's How She Did it.
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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7. You Can Take Control Of Your Anger or Let Your Anger Control You. What Will You Choose?
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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6. Former SkiCross Olympic Racer Ian Deans Shares His Ski Injury Story
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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5. Ski Rehab Advice From Pro Skier Stan Rey
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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4. There's Never Enough Time To Do All The Things I Like
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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3. How to Deal With Life When You Tear Your Right and Left ACL in Back-To-Back Years
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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2. What Happens When You Tear Your Patellar Tendon and ACL on Mt. Rainier?
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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1. How Skiing Ruined My Life
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Jun 12, 2023 |