1 00:00:00,960 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to Good Game with Sarah Spain, where we're wondering 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:06,480 Speaker 1: if the word deadline has lost all its meaning. Speaking 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: of when I was procrastinating with a book Deadline Looming, 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 1: I learned that the word deadline dates back to the 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: eighteen sixties. Quote a line drawn within or around a 6 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: prison that a prisoner passes at the risk of being shot. 7 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: End quote dead line anyway, clocks tick in WNBA. It's Tuesday, 8 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,639 Speaker 1: March tenth, and on today's show, we'll chat with Paralympics 9 00:00:27,680 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: Silver metal winning snowboarder Kate Delson, fresh off her podium 10 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: finish on Sunday. We chat about discovering the joy and 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 1: freedom of snowboarding as a kid, why she was confident 12 00:00:36,920 --> 00:00:39,199 Speaker 1: in her ability to make it to the Paralympics, and 13 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: the item she's using as currency to get around the games, 14 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: plus setting the tempo, a national team in danger, and 15 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: making it easier to watch women's sports in person. Yes please, 16 00:00:50,240 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 1: it's all coming out right after this. Welcome back slaces 17 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: you need to know today. Let's start with the WNBA 18 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: and its historic thirtieth season. If it happens as of 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: this recording on Monday afternoon, an agreement on a new 20 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: CBA still has not been reached, and today marks yet 21 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:17,640 Speaker 1: another missed deadline. This one is sort of artificial deadline 22 00:01:17,680 --> 00:01:19,560 Speaker 1: set by the league, who claimed that if a deal 23 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:22,200 Speaker 1: wasn't done by today, the season might not start on time. 24 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: So what does that actually mean. Well, the ap obtained 25 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,720 Speaker 1: a league timeline based on getting a deal done by 26 00:01:27,720 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: today's deadline, so if a new CBA can be agreed 27 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 1: upon in the next couple days and still signed by 28 00:01:32,520 --> 00:01:35,120 Speaker 1: the end of this month, that schedule could still hold. 29 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,559 Speaker 1: The first item on that timeline is the expansion drafts 30 00:01:38,560 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 1: for the Toronto and Portland expansion teams. The first week 31 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 1: of April. Free agent qualifying offers and franchise player tags 32 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:47,199 Speaker 1: but get sent out April seventh or eighth, giving teams 33 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:49,480 Speaker 1: just a few days to negotiate with the more than 34 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: eighty percent of players who are free agents before the 35 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 1: signing period from April twelfth to eighteenth, and they'd likely 36 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: want to have a kind of good idea of their 37 00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:59,919 Speaker 1: rosters before the WNBA Draft, which is set for April thirteen. 38 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:04,000 Speaker 1: Training camp scheduled to begin April nineteenth, and less than 39 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: two months from now, on May eighth, the WNBA's thirtieth 40 00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: season is set to begin, despite again two expansion teams 41 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,080 Speaker 1: having zero players right now and all but two of 42 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: the leagu's veterans remaining unsigned now. If the two sides 43 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 1: can't agree in the next few days, those early April 44 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,000 Speaker 1: dates will have to push back, and like dominoes, so 45 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 1: too will the rest of the early season milestones. Chop 46 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:29,600 Speaker 1: chop y'all time's running out. More hoops news. WNBA expansion team, 47 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,000 Speaker 1: the Toronto Tempo, who would be playing on that very 48 00:02:32,040 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 1: first opening night on May eighth, have announced Tempo Impact, 49 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: a long term social impact platform dedicated to advancing the 50 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: health and well being of girls and women across Canada. 51 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 1: This in response to a national gendered health disparity. Per 52 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: the Tempo's press release, women in Canada live twenty percent 53 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:50,120 Speaker 1: more of their lives in poor health compared to men, 54 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 1: a gap link to inequities in access, investment and research 55 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: across health and sports systems. Tempo Impact is going to 56 00:02:56,639 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: work with existing orgs doing work in the women's health 57 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:02,760 Speaker 1: sector for joint program and to make targeted investments. Women's 58 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: sports continuing to lead the way when it comes to 59 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,960 Speaker 1: investing in and adding value to the community to Unrivaled, 60 00:03:09,160 --> 00:03:11,639 Speaker 1: where the viewership numbers for the league's second season are 61 00:03:11,639 --> 00:03:14,040 Speaker 1: in and the final match between the Mist and Phantom 62 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,799 Speaker 1: was the third most watch game in league history. Last 63 00:03:16,840 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: week's game average three hundred and fourteen thousand viewers across 64 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:22,720 Speaker 1: TNT and True TV. That's down fourteen percent from twenty 65 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: twenty five's final, which saw an average viewership of three 66 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 1: hundred and sixty four thousand as the Rose beat the Vinyl. 67 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 1: Overall viewership was also down across the season, dropping nine 68 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 1: percent from twenty twenty five to an average of two 69 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 1: hundred and fifty eight thousand viewers per game on TNT 70 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: and True TV this year. Now, well, that's not exactly 71 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,280 Speaker 1: what a young league wants to hear. I do think 72 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 1: it's important to keep in mind the other metrics that 73 00:03:42,480 --> 00:03:45,720 Speaker 1: show some real growth here. As a reminder, Unrivaled sold 74 00:03:45,760 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: out ex Spinity Mobile Arena in Philly during their first 75 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: ever tour stop this season, over twenty one thousand fans 76 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: filling the arena. That attendance also marked a record high 77 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: for a regular season women's professional basketball game and for 78 00:03:57,680 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: any event in that venue's history, and then tickets sold 79 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: out again for the semi finals this year, when the 80 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:06,119 Speaker 1: league traveled to Brooklyn for games at Barclay Center. Now 81 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,760 Speaker 1: fans definitely seem bought in on the product and certainly 82 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:11,800 Speaker 1: on the in person experience, and Unrivaled seems to be 83 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:15,240 Speaker 1: cashing in on merch sales and new corporate sponsorships. So 84 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: perhaps viewership numbers are just a reflection of some really 85 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:21,040 Speaker 1: tough matchups on the TV slate this year, NFL Playoffs 86 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:24,960 Speaker 1: and the Olympics in particular. More Business of Sport news. 87 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: In response to a major rise in demand for women's 88 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: sporting event tickets, StubHub has announced the launch of her 89 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 1: sports Hub, the first dedicated women's sports ticket destination in 90 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:36,880 Speaker 1: the resale industry. We Love a one stop shop for 91 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: WNBA and WSLPWHL, NCAA, basketball, and more. The site lets 92 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,440 Speaker 1: you browse by sport, see when different leagues are in 93 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: season and more and if your New York based StubHub 94 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:49,279 Speaker 1: is celebrating the launch of the site by hosting a 95 00:04:49,279 --> 00:04:51,839 Speaker 1: watch party for Got Them FC versus the Kansas City Current. 96 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,960 Speaker 1: It's April fourth, at woman owned sports bar Blazers in 97 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,599 Speaker 1: Brooklyn to the PWHL couple midweek games for You, with 98 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 1: the Boston Fleet visiting the Van Hoover Golden Eyes at 99 00:05:01,000 --> 00:05:04,239 Speaker 1: ten Eastern tonight. Boston will then head south to Seattle 100 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: and take on the Torrent tomorrow night at ten Eastern. 101 00:05:06,960 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 1: Boston's back on top of the league standings after a 102 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 1: one nothing win against the New York Sirens last Thursday. 103 00:05:12,279 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: To tennis, where US star Coco Goff is out of 104 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: the Indian Wells tournament after sustaining an injury to her 105 00:05:17,680 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: left arm on Sunday in a third round match against 106 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: alex Iala. Goff got some medical treatment towards the end 107 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,360 Speaker 1: of the first set, but then she lost that set 108 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:26,479 Speaker 1: and the first two games of the second, before calling 109 00:05:26,520 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 1: it a day later. On Instagram, she described the injury 110 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: as a weird and unfamiliar pain in her left arm, 111 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:34,760 Speaker 1: adding that she planned to get an MRI on Monday. 112 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 1: No results back as of this recording, but we'll keep 113 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:40,280 Speaker 1: you posted. The walkover marks just the second time in 114 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: Gof's entire career that she left a match early due 115 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,960 Speaker 1: to injury. First time it happened was in twenty twenty 116 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 1: two at the Cincinnati Open at Indian Wells. There's a 117 00:05:48,000 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: fun one to catch today number six in the world 118 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 1: American Amanda Nismova versus Canadian teen phenom, number ten in 119 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 1: the world, Victoria and Boco. We'll link to the full 120 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 1: schedule in the show notes. Finally to soccer, where national 121 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: team are making their way through the Asian Cup down 122 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,599 Speaker 1: in Australia with spots in the twenty twenty seven World 123 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,680 Speaker 1: Cup on the line, but circumstances are bigger than win 124 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 1: loss for Iran. The country's national team fell to the 125 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 1: Philippines two nil in a group stage match on Sunday, 126 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,680 Speaker 1: knocking them out of the tournament. Normally, the team would 127 00:06:15,680 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: return home, but US Israeli strikes continue in Iran and 128 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 1: fIF pro The Global Players Union is among those saying 129 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 1: that the women could be in serious danger if they 130 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 1: were to return home, especially after the team refused to 131 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: sing their country's national anthem in the opening game of 132 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:31,240 Speaker 1: the Asian Cup in what was believed to be a 133 00:06:31,279 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: protest over the Iranian regime. According to reporting from The 134 00:06:34,480 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: Athletic the team was labeled as quote unquote wartime traders 135 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:41,200 Speaker 1: by State TV to avoid danger. Five members of Iran's 136 00:06:41,240 --> 00:06:43,440 Speaker 1: national team have defected and are being cared for in 137 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,280 Speaker 1: a safe house operated by the Australian Federal Police. We're 138 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:48,120 Speaker 1: still waiting for details about the rest of the team, 139 00:06:48,160 --> 00:06:49,920 Speaker 1: so we'll keep an eye in the situation as more 140 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:54,080 Speaker 1: news comes out. We got to take a quick break 141 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: when we come back. It's the youngest member of the 142 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: US Paris snowboard team in Milan, Courtina, and a brand 143 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:09,200 Speaker 1: new silver medallist, Kate Nelson joining US now. She's a 144 00:07:09,240 --> 00:07:13,080 Speaker 1: Paralympic medallist, earning silver in snowboard cross this past Sunday. 145 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:15,680 Speaker 1: The youngest member of the US Para snowboard team in 146 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 1: Milan Courtina at just twenty. She was born with the 147 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,840 Speaker 1: congenital disability that left her missing most of the muscles 148 00:07:20,840 --> 00:07:22,760 Speaker 1: in her right leg, including her calf, but now she 149 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: says she's better at snowboarding than walking. She competes in 150 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: bank slalom, a technical solo time based race, and snowboard cross, 151 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: where four athletes race head to head. She crossed trains 152 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: by mountain biking. She plays guitar, and she knows her 153 00:07:34,960 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: way around to skateboard too. She's just out here dancing 154 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,800 Speaker 1: with gravity. It's Kate Nelson. Hi, Kate, congrats on your 155 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: first Paralympic medal didn't take you long. 156 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:44,239 Speaker 2: Thank you so much. 157 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 1: I saw you posted a video putting your silver medal 158 00:07:47,720 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 1: around your mom's neck. Tell us about that moment. I 159 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: knew if. 160 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,400 Speaker 2: I got a medal that it was really really important 161 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,440 Speaker 2: to me to put it around the necks of everyone 162 00:07:56,720 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 2: who got me here. And my mom. I had seen 163 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,400 Speaker 2: her right away, and then we walked over and we're like, 164 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,720 Speaker 2: now's the time. I put it on her neck, and 165 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:08,280 Speaker 2: I gave her a big, big hug, and I whispered 166 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:10,960 Speaker 2: a silly joke in her ear, and then we started giggling. 167 00:08:11,320 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 2: And that was the. 168 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: Moment inside joke or dad joke or other. 169 00:08:15,480 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 2: Joke, inside joke. 170 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:20,760 Speaker 1: Nice. I also saw you popped your first champagne bottle 171 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:22,560 Speaker 1: after the wind. That's I guess the benefit of being 172 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,840 Speaker 1: in a country that has different drinking laws. 173 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, first champagne bottle I popped. I think I would 174 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 2: have been able to pop one in the US. I 175 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 2: just want to have been able to drink ye either way. 176 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 2: But yeah, I had some great mentors with me to 177 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 2: talk me through it and make sure I'm ready for 178 00:08:39,280 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 2: the next one. 179 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, next up is sabering. You go from just opening 180 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 1: it like a one person to using a giant knife. 181 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:46,880 Speaker 1: So for folks who maybe don't know it well or 182 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:48,760 Speaker 1: didn't get a chance to watch your race yet, can 183 00:08:48,760 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: you explain the snowboard cross event that you meddled at. 184 00:08:51,640 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I compete in snowboard cross, which is four 185 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,360 Speaker 2: riders down of course at a time, and it starts 186 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:03,239 Speaker 2: with the start set that's usually more technical transition features, 187 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 2: so wu tangs down gaps, and then we head into 188 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 2: turns and rollers, burms, jumps. This course was pretty low 189 00:09:12,679 --> 00:09:16,160 Speaker 2: on the jumps, unfortunately, but it had some great turns, 190 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:19,839 Speaker 2: a nice step down and good rollers. So there's a 191 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:21,320 Speaker 2: race to the finish every time. 192 00:09:21,720 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: And you like the jump. So because this is the 193 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: event where in theory you're supposed to try to stay 194 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: on the snow as much as possible because you're faster 195 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: on the snow than in the air. 196 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 2: Correct, you know what's up? 197 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,360 Speaker 1: Yeah, but you like the jumps. 198 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,079 Speaker 2: I love being in the air, and when we do 199 00:09:35,160 --> 00:09:37,680 Speaker 2: have jumps, when the speed's there, you actually have to 200 00:09:37,679 --> 00:09:41,080 Speaker 2: do an absorption move which tries to keep you lower 201 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,920 Speaker 2: to the snow. But everyone's in the air anyway, so cool. 202 00:09:44,960 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 2: It's fun to be in the air next to people. 203 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, we'll take us through the final. Because you were 204 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,959 Speaker 1: neck and neck with Cecile Hernandez, the defending gold medalist 205 00:09:52,040 --> 00:09:54,680 Speaker 1: for most of the race. A couple people fall halfway through. 206 00:09:54,679 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: Were you trying to figure out like do I just 207 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: need to hang on or were you pushing for gold? 208 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: What was your strategy near the end? 209 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 2: Oh, I was definitely pushing. This is a course that 210 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 2: I felt very comfortable on and comfy pushing. So out 211 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 2: of the start we were pretty close. I watched the 212 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 2: rewatch the video and I saw her make a little 213 00:10:11,080 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 2: turn in the start, and I'm like, maybe I could 214 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 2: have kept it straight and shoot ahead, but she had 215 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 2: a faster start than me, and it was still one 216 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 2: of my best starts. I'm very proud of that. And 217 00:10:18,559 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 2: then going into the turns three and four, I was 218 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 2: gaining and then going through this big straight section we 219 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:29,679 Speaker 2: were getting pretty close. And then the second to last turn, 220 00:10:30,000 --> 00:10:33,440 Speaker 2: I definitely messed up somehow, Like I think the past 221 00:10:33,480 --> 00:10:35,360 Speaker 2: was there. I'm going to go through video at some 222 00:10:35,480 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 2: point just because you can learn something from every race, 223 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 2: but just proud of myself for staying close the whole 224 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:45,560 Speaker 2: time and Border Cross Ispahn when we have tight racing. Yeah, 225 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 2: and it was a great time and I love learning 226 00:10:47,800 --> 00:10:49,319 Speaker 2: from all the different races. 227 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: You said you liked the course, you felt comfortable on it. 228 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:53,760 Speaker 1: I read a New York Times story about athletes that 229 00:10:53,800 --> 00:10:56,240 Speaker 1: were disappointed in the course and there were some injuries, 230 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: so they changed it up. Did you notice the difference 231 00:10:58,320 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: between your training and when you competed. Did that all 232 00:11:00,480 --> 00:11:01,680 Speaker 1: happen after you got out there? 233 00:11:02,160 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 2: Oh? Yeah. So we had our first day of training. Well, 234 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 2: first we had course testing where we just have a 235 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: few riders test the course to see what's up that 236 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:14,960 Speaker 2: are selected based off their gender and classification. And we 237 00:11:15,040 --> 00:11:17,840 Speaker 2: had one athlete get a pretty bad concussion during that. 238 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:21,200 Speaker 2: So then it was on this double roller pack that 239 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 2: you needed a lot of speed. You needed to double it. 240 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,760 Speaker 2: If you went in and tried to stay on the ground, 241 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,080 Speaker 2: you would get bucked too. So it's like you needed 242 00:11:28,120 --> 00:11:30,960 Speaker 2: to pop really hard or speed check into it. For 243 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 2: our first training day, they make it made it a 244 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 2: tiny bit smaller. I went into that feeling like, Okay, 245 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 2: this is the course, this is how it's going to be. 246 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 2: I gotta go full send, and actually on my first 247 00:11:40,920 --> 00:11:43,480 Speaker 2: run on the course, I had probably one of my 248 00:11:43,520 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 2: gnarliest crashes I've ever had in a border cross, and 249 00:11:48,200 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 2: I was it spooked me a little bit because I 250 00:11:50,559 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 2: was like, I could have got pretty hurt because other 251 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 2: writers unfortunately did get really hurt. So there was that, 252 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,800 Speaker 2: and then because of the other few riders that got 253 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:01,400 Speaker 2: really hurt on that feature, they ended up changing it 254 00:12:01,400 --> 00:12:03,760 Speaker 2: the next day. I was so grateful. I was okay. 255 00:12:04,080 --> 00:12:06,440 Speaker 2: And what they did the next day was they took 256 00:12:06,559 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 2: the double roller pack and they turned it into a jump, 257 00:12:09,800 --> 00:12:12,520 Speaker 2: so they made it a jump. The only issue with 258 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 2: the jump then was if you went full speed into it, 259 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 2: you would overshoot it to flat, which is also really dangerous, 260 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,680 Speaker 2: so you needed to speed check, and you never want 261 00:12:22,679 --> 00:12:26,560 Speaker 2: to speed check in a border cross course. So they 262 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:30,559 Speaker 2: are like, okay, the race starts the next day. They 263 00:12:30,559 --> 00:12:33,680 Speaker 2: couldn't get it right, and it's understandable with the timing 264 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,600 Speaker 2: we had. They just chopped all the jumps down and 265 00:12:36,600 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 2: they turned it into big rollers and that made it 266 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 2: safe and honestly, for the girls, it kept us a 267 00:12:42,760 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 2: lot tighter because normally jumps then stuff separate us out. 268 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 2: So it made for really fun racing and it definitely 269 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,560 Speaker 2: made the fight to the podium more difficult. 270 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 1: You mentioned that folks get selected pre training, even to 271 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: test out a course. Do you think of that as 272 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:57,679 Speaker 1: a positive because you're like, oh, I'm going to get 273 00:12:57,679 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: the more looks at this, or you like, shoot, I'd 274 00:13:00,200 --> 00:13:02,040 Speaker 1: get injured because they might have created a course that 275 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,200 Speaker 1: isn't set up right. 276 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:06,120 Speaker 2: I think there's an outlook to both. In this case, 277 00:13:06,200 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 2: unfortunately for one of the great Britain athletes it was shoot, 278 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 2: he got injured. Yeah, I think on other courses or 279 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:16,760 Speaker 2: for some of the girls who played it more safe, 280 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,080 Speaker 2: it is cool to get an extra look at the course. 281 00:13:19,559 --> 00:13:22,680 Speaker 2: But we had two training days and really the girls 282 00:13:22,679 --> 00:13:24,840 Speaker 2: that were there to look at the course, like my 283 00:13:24,880 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 2: own teammate Brenna, she was there to look at it 284 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:30,079 Speaker 2: from the perspective of not only herself but of all 285 00:13:30,120 --> 00:13:32,680 Speaker 2: of US athletes and decide if this course was good 286 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:35,200 Speaker 2: for us. To make GIF feedback. 287 00:13:35,280 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 1: I want to talk about how you got your start 288 00:13:36,840 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: because you were on skis from a super super young age, 289 00:13:40,320 --> 00:13:42,599 Speaker 1: but it wasn't really until you switched to a snowboard 290 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: that things really clicked. How old were you when you 291 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: made that switch. How did it feel when you were like, Oh, okay, 292 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 1: I got the hang of the snowboarding thing. 293 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:54,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, So I made the switch to snowboarding right before 294 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:57,440 Speaker 2: I turned seven. That was at the end of that 295 00:13:57,520 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 2: season from skiing, and then it was probably the next 296 00:14:01,520 --> 00:14:04,360 Speaker 2: season after early that that next season that I got 297 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:07,240 Speaker 2: the hang of it. I don't remember how. I have 298 00:14:07,320 --> 00:14:09,439 Speaker 2: no memory of how long it took me to get 299 00:14:09,440 --> 00:14:11,040 Speaker 2: the hang of it. I don't think it was that long, 300 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:14,840 Speaker 2: but I remember the feeling of when I got the 301 00:14:14,840 --> 00:14:17,559 Speaker 2: hang of it. It was like, Wow, I am moving 302 00:14:17,600 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 2: around this mountain. This is so cool. I am hitting 303 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 2: all the different chairlifts that I never hit before. 304 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, at what point did you start thinking like that 305 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: it was a realistic dream to imagine competing at the Paralympics. 306 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:34,880 Speaker 2: I was training on a team, training in the park, 307 00:14:34,960 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 2: so slopestyle just growing my passion and love for snowboarding 308 00:14:38,960 --> 00:14:41,200 Speaker 2: beyond what I ever thought it would be. And it 309 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:44,240 Speaker 2: got the time that I was graduating high school and 310 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 2: I want to go straight to college. That wasn't my 311 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 2: thing at the time, and Paralympic snowboarding was kind of 312 00:14:51,120 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 2: always in the back of my mind. So I decided 313 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 2: to make the goal, let's go to the Paralympics. And 314 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:01,200 Speaker 2: for some reason it must been the people around me 315 00:15:01,600 --> 00:15:04,720 Speaker 2: supporting me. But I knew I had it the second 316 00:15:04,720 --> 00:15:07,880 Speaker 2: I made the goal. Not the medal, no idea if 317 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,280 Speaker 2: I had that, but to make it to a Paralympic game, 318 00:15:10,960 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 2: and I wanted it. I was confident for some reason. 319 00:15:14,880 --> 00:15:18,240 Speaker 1: That's awesome. You have another competition coming up on Saturday 320 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: at the Bank Slalom. Tell us more about that event. 321 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:24,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, So Bank Slalom is very technical. It's about who 322 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,840 Speaker 2: can turn their snowboard the best. Getting back to the basics, 323 00:15:28,840 --> 00:15:32,160 Speaker 2: it is one at a time down a course of burms. 324 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:33,840 Speaker 2: It looks like our course is going to have some 325 00:15:34,000 --> 00:15:37,800 Speaker 2: rollers in it too, and it's based off time. We 326 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:42,400 Speaker 2: get two tries, best time wins and that's the Bank Slalom. 327 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,440 Speaker 2: I'm pretty excited for it. We're going to have a 328 00:15:44,480 --> 00:15:46,320 Speaker 2: bit of a bigger field than we did have for 329 00:15:46,400 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 2: Border Cross. 330 00:15:47,480 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: Do you feel more like, Okay, I already got my 331 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: medals so I can just go into this and just 332 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: send it or do you feel more like okay, pressures on, 333 00:15:53,640 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: I've proved I'm a Paralympic medalist, so now I expect 334 00:15:56,400 --> 00:15:58,080 Speaker 1: just as good. If not better in the next one. 335 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 2: I just want to ride my best has nothing to do, 336 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,400 Speaker 2: I think with this medal. I'm very happy going into 337 00:16:06,400 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 2: it with this metal on my shoulders, but I want 338 00:16:10,200 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 2: to put down the best I can. I went into 339 00:16:12,680 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 2: the border Cross with no expectations and I think I 340 00:16:15,120 --> 00:16:17,360 Speaker 2: got to do the same here, and I know that 341 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:19,800 Speaker 2: this one's going to be a hard fight for the podium. 342 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:22,800 Speaker 1: Yeah. What has surprised you so far? If anything, about 343 00:16:22,840 --> 00:16:24,119 Speaker 1: your Paralympic experience. 344 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 2: How touching it's been to be here surrounded by my friends, 345 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:32,600 Speaker 2: my family, the coaches, the staff. I just went to 346 00:16:32,640 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 2: watch the pair of Alipine super g today. I've never 347 00:16:36,280 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 2: had so much fun in my life, cheering and just 348 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:42,560 Speaker 2: feeling so proud for my teammates. It just give me 349 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,080 Speaker 2: a taste how my parents. It's the little taste how 350 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:50,440 Speaker 2: my parents might feel. And this environment has been more 351 00:16:50,480 --> 00:16:52,200 Speaker 2: fun than I thought it would be, and I'm really 352 00:16:52,280 --> 00:16:53,400 Speaker 2: enjoying it. Yeah. 353 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:54,920 Speaker 1: My producer, Alex and I were just out at the 354 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: Olympics for all three weeks. Out there. We spent part 355 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:00,040 Speaker 1: of our time at Courtina, which is super cute. Have 356 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:01,800 Speaker 1: you gotten to explore the town much? 357 00:17:02,480 --> 00:17:04,720 Speaker 2: Last night I finally got out into town for the 358 00:17:04,760 --> 00:17:08,479 Speaker 2: first time. I was pretty focused beforehand, and now that 359 00:17:08,640 --> 00:17:11,480 Speaker 2: we have a few days off, I think I'm going 360 00:17:11,560 --> 00:17:14,439 Speaker 2: to go explore the mountain a bit and hopefully the 361 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 2: town with my family. So cool. Yeah, if you have 362 00:17:17,560 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 2: any recks, let me know. Well. 363 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: The wreck is that there's like a place open for 364 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,040 Speaker 1: lunch after one pm, so you just have to get 365 00:17:24,080 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: in the line, but it moves pretty fast. It's like 366 00:17:26,119 --> 00:17:28,400 Speaker 1: right in the middle of town. But yeah, they they 367 00:17:28,440 --> 00:17:30,919 Speaker 1: didn't decide to keep things open for the hundreds of 368 00:17:31,040 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 1: thousands of people coming. They just they just did their 369 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,040 Speaker 1: usual Italian thing, nice little mid days. He has to 370 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:39,679 Speaker 1: nobody needs to eat lunch after one pm except for 371 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:41,639 Speaker 1: me and Alex, like every single day, so we went 372 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:44,440 Speaker 1: to the same place every day. But no, it's just awesome. 373 00:17:44,480 --> 00:17:46,840 Speaker 1: It's just awesome to walk around. How's your athlete village there? 374 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,240 Speaker 1: We didn't get a chance to check that out. 375 00:17:48,560 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 2: Athlete village pretty cool, obviously, I have nothing to compare 376 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:55,159 Speaker 2: it to. I like the energy in the village a lot. 377 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:58,800 Speaker 2: I feel like a lot closer to all the snowboard groups, 378 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:01,919 Speaker 2: like I've known them for a while. They're always so kind. 379 00:18:02,320 --> 00:18:05,400 Speaker 2: But now that we just see each other for breakfast 380 00:18:05,520 --> 00:18:09,479 Speaker 2: before the race and dinner sometimes I've just been feeling 381 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 2: like one big snowboard family. And then getting to hang 382 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,440 Speaker 2: out with my other team USA teammates on the Alipine 383 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:17,200 Speaker 2: and curling team has been really special as well. 384 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:19,440 Speaker 1: Did you decorate your room with stuff from back home? 385 00:18:19,960 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 2: No? I didn't bring a lot of stuff from back home, 386 00:18:22,640 --> 00:18:24,960 Speaker 2: knowing I would get a lot of stuff. Yeah, but 387 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:28,000 Speaker 2: I'm starting to decorate. I put an American flag up 388 00:18:28,040 --> 00:18:30,639 Speaker 2: after I got set silver and my race and I 389 00:18:30,680 --> 00:18:34,080 Speaker 2: got the American flag, and then one of my fans, 390 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:37,359 Speaker 2: me and Brenda's fans, drew me a little cat painting, 391 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:38,760 Speaker 2: so I put that up. 392 00:18:39,280 --> 00:18:40,879 Speaker 1: Are you a cat mom or was that just a 393 00:18:40,960 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 1: random selection by that fan? 394 00:18:42,800 --> 00:18:46,240 Speaker 2: I love cats. I wouldn't say I'm a cat mom yet. 395 00:18:46,280 --> 00:18:48,400 Speaker 2: I'd say my cats and my brothers because my parents 396 00:18:48,480 --> 00:18:52,080 Speaker 2: still have them. Okay, but a big cat person love it. 397 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:54,880 Speaker 1: Are you doing any pin trading in the athlete village 398 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,159 Speaker 1: or when you're around at your events. 399 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm having a lot of fun pin trading. Not 400 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,679 Speaker 2: super hardcore about it like some of my teammates, but 401 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 2: I love getting them from other athletes and collecting the 402 00:19:05,560 --> 00:19:06,360 Speaker 2: different countries. 403 00:19:06,560 --> 00:19:06,840 Speaker 1: Yeah. 404 00:19:07,040 --> 00:19:11,960 Speaker 2: Also pins are currency here. I used pins when I 405 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:14,240 Speaker 2: forgot my credential to get back to the start of 406 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:18,879 Speaker 2: my race. I used pins to go, say how to 407 00:19:18,920 --> 00:19:22,400 Speaker 2: a teammate today to get in the finish coral. They 408 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 2: really they get you stuff. They're truly currency here. 409 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's like being in jail. You know, you got 410 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,400 Speaker 1: to figure out what you can trade to get those 411 00:19:29,400 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 1: things that you need from the outside world. 412 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:31,960 Speaker 2: It's crazy. 413 00:19:32,359 --> 00:19:34,320 Speaker 1: We did a lot of pin trading ourselves to get 414 00:19:34,359 --> 00:19:36,359 Speaker 1: into things or find our way to things that we 415 00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,879 Speaker 1: wanted and needed. We've been sent on missions when we 416 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,959 Speaker 1: were out at the Olympics, finding out things like on 417 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: the ground that people wanted to know. And one of 418 00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: the things people wanted to know about the Paralympics. I 419 00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:47,040 Speaker 1: don't know if you'll be able to help us, but 420 00:19:47,040 --> 00:19:49,760 Speaker 1: if you've been wandering on the athlete village, going into 421 00:19:49,760 --> 00:19:52,679 Speaker 1: all the different activations in spaces, people wondered if you 422 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:55,840 Speaker 1: also had a big bowl of condoms at the Paralympics 423 00:19:55,920 --> 00:19:58,280 Speaker 1: and has it run out immediately just like it did 424 00:19:58,280 --> 00:19:58,960 Speaker 1: at the Olympics. 425 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,720 Speaker 2: Yes, so I've been asked this by all my friends too, 426 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,400 Speaker 2: because I want a Paralympic branded con Yes, that would 427 00:20:05,400 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 2: be sick. But I think I saw a box that 428 00:20:10,160 --> 00:20:12,919 Speaker 2: looked like it would have been in there in the 429 00:20:12,960 --> 00:20:16,199 Speaker 2: resource center, and it wasn't. But then I was getting 430 00:20:16,320 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 2: doing doping testing yesterday and I was busy, but I 431 00:20:20,080 --> 00:20:22,240 Speaker 2: saw a sign that said free condoms here. I ain't 432 00:20:22,240 --> 00:20:24,080 Speaker 2: go ask, but I need to go back, just because 433 00:20:24,119 --> 00:20:25,760 Speaker 2: all my friends want the svies, you. 434 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:27,919 Speaker 1: Know, Yeah, you need to get one. The one at 435 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:30,960 Speaker 1: the Olympics even had Tina and Milo on the box, 436 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:32,639 Speaker 1: and so I was like, oh, it feels like they're 437 00:20:32,640 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: helping promote safe sex. So you got you gotta get 438 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:38,640 Speaker 1: one of those for sure. You know, like I said 439 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: at the beginning, it didn't take you long to win 440 00:20:40,560 --> 00:20:43,159 Speaker 1: your first medal. You're only twenty years old. You are 441 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:47,359 Speaker 1: thirty plus years younger than Cecil Hernandez Souit bested you 442 00:20:47,600 --> 00:20:50,679 Speaker 1: in your snowboard cross race. So can you see yourself 443 00:20:50,680 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: doing thirty more years of racing? 444 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 2: Probably not, Probably not thirty more years of racing. I 445 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:02,160 Speaker 2: have so much I want to do in snowboarding within 446 00:21:02,240 --> 00:21:05,400 Speaker 2: the realm and just keep getting better. We'll see where 447 00:21:05,440 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 2: the parasport goes, but I definitely want to branch out. 448 00:21:10,800 --> 00:21:13,040 Speaker 2: Racing right now is so fun and it's making me 449 00:21:13,040 --> 00:21:15,240 Speaker 2: a better rider. I'm not going to stop anytime soon, 450 00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:18,960 Speaker 2: but I've got ideas for the future that might take 451 00:21:18,960 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 2: me a little bit away from racing at some point. 452 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:23,679 Speaker 1: Do any of them involve a skateboard, because I know 453 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:27,800 Speaker 1: some athletes transition from snowboard to skateboard. Maybe ever do that. 454 00:21:28,320 --> 00:21:31,920 Speaker 2: I love skateboarding, but all my ideas do involve the snowboards, okay, 455 00:21:31,960 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 2: just on different types of durin Okay. 456 00:21:33,920 --> 00:21:36,000 Speaker 1: Well, yeah, because we've seen that you've been trying to 457 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: master a three sixty. And as it stands right now, 458 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:42,440 Speaker 1: Paralympic snowboarding only includes two racing disciplines, different from the 459 00:21:42,480 --> 00:21:45,119 Speaker 1: Olympics where snowboarding has some racing events but also a 460 00:21:45,119 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 1: lot of park based events. And I know you said 461 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: you started doing some of the slopestyle stuff. Would you 462 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,480 Speaker 1: want to see pair of snowboarding expand into park style 463 00:21:52,520 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: comps like halfpipe or slope style at some point in 464 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: the future. 465 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, of course. It's really funny. When I first was 466 00:21:58,880 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 2: introduced to my club coach, I sent him an email. 467 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:05,760 Speaker 2: I was like, this pair of snowboard stuff is cool. 468 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:08,359 Speaker 2: If I trained with you guys, can I also ride 469 00:22:08,359 --> 00:22:13,360 Speaker 2: park so that's my passion our sport. It's far from 470 00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:17,440 Speaker 2: having a park event just Paara. That would be fun 471 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 2: for people to watch, because everyone right now is focused 472 00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 2: in racing. We're already short on numbers, but I see 473 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 2: definitely halfpipe or slope style in the future for sure, 474 00:22:29,480 --> 00:22:32,520 Speaker 2: but we'll just see what happens with it. 475 00:22:32,760 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: You talk about the numbers, do you feel like what 476 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 1: it has done for you and now, especially that you're 477 00:22:38,520 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 1: a Paralympic medalist, that you want to help evangelize for 478 00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: more folks to get into pair of snowboarding. 479 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 2: Yes, definitely. I work as an adaptive snowboard instructor when 480 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,720 Speaker 2: I can, and I think I can come on too 481 00:22:51,720 --> 00:22:54,400 Speaker 2: strong sometimes, but when I see a student with promise, 482 00:22:55,119 --> 00:22:58,760 Speaker 2: I try to get them to compete for sure, anyone 483 00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 2: who has the drive in the passion, and I would 484 00:23:01,320 --> 00:23:03,919 Speaker 2: love to love to help you and tell you the 485 00:23:04,000 --> 00:23:06,800 Speaker 2: right people to get into this sport because it's so fun, 486 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:10,040 Speaker 2: it's such a beautiful community and we really want to 487 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:12,640 Speaker 2: grow it. I would really hate to see people out 488 00:23:12,640 --> 00:23:14,800 Speaker 2: there who want to start but just don't know how 489 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 2: or don't have the right contacts. 490 00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,840 Speaker 1: So yeah, I love that you're overly aggressive. I remember 491 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,440 Speaker 1: as a kid, anytime there was an adult who told 492 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:24,800 Speaker 1: me I was good at something, or who would reinforced 493 00:23:24,880 --> 00:23:27,480 Speaker 1: my belief that I was good at something, it was 494 00:23:27,520 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: a massive game changer for me. I think you're probably 495 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: giving that gift to people too, so keep it up. 496 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:35,280 Speaker 1: I like to hear it before I let you go. 497 00:23:35,280 --> 00:23:37,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to talk about your teammate Brenda Huckabee. You 498 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,240 Speaker 1: mentioned her earlier. She was one of the people that 499 00:23:39,280 --> 00:23:41,800 Speaker 1: gave you a big old hug after your Silver Metal wins. 500 00:23:41,800 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: So what has her support been like and how do 501 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:46,080 Speaker 1: you feel about, you know, supporting her in turn at 502 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 1: these games. 503 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, that hug at the end from Brenna meant so much, because, 504 00:23:52,000 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 2: for one thing, Brenda has become a really, really good 505 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:59,040 Speaker 2: friend of mine. But in that moment, I was kind 506 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:02,719 Speaker 2: of like, it's Brianna Huckabee. I went back to almost 507 00:24:02,760 --> 00:24:08,080 Speaker 2: when I first met her. She's so supportive and truly 508 00:24:08,359 --> 00:24:12,520 Speaker 2: an amazing snowboarder. I was watching her at the course, 509 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:14,639 Speaker 2: trying to learn from her the night before the race, 510 00:24:15,040 --> 00:24:17,720 Speaker 2: and I was just mesmerized by some of the movements 511 00:24:17,760 --> 00:24:21,679 Speaker 2: she was making. It just blows me away what she 512 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,880 Speaker 2: does to compensate for having no knee. There's so much 513 00:24:24,920 --> 00:24:30,440 Speaker 2: to learn from Brenna, and I'm so grateful that who 514 00:24:30,480 --> 00:24:32,679 Speaker 2: I believe is truly the greatest of all time in 515 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,480 Speaker 2: this sport is my teammate and friend. 516 00:24:35,800 --> 00:24:38,200 Speaker 1: I love that. Well, good luck to you on Saturday. 517 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: We're excited to watch and congrats on already getting that medal. 518 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 2: Thank you so much, Sarah. Pleasure to talk to you awesome. 519 00:24:48,720 --> 00:24:50,480 Speaker 1: Thanks again to Kate for taking the time to hang 520 00:24:50,520 --> 00:24:52,640 Speaker 1: out with us. We got to take another break when 521 00:24:52,640 --> 00:25:04,360 Speaker 1: we come back. A review of a review. Welcome back slices. 522 00:25:04,400 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: We love that you're listening, but we want you to 523 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,520 Speaker 1: get in the game every day too, So here's our 524 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: good game play of the day. Friend of the Show, 525 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:12,200 Speaker 1: Katie Barnes has a nice long feature on ESPN dot 526 00:25:12,200 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: com about Iowa state superstar Audie Crooks. Worth your time. 527 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:17,919 Speaker 1: Give it a read via the link in our show notes. 528 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:20,119 Speaker 1: We always love to hear from you, so hit us 529 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:23,000 Speaker 1: up on email good game at wondermedianetwork dot com or 530 00:25:23,080 --> 00:25:25,200 Speaker 1: leave us a voicemail at eight seven two two oh 531 00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:28,320 Speaker 1: four fifty seventy and don't forget to subscribe a rate 532 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: and review, y'all, It's easy watch Slice Danielle sharing how 533 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:36,000 Speaker 1: the show brings together a thespian and a jock, rating 534 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 1: five out of five stars for warming the cockles of 535 00:25:38,440 --> 00:25:42,560 Speaker 1: our cold black hearts. Review. Slice Danielle wrote in to say, 536 00:25:42,560 --> 00:25:45,080 Speaker 1: in part quote, Good Game has quickly become one of 537 00:25:45,080 --> 00:25:47,600 Speaker 1: my favorite podcasts. It has been my go to listen 538 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 1: when I have to pick up my preteen daughter from 539 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:53,399 Speaker 1: her theater practices, I mean rehearsals. My daughter is fully 540 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: a theater kid and does not care one bit about sports, 541 00:25:55,840 --> 00:25:57,880 Speaker 1: no matter how hard I try to get her interested. 542 00:25:58,200 --> 00:26:00,960 Speaker 1: The closest she's come to doing sports is boreography forget 543 00:26:00,960 --> 00:26:02,440 Speaker 1: your head in the game, when she was in high 544 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:06,200 Speaker 1: school musical and had to do basketballography. After a few 545 00:26:06,200 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: weeks of picking her up multiple nights a week from rehearsal, 546 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: she started becoming more engaged with what was happening in 547 00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:13,439 Speaker 1: the podcast, actually listening to the podcast with me and 548 00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:15,920 Speaker 1: asking questions about sports and the players who were on 549 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:18,520 Speaker 1: as guests. She's even asked, can you play the Sarah 550 00:26:18,560 --> 00:26:21,560 Speaker 1: Spain podcast which I have gladly obliged, even if I 551 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,280 Speaker 1: had already listened that day. Unlike my wife, I am 552 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,520 Speaker 1: not a theater kid by any means. While I love 553 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,000 Speaker 1: musical theater, I've never been in a show. I cannot dance, 554 00:26:29,040 --> 00:26:30,719 Speaker 1: and my singing should only be heard in a car 555 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: or shower. Your podcast has created a space where my 556 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:35,840 Speaker 1: daughter and I can bond and create memories around sports. 557 00:26:36,119 --> 00:26:37,879 Speaker 1: So I wanted to say thank you for helping us 558 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: create this new bond between us and memories. I know 559 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: I'll cherish end quote. Thank you for that, Danielle. I 560 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 1: love it so much, especially as a singing thespian who 561 00:26:46,840 --> 00:26:49,159 Speaker 1: also did the sports. I really did get in to 562 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:51,520 Speaker 1: break together all the things I love in your car rides, 563 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 1: and I always dig when parents let their kiddos listen 564 00:26:53,840 --> 00:26:56,160 Speaker 1: to the show and the end of show f bombs. 565 00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,160 Speaker 1: Now it's your turn, slices, be like Danielle and rate 566 00:26:59,280 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: and review. Thanks for listening, See you tomorrow. Good game, Kate, 567 00:27:03,440 --> 00:27:06,560 Speaker 1: good game, Philly and Brooklyn unrivaled fans for counterbalancing those 568 00:27:06,600 --> 00:27:10,560 Speaker 1: low TV numbers. 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