EPISODE · Aug 17, 2021 · 1H 12M
Benji Alexander’s Bid to Become Jamaica’s 1st Olympic Alpine Ski Racer
from BLISTER Podcast
Benji Alexander is a passionate ski racer and backcountry skier with a stranger-than-fiction backstory. So we talk about how Burning Man got him into skiing; what inspired his Olympic aspirations; the numerous logistics he has had to navigate to make this happen; the financial hurdles that all Olympic hopefuls have to face; and what motivates him to keep pushing forward.TOPICS & TIMES:Benji’s childhood (3:31)From DJ to Skier (7:31)The bid to become Jamaica’s 1st Olympic ski racer (22:26)Financing an Olympic bid (43:25)Benji’s motivation (45:32)Current training program & next steps (55:32)Backcountry skiing & becoming a lifelong skier (1:04:19)RELATED LINKSBenji’s websiteInstagram: @benji.skiBecome a Blister Member Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Benji Alexander is a passionate ski racer and backcountry skier with a stranger-than-fiction backstory. So we talk about how Burning Man got him into skiing; what inspired his Olympic aspirations; the numerous logistics he has had to navigate to make this happen; the financial hurdles that all Olympic hopefuls have to face; and what motivates him to keep pushing forward.TOPICS & TIMES:Benji’s childhood (3:31)From DJ to Skier (7:31)The bid to become Jamaica’s 1st Olympic ski racer (22:26)Financing an Olympic bid (43:25)Benji’s motivation (45:32)Current training program & next steps (55:32)Backcountry skiing & becoming a lifelong skier (1:04:19)RELATED LINKSBenji’s websiteInstagram: @benji.skiBecome a Blister Member Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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