Camille Balanche on Yeti’s Return to World Cup DH, the State of the Sport, Injuries, & More

Camille Balanche had an outstanding 2022 race season, winning the World Cup Overall title, and carried that momentum into 2023 before a horrifying crash in Andorra ended her season. We sat down with Cami to talk about her recovery and continued injury struggles in 2024; her move to Yeti and their re-emergence in World Cup Downhill; the state of the sport and the myriad rule changes for this season; how much longer she hopes to keep racing; and a whole lot more. RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Join Us! Blister Summit 2025 TOPICS & TIMES: Cami’s move to Yeti (2:30) Learning about the 2025 rule changes (8:02) Qualifying in 2025 (13:22) Team status & restructuring (15:53) Pay in women’s DH (20:06) Re-establishing Yeti in World Cup DH (22:47) Cami’s monster crash in Andorra & returning to form (27:40) Cami’s 2024 season & injury struggles (29:59) The conversations around head injuries & how to better care for them (37:22) Cami’s goals for 2025 (42:26) The 2025 race calendar (44:06) How much longer will Cami race? (45:59) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.