Benji Alexander is back on the podcast to talk about becoming Jamaica’s first Olympian alpine ski racer; his experience in Beijing and his race runs; competition and representation at the Olympic games; and more.
TOPICS & TIMES:
- Update since our last podcast (3:09)
- What was your mission? (7:32)
- What happened after you qualified?(10:48)
- Being at the games (15:16)
- The skiing & training runs (19:15)
- Snow conditions (22:53)
- Benji’s race runs (24:16)
- The pressure to succeed (29:47)
- Media response after skiing (32:32)
- Competition & representation (42:26)
- How to increase diversity & participation (46:56)
- Changing the qualifications requirements? (53:24)
- What's next? (56:55)
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