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Arc CityDane Spencer, Former World Cup Racer and Coach, on... EverythingDane Spencer, though long since retired from the World Cup, has remained in the thick of American ski racing. He has been behind numerous successful return-to-snow injury comebacks among current U.S. Ski Team athletes, as well as a concerted push through his independent camps to help educate young racers about the finer details of equipment maintenance—in addition to ski technique. Dane was teammates with both Ted Ligety and Bode Miller, so—Arc City protocol—we dug up some fantastic stories. Dane has a million other theories and anecdotes, including one about the time he almost died. And the Sk...2025-04-071h 07Arc CityPaula Moltzan Sends ItPaula Moltzan continues to trend upwards—her bronze medal at the World Championships was just another step. Of course, I ask her about her stellar results recently, but also about her team (one of my favorites on the World Cup), her youth at the slalom factory on Buck Hill in Minnesota, having her husband as her technician, her influence on young skiers, her time off of the US Ski Team attending the University of Vermont, the advice she gets from Mikaela Shiffrin, and her all-out style that gives her fans heart palpitations and sometimes ends with her spinning in a...2025-03-1451 minArc CityBryce Bennett Makes Some Good PointsBryce Bennett does not mince words, which makes him fun to converse with. The tallest man on the World Cup circuit also takes the title for longest Arc City episode to date--but the full listen is worth it, especially his advice to young skiers near the end. Bryce has a keen eye for many aspects of the sport, and we covered a lot of them, including equipment fine-tuning, the high injury rate in World Cup downhill, the US development system, trying to be a leader, and grit, among others. Followers of the infamous 2020 College Skiing debate may be excited...2025-03-051h 33Arc CityColorado Mountain College: An Affordability Model is at Risk of DisappearingAnother year, another ski team on the chopping block. While it’s not certain we can save the Colorado Mountain Ski Team, it’s at least worth telling their story, because they fill a crucial role in the American ski racing world, and they do it quite well. I talked with CMC head coach Scott Tanner and senior ski team member Matthew Macaluso about their team: the success of recent members, its affordability, and all the relevant details concerning its potential dismantling. They got a good thing going on over there in Steamboat Springs, aka: “Ski Town USA.”2025-02-2020 minArc CityCoaching the American Greats with Mike DayMike Day has witnessed a lot of skiing greatness firsthand. He’s coached Bode Miller, Ted Ligety, and Mikaela Shiffrin, among others. And he graciously let us plumb the depths of his knowledge: Bode stories, observations of Hirscher, the common thread through all champions’ mindsets, a hypothetical debate about the skiing improvements in the last 10 years, and many more fully-developed pearls of alpine skiing wisdom. There’s a small Skiing History Nugget at the end, also. Questions, suggestions, and grievances always welcome: arccityjimmy@gmail.com or on Instagram @jimmy_who_15% off at SYN...2025-01-211h 06Arc CityHow to Run a FIS RaceWho makes up the jury? How does timing work? How many people does it take to run a race? There is a lot more to it than meets the eye--and it's surprisingly fun to talk about. John Norton, executive director and alpine program director at NYSEF, runs me through every detail, from chief of race, to ski patrol, to hand-timing scenarios, to FIS codexes and scheduling. Any ski racer worth their salt would enjoy taking the time to peek behind the scenes with this episode.Questions, suggestions, and grievances always welcome: arccityjimmy@gmail.com or...2024-12-081h 06
STALKANT FMS05E01: Jimmy Krupka - potrzebujemy więcej takich ludzi w narciarstwie alpejskim!Siema sportowe świry!
Stalkant w tym roku rozpoczyna 5 sezon nagrywania, więc z tej okazji długo zapowiedziana rozmowa z gościem z zagranicy i na specjalne życzenie naszej rzeszy fanów w języku angielskim. W dzisiejszym premierowym odcinku 5 sezonu zaglądamy za wielką wodę, gdzie znaleźliśmy bratnią podcastową duszę w postaci Jimmego Krupki.
Boomerzy mogą nie wiedzieć, ale Jimmy to gość, który robi świetne edity na insta, jest 55 zawodnikiem rankingu slalomowego, w zeszłym roku debiutował w Pucharze Świata ale przede wszystkim prowadzi - tak jak my - świetny podcast. W swoich rozmowach odkrywa...2024-10-1458 minArc CityTed Ligety, the GAOATThe Greatest Arcer of All Time should need no introduction. (He is a five-time World Champion, two-time Olympic Champion, and the man who tamed the 35-meter GS ski). Ted and I talked about the end of his career in 2021, how his back is doing now, the specific technology that helped him crush his competition, what he thinks of World Cup skiers now, his current endeavor developing skis for DPS, and competitiveness—you do not want to miss his take on “trusting the process” towards the end.Questions, suggestions, and grievances always welcome: arccityjimmy@gmail.com or on...2024-10-1058 minArc CityCollegiate Club Ski Teams (and Middlebury's Lack Theorof)We don’t talk about this enough: there are 128 colleges and universities across the US with a club ski team that competes in USCSA. (Far more than the 22 that compete in the NCAA). It’s a whole universe of fun, low-cost ski racing. First, former Dartmouth club team captain Colton Sankey takes us through the basics of USCSA racing. Then we talk to Noah Willson (19:12), who is currently trying to start a club ski team at Middlebury College—and facing a surprisingly staunch opposition.If you’re interested in helping Noah, you can follow him @middclub...2024-07-0139 minArc CitySasha Rearick on CoachingSasha Rearick has coached Bode Miller, Ted Ligety, Andrew Weibrecht…and most of the U.S. Men’s Team over an 18 year career. Now he’s at Apex2100 in France and more motivated than ever. We talk wacky courses, Sasha’s three core components to going fast, “expressing yourself” through skiing, the mind of Bode Miller, team dynamics, the role of coaches, leading the Apex2100 program, and—as always—so much more. The Skiing History Nugget is about one of the biggest comeback stories in ski racing. Questions, suggestions, and grievances always welcome: arccityjimmy@gmail.com or on Instag...2024-04-081h 01Arc CityAmerican College Ski RacingThere is the potential for an age-limit rule change in NCAA skiing. So I got three veterans of the American ski racing world to help talk through it, and we ended up discussing far more than that. We briefly walked through the history of college ski racing in the US, then we talked about statistics, average ages, the international wave of skiers, the proposed age-limit rule, the balance between the U.S. Ski Team pipeline and college, the former U.S. University Team, high school post-graduate years, the difficulty of college race courses, supplementing training in the off-season, and...2024-03-121h 10Arc CityThe Art of World Cup Ski TuningNo one talks about technicians. Which is curious because they perform the most important job in ski racing aside from actually skiing. Bart Mollin is a technician for American tech skiers AJ Hurt and Nina O’Brien, and Ryan Mooney services Paula Moltzan’s skis. Their squad is steadily gaining in momentum on the World Cup these days. I sat down with both Ryan and Bart (another in-person interview!) and they spilled some secrets, told a few funny stories, discussed being married to your co-worker (Ryan and Paula), and generally scratched every ski racer’s intense itch to know about...2024-02-091h 09Arc CityAtle McGrath, At Long LastThis episode is a year late. No matter: we overcame the broken SD card and recorded a new interview with Atle Lie McGrath. One of the most fun skiers on the World Cup circuit and wise beyond his years, we had a fantastic conversation. He talked through his knee injury sustained at the 2023 World Champs and his recovery plan. We discussed mental health, his team dynamics (including a funny story involving Lucas Braathen), the Norwegian development system (why is it so good right now?!), and the specifics of his equipment (we even get into the numbers). We dove deeply...2023-12-081h 04Arc CityConversing on Climate Change with Julian SchütterWe might as well talk about it, right? Austrian speed skier and climate advocate Julian Schütter visits Arc City (1:57) to work through this often-polarizing topic. We start from the very basic “Is climate change real?” and progress through every tough question I can muster. Julian does not pretend to be a scientist, but he’s well-read on the subject and has conversed deeply about this before, which is partly why I chose to interview him. I also chose him because he is helping lead the movement that is demanding the International Ski Federation (FIS) try harder to reduce emissio...2023-11-071h 10Arc CityThe National Brotherhood of Skiers is Doing The WorkThree years after the world engaged in deep conversations about diversity and inclusion, the topic may have faded for some—but certainly not for the National Brotherhood of Skiers (NBS). In August, nine young Black athletes supported by the NBS attended an elite conditioning and performance education camp at U.S. Ski Snowboard headquarters in Park City, UT. I Zoomed with three athletes on their last night at the camp: alpine skier Fantaye Gilbertson, mogul skier Kennedy Hicks, and Red Bull-sponsored snowboarder LJ Henriquez. We dove right into it and had a conversation that was sometimes deep and sometimes wo...2023-10-2158 minArc CityThe Alice Robinson EffectWe visit Alice Robinson in New Zealand to kick off Arc City's fourth (!) winter. Alice and I sat with a view of Coronet Peak, her home mountain, and hashed it out about everything from her beginnings as a young wide-eyed skier to being a breakout star. Alice also talks about switching ski companies, the struggle to win World Cup races again, and Red Bull’s support. We also have some fun talking about Instagram messages, among other things. Afterwards: some ski racing headlines to get you caught up (40:16).Questions, suggestions, and grievances always welcome: arccityjimmy@gmail.com or...2023-09-2247 min
Arc CityLaurence St. Germain, World ChampTo close out the season the recently-crowned World Champion in slalom, Laurence St. Germain, visits The City. She tells us the story of winning that race—and what it’s like to beat Mikaela Shiffrin. Her story of skiing a World Cup race with no shin guards is another fascinating tale. We talk about her approach to training, which draws on her background as a currently-studying engineer. We discuss the successes—and shortcomings—of Alpine Canada, the difference between men’s and women’s skiing, and much more. The Skiing History Nugget (52:12) is about the (insane) first Quebec Kandahar downhill rac...2023-04-081h 01
Arc CityAJ Ginnis adds to Greek HistoryA couple of days ago I interviewed AJ Ginnis about his miraculous second place finish at the Chamonix World Cup slalom…then he went ahead and won the silver medal at the World Ski Championships. From growing up in Greece to his time in Austria, school in the United States, and ultimately representing Greece on the world stage, we cover AJ’s whole story. His telling of his Chamonix race gave me goosebumps. Then we go on to talk about a host of other topics, and to finish it off AJ answers a few questions from our listeners.Se...2023-02-191h 00
Arc CityDave "The Rocket" RydingHold onto your biscuits! Dave Ryding, Britain’s pride of the FIS Alpine World Cup, visits Arc City (in person!) to talk about his inspiring World Cup victory, his tuning setup, plastic snow, his team dynamic, his newborn baby, his secret to staying young at age 36, his coach’s wild course set at Wengen, his hobbies outside skiing, some fun questions—from listeners like you—at the end, and much more (2:21). The History Nugget this week is about the development of binding safety (42:22).Send questions, comments, and grievances to arccityjimmy@gmail.com or on Instagram @jimmy_who_ !Mor...2023-02-0152 min
Arc CityA Grassroots Model: Lin-Wood Public SchoolOur third season of Arc City opens with a fun, inspiring story about small-town ski racing. We meet Aaron Loukes and Marcus Corey, the high school and middle school coaches at Lin-Wood Public School in Lincoln, New Hampshire (1:54). They have a fantastic model for how to run an affordable public school race program. We discuss everything from the ski swap system in Marcus' attic that helps recycle ski equipment, to the town-owned Kanc Rope Tow, to the vibrant ski racing culture that has been cultivated in Lincoln. We also talk about the important relationships involved, like that of Loon...2023-01-1655 min
Big Picture Skiing PodcastJimmy Krupka - Skiing, Podcasting, Ski Equipment and HustlingJimmy Krupka is a US Ski team athlete with his sights set on being North American Champion this season. In this interview you will discover some interesting insights from this top level skiing athlete.- Favourite drills as a junior ski racer- Growing up at a school where skiing is a big focus- Getting forward all the time in skiing- What he’s learnt from starting his own podcast interviewing other elite ski racers.- Experimenting with ski boot setup.and MORE!!!2022-12-0249 min
Arc CityA State of the Union with Sophie GoldschmidtA conversation with President and CEO of U.S. Ski & Snowboard marks Arc City’s return from summer break. Sophie Goldschmidt has a long, impressive resume in international sports and marketing, but ski racing is a brand new world for her. Goldschmidt tells us about her first year getting to know the sport, what her goals are, and what her understanding of the problems facing ski racing are. She also answers several specific questions, including former CEO Tiger Shaw’s role in the transition of power; the switch from Spyder apparel to the Italian brand Kappa; and staff changes—includ...2022-08-2646 min
Arc CityHip Dragging with River RadamusAs the season comes to a close, River Radamus—a rising American GS star—and I talked shop (2:06). River is well-spoken and has some fascinating perspectives. First, we discuss the role media plays in Olympic ski racing. River tells a fun story about skiing on the same Olympic team as Mikaela Shiffrin. We also cover River’s source of motivation, his Olympic dreams, his hip-drags, and his theory—based on personal experience—about talent vs. hard work. He basically gives a pep-talk to young aspiring ski racers, and we end by talking about ARCO, the foundation he’s starting to tackle th...2022-03-2959 min
Arc CityLuke Winters Is ComingLuke Winters races tonight at the Olympics, and it is high time you learned his name and his story. He’s leading the charge for the American men’s slalom revival, but his path to the World Cup was a bit different than most. We talk about his upbringing, his ability to lay down fast runs on race day, his skill with heavy machinery, and the little details involved in skiing at a World Cup level. And, of course, we discuss the Olympics. After, I read a piece of mail (44:31), then I share a Skiing History Nugget about the tran...2022-02-1553 min
Arc CityTommy Ford, the GS ArtistAfter suffering a brutal crash last year, Tommy Ford is back on skis and making GS arcs. So, to start we have Tommy actually describe what a World Cup arc feels like. Then, we get the official update on his recovery status and his timeline on return-to-racing. We talk about his personal journey from a young, energetic kid to the wiser, more balanced man he is now. Tommy is meticulous with his specific ski set-up, which we discuss. But we also go deeper into the mind and motivation of Tommy, revealing a true thinker—in turn, this episode may gi...2021-12-0943 min
Arc CityThe Stories of Tamara McKinneyIf basketball fans know about Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, then ski racing fans absolutely need know about Tamara McKinney: the first American woman to win the World Cup Overall title, and the only, before Lindsey and Mikaela. First, we hear the story of McKinney's gold medal at the 1989 World Championships, a gripping, multifaceted tale full of life, and death. Then we talk about her ’84 Olympic performance that was defined by media hype—and McKinney uses her own experience to comment on that of Olympic champion Simone Biles’. McKinney talks briefly of her family’s move from Maryland to Nevada t...2021-09-031h 02
Arc CityBreaking Legs with Sam DuPratt(Warning: the crash that broke both Sam's legs will be described (at 5:43). Sam DuPratt (2:45) is a member of the US Ski Team's World Cup speed squad. Despite his horrific injury, Sam maintains a great sense of humor. We talk about everything from the psychology of major injuries, how to best tackle recovery, and some controversial ski technique theories (wait, the fast guys lean back?). Briefly, I ask Sam--who has skied on the National Team, in college, and independently--what the best route for developing athletes is. We close by discussing Sam's greatest fear. The Skiing History nugget this week is...2021-07-3054 min
Arc CityMikaela Shiffrin (and Aleksander Kilde?!)Well folks, this is a big one. Olympic champion, World Champion, and 69-time World Cup winner Mikaela Shiffrin gives us a chunk of her very-busy, Olympic-prepping schedule to talk over Zoom (2:34). First and importantly, we talk about the Jeff Shiffrin Athlete Resiliency Fund (keeptheflamealive.org), which gives direct aid to National Team athletes. The fund is named after Mikaela’s late father, and I ask her a bit about him. Then we try to figure out who Mikaela would be if she didn’t ski race, what it’s like being the person that’s supposed to win every single r...2021-07-2357 min
Into The Woods With Stewart StraussInto The Woods With Stewart Strauss (S3 E16) It's All About The Bass (Part 5)
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On this episode of #ITWWSS we’re going to celebrate Black Music Month, and hear more from some of the best bassists to ever hold an upright, fretless or fretted bass! There will be plenty of great vocals, percussion, drums, horns, guitars, keyboards, instrumentals, live and studio tracks, and (did I mention) bassists?
You’ll hear from Chaka Khan and Rufus, Bill W...2021-06-281h 12
Arc CityTales From Inside the Ski IndustryFor this episode, a slight change of pace. Instead of an athlete, we talk to someone inside the ski industry (2:55). Jake Stevens spent six years running the North American Race Department at Rossignol Group, and now works at a higher, more general position in the company. He gives us his inside insights on everything from cutting-edge ski technologies to how a World Cup racer develops skis to the actual budgeting of a race department. After, we give two young racers, Doum Rainville and Cam Smith, a 5-minute call to hear about the company they founded called Thrival Muscle Recovery (45:10...2021-06-251h 01
Closer MentalityEp. 19: Unavoidable Sports Injuries and "Sending It" with Jimmy KrupkaFor the 19th episode of Closer Mentality, I sat down with Jimmy Krupka, who currently represents US Ski and Snowboard on the Alpine Ski Team. We talked about the issues with unavoidable sports injuries, his rehabilitation, mid-race thought processes, how to "send it", and what it really takes to train for the Winter Olympics.
The link to listen to Arc City: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arc-city/id15419764952021-06-1031 min
Closer MentalityEp. 19: Unavoidable Sports Injuries and "Sending It" with Jimmy KrupkaFor the 19th episode of Closer Mentality, I sat down with Jimmy Krupka, who currently represents US Ski and Snowboard on the Alpine Ski Team. We talked about the issues with unavoidable sports injuries, his rehabilitation, mid-race thought processes, how to "send it", and what it really takes to train for the Winter Olympics.
The link to listen to Arc City: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arc-city/id15419764952021-06-1031 min
Arc CityRalph Green, Paralympian, BadassRalph Green is a Paralympian and one of the best one-legged ski racers ever (1:14). We talk about his incredible back story, from his humble beginnings in Brooklyn to his introduction to skiing and his miraculous, hard-work-pays-off leap to the U.S Ski Team. I ask him about his unique experience jumping into the ski racing world after growing up so far removed from the sport. We dive into the tough questions, like how to bring more diversity to skiing and what it's like being a Black man in a very white sport. For our five-minute call, we dial up...2021-03-231h 03
The Sideline Perspective PodcastRoad to Recovery | Jimmy Krupka, U.S. National Team Ski Racer"Injuries are such a common thing in the sport - if you get through a ski racing career without a major injury, you're probably not pushing it hard enough... I knew it was going to come, and because of that, when I got hurt, I'd already jumped that hurdle of understanding that season ending injuries happen and I was at the point of 'ok, what's next?'"Jimmy Krupka was born in Boston, MA and grew up on the slopes of New England, ultimately attending the Green Mountain Valley School and living nearby in Fayston, VT. He...2021-03-2338 min
Arc CityThe Fearless Breezy JohnsonThings are heating up here in Arc City. Ted Ligety retires (00:36) and World Champs begins. Breezy Johnson has been on fire this season so we give her a call (4:03), and the first question is, what started this podium streak? The answer involves Breezy’s impressive recovery from back-to-back knee injuries and her fearless mentality, which, we learn isn’t as fearless as it seems. Naturally, I ask about her real name, and also how to ski downhill. We dive deep into the coach-athlete relationship, and finally, end with a couple fun questions. Then Breezy brings the call down the hall...2021-02-131h 02
Arc CityRCS: The Cochran Legend Continues Amidst a flurry of serious injuries, including that of your faithful host, we carry on! We have an interview with Ryan Cochran-Siegle (2:30) that was recorded before his gnarly Kitzbühel crash. In reverse-chronological style, we begin by talking about his recent success and how things just ‘clicked.’ We touch on his earlier years and his struggle with injury, then we round it off by discussing his formative years skiing in Vermont as a member of the famous Cochran family—a topic which provides some deeper thinking. This is followed by the now-traditional Skiing History nugget: this time about the Olympic...2021-01-2452 min
Arc CityLucas "The Next One" BraathenThe population of Arc City continues to grow. After the headlines (2:00), we check in with the ever-cool Tommy Ford to ask him about his recent GS podium finish (3:13). Then we a get full, in-depth interview with Lucas Braathen (7:19). The conversation starts with Lucas' latest race performances, and ends with learning who the 20-year-old kid is behind the skier. We cover all that we can in between, including his team dynamic (excluding one key Norwegian), his "new-school" technique, and the lack of media content in ski racing, among other things. Be sure to stick around, as our resident ski-racing-intellectual Edie...2020-12-1259 min
Arc CitySteven Nyman, an American DownhillerWe pick up steam this week, bringing you several fun segments, including the usual headlines (3:20), a quick COVID watch (5:00), a Skiing History nugget (6:15), and a check-in with River Radamus (7:37). Then we get to a full, in-depth interview with the American Downhiller legend himself, Steven Nyman (9:18). He talks of his humble beginnings in Utah and tells a fantastic story about his World Juniors gold medal in slalom. We dive into his relationship with his equipment, his insane ability to come back from injuries, and his young daughter Nell. We wrap things up with a call to Paula Moltzan to congratulate...2020-12-051h 12
Arc CityJulia Mancuso!In his first episode back in the booth, Jimmy talks with Olympian extraordinaire Julia Mancuso (2:12). We touch on everything from Julia’s early years in Tahoe, to the relationship between surfing and skiing. We discuss Julia’s incredible talent for winning medals and go in-depth on the mental and emotional side of competition. We talk retirement, what Julia’s up to now, and finally get a good explanation of her and Lindsey Vonn’s complicated, but strong, friendship. Jimmy also rolls out a fun little Skiing History segment (54:50).(For questions, comments, and grievances, email ArcCityJimmy@gmail.com or DM on...2020-11-251h 01
Ski Racing this WeekWe're Back and Live!Ski Racing Media's official podcast is back! Now hosted by podcaster/athlete Jimmy Krupka and called "Ski Racing this Week," everything is same same but different. First, Jimmy reviews the events in Japan and Crans Montana over the weekend. Then NBC Sports analyst and two-time Olympian Doug Lewis joins the show to help sort through the World Cup season so far (9:25) and look ahead to Hinterstoder and La Thuile this weekend (33:55). Plus, a couple of surprise guests join to talk ski technique, Henrik Kristoffersen's mindset, and more (45:40).2020-02-2700 minSki Racing this WeekHow We Cover the World CupHave you ever wondered how the staff at Ski Racing Media covers the World Cup each season? Sean Higgins and Mackenzie Moran break down just how they get it done during the winter and share a few stories from their adventures on the road. Ski Racing intern and Dartmouth student-athlete Jimmy Krupka is also back with an interview with former NCAA champion and current World Cup skier Brian McLaughlin.2019-04-0300 minSki Racing this WeekWorld Cup Finals and NCAA Wrap-Up with JJ JohnsonThe regular Word Cup season wrapped up last weekend in the Czech Republic and Slovenia, what should you watch for at this week's World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra? NCAA's also finished up last week and Ski Racing Media intern and Dartmouth College Student-Athlete, Jimmy Krupka, sat down with the head alpine coach of the 2019 NCAA champion Utah Utes, JJ Johnson, to get his thoughts on the week of racing in Vermont.2019-03-1300 min