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  • S2,E32: Amelia Smart

    S2,E32: Amelia Smart
    2025/03/06
    In this episode of the Skiing is Believing podcast, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and I had the privilege to welcome Canadian slalom star, Amelia Smart to the show. Smart shared with us her overall impressions of her season as well as the programme for the last part of the campaign, starting with the WC slalom from Åre on Sunday. She spoke to us about growing up in Canada having first put on skis in British Columbia, where she lives to this day. Amelia also told us how it feels to be in such a strong Canadian contingent with the likes of Laurence St-Germain and Ali Nullmeyer, who we spoke to in April. Amelia also spoke honestly about what she believes she can achieve in the coming years and shared her ambitions to return the top of her game in the coming seasons. This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news and content now. Hit this link for all the latest from Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/ This episode is also brought to you by Ski Cosmos. They're a ski racing centre based in Vancouver with the opportunity to try, test and train on some of the best off-snow training in the industry. We are part of the Ski Podcast Network, teaming up with Iain Martin and The Ski Podcast. You can head to Iain's page on your preferred podcast provider and catch all 240 episodes of his podcast now. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram or YouTube where all of our content is situated. You also encourage you to contact us with any suggestions, improvements or congratulations via email, using mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com
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    56 分
  • S2,E31: Kvitfjell, Kranjska & Felix Rösle

    S2,E31: Kvitfjell, Kranjska & Felix Rösle
    2025/03/03
    In this episode, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and I reviewed this weekend's five WC races with the women enjoying speed in Kvitfjell and men the tech events in Kranjska Gora. Part One: we chatted about the next generation of female speedsters we witnessed come to the top of their game this weekend and the competition they will provide for the seasoned professionals. With Emma Aicher scoring her first WC podium and win in the downhills we analysed her chances of being a future overall champion. Part Two: we discussed the double win for the King of Kranjska, Henrik Kristoffersen and his return of form this season as well as the recent "off-colour" GS performances of a certain, Marco Odermatt. Alan gave his thoughts on another dominant weekend for the Norwegians. Part 3: our conversation with the new World Junior Downhill champion, Felix Rösle, from Germany who I spoke to last Friday night. This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news and content now. Hit this link for the latest from Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/ We are part of the Ski Podcast Network, teaming up with Iain Martin and The Ski Podcast. You can head to Iain's page on your preferred podcast provider and catch all 240+ episodes of his podcast now. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram where all of our content is situated. You can also contact us via email, using mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com
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    47 分
  • S2,E30: Žan Kranjec

    S2,E30: Žan Kranjec
    2025/02/27
    In this episode, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, I had the phenomenal opportunity to chat with Slovenian GS legend, Žan Kranjec. He shared his insights and thoughts on his season so far and what he wants to improve before the 24/25 campaign is over. Žan also spoke, in detail, about his opinion on skiing, Ski Racing and their popularity at his home of Slovenia. We also got a bit technical discussing the Rossi's, that Žan has now been with for 16 years, and how they've elevated his game. We also chatted about further goals regarding the Olympics as he hopes to go one step better than his silver in Beijing, in Italy next February. It was a fantastic conversation with one of the very best and most consistent current racers in the business. Alan and I also gave our previews and predictions for this weekends five races, with the women back on speed in Kvitfjell and the men racing tech in Kranjska Gora. (No prizes for correctly guessing who I picked) This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news and content now. Hit this link for the latest from Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/ We are part of the Ski Podcast Network, teaming up with Iain Martin and The Ski Podcast. You can head to Iain's page on your preferred podcast provider and catch all 240 episodes of his podcast now. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram where all of our content is situated. You can also contact us via email using, mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com
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  • S2,E29: A historic weekend with Charlie Guest

    S2,E29: A historic weekend with Charlie Guest
    2025/02/25
    In this episode, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and I reviewed this weekends five races as the WC circuit returned, we were also joined by former British slalom expert, Charlie Guest. We discussed the dominant and aggressive Skiing that brought Brignone a further 2 WC GS wins in Sestriere and the record breaking 100th WC win for Mikaela Shiffrin, in some depth. Hit this link to donate to the Share Winter Foundation that, with Shiffrin, has been set up so young people can get on the slopes in the USA, that might not always be able to: https://sharewinterfoundation.org/?form=donate Alan and I also analysed another dominant weekend for the Swiss, who got a DH clean sweep on Saturday and 1-2 in Sunday's Super-G. Hear at the end of the episode how big Odermatt's lead has been stretched to at the top of the overall standings. This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news and content now. Hit this link for all the latest from Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/ We are part of the Ski Podcast Network, teaming up with Iain Martin and The Ski Podcast. You can head to Iain's page on your preferred podcast provider and catch all 240 episodes of his podcast now. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram or YouTube where all of our content is situated. You can also contact us via email using, mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com
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    54 分
  • Bonus: WC catch-up & Ed Guigonnet

    Bonus: WC catch-up & Ed Guigonnet
    2025/02/20
    In this episode, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, I chatted with British prospect Ed Guigonnet, who joined me from Kronplatz at the weekend. He shared his story, having been born and raised in the south of France and spending his first year FIS with the French team before making the early switch of allegiances to British. He also gave his thoughts on the current WC scene as well as the recent World Championships in Saalbach. Ed also shared with us the progress he has made this season and hopes to make moving into the next couple of campaigns. Alan and I also shared our important preview and predictions ahead of the return of the FIS World Cup tour as the Men's speed returns to Crans Montana and Sestriere hosts Women's tech action again. This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news and content now. Hit this link for all the latest from Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/ We are now part of the Ski Podcast Network, teaming up with Iain Martin and The Ski Podcast. You can head to Iain's page on your preferred podcast provider and catch over 235 episodes of his podcast now. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram or YouTube where all of our content is situated. You can also contact us via email, using mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com
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    54 分
  • WSC,Ep.9: Swiss win the Slalom again

    WSC,Ep.9: Swiss win the Slalom again
    2025/02/17
    In this episode, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and I join you from Norway and reviewed the Men's slalom won by Loïc Meillard and Switzerland, as their dominance rules again at these World Championships. We also analysed the medals wins for both Atle Lie McGrath and Linus Strasser as well as the superb performances from the two Brits you got in the finish, with both Dave and Billy in the top 15. We concluded the episode with the final table time and a quick chat about just how good these World Championships have been, from the Mecca of ski racing in Salzburgerland, Austria. This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news and content now. We are now part of the Ski Podcast Network, teaming up with Iain Martin and The Ski Podcast. You can head to Iain's page on your preferred podcast provider and catch all 238 episodes of his podcast now. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram or YouTube where all of our content is situated. You can also contact us via email, using mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com
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    19 分
  • WSC,Ep.8: Austria take Men's GS gold but Swiss win Women's slalom

    WSC,Ep.8: Austria take Men's GS gold but Swiss win Women's slalom
    2025/02/15
    In this episode, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and I reviewed the last two days of action in Saalbach at the World Ski Championships. We analysed the Raphael Haaser masterclass in a career best GS run to take gold ahead of the Swiss. However, it was the Swiss who came out on top today in the women's slalom, winning gold and silver through Cami Rast and Wendy Holdener. Alan and I discussed some big performances on the big day at the World Champs and the impressive displays we saw from some of the young British racers, most magnificently, Reece Bell, finishing 20th today. We also previewed and predicted the final event of the championships with the Men's slalom, where anybody could take the medals. This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news and content now. Here is a link to the latest from Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/ We are now part of the Ski Podcast Network, teaming up with Iain Martin and The Ski Podcast. You can head to Iain's page on your preferred podcast provider and catch all 237 episodes of his podcast now. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram or YouTube where all of our content is situated. You can also contact us via email, using mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com
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    38 分
  • WSC,Ep.7: Dominant Brignone gets the gold in GS

    WSC,Ep.7: Dominant Brignone gets the gold in GS
    2025/02/13
    In this episode, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and I were joined by FIS TV & Eurosport commentator, Ian Findlay, to review today's Women's World Championships GS in Saalbach. After Robinson had charged, Brignone did too to take gold and we review the inspiration runs that the 34 year old Italian pit down, to win. We also discuss the upcoming generation with the likes of Robinson, Colturi, Ljutic and Richardson all in the top 10 today. Whilst there were big margins between a lot of the racers, we also dissect the successful day at the office for the British female GS team. Alan, Ian and I previewed tomorrow's Men's GS and our selections may surprise you as Ian takes a deeper dive into the Team Combined that was first competed in, earlier in the week. This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news and content now. Check out all their latest using this link: https://skiracing.com/ We are now part of the Ski Podcast Network, teaming up with Iain Martin and The Ski Podcast. You can head to Iain's page on your preferred podcast provider and catch all 240 episodes of his podcast now. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram or YouTube where all of our content is situated. You can also contact us via email using mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com
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    37 分