{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5a305be5d97c54ea788d100b/5ce3660e7cbe60fc61effa8f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Travis Ganong: U.S. Ski Racer + Backcountry & Big-Mtn Skier","description":"<p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/travisganong/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Travis Ganong</a> might be the most well-rounded<strong> </strong>skier in the world (just listen to this conversation), and he is certainly one of the most passionate. He’s a Team U.S.A. downhiller and Super G racer that is also obsessed with backcountry touring and big-mtn skiing, so we talk about all of it: racing &amp; training; catching the attention of Shane McConkey as a kid; backcountry skiing; and more.</p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><ul><li>Training in Tahoe City (1:02)</li><li>How has gym training for ski racing evolved? (2:23)</li><li>The fitness of skiers vs. other athletes (7:10)</li><li>Are you preparing for specific courses you’ll compete on? (13:11)</li><li>Where have you improved the most: physically, technically, or mentally? (19:25)</li><li>Growing up in a family of skiers (22:04)</li><li>Temptation to stop racing / a key point in Travis’ racing career (30:27)</li><li>Which skiers did you look up to the most? (34:23)</li><li>Seasonal weight fluctuations / recovering from a blown out knee (37:19)</li><li>Does the American DH squad have team goals? (41:25)</li><li>Hyper-specialization &amp; ski racing (43:40)</li><li>Travis the park skier?? (47:22)</li></ul>","author_name":"BLISTER"}