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1:00 Early life in Northampton, U.K 5:30 Introduction to underground garage music and pirate radio (1999 - 2003/4) 8:40 Homesickness and introduction to Asia before back to University 10:44 Genre of music - Deep House, Techno 12:07 From warmer climates of Thailand, Ibiza and the Burning Man desert. How do you get introduced to skiing? 14:57 From introduction to skiing to the worlds biggest stage of winter sports. Why not just enjoy the holiday? 16:35 Send It skiing event meets tech entrepreneurs 18:07 Revelstoke, British Columbia and meeting Gordon Gray. Fearless + no technique = potential 20:00 Why represent Jamaica? 22:25 Benjamin's thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement. 26:47 White privilege and being mixed race in a typically white dominated sport 29:30 Daunting external factors. As a late comer with 5 years experience vs someone who has been on skis since a very young age 31:58 Daunting internal factors. Financial challenges that Olympians face 33:10 Which discipline to choose and why? 36:17 How are you managing the technical aspects of training? 39:30 Being the first Alpine ski racer to represent Jamaica how can the country support you with such a lack of structure to support winter athletes? 42:51 Vanessa May violinist and her winter olympic bid 46:19 Who is advising you and what’s the best advice you have received thus far? 48:37 What are the next steps you need to take before Beijing Winter Olympics 2022? 50:54 What does success mean to you and what happens after the Games? 52:01 When they make a Cool Runnings 2 about your journey - what 3 tracks are on your soundtrack? instagram.com/benji.ski/ www.benjiski.com
If you enjoyed this episode and would like to support the show, you can do so by making a voluntary donation here: supporter.acast.com/holmlands-adventure-podcast
1:00 Early life in Northampton, U.K
5:30 Introduction to underground garage music and pirate radio (1999 - 2003/4)
8:40 Homesickness and introduction to Asia before back to University
10:44 Genre of music - Deep House, Techno
12:07 From warmer climates of Thailand, Ibiza and the Burning Man desert. How do you get introduced to skiing?
14:57 From introduction to skiing to the worlds biggest stage of winter sports. Why not just enjoy the holiday?
16:35 Send It skiing event meets tech entrepreneurs
18:07 Revelstoke, British Columbia and meeting Gordon Gray. Fearless + no technique = potential
20:00 Why represent Jamaica?
22:25 Benjamin's thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement.
26:47 White privilege and being mixed race in a typically white dominated sport
29:30 Daunting external factors. As a late comer with 5 years experience vs someone who has been on skis since a very young age
31:58 Daunting internal factors. Financial challenges that Olympians face
33:10 Which discipline to choose and why?
36:17 How are you managing the technical aspects of training?
39:30 Being the first Alpine ski racer to represent Jamaica how can the country support you with such a lack of structure to support winter athletes?
42:51 Vanessa May violinist and her winter olympic bid
46:19 Who is advising you and what’s the best advice you have received thus far?
48:37 What are the next steps you need to take before Beijing Winter Olympics 2022?
50:54 What does success mean to you and what happens after the Games?
52:01 When they make a Cool Runnings 2 about your journey - what 3 tracks are on your soundtrack?
instagram.com/benji.ski/
www.benjiski.com