Life as a pro skier with Erik Read and Trevor Philp

Life as a pro skier with Erik Read and Trevor Philp

I chat to Olympic and world cup Skiers Eric Read and Trevor Philp where they tell me about the road to the top of the slopes and they share some similarities with tennis.

We cover

- Growing up / choosing skiing over Tennis
- Junior Skiing scene
- Joining the National Team
- NCAA Champions
- Expenses as Skier / The Team
- Team sport or individual sport?
- The different skiing events
- Olympics versus the World Cup
- Typical Ski Day
- Shutting off
- Can you make money?
- Planning for the Future
- Canada V The States/Europe/Russia
- Accidents


Brought to you by
Asics

Asics understands the importence of movement and the positive impact it has on our mental wellbeing. It also is committed to the Japanese principle of "Kaizen" or continuous improvement.

Our motto at Functional Tennis is to get 1% Better Everyday and we believe this makes a great partnership with Asics.

Also it has the best tennis shoes in the game 😉

Spotify \ apple \ google
🔊 On all apps

Our podcast is available on all your favourite apps. Simply search for the Functional Tennis Podcast or tap the button below.

The Functional Tennis Podcast brought to you by Fabio Molle. Listen to coaches, players and experts at the top of the tennis game who bring you advice and stories from their wealth of tennis experience and success.