American Downhiller

Feb 04 2024 31 ep. 48 mins 8
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Welcome to the American Downhillers Podcast! Here, Olympians share our thoughts on each Skiing World Cup Downhill stop. We'll share stories, dissect each course and how to win it, and give you our preview of who will ski their way to victory each race. Videos for every episode on skiracing.com !

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Kilde on Kvitfjell, his Injury and Becoming a Speed Skier

Feb 04 2024 57 mins  
Injury Update, the Kvitfjell Course and developing into a Speed skierThe American Downhillers caught up with Norwegian Speed Demon Aleks Kilde in a Hospital in Innsbruck for this week’s podcast ahead of Kilde’s home Downhill Kvitfjell. They first got the inside scoop on his injuries from his crash in Wengen and his honest prognosis going forward. They then talked about his skii

Cougs on Cortina and Becoming a Speed Skier

Jan 22 2024 39 mins  
This week on the American Downhiller Podcast we turn our attention to Cortina - the Women’s Favorite Course and interview the Stifel US Ski Team’s newest speed star – Lauren Macuga! “Cougs” is coming off a career-best 10th place in the Super-G in Altenmarkt and sets her sights on the 2026 Olympic Course this week in Italy.Cougs is part of the US Women’s speed team which

Didier Cuche - the King of Kitzbuhel

Jan 13 2024 57 mins  
The King of Kitz, Didier Cuche joins Daron, AJ, Marco and LEW for a super interesting and revealing breakdown of the most famous and dangerous Downhill on the World Cup circuit. Didier won on the Streif a record FIVE times with his first coming in 1998 and the last three coming in in 2010, 2011 & 2012! He shares his thoughts and secrets to this iconic track and lets us inside h

The Lauberhorn Breakdown and Gliding Secrets

Jan 07 2024 44 mins  
Wengen's Lauberhorn is the longest Downhill on the World Cup circuit and not only presents gliding challenges, but includes legendary sections like the Hundschopf, Canadian Corner, the Kernen-S, the Hanegg Schuss and the Austrian Hole! Tune in and here Daron, AJ, Marco and LEW break down the course, share Wengen secrets and also give a tutorial on How to Glide!!!Other Topics discus

The "Intense & Demanding" Bormio Course with Michael Walchhofer

Dec 26 2023 48 mins  
World Champion and a 19 time World Cup Winner Michael Walchhofer joins the American Downhillers to share his thoughts on the Bormio Course – a course he won THREE times over his career. He also shares his experiences being on the same Austrian Team as Hermann Maier, Stefan Eberharter, Fritz Strobl and Hans Knauss. As he says, “Sometimes we worked together more than others… At

The Secrets and Stories of Val Gardena’s Downhill

Dec 10 2023 54 mins  
One of the famous Canadian Cowboys, Manny Osborne-Paradis joins the American Downhillers for a hilarious and educational Podcast that breaks down this week’s World Cup Downhill in Val Gardena, Italy. Manny won on the Saslong course back in 2009 by crushing the top flats with a secret “Canadian Drift” slide technique that he explains in depth in the podcast. He also talks abou

Dominating Birds of Prey with Olympian Jared Goldberg

Nov 28 2023 51 mins  
The American Downhillers Podcast is BACK for another Season. Hosted by Olympian Speed Demons Doug Lewis, AJ Kitt, Daron Rahlves and Marco Sullivan, this podcast covers everything related to going fast on a pair of skis down the craziest “Abfarht” courses in the World. From Beaver Creek to Kitz. From steep starts to finish fall-aways. From base bevel to best beers. From rookie r

Episode 10 - Erik Arvidsson - AD's Future

Mar 16 2023 59 mins  
Aspen World Cups were exciting and fun and although we did not see an American Downhiller on the Podium, we did see some excitement from the back of pack - in Super-G a couple of Americans ended up in the top 15!!!Our guest today is one of those racers. He scored his best EVER SG result with a 14th starting 52nd!!! He is on the B Team and from Woodside, CA. He was the 2016 Wor

Hans Knauss talks Aspen World Cup DH & Austrians

Feb 28 2023 51 mins  
In this American Downhiller Podcast we are joined by Kitzbuhel Champion Hans Knauss who was also a World Champion Medalist and is now one of the main Commentators for Austria covering the FIS World Cup.Hans and the boys talk about the original America’s Downhill – Aspen’s Aztec Course. This is a Course that played a big role in both LEW’s and AJ’s career as you will hear.

Episode 8 - World Champs with Bronze Medalist Jonna Mendes

Feb 05 2023 45 mins  
As the World Cup takes a break from racing – everyone’s attention turns to the World Championships being held in Courchevel France! Where it’s all about the top three as Medals are on the line! Gold, Silver and Bronze are up for the taking.And our guest today won the Bronze Medal at the 2003 World Championships Super-G held in St. Moritz. She is Jonna Mendes, a two-time Olymp