This episode AI interviews me, Mercedes Nicoll, and asks about my training and preparation from my life as a professional snowboarder. I dive into topics of trust, personal trainers, visualization, dancing, ice baths and so much more! DROP IN now to find out how a 4x Winter Olympian trained and prepared! Shout out to all my personal trainers along the way in this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 23, 2023•38 min•Season 11Ep. 92
In the second episode, delve into the people and experiences that influenced Mercedes. This episode can provide context for her journey and growth as an athlete. We dive deeper into Mercedes role models and mentors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 16, 2023•30 min•Season 11Ep. 91
Exploring 4x Winter Olympian and podcast hots Mercedes Nicoll's early life and influences via Chat GPT interview questions. The episode starts off with the classic DROPPING IN 'rapid fire' 10 questions. Mercedes dives deep into what influenced her and how her snowboard career started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 09, 2023•39 min•Season 11Ep. 90
Mercedes loves interviewing guests and will be getting to that again in her 100th episode, but for now, let's introduce series 11. This intro, introduces series 11 and what will be happening for the next 10 episodes. DROP IN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 02, 2023•6 min
This series we chat about growing up in Whistler, BC, Canada. This guest is a brother, son, friend, photographer, graphic designer, sign builder is the fastest skier on the mountain, he is my brother, Phillip Nicoll! DROP IN as we both discuss growing up in Whistler then and now on this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Sep 07, 2023•45 min•Season 10Ep. 89
These girls are history makers! Both working their way up from Provincial teams, for luge, they both made history in 2019 on their home track in Whistler, becoming the first women ever to compete in a World Cup race against the men. These daughters, friends, athletes, Winter Youth Olympic medalists, sliders, are history makers let me introduce Caitlin Nash and Natalie Coreless. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...
Aug 31, 2023•49 min•Season 10Ep. 88
Winter 2021 when Broderick Thompson was 27 years old there was a huge celebration from Canadians as he earned his first career World Cup podium, he became the first Canadian man to stand on a World Cup alpine podium in more than four years. He has now represented Team Canada at 2x Winter Olympics in Alpine skiing racing; Downhill, super G and Alpine combined. You're going to want to DROP IN with this brother, son, athlete, 2x Winter Olympian and amazing Whistler Kid Broderick Thompson. Learn mor...
Aug 24, 2023•36 min•Season 10Ep. 87
Our next guest is a skier that you wouldn’t be able to keep up with. She grew up in Whistler she’s record holder was a member of BC Provincial Team. She competed in Big Mountain Competitions; winning the local Couloir Extreme Race and two Peak to Valley Races. She is an all-round athlete, you can find her mountain biking, hiking, swimming and sailing when the snow isn’t on the ground. Fun fact, her dad is my godfather. DROP IN today with Kelly Booth Jackson! Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Aug 17, 2023•34 min•Season 10Ep. 86
He's a 2x Winter Olympian, X Games history maker being the first Canadian to win gold in men’s halfpipe he’s a 7x World cup medalist, World champion medalist and he’s taken home the 2019 Crystal Globe, that means he was the overall top male halfpipe skier in 2019! DROP IN with this amazing halfpipe skier, Simon d'Artois. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 10, 2023•43 min•Season 10Ep. 85
This Whistler kid is a 3x Winter Olympian racing in the 2006, 2010 and 2014 Winter Games. He was the first Canadian man to win the first medal ever in slalom ski at the 2009 World Championships taking home the bronze. This son, husband, father, author, Olympian, World Championship medalist is a Whistler Kid, let’s DROP IN with Mike Janyk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 03, 2023•38 min•Season 10Ep. 84
This kid is so nice he turned himself into the cops for something the cops weren’t even aware of. He snowboards, skateboards and surfs. He’s head coach of the Whistler Skateboard Club and he actually has a skateboard with his name on it! He’s now a member of the Canadian National Snowboard Team. This episode we drop in with another Smith, Truth Smith. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 27, 2023•27 min•Season 10Ep. 83
Who are the real wild kittens? One is on the Canadian National Snowboard team, and just started competing internationally. The other two are looking to compete in snowboarding internationally soon. These ladies have a lot of life left two of them are 18 years young and the third is just 15 all absolutely crushing it on their boards. These daughters, snowboarders, skateboarders are the Real Wild Kittens DROP IN with Juliette Pelchat, Maggie Crompton and Amalia Pelchat on episode 82. Learn more ab...
Jul 20, 2023•42 min•Season 10Ep. 82
This guest seems to do everything! His family moved to Whistler when he was 12. He's a father, a son, an emcee, host, editor in chief, writer, blogger, director. We have a lot of laughs and amazing stories, including sex tips on this episode, episode 81 with Whistler Kid, Feet Banks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 13, 2023•40 min•Season 10Ep. 81
This guest has a deep connection with Whistler. He is an active volunteer, a son, father, brother, skier, president of Wesgroup and non for profit founder, is someone I was lucky enough to grow up. He's got amazing memories of growing up in Whistler. DROP IN with Beau Jarvis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 06, 2023•33 min•Season 10Ep. 80
Take 2, this is the second series of Whistler kids! Whistler gets a lot of visitors, but for those that don’t know we have almost 12,000 residents, two elementary schools, one private school, and one high school in this pretty sweet community we call Whistler. Whistler does produce a lot of Olympians and athletes. I’m excited to share a second series of Whistler Kids with you. I’ll be chatting with a diverse group of Whistler Kids who grew up in our small Canadian Mountain town, from writers to ...
Jun 29, 2023•9 min•Season 10Ep. 80
Abbie is mother to E.60's guest Canadian Paralympic medalist Mollie Jepsen. Abbie is not only a mother she is a skier, hiker, biker, volunteer that has brought up some amazing kids. On this episode we find out what it takes from the parents side to raise elite athletes. You're going to want to DROP in with Abbie Milavsky. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 08, 2023•34 min•Season 9Ep. 79
This guest is my father he's a brother, husband, skier, golfer, stylish dresser. He was qualified for the GB Winter Olympic Team but broke his leg and was unable to partake. On this episode we debrief on my career as a professional and Olympic snowboarder. This is the first time we have talked about the Games I competed at! DROP IN with me and my dad on episode 78! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 01, 2023•40 min•Season 9Ep. 78
This episode we DROP IN with my mother, she's a wife, ongoing volunteer and best mama bear a gal could ask for. We get into it about my career as a snowboarder, did she watch me compete or not? Find out by DROPPING IN in with my mum, Alix Nicoll. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2023•47 min•Season 9Ep. 77
Jacques Vallee is father to Episode 41's guest Dominique Vallee, Olympian and Chinese Medicine Doctor guest. Jacques shares stories about how his daughter became an Olympian, what it took and what it was like for him to watch her achieve her goals. DROP IN on E. 76 with Jacques. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 18, 2023•29 min•Season 9Ep. 76
Linda Moscovitch is a mother, grandmother, midwife, nurse, Olympic parent could get a call at any moment to help deliver a baby. We have great discussions on the episode about her son, Dylan Moscovitch's career as a figure skater as well as how she raised 4 children with sport as part of their daily lives. DROP IN on E. 75 with Linda for some serious learnings and laughs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 11, 2023•44 min•Season 9Ep. 75
Julie Smith is a daughter, wife, mother of 4, snowboarder, doula, has one of the sweetest families in Whistler. She is mother to Episode 19’s guest Irie Smith, where we learned about environmental impacts. Julie endured a Traumatic Brain Injury while snowboarding. Her goal is to support her community in a way she has felt has been lost in our society. You're going to want to DROP IN with Julie Smith! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
May 04, 2023•40 min•Season 9Ep. 74
I’ve had some amazing guest DROP IN I was curious how they ended up the way they are. I’ve always been asked what did your parents do when you were growing up to become an Olympian? Well, I’ve reached out to some of my guests’ parents to see what it’s like raising a child who has become an elite athlete or all-round amazing person. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 20, 2023•4 min•Season 9Ep. 74
Mike Trauner was declared clinically dead twice. He served in the Canadian Armed Forces for almost 19 years with the 3rd Battalion Royal Canadian Regiment at CFB Petawawa and was injured on December 5th, 2008, when an IED exploded resulting in the loss of both his legs and catastrophically injuring his arms and hands. We DROP in to chat about overcoming adn finding sport as an outlet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...
Nov 24, 2022•25 min•Season 8Ep. 73
This guest enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves as an administration clerk in 1987, she moved her way up to Chief of Nursing Services for the Canadian Armed forces. She has all these acronyms behind her name RN, BSCN, MN CHE, CD, QHN we talk about those, Aeromedical evacuations, the biggest risk shes ever taken, then invictus games and so much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 17, 2022•41 min•Season 8Ep. 72
This guest joined the military, the Royal Canadian Navy in 1999 serving on different units, in 2008 she began to display symptoms of PTSD and anxiety, which subsequently manifested into depression and withdrawal. This episode we discuss being in the Navy, in nature, long hikes, how the Soldier On Program has changed her life for the better and so much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 10, 2022•46 min•Season 8Ep. 71
This episode of DROPPING IN we chat with a husband, father, a decorated Chief Petty Officer who enrolled in the Royal Canadian Navy in 1999 as a Naval Communicator, after being injured he now works for Soldier On. We chat about his time in the Navy, how he has been helping ill/injured Soldiers with the Soldier on program for 9 years and so much more, DROP IN NOW. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 03, 2022•52 min•Season 8Ep. 70
This series, series VIII, we will be DROPPING IN with Soldier On athletes. What is the Soldier On program? It’s a program of the Canadian Armed Forces which contributes to the recovery of ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces members and veterans by providing opportunities and resources through sport, recreational, and creative activities. I can’t wait to DROP IN with these soldiers as they share their stories with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acas...
Oct 20, 2022•3 min
Trevor is a is a father of 2 who has several World Championship All Star awards. He is a Parapan American Games champion and has competed in 4 Paralympic Games for Team Canada in the sport of wheelchair rugby. He is co-captain of Team Canada National Team. He has recently competed in the 2021 World Para Surfing Championships, adding surfing to his impressive resume. DROP IN on E. 69 to find out more about his Paralympic experiences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ...
Sep 08, 2022•41 min•Season 7Ep. 69
Bo Hedges is a 7x National Champion, Para Pan American games medalist, Paralympic champion and gives back to sport in the best ways. Bo is a wheelchair basketball player, listen to his paralympic stories on this episode of DROPPING IN! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 01, 2022•35 min•Season 7Ep. 68
Kate O'Brien is an athlete through and through she was a bobsleigher, and Olympic cyclist, Pan America champion, world record breaker, she is also a Paralympic medalist you're going to want to hear her stories and what her next goals are! Kate is a force! DROP IN ON E.67 with Mercedes and Kate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 25, 2022•58 min•Season 7Ep. 67
