Molly Armanino on Her FWT Win; New Film; Comp Life; Coping with Loss; & More
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4.8 • 560 Ratings
🗓️ 25 February 2025
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
Molly Armanino recently won the FWT comp in Kicking Horse; her new film, Slopes of Change, comes out today; and she is currently in the country of Georgia on hold waiting for the next FWT comp. So Jonathan spoke with Molly about all of the above, plus her relationships with pro skiers McKenna Peterson and Josh Daiek; working with a sports psychologist; and more.
RELATED LINKS
Molly’s Film, Slopes of Change
Molly’s Winning Run @ Kicking Horse
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TOPICS & TIMES:
BLISTER+ Members Update (0:52)
Waiting to Compete in Georgia (2:40)
Winning at Kicking Horse (9:30)
Does the Win Change Your Expectations? (12:17)
Decision Making During a Comp Run (14:14)
Last Year’s Run in Georgia (16:26)
New Film, Slopes Of Change (24:29)
Molly’s Brother, Sam (28:29)
Operating after Loss (35:37)
Friendship, McKenna Peterson (40:34)
Josh Daiek (45:27)
Working with a Sports Psychologist (50:55)
Finding a Strong Support System (56:55)
Why Did You Become a BLISTER+ Member? (1:04:22)
What to Do While Waiting in Georgia? (1:08:38)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody, welcome back to the Blister podcast on the Blister Podcast Network. I'm Jonathan Ellsworth, |
| 0:08.9 | and you can check out everything we're doing and reviewing over at blisterreview.com. |
| 0:16.6 | Our guest today is Molly Arminino, who just won the Free Ride World Tour Comp in Kicking Horse. |
| 0:24.3 | She is releasing a new film called Slopes of Change. |
| 0:28.2 | We will include a link to it in the show notes of this episode. |
| 0:31.5 | And Molly is currently in the country of Georgia on hold waiting for the next FWT comp. So I spoke with Molly about |
| 0:41.3 | all of the above plus her relationships with pro skiers, McKenna Peterson, and Josh Dyak, |
| 0:47.9 | what it's been like working with a sports psychologist and more. Now, before we get started, I want to give a shout out to a few of our |
| 0:55.7 | recent Blister Plus members. We've got Witt from Loomis, California, Adam from Sarasota, Florida, |
| 1:03.3 | Stephen from Reedsboro, Vermont. We've got another Stephen from a town in Michigan whose name I'm |
| 1:10.8 | sure I'm going to butcher, so I'm not |
| 1:12.9 | even going to try. But if you were going to try to pronounce it, it might be something like |
| 1:18.3 | Escanaba or Escanaba. I don't know. Maybe somebody can write in and set me straight. |
| 1:25.1 | Anyway, Stephen, we're happy to have you as a Blister |
| 1:27.7 | Plus member, even if I can't pronounce the name of your, what I'm sure is lovely town in |
| 1:32.8 | Michigan. Okay, we also have a Blister Plus power couple from Waterbury, Vermont. They |
| 1:38.8 | happen to be my dear friends, Dana Allen and Luis Lindelak, and even better, I get to ski with them this week |
| 1:46.7 | at the Blister Summit because they have been out in Crested Butte this month. |
| 1:51.4 | And finally for today, I want to give a shout out to actually today's guest on the podcast, |
| 1:56.3 | Molly Arminino. |
| 1:57.9 | Molly is a Blister Plus member. |
| 1:59.9 | And at the end of our conversation today, I ask her for the |
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