TPM Episode 113: Jen Hudak, X-Games Gold Medalist, ESPN Analyst

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2019

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Jen Hudak spent the better part of the past decade standing on podiums, hoping to make it to the Olympics and fighting for equality in skiing. And while her life has transitioned to life coaching and desk work, Jen is still involved in the skiing as an ESPN analyst who als represents one of the few female voices found in the meetings and on the air at the X-Games. We talk about the lack of women’s tv coverage, how her fight can continue and her successful, injury plagued career.

Jen Hudak Show Notes:

2:00: Baldface Lodge, the X Games and Women

17:30: Evo: The best online experience in action sports with retail to back it up

RESQWATER (enter the code resqwatertpm for a 20% discount on a 12 pack)

19:00: Growing up in CT, sports, and Vail

31:00: Skiing moguls, switching to halfpipe and a fast start to a career

36:00: Going pro, Elana Chase, body image and X-Games

41:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20

The 10 Barrel Brewery: My favorite is 'Out of Office' Pilsner

42:45: Destroying her knee, having the year of her life, and sponsors

47:00: Skiing for her sick Dad, losing her mojo, and losing Sarah Burke

50:00: They Olympic push, relief or sadness, and school

55:40: Coaching or getting a desk job, and Reality TV

66:00: Inappropriate Questions with Kristi Leskinen

Transcript

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0:00.0	Time to talk some shit.
0:01.7	Powell style.
0:02.9	You listen into the Power Movement.
0:12.1	Welcome to the Powell Movement.
0:15.3	I'm your host Mike Powell, and this week my guest is Jen Hudak.
0:20.1	I hadn't planned on having Jen on the show's schedule until just after the X Games.
0:24.6	I was watching the programming and saw that the ski women had limited coverage and reached out to Jen.
0:30.6	I wanted to get her take on this, as she is not only a two-time X-Games gold medalist,
0:35.6	she is an analyst for ESPN. And if anyone could give us
0:39.5	insight on why the ski women were still getting the shaft when it comes to television coverage,
0:44.2	it's Jen. And that's just the beginning of the podcast. I won't spoil the rest. Before we get into it,
0:50.6	I need to thank Dylan Jones at coastprotein.com for sending me the cricket-based
0:55.7	energy products. Very interesting stuff that I had to try. I also want to thank you for listening
1:01.3	and ask you to follow me on Instagram at the Powell Movement, tell your friends about the show,
1:06.4	and shoot me an email if you have any questions or concerns. My email is Mike at the Powellmovement.com and I will get back to you.
1:13.8	My final thank you is to my sponsors for making this show happen.
1:17.6	They are Evo, Rescue Water, SpyOptic, and the 10 Barrel Brewery.
1:22.1	Now, let's talk with Jen Hudak.
1:26.1	Sounds like you were on an awesome trip last week.
1:28.9	Ooh, yeah, I was.
1:30.4	I was up in bald face and got to do some cat skiing.
1:34.2	It was awesome.
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