TPM Episode 207: Ross Rebagliati, Olympic Gold Medalist, Snowboarding, Weed Guy
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 4 January 2021
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
Ross Rebagliati was the first-ever gold medalist in Olympic snowboarding. He was also the first Olympian to have his medal taken away and given back. Instead of being a blessing, the Olympic Medal ended up being a curse for Ross. On the podcast, we talk about how the biggest triumph of his life turned into a series of wrong turns--for a guy who should be a household name. It's an interesting one with an athlete who was wronged, but he's also an athlete who never really helped himself.
Ross Rebagliati Show Notes:
6:00: Skiing, Palmer, and ski racing
18:00: Craig Kelly, Burton, racing, and snowboard goals
24:45: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
Glade Optics: Enter the code TPM to get 10% off
Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
22:30: Partying when he moved to Whistler, The World Cup Tour, winning the Mt Baker Banked Slalom
33:30: The end of Burton, F2 Snowboards, and finding out about the Olympics
38:00: The beginning of the Olympic Curse, knee injury, and being without a team because of weed
47:30: Getting on the Olympic team, the new tour, and the Canadian Team
47:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Elan Skis: 75 Years of Good Times
49:00: In the lead at the Olympics, what goes through your mind watching the rest of the field, and what happens when you win Olympic gold
55:00: Instant Rockstar, being big in Japan, and things that happened leading up to the game and when does he realize there is trouble?
62:45: Weedmaps 'Question of the Podcast' and Ad
67:00: Being a criminal gold medalist in Japan, his treatment by the IOC, and being a global story but not one that you can cash in on
74:00: Quitting snowboard racing in 1999, living in a van down by the river for 2 years, and things falling apart in his late 20's
80:00: Timing is lining up for him to be the Canadian weed industry, his many ventures, and what I think he should do.
84:00: Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fawcett
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hmm, baby, you listening to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:11.6 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm your host Mike Powell, and happy New Year, and welcome to season five of the podcast. |
| 0:20.2 | If you asked me if I'd still be doing this four years ago when I started, I probably would |
| 0:24.6 | have said no. |
| 0:25.5 | I'd think I'd have a job again at this point. |
| 0:27.7 | So I'm so glad I was wrong about that. |
| 0:30.2 | And now I feel like I can keep this going for a long time, especially if you keep listening. |
| 0:35.4 | Because it's all about making content that I like, |
| 0:38.2 | but if I'm being honest with myself, you have to like it too. And I'm hoping to spice it up a little |
| 0:43.1 | bit this year. I'm going to record with a few co-hosts, and if that's entertaining, I'll use it. |
| 0:47.6 | And if not, I'll just delete it and do my normal intros, which is just a bunch of diarrhea |
| 0:52.1 | flowing from my mouth, usually about me. But this is |
| 0:55.3 | the Powell movement, so that is fitting. I will say that recently, I've been asked by a few people |
| 1:00.8 | what my goals for this podcast really are. And to tell you the truth, the only goal I've ever |
| 1:05.9 | really had for this thing was to fill my six sponsor slots. Then I would have a salary that's comparable to my |
| 1:12.1 | last life and that would be great. And while I do think this podcast can lead to bigger things, |
| 1:17.5 | I still want to check off my first goal, filling up my sponsor slots for 2021. And I've done that |
| 1:23.6 | through March. First and foremost, I have 10 barrel, and they have supported me |
| 1:28.1 | and action sports forever. And it's a fucking beer. And while I know some of you don't drink, |
| 1:33.5 | for those of us that do, and when you used to drink, having a beer sponsor was just a dream. |
| 1:38.9 | And when you have beer, you need something to put it in, which is why I have Stanley on board. |
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