TPM Episode 254, Jossi Wells, Pro Skier, Part 2
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.8 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2021
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
In Jossi Wells part two, we pick up talking about Jossi’s recent wedding in NZ, and then it’s back to his still going, legendary career. We talk about being the youngest ever competitor at X, the change that comes with a sport entering an Olympic era, his Olympic experience, heading out into the backcountry and a round of ‘Inappropriate Questions’ with Tom Wallisch.
Jossi Wells Part 2 Show Notes:
3:30: Getting married, pressure to perform, and confidence that comes from standing on a podium
10:00: Podium at The Ski Tour, god moments, faith, and free will
17:00: A proud Christian, first X Games, medaling at his second X Games at 17
22:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
24:30: Achieving his goals at 17, enjoying the process at contests as he got older, not winning gold for a long time
30:00: The change that comes with the Olympics, new pressures, and his controversial Olympic run
41:00: Dragon: Get new goggles and really see the mountain use the code Powell15 to save 15%
Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
43:30: Finally getting X Games Gold and getting hurt leading up to the PyeongChang Olympics
49:00: Retiring from competition, teaming up with Torin Yater-Wallace or “Deviate” and “Good Luck”, and Sponsors
63:30: Inappropriate Questions with Tom Wallisch
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have a seat on your porcelain throne. |
| 0:02.3 | It's time to talk some shit on the Powell Movement. |
| 0:13.5 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:16.9 | I'm your host Mike Powell, and I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. |
| 0:21.0 | I wonder when this holiday will change, or at least when we will acknowledge that we, |
| 0:25.4 | and when I say we, I mean old white dudes, totally screwed over Native Americans. |
| 0:30.7 | I mean, old white dudes are what screw up everything. |
| 0:33.4 | And since you're listening to a snow focus podcast, you know who's screwing up everything in our sport? |
| 0:38.6 | Well, it's old white dudes. I mean, who do you think is behind the $269 lift tickets at Steamboat? |
| 0:45.4 | It's pretty easy to guess, old white dudes. But this intro isn't about shitting on people like myself. |
| 0:51.3 | Actually, I should clarify. I don't consider myself an old white dude. I claim |
| 0:55.5 | Jewish. And what I want this intro to be is a Jewish podcaster's gift giving guide for Christmas. |
| 1:02.1 | I'd give you a Hanukkah gift list, but let's be honest, Hanukkah sucks compared to Christmas, |
| 1:07.2 | and Hanukkah is also way too early this year. It's like right now. So this is going to be a |
| 1:11.9 | Christmas gift guide, and here are my Christmas staples from my sponsors. Obviously, I'd like all of you |
| 1:18.5 | to buy six packs of 10 barrel and bring them to your holiday parties and drink them out of Stanley |
| 1:23.3 | pint glasses that you won, or you brought for the White white elephant exchange at the work-from-home |
| 1:28.1 | office party. But hopefully, for you and your family, the holidays are about snow-related stuff, |
| 1:34.0 | because those are the best gifts, ones that you are excited to use. If you give the gift of goggles |
| 1:39.4 | or skis this season, please give the best and make sure you buy goggles from Dragon and skis from |
| 1:44.4 | Ilan. Actually, don't buy them from the brands. Please buy them from the best retailer online or in |
| 1:49.9 | real life, Peter Glens Ski and Sports, a proud Elon and Dragon retailer. Finally, if you can |
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