TPM Episode 264: Benjamin Alexander, Olympian, Jamaican Ski Team

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

Athlete, Oakley, K2, Hobbies, Ski, Skydiving, Mountains, Redbull, Leisure, Sports, Sking, Basejump, Moto, Powdermagazine, Snowboard, Outdoors, Extreme, Powder, Biography, Party, Olympics, Snow, Fun, Music, Xgames, Skate, Basejumping, Podcast, Skatepark, Snowboarding

4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2022

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Benjamin Alexander has only spent four months of his life on Jamaican soil, and yet he’s now representing his father’s birthplace in this week’s Winter Olympic Games. Yes, a Jamaican skier, it’s like “Cool Runnings” on snow, and Benji’s story is an amazing one. While he was a troublemaker of a working-class kid, Benji was smart and always had huge goals: finish university, move to Asia, become a DJ that traveled the world, and eventually, go to the Olympics. It’s a wild story that takes Benji from England to Hong Kong to DJing sex parties, and the happy ending will be found this week during the Beijing Olympics.

Benjamin Alexander Show Notes:

3:30: Prepping for the Olympics, sponsors, the coverage he is getting, and racism in England

9:00: Growing up in England, being a troublemaker, and earning a scholarship to private school

13:00: Becoming a DJ, focusing on university, moving to Asia, modeling, and becoming a DJ again

20:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide 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

23:00: Do people think his risks are crazy, The Art of War, big DJ events, and going to Mica Creek

28:00: Traveling with high rollers, not being into materialistic things, drugs, and dj’ing sex parties

32:00: Learning how to ski six years ago, the Send It event, and retiring from DJing,

36:00: Getting the idea for the Olympics in 2018, Cool Runnings inspiration, and time in Revelstoke

39:30: Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better

41:30: Skiing 1.7 vertical feet in 37 days, is he still a kook when he does that, and moving to Jackson Hole

44:00: Race training, mentors/coaches, time in Jamaica, and making friends Dudley Stokes (The real Cool Runnings Pilot)

51:00: New FIS rules, Elizabeth Swanney and Steve Nyman

62:00: Inappropriate Questions with Matt Masson

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 this week I'm back from my second trade show in two weeks
0:21.4	and all is looking like I didn't catch COVID.
0:24.2	I was as careful as I could be and that's paid off so far.
0:27.6	Hopefully it stays that way.
0:29.5	While I get that people are sick of this virus and I am too, there is nothing wrong or stupid
0:34.6	or unpatriotic about wearing a mask to protect yourself.
0:38.1	But people in other states sure looked at me funny, a lot for wearing a mask indoors.
0:43.2	In my home state of Washington, people are pretty good about that.
0:46.5	But in the places I visited, Utah and Colorado, it seems like no one cares.
0:51.0	I mean, people are almost laughing at me for wearing a mask.
0:53.9	Even at the shows, a lot of my
0:55.7	peers weren't wearing masks even though that was the rule. But rules are meant to be broken.
1:00.6	And these days, sometimes when people break rules, they get sick. Hopefully, for the people that have
1:06.4	had COVID and the people that are going to get it, there aren't any long-term effects.
1:10.9	But just like the effects of the vaccine, who knows?
1:14.2	But back to the shows. I first need to thank Lisa at OR for the hotel rooms.
1:18.8	I was stoked to be staying closer to the show, and the show itself?
1:22.4	Well, there were two big brands there and the place was pretty dead.
1:25.7	It was sad to see, but totally expected. The show is too late date-wise for the brands, and the place was pretty dead. It was sad to see but totally expected. The show is
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