TPM Episode 295: Michelle Parker, Pro Skier
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.9 • 860 Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2022
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Michelle Parker has made a name for herself in the big mountains, but her roots go all over the board when it comes to sports and skiing. An elite soccer player with a big future, Michelle was forced to choose between soccer and ski racing at a young age. She chose ski racing, became a Junior Olympic Champion, and then quit racing in favor of the park and skiing powder. While Michelle competed for a bit, injuries made her realize that contests were not her thing and her focus shifted entirely to filming. She's arguably one of the most important skiers this century. We talk about real issues in this one, and Michelle has a great perspective. Roy Tuscany asks Inappropriate Questions.
Michelle Parker Show Notes:
3:30: Injuries, what she learns during them, healers all over, and finally, good news
21:00: Stanley: Get 30% off sitewide with the code drinkfast
Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there
Outdoor Research: The best outerwear ever built just got better
23:00: Dad was a professional tennis player, almost quitting skiing and her thoughts on the new Palisades name
29:00: Ski town privilege and diversity, experiencing the uprising in Seattle and Portland, and how do we get other people to the mountains
36:00: Getting into skiing, skiers in Tahoe, her crew, and playing baseball
40:30: 10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers; they support action sports more than anyone
Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating
Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better
42:30: Elite Soccer, having to choose between soccer and skiing, Junior Olympic Champion, and quitting racing
51:00: Does she have girlfriends, women in skiing, her idols at Palisades, and hitting McConkey in the balls
59:00: Park skiing, getting sponsored by Line, X Games, K2, the lack of support, and getting dropped by her sponsors
70:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany and Trevor Kennison
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. |
| 0:17.1 | I'm your host Mike Powell, and this week it's Groundhog Day here in Seattle. |
| 0:20.9 | You see, school is supposed to start today, which means that kids can go back to school |
| 0:25.6 | and parents can get back to their regular work schedules. |
| 0:28.6 | At least this parent can. |
| 0:30.1 | But there's a phenomenon in Seattle every year during this week. |
| 0:33.6 | The teachers go on strike. |
| 0:35.1 | I mean, I'm sure I'm wrong, but it feels like this has happened |
| 0:37.9 | every year since my eighth grader was in first grade, and it's so dumb. |
| 0:42.0 | Now I back the teachers. They want to get paid more, which they deserve. They want proper |
| 0:46.1 | ventilation in the schools for COVID reasons, which is a no-brainer. And the school |
| 0:50.1 | board does what they always do. They schedule meetings on weekends to try and solve these |
| 0:54.7 | problems because they know by making these meetings inconvenient for everyone, it will serve their |
| 0:59.8 | agenda and it works every year. This is all about money. And the people that are making these |
| 1:05.2 | decisions, well, they make a lot more than the teachers and they just want the teachers to shut up |
| 1:09.9 | and go back to work. At the end of the day, the teachers want and they just want the teachers to shut up and go back to work. |
| 1:15.0 | At the end of the day, the teachers want what's best for the students and themselves, |
| 1:19.3 | while the school board is the problem. I mean, the teachers chose their profession because they wanted to make a difference in the world, and I really have no idea what motivates someone |
| 1:23.4 | to get a job at the school board. But the kids shouldn't be penalized because the adults |
| 1:27.9 | can't get their shit done on time. And if the school board thinks I'm going to keep my kid in |
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