TPM Episode 460: Tom Kelly, US Ski and Snowboard Legend

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

Hobbies, Sports, Leisure

4.9 • 860 Ratings

🗓️ 24 November 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Tom Kelly is a US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Famer and one of the most legendary behind the scenes players in the history of sport. In Tom's 30+ years with the US Ski and Snowboard Team, he's been responsible for integrating sports like moguls, ski jumping, snowboarding, halfpipe skiing and slopestyle in the US mix. Then, at the events, he's been the guy coordinating media for athletes like Lindsay Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Picabo Street, and Bode Miller. On the podcast we talk about some of Tom's 11 Olympics, the athletes, the situations, the controversies, and more. US Skiing legend Luke Bodensteiner asks the Inappropriate Questions

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4:00: 2026 Olympics, 2002 Utah bid controversy, FIS, infrastructure, hotel Olympics, keeping issues private,

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25:00: Julia Mancuso, Bode Miller, Picabo Street, coming up in Wisconsin, Telemark Alpine Ski Area, American Birkebeiner, travel biz, US Ski Team, and US Snowboarding integration,

41:00: Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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43:00: Snowboarders in the HOF, developing the Center of Excellence, his first Olympics, Trace Worthington, access, getting money to athletes Alan Kildow, and the traits of the elite

68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Luke Bodensteiner

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.
0:13.3	Welcome to the Powell Movement.
0:16.9	I'm your host, Mike Powell, and I'm not going to lie.
0:19.9	I've been drinking.
0:38.3	It's 5 p.m. on Friday, and I've been at a Marine trade show. And these shows, they're filled with gnarly dudes and happy hour there starts at 2 p.m. So I was able to connect with Matt Jackson and the whole Grunden's crew. And then this whole thing where they made hats for people and they put patches on it and they're putting out beer at 2 p.m. And you know what? I imbibed a little bit, probably a little bit too much for this
0:44.5	intro. Probably the first intro that I've recorded where I've drank this much beer. I've definitely
0:49.7	had one interview before where I had been drinking a little bit too much. That was with Pat
0:54.2	Milbury and I'm embarrassed about that interview but if you want to hear me drunk on a podcast,
0:58.9	well, that's the one to do it at. But anyway, I was hanging with the Grunden's crew at this trade
1:03.8	show. I sold a lot of stickers and it was really, really fun. But holy shit, how time flies.
1:09.7	It's Thanksgiving week and before we know it, Christmas is
1:12.5	going to be here. Anne has been gone for five months, and she's missed her first major milestone.
1:18.0	Keaton got his license on Wednesday, so watch the hell out if you're in West Seattle. Well,
1:22.6	I'm stoked for him. It sucks that she's not here to witness this and for everything else that she's not able to
1:28.3	witness. But the crazy fucking thing. And yes, I said a bad word and I didn't really need to use it,
1:33.9	but I did because this thing is really crazy is my insurance went from $80 a month to $834 a month.
1:42.9	That is insane. If you're an insurance agent and you can help me out, please do.
1:49.9	My girl Ashley at my insurance company, she says she may be able to negotiate my rate with other
1:55.6	companies by bundling, which I already do, but shopping myself around to other companies.
2:00.4	She might be able to shave a couple hundred dollars off this insurance rate, but shopping myself around to other companies, she might be able to shave
2:01.5	a couple hundred dollars off this insurance rate. But you know what? I'd rather work with you,
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