Former skiing champion, Lauren Samuels dealt with a lot of heartbreaks and a lot of injuries during her time competing. She opens up about those ups and downs and what she learned throughout them and what they then inspired her to do post-skiing.

She also talks about the important role that education played in her life, burying herself in difficult projects because she was lost at one point, and a wild ride that was life “post-skiing” and the many stops it took her before she landed at her perfect job.

Time Stamps
3:30 Growing up in Golden Valley, MN
11:30 Competitive skiing from a young age
17:08 Barriers of entry into Skiing
23:15 Confidence in an individual sport
29:10 Balancing High School & Skiing
38:30 Europas & decision to go to college
47:00 Importance of school
51:38 Injuries, surgeries, and pre-med
59:30 Some time to breath
1:04:30 Coaching
1:10:15 Identity as skier
1:15:00 Dream job
1:21:08 Twisty road
1:27:00 Rapid Fire

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