Ascension with Simon Dumont

We're back!! Simon comes out for round 2 swinging with the legendary Paul Rodriguez otherwise known as P Rod. This amazing interview was so good we had to do 2 parts. Sit down, buckle up and let's go!!!

Don't miss part two of this two-part episode with Olympic cyclist, Taylor Phinney. Taylor and Simon give us an insider's look into the world of Olympic competition and Taylor talks about his process of healing both emotionally and physically from injuries as well as his path towards retirement.

Tune in for the first part of Simon's conversation with Taylor Phinney, American professional road racing cyclist. Taylor looked up to Simon's career at the beginning of his own Olympic career. Listen in as they both share their pre-event strategies and their experience as young athletes in education.

This week Simon interviews Justin Dorey, Canadian Olympic freeskier. They discuss some of their most hilarious accidents and what the strategies they use to perform through their most intense fears.

Listen in as Simon has a conversation with Kevin Rolland, French freestyle skier. They talk about the unique lessons that they learned through injuries in the course of their careers and the differences between skiing for fun and skiing professionally. Lastly, they share their opinions on the pros and cons of having a ski coach.

This week Simon has a conversation with his agent, Michael Spencer. Learn how Michael recognizes talent within the freeskiing community and how he first recognized Simon. They talk about how social media has changed sponsorship and the nature of competitive free skiing today, and lastly they talk about some of the other sports that Michael loves.

Join Simon this week as he has a conversation with Luke Vanvalin, freestyle skiing analyst. Learn how Luke originally found his passion for skiing and made the transition from soccer to skiing. You also won't want to miss Luke asking Simon about how he handles fierce competition, adrenaline, and anger as well as Simon and Luke sharing some of their most comical injuries.

Simon has a conversation with Kai Lenny, big wave surfer. Simon and Kai talk about the thrill of finally conquering hard tricks and the similarities between surfing and skiing. Simon and Kai also talk about near-death crashes that they have both experienced and how that has affected them as athletes.

Simon hearkens back to the Nordic countries and his boy PK Hunder stops by all the way from Norway to chat about...golf? Not just golf but lots of great ski content for you powder heads out there. Another banger from Simon!

The incomparable Sammy Carlson takes a break from the skid up in the great white north to chat with Simon about his crazy Canadian life and how back country skiing lured him away from Olympic competition and he's never looked back.