Benji Alexander is back on the podcast to talk about becoming Jamaica’s first Olympian alpine ski racer; his experience in Beijing and his race runs; competition and representation at the Olympic games; and more.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Update since our last podcast (3:09)
• What was your mission? (7:32)
• What happened after you qualified?(10:48)
• Being at the games (15:16)
• The skiing & training runs (19:15)
• Snow conditions (22:53)
• Benji’s race runs (24:16)
• The pressure to succeed (29:47)
• Media response after skiing (32:32)
• Competition & representation (42:26)
• How to increase diversity & participation (46:56)
• Changing the qualifications requirements? (53:24)
• What's next? (56:55)

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