Tess Johnson made the U.S. Ski Team at the age of 14 and was the youngest person, male or female, ever at the time to do so.  She’s competed in Japan, Siberia, Finland (right outside the Arctic’s circle), Calgary, Quebec, Utah, Sweden, Kazakhstan, and Switzerland, just to name a few. This past season, Tess was part of the first USA Dual Moguls Podium Sweep on home soil in Deer Valley, Utah where she finished 3rd overall and beat Perrine Laffont (Overall Globe Winner for 4 years in a row) in a head to head competition and is currently training for the 2022 Olympics next year in Beijing. Her boyfriend and U.S. Ski Team member, Jesse Andringa, sit down with Alex and share what it’s really like to compete in the Olympics and live life to the fullest!  

 

In this episode, Alex, Tess and Jesse talk about…

• Tess and Jesse’s mogul skiing accomplishments 
• Jesse’s YouTube channel inspiration 
• Tess’ trampoline and water training experiences to qualify jumps for snow skiing
• Tess and Jesse’s first inversion experiences
• A choice of inspirational movies
• Tess’ role with GirlPowHER and YouthPower365
• The importance of mental readiness 
• Tess and Jesse’s mentors and coaches
• Pre-competition routines and mental awareness for performance
• Pod Decks Question Round
• Qualities of strong leaders
• Shout out to sponsors 

 

Links to resources:

 

Tess Johnson

https://usskiandsnowboard.org/athletes/tess-johnson 

https://www.instagram.com/_tessjohnson/

Jesse Andringa

https://usskiandsnowboard.org/athletes/jesse-andringa 

https://www.instagram.com/jesse_bare/

Happy Healthy Brain Foundation

https://www.happyhealthybrainfoundation.org/ 

 

Tess Johnson in Deere Valley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Hw3VIftpaU 

 

American freestyle mogul skier Tess Johnson SnowMotion Chairlift Interviewhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6Ht2VYS46o 

 

The Andringa Show (Casey & Jesse Youtube)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDnDTqT5NLiqF5jVZBM_imA 

What Jesse’s Reading Now: Ken Follett Historical Fiction

https://www.amazon.com/Follett-Historical-Fiction-Novel-Collection/dp/B01IW0QUZS 

 

Youth Power 365 – Girl PowHER

https://youthpower365.org/program/girl-powher/

 

What Tess is reading: “Educated: A Memoir” by Tara Westover

https://www.amazon.com/Educated-Memoir-Tara-Westover/dp/0399590501 

 

Sports writer William Oscar Johnson (Tess’s Grandfather)

https://vault.si.com/author/william-johnson 

 

“Tess Johnson’s Rise to the Olympic Team at 17 Is a Story Her Grandfather Would Have Written” By Tim Laydenhttps://www.si.com/olympics/2018/02/07/tess-johnson-usa-skiing-moguls 

U.S. Ski Team Member’s - Tess Johnson & Jesse Andringa would like to thank their sponsors!The Inn at Riverwalkhttps://www.choicehotels.com/colorado/edwards/ascend-hotels/co357?mc=llgoxxpx 

Youth Power 365 – Girl PowHER

https://youthpower365.org/program/girl-powher/

I.D. One USAhttps://www.idoneusa.com/ 

Pret Helmetshttps://prethelmets.com/ 

Oakley Goggles

https://www.oakley.com/en-us/category/goggles/snow?cid=PM-SGA_000000-1.US-EN-Goggles-%26-Helmets-E_Goggles_oakley+goggles&ds_rl=1293048&ds_rl=1293048&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj6qPo7G08AIVIWpvBB1BWQv4EAAYAiAAEgIxAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds 

Bliz Goggles & Helmets

https://www.bliz.com/us/ I.D. One USAhttps://www.idoneusa.com/

 

Pod Decks "Never podcast without them"!  Alex Mintling - World Famous Podcaster

 

National Suicide Prevent-ion Lifeline 1-800-273-8255

Colorado Crisis Services 1-844-493-8255

Eagle County Hopeline 970-306-4673

 

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

www.stjude.org

 

Travis Brown & Team

www.PodcastBuddy.co

 

www.TheBuildersJourney.com

 

Alex’s email: [email protected]

 

The Builders Journey Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebuildersjourney/

 

Check out The Builders Journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebuildersjourney/?hl=en

This Episode Brought to you by Plumb Kendall Solutions: http://remodelvail.com