April 12, 2022

Jonny Moseley - Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality

1 hour 41 minutes

Jonny Moseley - Olympic Gold Medalist, Skiing Pioneer, Voice of Warren Miller, TV Personality

Episode #39

Brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile & Ikon Pass

My guest today is Jonny Moseley:

Jonny Grew up skiing at Squaw Valley/Palisades Tahoe, CA

He made the US Ski Team at 18 years old in 1993

Jonny Won the Olympic gold medal in moguls in 1998 with the 360º mute grab that hugely changed skiing

He won a silver medal at the 1999 X Games in big air, making him the first skier to win medals at both an Olympics and X Games

Jonny won 2000 U.S. Freeskiing Open slopestyle

At his second Olympics in Salt Lake in 2002, he earned a fourth-place finish in the moguls competition and gained notoriety for performing his signature move, the Dinner Roll, a 720-degree off-axis spin that did not have a high point value at the time but was influential in pioneering the sport

Jonny Won 15 World Cup events during his career and 4 overall titles

He's in the US Ski & Snowboard Hall of Fame

Rolling Stone added Jonny to their Sports Hall of Fame

In 2007 he was inducted into the US National Ski Hall of Fame

Jonny Took over the voiceovers in the legendary Warren Miller movies

Jonny is also a major television personality who has hosted MTV's Real World and Road Rules, he's announced at least 3 Olympics with NBC, he's announced many World Cup events with NBC, he's hosted Saturday Night Live, he's hosted American Ninja Warrior, and much more

This episode of the SnowBrains Podcast is brought to you by Valle Nevado, Chile:

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