BLISTER Podcast

Snowboarder Kelly Clark on Her 20-Year Career

02.21.2019 - By BlisterPlay

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The winningest snowboarder in history, Kelly Clark, recently retired after an astonishing 20-year career of competition. So we talked to Kelly about that career; the new limited-edition “RISE” snowboard she designed with Burton; how snowboarding has evolved; her relationship with Chloe Kim; the mission of the Kelly Clark Foundation; her extremely important thoughts on “achievement” and “success”; and what’s next for her. TOPICS & TIMES:Kelly’s very busy “retirement” (3:27)Her limited-edition “RISE” snowboard from Burton (4:24)Biggest changes to snowboarding over her 20-year career (7:52)Injuries: 3 things Kelly did to mitigate them (9:10)Chloe Kim: How similar or different do you view your early careers? (14:55)Happiness vs achievement; defining “success” (17:30)The value of separating your private and public selves (24:32)Kelly’s book, Inspired, and the importance of giving back (30:36)The Kelly Clark Foundation and how they’re empowering communities (33:24)What she plans for this next phase of life (36:00) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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