The Next Turn - skiing, ski racing and sport

Two of Norway’s finest alpine athletes join The Next Turn this week for a fantastic conversation. While ten years may separate Alexander Steen Olson and Sebastian Foss-Solevåg, both have faced extreme highs and lows in their careers to date. As they head into the second race of the season, Alexander, who is the current World Cup leader, shares his thoughts on his historic win in Sölden a few weeks back, and Sebastian gives us an update on his goals and his current state of mind. Both share what training looks like for them, discussing the mental focus, strategy, and even their finish rates in practice. Alexander talks about the challenge of putting two strong runs together and Sebastian shares how his mindset and physical training has changed with age and experience. This conversation gives a great glimpse into the Norwegian team culture, as well. As always, hosts Martin, Cara and Jeff share their “SWIX Thoughts of the Day”.

U.S. Ski Team athletes Katie Hensien and Nina O'Brien join The Next Turn having both just achieved career best results at the first race of the World Cup season. In this episode, they take us through what was on their minds in the start gate at Sölden and reflect on how it felt to perform so well so early on in the season. O’Brien opens up about her return to sport after two full seasons off due to injury, and they both look toward the season ahead, discussing the incredible strength of the US team. Both Hensien and O’Brien are dynamic and engaging in this conversation which you won’t want to miss. As always, hosts Martin, Cara, and Jeff share their “SWIX Thoughts of the Day”.

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Slovenian racer Zan Kranjec joins The Next Turn for a conversation covering a wide range of topics, including his strong performance in Sölden and what he’s focusing on as he prepares to race in Beaver Creek. As the only Slovenian GS skier on the World Cup circuit, Kranjec talks about his pre-season training partners, and also speaks to the importance of clean skiing, opening up about the mental side of racing, specifically on building confidence, trusting his equipment, and setting ambitious goals. As always, hosts Martin, Cara, and Jeff share their “SWIX Thoughts of the Day.”

The Next Turn is back, kicking off Season Five with Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen. Kristoffersen was incredibly open in this conversation, discussing everything from his equipment setup and tuning preferences, to his nerves and pre-race routines. He gives us an inside look at how he inspects a course and the importance of clean skiing, and updates us on his training and his mindset leading into the season. Kristoffersen is an open book, offering a real window into one of the greatest, and hardest working, skiers of our time. As always, hosts Martin, Cara and Jeff share their “SWIX Thoughts of the Day”.