No. 1 Senior Pro Pickleball Player Lee Whitwell is a trail blazer and community builder who shares her journey through one of the fastest growing sports in the country. And while we talk about where we're going, we remember the importance of never forgetting who blazed the trail we walk. 

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Welcome back PowHERful Pod Squad! Season 3 is kicking off with a lovely, fierce, 2x Olympic skateboarder who’s rarely without her ukulele. Through our partnership with the X Games we’re catching 2x X Games medalist Bryce Wettstein fresh off her bronze in Salt Lake City at the X Games 30th Anniversary celebration. The San Diego native shares how she discovered her authentic self, and how serving that has served her more than chasing any of the shiny, flashy things that come with being a pro athlete so young. Her ethereal way of looking at the world reminded me what a gift it is to feel wonder at the every day, and how vital it is to being a whole human. We’re so excited to have you back!

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In the season finale of The PowHERful AJ McCord sits down with Katie Uhlaender, a 5x Olympic skeleton athlete who, at 40-years old, is trying to do the unprecedented and make a sixth Olympic team. In this episode Katie gets vulnerable, sharing the doubt she faces as she pursues this massive achievement, and the advice her dad passed along to her at 18 she still leans on to this day. 

And a note from AJ: I cannot thank you all enough for joining us for the second season of The PowHERful. These women have taken us around the world, shown the resiliency and vulnerability they possess, and by sharing it, have inspired me to apply it to my own life. I hope you feel the same. We’ll be announcing the launch of Season 3 shortly, stay locked in on social with @thepowherful and my own channels @aj_mccord. We have some really exciting things planned as head back into the summer sports world and I am so grateful for the trust each of you, and each of these women, have placed in what we’re building here. See you soon! 

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Ever heard of skijoring?? We hadn’t either until two Colorado State students explained the sport that began out of practicality and has grown into an entire experience in mountain towns across the west. Marley and Megan, plus their trusty steed, Apollo, explain how they got into a sport that involves being towed over jumps behind a horse, the most shocking thing about being young women in this male-dominated space, and their best advice to those of us looking to try something new. Let us know what you think of this episode of  The PowHERful in the comments! 

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Zen may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the sport of skeleton but it’s exactly what Mystique Ro embodies as she tries to make her first Olympic team. As one of 11 children, quiet is not something she often had growing up and it’s something she runs to on the ice track now. In this episode of The PowHERful Podcast she shares how her introduction to the sport was far from conventional, and how she’s challenging the norm and shattering the ceiling for those who come after her. 

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Lily Dhawornvej may be just 15 but she’s taking snowboarding to new heights - literally. Learn how this Colorado native earned her first X Games medal, is competing on the World Cup and has big dreams for Italy and beyond in this episode of The PowHERful podcast.

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In this episode of The PowHERful podcast AJ sits down with Olympic Great British free skier Zoe Atkin. The Stanford junior is at the top of the ski world as the 2024/2025 Crystal Globe winner but in this episode gets vulnerable about her relationship with fear and how sometimes it paralyzes her at the top but of the pipe. But through her studies, her experience, and her own drive to be the best in her process - she shares how she overcomes it and how it’s a trick we all can apply to whatever scares us. 

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Jaelin Kauf spends most of her time at the top of the podium these days. The 2022 Olympic silver medalist mogul skier is making history this season, securing both the overall and dual moguls Crystal Globe, becoming the first American to win a globe since 2015. But as tries to lock in her spot on a 3rd US Olympic Team, the Alta, Wyoming native shares the moments she's learning to appreciate the most, and they're not the ones she spends on the podium. Her perspective is one that is both universal and uniquely challenging to adopt. But she shares how she does it, and it's a strategy that can apply to all of us, on this week's The PowHERful Podcast.

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There is no better person to continue our special coverage of Women’s History Month than a woman who has made history for Team USA. Alana Nichols broke her back at 17, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. But the same audacious bravery that caused her to try the backflip that landed her in a wheelchair, propelled her to becoming the first American female to ever win gold medals at both a summer and winter Paralympics. After competing in five Paralympics in alpine skiing and wheelchair basketball, Nichols is now on the board for LA28, working to include the third sport she made history in, para-surfing, into the Paralympics. 

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Welcome back PowHERful Pod Squad! After a brief hiatus we are back with one of the most badass moms around; Canada’s Cassie Sharpe! The 2x Olympic medalist recently made history by becoming the first mom to ever win an X Games Gold Medal in Ski SuperPipe. At 32 years old, Cassie is redefining what it looks like to be a mom AND an extreme athlete. In this episode she shares advice for those of us who are child-hesitant, how being a middle child pushed her to excellence in the pipe and how to take the pressure off and enter your flow zone whether you’re standing at the top of the pipe or pursuing a less extreme passion/hobby.

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