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TPM Episode 176: James 'Woodsy' Woods, Pro Skier

06.01.2020 - By The Powell MovementPlay

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James Woods is an X Games gold medalist that hails from England.  Let that sit in for a second.  Growing up in Sheffield, , Woodsy, as he’s known, learned how to shred on carpets that resembled tooth brushes more than they did snow…That never slowed him down as he’s proved himself on every level of the sport and has had an impressive career.  This is a fun one with one of the only personalities in contest skiing today.   James “Woodsy” Woods Show Notes: 3:00:  Injury, working out and being the best he can be 11:00:  Sheffield, finding skiing in the newspaper, and dry slopes    15:00:  Parental support and the British scene  21:30:  Stanley:  Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30 Evo:  Get 20% off branded product with the code Powell20 23:00:  Who he looked up to, British World Championships and Pat Sharples 29:00:  Momentum Camp, London Freeze, Breckenridge, and being a social loner 37:00:  X-Games in Tignes         40:00:  10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone 41:00:  X Games Aspen, Sponsors, and money and losing it to a corrupt agent 50:00:  Sochi Olympics, The British Team and hurt in practice 57:00:  Celebrity, X Games Gold, and triples 64:00:  4th at the Olympics and Gus Kenworthy   74:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Paddy Graham

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