Dougal sits down with Ginny Rutledge from Wanaka Physiotherapy. A “naughty schoolgirl” (her words, not ours), Gin came from a family of farmers and a medical practitioner. She followed in her mother’s footsteps and trained as a physio. Ginny has run a successful business here in Wanaka for 33 years; she began back in the eighties when this quiet little ski town only required a physio team two mornings per week. Gin was fundamental in setting up a specialist high-performance sport snow sports programme that has evolved into the national body and is one of the highest-performing park and pipe programmes in the world. She has attended five Olympic Games as the physiotherapist for the New Zealand ski team and the USA ski team. A leader in her field, Ginny attends and presents at international physiotherapy conferences and through these networks gains access to ground-breaking research, for the benefit of our Kiwi athletes.  She calls her success a happy accident, but you will hear Gin’s passion and energy about people and progression. She is an enormous asset to our athletes and our town. In the winter you will find her heading up Treble Cone, watching the sun come up, with a smile on her dial. We hope you enjoy this show.