"You Are More Than What You Do" - the Story of Olympic Medalist Alex Deibold

Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club Show

Today we sit with the Club's new Snowboard Director, Olympic bronze medalist, Alex Deibold. Not only is he running our entire snowboard program with huge events coming up soon, he's also chasing around his almost 2 year old daughter on the side, all the while doing the hardest work of all - the work on himself. Today we talk about all of it - his path to glory, his transition to the other side, and what happens when an athlete moves out of the center of their own universe.

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You will hear the following and so much more:

• Alex's ski & snowboard origin story
• What a 20 year career as a pro snowboarder really looks like
• His philosophies for himself as an athlete, dad, and human!
• His philosophies for the athletes he coaches
• We talk about opportunity, about grit, gratitude & humility
• The work does not end when the career ends - that's when the hardest work actually begins
• You'll learn what the "unzippering of Alex Deibold" really means
• And so much more...

For more about Alex Deibold, follow him on Instagram @adeibold or email him at [e-mail]

Check out his bio here:

Born and raised in New England, Alex found his passion for snowboarding at an early age in the mountains of Vermont. He competed professionally in every discipline of the sport before narrowing his focus on snowboardcross. He was named to the U.S. Snowboard Team in 2004. During Alex’s 19-year tenure on the team, he stood on numerous World Cup podiums, captured multiple national titles, and won a bronze medal in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. As an avid outdoorsman, he loves cycling, golfing, and flyfishing and has worked with Protect Our Winters for over a decade to protect the places and experiences he loves.

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