Skiing is Believing Podcast: From Chamonix to a World Cup Podium in Kitzbühel, Blaise Giezendanner Shares His Story

By Published On: June 5th, 2024Comments Off on Skiing is Believing Podcast: From Chamonix to a World Cup Podium in Kitzbühel, Blaise Giezendanner Shares His Story

Featured Image: Blaise Giezendanner at a World Cup. Credit: GEPA

In Episode 16 of the Skiing is Believing podcast, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and Matt had a great conversation with French speed specialist Blaise Giezendanner.

Blaise told Matt and Alan about his upbringing in the French Alps. Additionally, in the 2023/24 season, he was the only Kandahar racer (name of a ski club in Chamonix) on the World Cup circuit.

He shared with them some terrific experiences from his World Cup podium in Kitzbuehel in 2022 and his achievement of going from Bib 43 to 4th place on his Olympic debut in the 2018 Pyeongchang Super-G.

They also discussed what it has been like working with Cyprien Sarrazin in his sensational season, along with his mannerisms and raw nature every time he took to the slopes.

Furthermore, he explained about the opportunity he declined to race for Great Britain when he was a teenager. Learn about that, amongst many more things, in this fantastic conversation.

Please let Alan and Matt know what you think of this episode/the podcast in general. Find us on Instagram @SkiingisBelievingPodcast or contact us via email at mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com

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Skiing is Believing podcast (available on Spotify) Matt Garcka and his Grandad, Alan Rigg, chat weekly about all things ski racing. Over the summer we are continuing to run weekly interviews with the best in the business, among giving young and breakthrough racers a voice with our interviews. Our dream turned to a reality at the start of this season with our season preview back in October and our first interview was conducted in January. Ever since we've been been able to deliver two episodes a week and we are looking to keep the content coming up until the start of next season. Find us on Spotify, @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram. Thanks and enjoy!