TPM Episode 207: Ross Rebagliati, Olympic Gold Medalist, Snowboarding, Weed Guy

Ross Rebagliati was the first-ever gold medalist in Olympic snowboarding.  He was also the first Olympian to have his medal taken away and given back.  Instead of being a blessing, the Olympic Medal ended up being a curse for Ross.  On the podcast, we talk about how the biggest triumph of his life turned into a series of wrong turns--for a guy who should be a household name.  It’s an interesting one with an athlete who was wronged, but he's also an athlete who never really helped himself.

Ross Rebagliati Show Notes:

6:00:  Skiing, Palmer, and ski racing

18:00:  Craig Kelly, Burton, racing, and snowboard goals

24:45:  10 Barrel Brewery:  Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone

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22:30:  Partying when he moved to Whistler, The World Cup Tour, winning the Mt Baker Banked Slalom

33:30:  The end of Burton, F2 Snowboards, and finding out about the Olympics

38:00:  The beginning of the Olympic Curse, knee injury, and being without a team because of weed

47:30:  Getting on the Olympic team, the new tour, and the Canadian Team

47:30:  Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:  Over 60 years of getting you out there

Elan Skis:  75 Years of Good Times

49:00:  In the lead at the Olympics, what goes through your mind watching the rest of the field, and what happens when you win Olympic gold

55:00:  Instant Rockstar, being big in Japan, and things that happened leading up to the game and when does he realize there is trouble?

62:45:  Weedmaps 'Question of the Podcast' and Ad 

67:00:  Being a criminal gold medalist in Japan, his treatment by the IOC, and being a global story but not one that you can cash in on

74:00:  Quitting snowboard racing in 1999, living in a van down by the river for 2 years, and things falling apart in his late 20’s

80:00:  Timing is lining up for him to be the Canadian weed industry, his many ventures, and what I think he should do.

84:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Mark Fawcett