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TPM Episode 460: Tom Kelly, US Ski and Snowboard Legend

TPM Episode 460: Tom Kelly, US Ski and Snowboard Legend

Update: 2025-11-24
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Tom Kelly is a US Ski and Snowboard Hall of Famer and one of the most legendary behind the scenes players in the history of sport.  In Tom's 30+ years with the US Ski and Snowboard Team, he's been responsible for integrating sports like moguls, ski jumping, snowboarding, halfpipe skiing and slopestyle in the US mix. Then, at the events, he's been the guy coordinating media for athletes like Lindsay Vonn, Mikaela Shiffrin, Picabo Street, and Bode Miller.  On the podcast we talk about some of Tom's 11 Olympics, the athletes, the situations, the controversies, and more. US Skiing legend Luke Bodensteiner asks the Inappropriate Questions

Tom Kelly Show Notes:

4:00 : 2026 Olympics, 2002 Utah bid controversy, FIS, infrastructure, hotel Olympics, keeping issues private,

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25:00 : Julia Mancuso, Bode Miller, Picabo Street, coming up in Wisconsin, Telemark Alpine Ski Area, American Birkebeiner, travel biz, US Ski Team, and US Snowboarding integration,    

41:00 : Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

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43:00 : Snowboarders in the HOF, developing the Center of Excellence, his first Olympics, Trace Worthington, access, getting money to athletes Alan Kildow, and the traits of the elite  

68:00 : Inappropriate Questions with Luke Bodensteiner

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TPM Episode 460: Tom Kelly, US Ski and Snowboard Legend

TPM Episode 460: Tom Kelly, US Ski and Snowboard Legend

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