The King of Kitz, Didier Cuche joins Daron, AJ, Marco and LEW for a super interesting and revealing breakdown of the most famous and dangerous Downhill on the World Cup circuit. Didier won on the Streif a record FIVE times with his first coming in 1998 and the last three coming in in 2010, 2011 & 2012! He shares his thoughts and secrets to this iconic track and lets us inside his head as he preps for the race, races the course and receives the Trophy in front of thousands!

Daron Rahlves, the only American Downhiller winner on the Hahnenkamm stood on top of the podium beating Didier by just 5 hundies back in 2003 and they share what they remember of that day!

This Podcast is loaded with great insight on the course and how to watch it, as well as nuggets for Athletes, Coaches and Parents on how to train and ski and be a successful speed skier.

Topics covered;

-      Their first impressions of the iconic course

-      The importance of knowing your limits

-      How the start house at Kitz is totally different

-      The course from the Start to the Zielsprung

-      Cuche’s secret to winning on the Streif

-      The traditions of Kitz from arrival to the Londoner

-      Why Cuche was so successful on the Streif

This year’s Kitzbuhel races are Jan 19 & 20!

Thanks for listening!