The Whiteout Ski Podcast

E86 - Meet the Olympians LIVE

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Dom Killinger and Rob Stewart host the first ever live edition of The Whiteout Podcast in front of an audience at The Snow Centre Hemel Hempstead, fresh from the 2026 Winter Olympic season.

Joined by

Huw Nightingale – Olympic gold medallist in mixed snowboard cross

Tom Greenway – British freestyle skier and slopestyle/big air athlete

Ollie Davies – Double Olympian and Junior World Champion ski cross racer

Graham Bell – Five-time Olympian and former World Cup downhill racer

Ed Drake – Olympian, broadcaster and ski racing commentator

The episode covers:

What it feels like to win an Olympic gold medal

The pressure of competing as favourites on the world stage

Behind-the-scenes stories from ski cross, snowboard cross and freestyle skiing

Crashes, tactics, injuries and surviving high-speed winter sports

Olympic medals vs Crystal Globes vs X Games prestige

Favourite ski resorts, powder days and mountain memories

Funny stories from life on tour and travelling with teammates

Snow Camp’s work introducing young people to snowsports

The team also discuss:

Why Winter Olympic years boost participation in snowsports

The unique pressure of “one run every four years”

The next generation of British snowsports athletes

Thanks to: Crystal Ski Holidays |  GB Snowsport |  Snow Camp | The Snow Centre

Quotes from the athletes include:

“There’s more spots to lose than there is to win.” – Huw 

“The best performances come out of me when I’m in a really calm head space, which is a stark contrast to what it looks like we’re doing.” – Tom  

“Winter sports are way more exciting than summer sports.” – Graham  

“I could be on my own in bluebird perfect conditions and I probably wouldn’t bother going. But I could be in a whiteout with my friends and have the best day ever.” – Ed  

“I was actually sick in the morning of the team event when I won gold.” – Huw 

“People were running after us wanting to take pictures. It was kind of a strange thing at first.” – Huw

“You kind of have to stand at the top of a jump and fully commit to it, because if you don’t fully commit, that’s when things go wrong.” – Tom 

“There is a way to crash. There is an art to it.” – Ollie

“It is inspiring, but it goes in circles.” – Graham

“As long as the boss likes it, that’s all you’ve got to worry about.” – Ed

“I drank half a can of Red Bull in the start… came into the compression and just went whoop.” – Ollie

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Dom Killinger

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Rob Stewart

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Ed Drake

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Graham Bell

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Huw Nightingale

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Ollie Davies

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Tom Greenway

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