Tricia Byrnes is on the podcast this week…. she’s a wealth of knowledge and a fun interview. Tricia’s known for her competitive days, she was on the contest circuit for 20 years but these days, she’s organizing the contests and making sure she helps pave the way for the future of the sport. We talk about her life and times on and off the podium, the future of the sport and some great old stories.
Tricia Byrnes Show Notes:
2:00: Dick Byrnes, partying, and growing up rich
6:00: Wanting to be an Olympian, skiing, and snowboarding
12:00: All disciplines, The US Open, and high school
16:00: Sims and parents
19:00: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code powell30
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21:00: Winning The Open, College, and Rossi
27:00: Sponsors, Olympics, and X Games
33:00: Not making the team, making the team… losing sponsors and her brother
29:00: Plake, Afterglow and, product design
39:00: Spy Optic: Get 20% off on their site Spyoptic.com using the code TPM20
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
41:30: Athlete Agent, 2002 Olympics, Octagon, and retirement
50:00: Africa, Go211, USASA, and life after snowboarding
56:00: Inappropriate Questions with Spencer Harkins