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Life of Brian | #37 Lydia Lassila (OAM) – Olympic Champion

Life of Brian | #37 Lydia Lassila (OAM) – Olympic Champion

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This week on the show Brian and Harrison are joined by Olympic
Champion Lydia Lassila. Lydia is a former Australian freestyle
skier (Aerials) and entrepreneur. She is a 5x Winter Olympian,
winning Gold at Vancouver in 2010 and Bronze at Sochi in 2014. A
trailblazer in her sport, she continually pushed the progression of
her sport no matter the consequences, she is undoubtably one of
Australia’s greatest ever athletes. She is inspiring, incredibly
resilient and has always maintained the very Aussie philosophy
that it is just all about ‘having a crack’, she delt with
devastating injuries, took time away to start a family and many
more challenges, but always got through with sheer grit and
determination. As a youngster, Lydia was a talented gymnast with
dreams of competing at the Olympics, injuries and opportunities
forced her to give up her dream, but when a former coach called her
and said that they were starting a pilot program that’s goal was to
turn gymnasts into aerial skiers, and with the carrot of the
Olympics dangling, she was all in without hesitation, the only
problem was, at that stage, Lydia had never skied before. Within 18
months, she competed at the Olympics in 2002 (Salt Lake City) and
by the Olympics in 2018 (PyeongChang) she was one
of Australia’s most decorated and inspirational Winter Olympic
athletes. In 2016, Lydia released a fantastic documentary
called ‘The Will To Fly’, which follows her journey to the 2014
Olympics, documenting her career to date and her experiences as mum
and competing in one of the world's most dangerous sports. Lydia is
also the founder of two businesses BodyICE (ice and heat therapy
products) and Zone by Lydia (sustainable yoga gear). Zone by Lydia
BodyICE Hosts: Brian & Harrison Taylor Guest: Lydia
Lassila Produced by Harrison Taylor Audio & Video by Rhino
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