In the second episode of the top ten series, Alan and I were joined by former British World Cup and double Olympian, Emma Carrick-Anderson to discuss our top ten current female racers.

We discussed both the extreme strength of the women's tour at opposite ends of their careers. The likes of Federica Brignone, Lara Gut-Behrami, and Sara Hector redefining the age at which women can be successful in the sport.

We also discussed the incredible comeback that Lindsey Vonn managed over the last 12 months and the dreams she would look to achieve over the next 12 months.

In detail, Emma, Matt, and Alan delved into the amazing success of the next generation on the tour in 2024/25 with the wins and podiums for Zrinka Ljutic, Lara Colturi and Emma Aicher.

And we, of course, chatted about the unbelievable Mikaela Shiffrin and the fantastic skiing she's consistently produced in her career.

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In this episode, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and I chatted with the Croatian tech expert Filip Zubcic.

He discussed the overall thoughts on the season just gone and the season coming up where Filip makes it clear his goal, first and foremost, is to stay healthy.

He also spoke on the current strenght of both the men's and women's teams in Croatia despite there being a significantly low number of FIS racers in the country.

Filip also shared his thoughts on the upcoming 2025/26 Olympic season where ambitions are high and the sort of training that Filip is doing in the summer to prepare for the campaign.

We finished with the usual quick-fire questions where we learn Filip's favourite place to ski on the WC slalom/giant slalom tour.

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In the first episode of the new top ten series on the Skiing is Believing podcast, brought to you by Ski Racing Media, Alan and I welcomed nine-time World Cup Downhill winner, Daron Rahlves, back to the show. We discussed some of the greats of World Cup downhill ski racing and discussed the amazing careers of the likes of Franz Klammer, Pirmin Zurbriggen, Peter Mueller, Hermann Maier and Dominik Paris. While the three of us had some different names on the list, the spine of our top tens were similar with the aforementioned athletes included in the lists and all considered towards the top of our lists. This is the first of our summer top ten series, so stay tuned for more. This episode is brought to you by Ski Racing Media. Head to their website and social media pages now for all the ski racing insights, news, and content now. Hit this link for all the latest from Ski Racing Media: https://skiracing.com/ This episode is also brought to you by Ski Cosmos. A ski racing training facility in Vancouver that you can visit to improve all aspects of your ski racing. Check out our social media page @skiingisbelievingpodcast on Instagram or YouTube where all of our content is situated. You can also contact us via email with any feedback, thoughts or questions, using mattgarcka.skiingisbelieving@gmail.com