TPM Episode 391: Tommy Czeschin, Pro Snowboarder, Pro Wakesurfer, Olympian

Tommy Czeschin was born into a life of mountains and lakes, so it’s no surprise that he loves snowboarding and water sports-but what’s shocking is that he was able to go pro in both. Not too bad for the quiet kid with talent who started ski racing and was the forerunner for the Jr Olympics before seeing snowboarding and making the switch. Within 5 years, he was traveling the world with the US Snowboard Team, standing on the top of World Cup podiums, winning X Games medals, and eventually making the 2002 Olympic Team. After his snowboarding, he was an early adopter of wake surfing and these days, he gets paid to ride behind a boat among other things. It’s kind of like Deion Sanders, Bo Jackson, or a Shaun White-type story, only different. Don Wallace asks the “Inappropriate Questions”
Tommy Czeschin Show Notes:
4:00: Wake Surf trips, growing up near Mammoth, ski racing, and snowboarding
12:00: Early contests, Mammoth snowboard team, making the US Snowboard Team and the traveling family
19:00: Liquid Force: Since 95, Liquid Force has outperformed the competition and turned a sport into a lifestyle. Use the code POWELL15 for 15% off LF orders at LiquidForce.com
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22:00: Pranks, his personality, sponsors, so many different events, 2002 Olympics, money, faith, and the end of snowboarding
38:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.
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41:30: Athletes, coaching success, The order of Ikos, wake surfing, Crowley Wake, Liquid Force,
48:00: So many categories within wake, working with boat brands, other jobs, and The Great Race
55:00: Inappropriate Questions with Don Wallace