#73: Johno McBride (Olympic + World Cup Coach) - A Glimpse Into American Ski Racing Success
Hello and welcome to episode #73 of the rose bros podcast!
This episode we are joined by Olympic & World Cup Ski Racing coach- Johno McBride.
Johno is perhaps best known for his time as Bode Miller’s coach during his 2002 Olympic medal performance and 2005/2008 overall World Cup victories.
During the period, Johno also coached Daron Rahlves to 12x World Cup wins.
In addition, Johno has coached the Canadian National Ski Team, Paralympic athletes and has coached at different levels all the way down to the club, where is currently coaching at the Aspen Valley Ski Club today.
Originally from Aspen Colorado, Johno grew up skiing, playing hockey and enjoying the outdoors.
We sat down for a smooth cup of rose bros coffee and discussed what it takes to win, the importance of team, the difference between US and Canadian ski racing programs, earning respect, dealing with egos, bad advice and a lot more.
Enjoy!
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Hi Johno / been awhile… Been watching the ski events this Winter and came up with a solution for the unfairness of the start list for the racers… Now-a-days with a start list of 60 plus racers, it leaves it UNFAIR for racers running at the end of the list with courses falling apart not being able to improve their points to improve from the tail end…
What I have come up with a better balance for the racer running a the end of the field…
It goes like this is that field would be split in half for the start list would be on a 60 racer field would have the # 1 would go, then the # 30 racer would go next and be the next racer in the start list… On and on like the # 30 racer would be next with racer # 60…
I had a talk with Monique about this and she agreed that when a racer starts out in this sport , , , it’s next to impossible to improve your start possibly…
That would give a new kid to move up the start ladder not having to race on beat up courses…
That said – it still would work in slalom & G S to run only the top 30 racers from the 1st run…
In downhill & super G ,,, it would help to get better seating in those races…
Your the only DUDE I know in this ski racing field so let me know what you think bringing it up with the officials… – ROMEO -
Great insight from Johno on team dynamics, mental skills, mutual respect among our team and more. He brought out the best in me and our crew.
Great questions and flow with your interview. Thanks for having him on.