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Nick & Suzi Preston

The Birth of Freestyle Skiing at Waterville Valley Series

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Nick & Suzi Preston

Nick & Suzi Preston - A Life in Skiing, A Freestyle Life

Nick and Suzi Preston are a picture of the evolution of modern skiing, especially Freestyle Skiing. From the day that six-year-old Nick strapped on his mother's skis and beartrap bindings to join his best friend after a winter storm in Connecticut; to the Ski Instructor Clinic following their graduation from college to their self-described student-taught move into Freestyle Competition. Their journey in life has taken them from falling in love with skiing (and each other) to serious Freestyle competition to coaching and Inn-keeping. Together they have mentored more than 12 Olympic Freestyle skiers, leading to three gold medals through their Freestyle America corporation and Freestyle Camps. Nick has coached the US Team and been a private coach to Gold Medalist Hannah Kearney. He was a coach to the very first US team to go into the Soviet Union under Perestroika.

But ask them about their life in Freestyle and they will be the first to tell you that the medals and awards are great but it is the life-journey that has been the path to finding their joy.

They live in Campton, New Hampshire, where they continue to coach and mentor skiers young and old at their Mountainfare Inn and Freestyle America Camps.

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The Birth of Freestyle Skiing at Waterville Valley Podcast Series Overview

From Anamaki Chronicles and InDepthNH.org

This podcast series was produced in three main parts with ancillary interviews also published. YouTube interviews are included where possible.