Episodes

Hello again, I hope you are finding your own adventures. We were on schedule to release a new episode as promised on November 28th. However, the user license on the screen reading software I use expired. Thankfully, I am finally back online. Because I feel really bad about not bringing you Emily’s excellent podcast on schedule. This episode is about the end of pre-race training and the beginning of training and competition. You can hear how excited Emily is to take advantage of all the chem...

Hello again friends, I hope your week is getting off to a great start. Whether you have been following Emily’s progress for a while, or you are brand new to her podcast; you are going to love hearing about her journey towards winning Gold in the Paralympics for downhill snowboard racing. This episode is the first of her second season. And we are starting it off with a huge announcement. Torque Snowboards Has decided to fully fund Emily and her team! You can hear the excitement and gratitude...

Hello again, As Emily’s producer we hope that you are all doing as well as possible given all the challenges the world is facing right now. So, here we are with episode 18. It follows a summer break from Emily’s position as a para-educator assistant. It also follows some much needed time at home with her family. Podcast Intro Experimentation First, I want to tell you that I am loving how Emily is playing around with the intro to her podcast. The combination of the race start sounds and some ...

Emily and I are so happy to share the latest happenings with you through the podcast. The episode starts out with her new intro music which I love. It reminds me of the start of ski races I’ve seen on TV during the Olympics and Paralympics. I can just picture Emily flying down the hill with a big smile on her face headed towards that first gold medal. Then she recaps the podcast and shares the teamstarfish.ca website. Then about 7:00 minutes in she gets to the good stuff. She explains how ...

Hello again, We hope you have had a good weekend. I am happy to tell you that Emily has a brand new episode of her show for you this week. As a world-class Paralympic athlete sometimes her training or racing schedules will get in the way of the podcast. We do our best to avoid that because we know you count on hearing about Emily’s continuing journey to that Gold Medal podium. But sometimes it is just unavoidable. We appreciate your understanding. This show is dedicated to her mom and all t...

Hello again; This week Emily is going to share more about the relationship between her and her coaches. She talked about how critical a good relationship is and how much her and her team work on their communication. She played the audio from a video of a recent practice session. And she explains what all the terminology means that her and her coaches are using. She also explained how they worked together to come up with words to communicate upcoming conditions and how Emily is supposed to re...

Hello again; Emily is a very happy woman these days with all the actual training she has been able to get in. You heard it in last weeks episode. And it seeps into her words in this episode too. She talks about the differences between hill shredding and mountain shredding. I think it’s important to know that Emily moved from Ontario to Vancouver so she would have more opportunities to train on the types of courses and in the variety of conditions she would face in the Paralympics. Me and Emi...

Hello again; We hope you had a great weekend. This week Emily is excited to share her first week on actual snow in over two years. You can hear the excitement in her voice as she describes that whole week. She talks about being so excited that she started packing several days early. She talks about reconnecting with an early sponsor from purplemoosesocks.ca She talks about meeting her new team who would be responsible for her safety as she flies down the mountains. So we want to welcome Isa...

Hello again; This time Emily shares some of the emotional roller coaster that is being an athlete during Covid. She not only talks about a recent minor setback, but how she handled it. She shares techniques for dealing with your own struggles be they personal or professional. And she is honest about her feelings concerning losing last year’s race season to Covid. You will come away encouraged and inspired. Just wish more people had the courage to share like Emily has. Emily mentions having...

Hello again; This time Emily shares with you about the frustration of last year’s lost season. And her excitement for the upcoming race season. She also talks about how she spent some of her time off during the holidays. I got hungry just listening to her.

This time Emily is sharing about the types of activities she goes through to prepare for the race season. She has also been rehabilitating a wrist injury. And this year was going to be especially strenuous anyway due to her not being able to get out on the hills last year at all due to Covid.

This time Emily tells us more about her wonderful partner and guide dog Darling. She gives us a history lesson, and tells us a lot about the training and selection methods. She explains what they are capable of and dispell myths about guide dogs. I don’t know about you, but as a dog lover myself I’d love to hear more about Darling. I’d love a funny story or two. Be sure to let Emily know if you agree with me. And we do want to hear your questions and suggestions. And please rate, review, and sha...

This time Emily is sharing what I’m calling the guide dog song. It’s an original composition. I love how the lyrics tell you so much about guide dogs, emily’s dog Darling, and their relationship. Next week, we will have episode 009 where Emily will tell you so much more about guide dogs, their history, their training, etc. Please do check out her past shows. And it would help us out a lot if you would leave a rating or review and share with your friends. If you have questions, comments, or sugge...

This time Emily sits down with another of her hill coaches John Killough. One thing that producing her podcast is teaching me is that it takes so many different people to train an olympic quality athlete. I’m also struck by how normal Emily’s childhood was. It’s also cool learning about Emily as a kid. I was surprised to hear about how John learned to understand how to guide a blind snowboarder down the hill. I love how he credits Emily with helping him to think more creatively and be more open ...

This time Emily sits down with one of her early hill coaches Issac Rigby. I love how he, his brother, and so many other Canadians seem to have a desire to volunteer their time and talents to help others. Emily’s team of coaches, mentors, and fellow athletes rivals my own collection of people who have been and continue to be part of my story. I also love how Issac talked about how working with Emily and other athletes with varied needs has made him a better coach and even a better communicator. E...

Emily recounts the various methods that were used to teach her how to snowboard. She also talks about the adaptations they made along the way. She does a great job of explaining the progression from being lead by a tether to being instructed over a radio headset. I also loves how she applies simple options like her reflective vests and bear bells. And as always she shows gratitude to the people and companies who have helped her along the way. Like RUSEEN Reflective Appeal, https://www.ruseen.com...

This time Emily takes inspiration from two Canadian holidays to give thanks for the many amazing coaches who have been part of her journey and who continue to help her chase her dream of paralympic gold. First, Canada hosts a coaches appreciation week the third week of September to encourage athletes of all ages and abilities to show their gratitude to the impact their coaches have had on their lives. And then last week Canada celebrated it's thanksgiving holiday. I've always been impressed with...

This time Emily sits down with her first gym trainer Paul Tavaras. Paul is currently studying at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy https://www.canadianosteopathy.ca (https://www.canadianosteopathy.ca) He explained that he is transitioning from fitness training to physical therapy. Specializing in FST, Fascia Stretch Treatment. https://stretchtowin.com (https://stretchtowin.com) I noticed how Paul mentioned Emily's goal of winning paralympic gold several times. By implication that tells me that ...

Emily sits down with her hill coach Ethan Rigby. Ethan is a college student who has been volunteering his time to teach the visually impaired and others with disabilities how to snowboard. He is part of an organization called Canadian Adaptive Snow Sports. You can find them at https://www.cads.ski (https://www.cads.ski) Their goal is To give people living with disabilities the opportunity to eliminate barriers that have prevented them from experiencing the Joy and Freedom of Snow sports. I think...

In this episode Emily sits down with her friend Linzy NG who got her into skiing and then into snowboarding. Both are visually impaired although Linzy has far more vision. To me it was like listening to two girlfriends talking about old times. In Canada kids grow up ice skating, skiing, snowboarding, and playing hockey. And this is a reminder that they and their parents saw nothing unusual about the idea of their girls wanting to go flying down the mountain. Hope you enjoy the Bunny and the Star...

In this episode Emily sits down with one of her earliest coaches on her journey to chase paralympic gold. They talk about what it was like when they first started working together. And she got him to talk about what he was thinking and feeling prior to training his first blind client. They talk about a lot of important aspects to training. Whether that is for screaming downhill on a snowboard or wanting to be the best version of yourself. You can find out more about Coach steve by visiting https...

Shredding for Gold, hosted by Team Starfish, star athlete, Emily Trepanier, will chronicle her adventures as she works toward the dream of chasing gold in downhill snowboard racing at the Winter Paralympics. Along the way you will meet her supportive friends and family as well as her intrepid guide dog partner Darling. You will meet other amazing adaptive snowboard competitors from around the world. You will learn from her team of coaches. You will also get to follow along on her other adventure...