Zach Miller is different than any World Champion I’ve had on the podcast. While he appears to be able-bodied, Zach has Cerebral Palsy, a neurological disorder that affects his mobility, posture, and balance. Zach found snowboarding through a hospital program, and that changed his life. Today, Zach is a Paralympian who travels the world to snowboard. On the podcast, we talk about CP and everything that goes along with it, including fatigue, challenges, and bullying. We also talk about competing against adaptive athletes while he looks able-bodied and the challenges that created. And, of course, we discuss money or complete lack thereof it, the Paralympics, and a whole lot more. It’s a different and important episode that everyone should hear.

Zach Miller Show Notes:

5:00: Russell Wilson and God, Cerebral Palsy, he’s different than most adaptive athletes, growing up like he’s normal, and getting bullied.

21:30: Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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24:30: Finding sports through his doctors, quitting skiing for snowboarding, Beijing Paralympic story, did he pick the wrong sport, US Paralympic Soccer Team, and being told he’s too functional to compete against para-athletes.

42:45: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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45:45: Kidney’s shut down, does CP affect his learning, stigma, and challenges that will happen at the Paralympics in Paris

57:00: Getting shamed for making jokes, the disappointment of not making the team in 2018, nothings paid for and there is no prize money, almost being forced to quit, and finally making the Paralympic Team in 2022

69:00: Inappropriate Questions

Scotty Lago had a path to pro snowboarding that’s different than almost anyone I’ve interviewed. Most high school dropouts don’t have Olympic Medals to go along with a grip of X Games and Dew Tour hardware, but that’s what Scotty Lago did. Along the way, he was part of the legendary Frends Crew, he filmed with Grenade, he filmed with Travis Rice for the biggest movies in snowboard history, and he did it all while riding for Flow Snowboards. When all was said and done, Scotty didn’t retire into the sunset; he’s now following his other passion of hunting, and just like in his snowboard career, he’s already a sponsored hunter, and who knows how big that world can get for Scotty. This is a fun podcast with an unfiltered legend and former Flow TM, Andrew Mutty asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Scotty Lago Show Notes:

5:00: Hunting, Hew Hampshire, snowboarding, Green Mountain series, his unique schooling, Aerial Assault Tour, getting sponsored by Airwalk, then Billabong, and moving up in the contest world

19:30 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

22:30: Car sleeping and couch surfing, Frends, a little anti-Burton, US Open, and Rossignol to Flow

33:00: Image, sponsors, and money, his first World Cup win, performing under pressure, and Shaun White

41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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43:00: Competition mindset, X-Games Gold, injuries to the Frends Crew, and the Olympics

55:00: Once in a lifetime experiences, shooting with Grenade, Shooting with Travis Rice, and insurance

60:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andrew Mutty

Dane Tudor has had an incredible pro ski career that’s been going on for 15+ years, and while he’s getting older, Dane shows no sign of slowing down ski-wise, and no brands seem to care for some reason. When I say no signs of slowing down, in 2009, when Dane was 19, he won “Male Performance of the Year,” a huge award in skiing. Then, in 2023, 15 years later, Dane won that same coveted award again. While that’s so rare, so is the fact that while he’s always found success in both Moto and skiing, nothing has ever been easy for him on the sponsor end. Maybe it’s because he didn’t grow up with a dad or because he was always traveling between Canada and Alaska and was isolated with homeschooling…I try and find out the answers on the show, and Colston VB asks the Inappropriate Questions.

Dane Tudor Show Notes:

5:00: Speedo’s, born into adventure in AK and Aus, the impact of not having a dad, and Red Mountain

11:00: Homeschooling, Colston VB and the 2nd gen of the New School, self-confidence, attitude, and quitting ski racing

20:00 Stanley: Get up 60% off at Stanley1913.com

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23:00: Pro Moto dreams, back to extreme comps, then park, sponsors, filming with Theory 3, PBP, and Alaska,

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

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43:00: Fear, crashes, EDIAS, Best Male Performance at 19, Scott, getting hurt, triple in the backcountry, TGR and other film projects, and Best Male Performance in the Blank movie.

65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Colston VB