IT TAKES A VILLAGE PODCAST
ON THE ROAD TO MILANO CORTINA 2026
WINTER OLYMPICS
The SnowsBest It Takes a Village podcast is an eight-part part series that dives into the village it takes to get yourself to the Winter Olympics. Podcast host and ski journalist, Rachael Oakes-Ash, chats with Winter Olympians, Olympic coaches, family members, Winter Olympic judges and more.
JAKARA ANTHONY + PETE MCNEIL | CHARLOTTE & ABBEY WILSON
BELLE BROCKHOFF + SAMI KENNEDY-SIM
ZOE JABOOR | TORI BEATTIE
ADAM "BEGGSY" BEGG
Freeskier Indra Brown
and Anne Brown
Indra Brown, three syllables to remember. The 15 year old Aussie halfpipe freeskier has blown all records in her maiden FIS World Cup taking back-to-back podiums in her first three events.
We chat with Indra and the leader of her village, Anne Brown, about qualifying for the Winter Olympics, her X Games invite, how she got here and more.
Olympic snowboard judge Adam 'Beggsy' Beggs
Winter Olympic head snowboard park & pipe judge, Beggsy, lifts the curtain on how judging really works, and how you can nail it from your couch at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games. We unpack where judging went off the rails in Beijing, what’s changed for Milano Cortina, whether AI is the future or a threat to freestyle snowboarding, and what to watch for as the world’s best riders throw down this FIS World Cup season.
Olympic Freeski judge Tori Beattie
Park n pipe is a subjective judging sport from Big Air to Slopestyle and Halfpipe, podcast host Rachael Oakes-Ash chats with Victoria Beattie, Winter Olympic judge, about how you break it down to ensure the winner really is the winner.
Australia’s official park n pipe ski judge for Milano Cortina 2026, Tori decodes scoring, tricks and all the bits.
Tune in and upgrade your armchair-judge credentials before February 2026.
Olympic moguls judge Zoe Jaboor
How exactly do you judge moguls, dual moguls and aerials at the Winter Olympics?
We sit down with Zoe Jaboor, triple Winter Olympic judge and Australia’s official for Milano Cortina 2026, to decode the art (and stress!) of scoring some of the fastest (and bumpiest) skiing on the circuit.
Zoe dishes on what separates a winning run from a wobbly one, why remote judging is a minefield, and why pulling up video replays mid-event is a big no-no.
Tune in and upgrade your armchair-judge credentials before February 2026.
Winter Olympians Belle Brockhoff
+ Sami Kennedy-Sim
When Winter Olympians get their freak out, does social media matter for athletes and what happens when your family first find out about your broken back via the media...
Three time Winter Olympian, SBX athlete Belle Brockhoff, talks about breaking her back in FIS World Cup season, what life on the road is really like and how her bestie, fellow Winter Olympian Sami Kennedy-Sim (skier x) keeps her sane.
From media intrusion to funding at elite level to how to train better for your chosen sport, the two friends reveal it all - humans first, athletes second.
Winter Olympic mogul skier Jakara Anthony + coach Pete McNiel
What does it take to win Winter Olympic gold? We ask mogul skier Jakara Anthony and her coach, Peter McNiel, because they did just that in Beijing 2022.
We talk about life on the road in each other's pockets, how they manage disagreements, stress and her competition season-ending injury last winter, her thoughts on FIS WC Rookie of the Year, fellow teammate, Charlotte Wilson, and what it takes to be on top of the world athlete stage as reigning Olympic champion heading into Milano Cortina 2026.
Mogul skier Charlotte Wilson &
SBX Abbey Wilson
FIS World Cup Rookie of the 24/25 Year Charlotte Wilson made history with a FIS World Cup gold in her first season, beating World #4, #3, #2 and #1 in a dual moguls stand off.
The Jindabyne local is heading into this Winter Olympic season with high hopes and her younger sister, SBX athlete Abbey, as her biggest cheerleader.
We chat with the Wilson sisters about performance anxiety, where they get their competitive nature from and what they love and loathe about each other.
3 x Winter Olympian
Jenny Lyons
Triple Winter Olympian, Australia's Jenny Lyons, is making a comeback after 14 years off the competition circuit. The 47 year old, mum of two, talks openly about her decision to give it another go in her beloved skier cross discipline, how perimenopause has impacted her decision to make her fourth Olympics.
She reveals her former struggle with alcohol, the documentary she's filming on her peri-comeback journey and what it will take to qualify for 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Naysayers, you've been put on notice.
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