March 25, 2025 • 27 mins
Lily Dhawornvej may be just 15 but she’s taking snowboarding to new heights - literally. Learn how this Colorado native earned her first X Games medal, is competing on the World Cup and has big dreams for Italy and beyond in this episode of The PowHERful podcast.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello friends, and welcome to the Powerful Podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
I'm your host Aja McCord.
Speaker 3 (00:04):
In this podcast, we introduced you to powerful women who
were changing the game in and outside of their field
of play. These are women's stories, women who happen to
be doing things that many of us can only dream of,
but the lessons and inspiration they share is universal.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Hello friends, and welcome back to the Powerful Podcast. I
am your host aj McCord, and I am so excited
to introduce you to this bundle of joy that is
our next guest. Lily Duanaway is just fifteen years old
and she is pushing women snowboarding to literal new heights
like in big air in slope style. This girl is
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on a mission and she caught up with me in
the middle of trying to qualify for her very first
Olympics just a few months one month after she qualified
for her very first X Games and brought home a
medal at X Games. Asked in twenty twenty five. So
I hope you enjoy this episode of the Powerful Podcast.
Lily is a joy and I think it shows it
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in this podcast, So cannot wait to hear what you think.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Thanks for being here, Welcome back to The Powerful Podcast.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
I am Agan McCord, and I'm so excited because, y'all,
I feel like I am introducing you to somebody whose
name is going to be a household name within the
next few years in women's snowboarding.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Lily Duanaway is just fifteen years old.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
She's from Frisco, Colorado, right outside of Copper Mountain, where
she and I met for the first time as she
was trying to qualify for her very first X Game
spoiler alert she did.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
She also won a medal.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
At X Games Aspen twenty twenty five and is currently
traveling around the world competing in women's snowboards, slopestyle, big air, knucklehuck,
anything that is extreme in women's snowboarding. Lily is pushing
the envelope at it right here, right now. So, Lily,
thank you so much for joining The Powerful Podcast.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
I'm so excited to have you on.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Yeah me too, I'm super hired to be here. Thank you,
thank you.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
So okay, first and foremost fifteen years old, and yet
you are absolutely flying through some of these massive competitions.
I was there at Copper Mountain when you qualified for
street Style for X Sings.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Twenty twenty five. Tell me what that moment felt like
for you.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
I feel like the X SMEs next X Street Style
was definitely a kickstarter for my career. I feel like
it definitely started like everything that like all of all
the invites I got and all the success that came
to me in my season.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
And it's been such an incredible season.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
I want to get into some of the things that
you have won, some of the things that we want
to talk about with women's snowboarding, because when we talk
about how much women's sports are growing in every single aspect,
the women's snowboarding girlies, y'all are pushing the envelope higher
every single time you go off of a jump. But first,
take me back to the beginning. How did did you
start snowboarding? And not just snowboarding, but falling in love
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with the events of big air, slope style, street style, knucklehock,
all these sort of more free ride Yeah.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
Growing up like my family, all of my family snowboarded,
so it was kind of like, Wow, that's so cool,
I want to do that too, and especially my brother,
my brother, he also snowboard and I really looked up
to him for that.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
How much older was he than you. He's seventeen, okay,
so he's got a few years on you.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
What was it like to have an older brother sort
of push you or did he push you in the
sport as you were learning it.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
I definitely thought that snowboarding was cooler because he did it.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
So and when did you go from?
Speaker 2 (03:46):
I mean, what was it? What was the first age
we were on a snowboard?
Speaker 4 (03:49):
I started snowboarding at five years old, so I've been
on a snowboard for about ten years.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
And when did you go from? Oh, I really like
doing this too?
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I think I could compete in this.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
I mean I've been doing competition since I was a
little groun, so I've been doing it forever. But I
feel like the time that I actually felt like I
could excel in this was probably like a year ago.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Honestly, Wow, so really new I was a competitive gymnast,
So I know what it feels like to be competing
in a sport where you know so many people are
gonna are gonna get to know you in the girl fifteen, Wow,
that's so young. But you've been working at this for
ten years. You've been wanting to, you know, seeing progress
towards making it a career in the last year or so.
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What was that like for you to feel like, oh,
all this work all this time?
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Yeah, I think I could do this.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
Yeah, I definitely feel like I took it as I'm
going to need to work hard, but it's definitely possible.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
So then we get to the next ex competition in Copper.
So for people who don't know what that is, how
did you get the invite? What is read style and
what did you do at Copper?
Speaker 4 (05:04):
Yeah? I got the invite from my I'm pretty sure
I got it for my points ranking, the world points ranking,
which is pretty cool, and I'm glad that I got
that opportunity. But in the comp it was honestly just
having fun. It was so fun just hanging out with
the girls, and I was super surprised actually that I
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came out in third.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Yeah. I mean, I'm gonna all post the video over
this segment of the podcast so people can see.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
But Lily, you were so excited.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
It was like, I don't know if I should laugh
or if I should cry, because it was just it felt.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Like such a massive moment for you.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Can you take me back to what it felt like
when you heard your name and knew that not only
had you taken third place, but that meant that you'd
qualified for your very first X Games.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
Yeah. That's honestly probably the happiest I've ever been so far,
and I just I just keep remembering that moment, and
which is like makes me really happy.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
And I think one of the things that I loved.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
So there's so many cool things about different disciplines in snowboarding,
and street style is one that's pretty new to the
snowboarding world and certainly new to the X Games as
a metal event. But what I loved about it was
that it's what's called a jam session. Right, So this
is where everybody is going one.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
After the another.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
There's no like stop the you know, clear the course,
do the run. It's kind of like a twenty minutes
or thirty minutes however long, and everybody gets to go
one after.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Each other, and it really feels like you're more of all.
I mean, you're having a jam session.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Like it feels like a bunch of girls are out
there on the park in the street style course having
a good time together. How did that kind of environment
take the pressure off of you.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
Yeah, the vibes were definitely very hype, like it felt
like everyone was there to just hang out and like
not be so serious about competing, which I I loved.
I definitely feel like I do better at comps when
I'm like having a good time.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Yeah, it's so interesting we hear so many athletes really
start to share that more and more. I'm thinking of
even Chloe Kim within a few months ago, she was like,
I'm having so much fun snowboarding again. And it feels
like when you dedicate so much time to something, it
does start to feel like, oh, this is kind of
kind of a job. But it's a job that I love,
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but it's still a job. How do you find the
fun in it when you're still i mean fifteen years old.
So many of us were, you know, going for our
license and getting into chaos after school. You're out here
competing around the world. How do you keep this sport fun?
Speaker 4 (07:44):
Yeah, it's definitely like there's an endless possibility of things
that you can do and like creativity you could use,
which is always so fun. And definitely the people, the
people make it fun. The people that are part of
the sport, they make it fun.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Tell me more about the career activity aspect of it.
Why is that something that keeps you so engaged? And
what are the most creative things you've been leaning into?
Speaker 4 (08:08):
Yeah, so of course you can keep spinning on forever
as long as you have the right pop and stuff.
But there's also different accesses and like different style. Everyone
has their own style that you can that you can
use your advantage. And so I really love seeing other
people's style and I really would love to build mine more.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
How do you build a style?
Speaker 4 (08:33):
Like?
Speaker 1 (08:33):
What are you learning about yourself in this year where
you're snowboarding?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Is not just literally going to new heights. We're going
to get to.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
Big Air, I promise, but you're getting so much more attention.
You're getting a chance to have so many more experiences
and competitions and develop different tricks and go into the
woodward at Copper where you land on the bubble and
you get.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
A chance to practice all these tricks. How have you
seen your style develop?
Speaker 4 (08:59):
I feel like building your style definitely comes with time,
Just like keep writing, you know it'll come to you.
It's just what feels right.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
What are some of the styles that you aspire after
for some of the women that you look up to?
Speaker 4 (09:14):
Definitely Mari's. Mari's especially, I'm going to shout out one
of her tricks, her back Ten Japan, Her Backside Japan.
It's it's so sick, it's so smooth, and also me
as tricks like they're always so clean.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
So, how would you describe this style that you're learning
about yourself? Like if you had to put it down
on a piece of paper, Lily's style is what are
the words that you're you're writing right now?
Speaker 4 (09:45):
I hopefully I would say clean, just like smooth tricks.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
That's what I got for Well, I obviously cannot speak
to all of your tricks, but from my perspective of
getting to watch you in the competitions at X Games
because you qualified and street style, but then you got
to compete in knuckle huck and you ended up taking
home your first X Games aspen medal. It was a
bronze medal in knucklehock, which for people who don't know
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what knuckle houck is, can you describe it?
Speaker 4 (10:12):
Yeah, knuckle huck is pretty much just chucking the biggest
tricks you can off a knuckle.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
It's creativity in a discipline basically.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
So how did you approach that competition and What was
the trick that gave you the bronze.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Yeah, I was definitely approaching this comp with, like, you know,
just low, low expectations. You know, I got on, I
got in on the alternate list, so just looking to
have fun. But the trick that I did was I
feel like the best trick I did was a front flip.
I guess, uh, I guess I'm known for that, but
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front flip nose grab.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Sick, and that was something that for me, I hadn't
seen a knucklehock competition like live before, and it is
so cool to see all the creativity, like in the
men's event, somebody turned their snowboard into a ski setup,
which I thought was hilarious.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
And then, I mean, ZEB is always really exciting.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
And so when you look around and you're watching, I
mean you and I were in the corral watching some
of the competitions go down. What do you feel when
you're standing in the corral at X Games, Copper knowing, Hey,
I am competing among these people, but also I want
to be a part of so many more events.
Speaker 4 (11:28):
Yeah, I feel like just in being in the crowd
and being in the comp it's like a similar like environment.
I feel like your hype for the people that are
like landing stuff and like trying new things, and you're
also like out there like being hype for yourself, like
and like you're the competitors, Like it's just so cool
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to see people trying these insane tricks.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
The energy is unmatched.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
I mean both like during the comp and then afterwards,
like X Games Aspen was just a massive party. What
was the feeling that you walked away from that event
with after competing in it and seeing so many of
the men and women that you look up to competing
in it.
Speaker 4 (12:12):
I definitely felt very accomplished, especially being on the podium
with like those girls, Like what a podium. I'm super
proud of that, But I'm also super like so happy
to like watch this, like all of these people do
these creative tricks.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
So Lily, you were talking about the women that you
were on the podium with at X Game's Aspen for
the knucklehock. We have been so inspired by the women
of snowboarding this season, in particular, it's a qualifying year
for Italy, and I feel like y'all are just pushing
the envelope every single time you hit the jumps, whether
it's big air or slope style or knucklehock or I
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mean any the pipe, wherever it is. What does it
feel like to be a part of this group of
women that is that is shattering our expectations at every competition.
Speaker 4 (13:04):
Yeah, I feel like this group of women is really
just pushing each other to do better and like just
push that boundary.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
And it's so cool because you know, I've grown up
obviously I played sports as well, and I've grown up
covering women's sports in the last ten fifteen years. But
this generation of women, it feels like, is so embracing
of the reality that we are better when we push
each other, but in a healthy competitive way. Like how
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do you feel about competing against other women and women's
sports across all sports, not just snowboarding, But what do
you feel like when you, like, what is your perspective
I guess on women's sports as a whole right now.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
I definitely feel like it's gonna go far, like for sure,
but like our skill level is pretty the same, like
similar to each other. So I feel like that's that's
really how we push each other.
Speaker 1 (14:03):
Is there anybody that you have a healthy competition with
right now where you go, oh, I know that you're
gonna make me better and I absolutely love that about you.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Or is it just like everybody?
Speaker 4 (14:15):
Yeah, definitely. All the girls I compete with in the
World Cup circuit, they're always They're so amazing, and I
really like I look up to them and I like
they pushed me to want to do better.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
When you say you we are a push to want
to do better. What do you like? What are you
most proud of yourself for in the last year?
Speaker 1 (14:35):
You said in the last year, it's really set in that, like, hey,
this might be a reality.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
I could go out and win World Cups.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
I could go out and win X Games medals, I
could qualify for an Olympics. What are you most proud
of the way that you have of what you have
done or how you have handled this last year in particular.
Speaker 4 (14:54):
Yeah, I'm definitely proud of the results I've been getting
at these World Cups, but also like how how much
I progressed since last year. I feel like my progression
is really skyrocket and I'm super happy that that happened.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
So for context, tell me, like what you were doing
last year compared to what you were doing this year
and why that's so different for those of us who
you know, have a hard time conceptualizing all the spins
and accesses.
Speaker 4 (15:21):
Yeah, last year, I'm pretty sure I only landed one
back seven out of a lot. So and this year
I'm doing back nine hopefully some back tens.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
So good, so good, And it's so cool to see, yeah,
to see you just crushing it at every single competition.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
And of course we're getting ready for Italy.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
We're less than a year away from the twenty twenty
six Olympics. And I know that you guys in Olympic
hopes and dreams, So walk me through, I mean, walk.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Me through what that looks like for you to pursue
that right now.
Speaker 4 (15:58):
Yeah, I'm definitely I'm definitely looking to get a spot
in the next Olympics. It's looking pretty hopeful right now.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
But knock on wood, what is the thing that I mean?
I know you dreamed of X Games medals. I know
that you've I can imagine that Olympics is up there.
But what would seven year old Lily think right now?
If she saw fifteen year old Lily.
Speaker 4 (16:23):
Seven year old Lily would definitely be very shocked. Seven
year old Lily was definitely very into just having fun
during snowboarding and messing around.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
When do you think that switched for you?
Speaker 1 (16:39):
And why why did it switch from like, Hey, I'm
just messing around to oh, I really like competing.
Speaker 4 (16:46):
I feel like I've always been a pretty competitive person,
but I feel like I really tried to do my
best at these comps. I mean, I feel like the
switch was kind of always half on and then I
kind of just flipped to myself.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Well, and it's so I mean, I think that it
makes total sense that it goes from like, oh, this
is really fun to like, oh, this is really fun.
And also I could have a totally untraditional like high
school experience and I could go travel around the world.
And that's something that I want to know, Like how
are you managing this? Because again, most of us right
at fifteen where sophomore is in high school and I
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had class from seven thirty to three thirty every day, Like,
how are you balancing Olympic hopes and dreams and competing
around the world with being a fifteen year old that
I don't know wants to maybe get her learners permit
and like finish high school.
Speaker 4 (17:43):
Yeah, I definitely like that I don't have to go
to in person school. I do online school, so it's
pretty a little easier for me. Yeah, but I definitely
love I love the traveling, so that's a pretty fun
experience for me.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
Yeah, what is your favorite part about the traveling because
I assume you guys all travel together.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
Yeah, so what's your favorite part of it?
Speaker 4 (18:07):
Going to new places like shining, new food, exploring, like
it's always super fun.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
And I read a little bit about your family.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
You told us about your older brother, but I know
your parents are also really proud of what you've done
so far in snowboarding. Explain to me, Yeah, just describe
how your parents have supported you throughout this.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Yeah. I mean they paid for my comps before the
US team started supporting me, which I'm always so happy
for them for doing that. Yeah, shout out to my
mom and dad for doing that. But yeah, they've always
supported me in doing this.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Were they in the crowd when you qualified for X Games?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
Yeah? What did? My mom was crying, she's really happy. Yeah,
I can imagine they're screaming.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
If there's something that you want people to know about
women's slope style or big air, because those are the
two disciplines that you're focusing on right now? Right is
slopes down big air for the World Cups and everything. Yeah, okay,
So what is the thing that you want people to
know about women's slope style.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
And big air right now?
Speaker 1 (19:24):
Whether it's the progression or somebody to watch out for yourself? Like,
what is something you want us to know about where
a Team USA is with women's snowboard, big air and
slope style.
Speaker 4 (19:37):
Yeah, I definitely feel like anyone could go pretty far. Like,
I feel like the sport is at a place that
I feel like a lot of people could do well.
It's pretty hind or miss, but hopefully I'm hoping I'm
up there.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
Nice.
Speaker 1 (19:53):
What is it going to take for you to be
to get one of the Team USA spots from you?
Speaker 4 (19:59):
Definitely a good result. I feel like I have one
good result at one of the Olympic qualifiers that we
had in Aspen. I got six, so hopefully hopefully I
get in.
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Just keep building huh yeah awesome. What does what do
you like to do outside of snowboarding? Like if you
were to describe you know, I mean, I know snowboarding
takes up a ton of your life, so maybe that's
a ridiculous question, but what do you like to do
outside of snowboarding?
Speaker 4 (20:31):
I mean on the team trips, we still do fun
stuff we like to play, like soccer, and outside of snowboarding,
I love to play pickleball in the summer.
Speaker 1 (20:42):
I think I like it A little dual sport athlete
coming in hot.
Speaker 4 (20:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
Maybe if pickleball makes it into the Olympics, that would
be a I have no doubt that you are a
very good pickleball player.
Speaker 4 (20:53):
Actually, I would be very down if they made that
an Olympic sport.
Speaker 2 (20:59):
That would be so fun.
Speaker 1 (21:00):
I guess the only question I have left for you, Lily,
is I just I want people to know, Like I think,
one of the things that I felt from you is
just how much pure joy you have for snowboarding, for
being your best self, for encouraging.
Speaker 2 (21:17):
The women around you. How would you like? What do
you want people to know if you do?
Speaker 1 (21:23):
If you do make it, Let's say you make it
to that to Italy next year in twenty twenty six,
and people are trying to go, WHOA who is this Lily?
Speaker 2 (21:31):
What is she about?
Speaker 1 (21:32):
Why should I root for her? What do you want
people to know about who you are as a human being?
Speaker 4 (21:39):
It's definitely just about the fun, Like if you're not
having fun, then like I don't feel like I would
do well. Like sorry, I'm my mind blanked.
Speaker 2 (21:53):
No, it's okay. That's a great answer.
Speaker 1 (21:55):
Yeah, yeah, that's a great answer because it's it's one
of the first things that I felt from you, like
it truthfully is you could see how much fun you
were having in the jam session. You could see how
much fun it was for you to qualify for Copper
or for X Games at Copper, And I know, for me,
it's been really fun to get to know you a
little bit follow your journey and I cannot wait to
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keep doing so.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
And I hope you make it to twenty twenty six.
Speaker 4 (22:19):
Yeah, thank you. I also just like I love meeting
all the new people in the sport, Like all these
girls are, like they stand out so much and it's
just super cool to meet all of them.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
Yeah, it's awesome. Okay, we're gonna switch gears now. This
next segment is called Something to Sit On. It is
brought to you by the Sports Bra, which is a
women's sports bar and restaurant in Portland, Oregon, and the
week that your episode comes out, they're going to have
a mocktail called the Lily, and it's basically just whatever
drink you want it to be. So, what is what
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is your post comp destressing fun drink?
Speaker 4 (22:58):
A Shirley Temple.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
That was my go to after gymnastics meets. This is
Shirley Temple. Yeah, that's awesome. And then this last segment
is called the powered Up segment. So this is where
I ask you rapid fire questions and you just tell
me the first.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
Thing that comes to mind. Okay, oh boy, you got it.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
I believe in This is actually the pod Squad already
knows this, but I'm terrible at short form, Like I
want to know all the stories behind everything.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
So this is also a challenge for me every single week.
Okay you ready?
Speaker 4 (23:28):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (23:28):
Okay? Coffee or tea?
Speaker 4 (23:31):
Coffee? Wait? Why did I say that I hate coffee?
Oh my gosh. Okay, definitely tea.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
Definitely tea. Okay, okay, rhaps a really good start? Favorite
ice cream flavor? Cookies and cream? What is your go
to meal before or after snowboarding?
Speaker 4 (23:51):
Rice? Oh?
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Okay? Are you an I owl or an early bird?
Speaker 4 (23:56):
A nine owl?
Speaker 2 (23:57):
Nice? What's your favorite place that your sport has taken you.
Speaker 4 (24:03):
Australia.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Oh, I don't know. That's a good one. Wait a minute,
where I.
Speaker 4 (24:09):
Was at a training camp?
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Sick. See, I'm also bad at this.
Speaker 1 (24:15):
If you were not a professional snowboarder, what Olympic sport
would you what?
Speaker 2 (24:20):
What would you want to be an Olympian in? What sport?
She's manifesting not just a two not just a two
sport Olympic athlete, but also that a sport makes it
into the Olympics. I love it. I love it. What
is your favorite dessert?
Speaker 4 (24:35):
Donuts?
Speaker 1 (24:36):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (24:37):
Good one? What's your flavor of donut?
Speaker 4 (24:39):
What are you?
Speaker 2 (24:39):
What's your favorite? Just a normal glazed, normal glazed, classy.
What is your dream vacation spot?
Speaker 4 (24:45):
I love Hawaii? Oh no, I'm going to change that. Japan? Japan?
Speaker 2 (24:50):
Japan?
Speaker 1 (24:51):
What what season is your favorite in Japan? Because I
feel like you're winter.
Speaker 4 (24:55):
I've never gone, but I heard the power there is insane.
Speaker 2 (25:00):
I've seen the same.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
I think everybody's planning their Japan trip this year because
it looks nuts right now.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
What is the best piece of advice you have ever gotten?
Speaker 4 (25:09):
Hmm, don't pre spin?
Speaker 2 (25:14):
Say that one more time?
Speaker 4 (25:16):
Don't pre spin?
Speaker 2 (25:18):
Okay, So I think I know what that means, but
maybe break it down for me.
Speaker 4 (25:22):
Yeah, so when you're going off a jump, make sure
you're going off very straight instead of sideways.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
Girl, there's so much crossover between gymnastics and what you're doing.
Speaker 2 (25:33):
Because I got in trouble for that All the time.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
I would twist too early and then like I always
had the problem where my top half would go one
way and then my bottom half would turn the other direction.
Speaker 2 (25:43):
And it was just I was a terrible spinner.
Speaker 1 (25:45):
I opted to train doubles instead of learning how to twist.
So what is the wildest mishap that has ever happened
to you while snowboarding? Not talking like serious injury, but
just like funny. Oh my gosh, I can't believe that happened. Like,
have we ever missed a check airlift or had a
binding pop off or anything like a wild mishap?
Speaker 4 (26:05):
I have to say my snowboard touching the ground while
I was on a chairlift.
Speaker 1 (26:10):
Oh yeah, yeah, bounce stop.
Speaker 4 (26:17):
Yeah, it's pretty funny though.
Speaker 1 (26:19):
Oh my gosh, the chairlift was bouncing high, like so
high that your snowboard touched the ground.
Speaker 4 (26:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (26:26):
Stressful, very stress we had, did we have the bar down,
or like, how did we stay.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
In the chair?
Speaker 4 (26:31):
Oh yeah, but I debated jumping. Honestly, You're like, I want.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
Off this ride. This is not I'll hike up the mountain.
I'm good. Oh my gosh, okay, Lily.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
And then the last question I have for you is,
this is the Powerful Podcast. We are all about highlighting
powerful women in their sports and doing great things in
the world.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
So what does the word powerful mean to you?
Speaker 4 (26:58):
Definitely strong, but I feel like strong, not just in
your body, like in your mind, like being very strong
in your mind.
Speaker 2 (27:08):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
That's a good, that's a good, all encompassing. Yeah, I
agree with you.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
So awesome.
Speaker 1 (27:15):
Well, Lily, thank you so much for taking the time
to join me among all of the World Cups, among
the efforts to qualify for Italy next year. It's been
so fun getting to know you a little bit more and.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
We're rooting for you. Good luck for the rest of
the season and hopefully see you in Italy.
Speaker 4 (27:30):
Yeah, thank you anytime.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Thanks so much, Powerful Pod Squad. We will be back
next week. This is a reminder to check
Hello friends, and welcome to the Powerful Podcast.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
I'm your host Aja McCord.
Speaker 3 (00:04):
In this podcast, we introduced you to powerful women who
were changing the game in and outside of their field
of play. These are women's stories, women who happen to
be doing things that many of us can only dream of,
but the lessons and inspiration they share is universal.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
Hello friends, and welcome back to the Powerful Podcast. I
am your host aj McCord, and I am so excited
to introduce you to this bundle of joy that is
our next guest. Lily Duanaway is just fifteen years old
and she is pushing women snowboarding to literal new heights
like in big air in slope style. This girl is
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on a mission and she caught up with me in
the middle of trying to qualify for her very first
Olympics just a few months one month after she qualified
for her very first X Games and brought home a
medal at X Games. Asked in twenty twenty five. So
I hope you enjoy this episode of the Powerful Podcast.
Lily is a joy and I think it shows it
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in this podcast, So cannot wait to hear what you think.
Speaker 2 (01:05):
Thanks for being here, Welcome back to The Powerful Podcast.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
I am Agan McCord, and I'm so excited because, y'all,
I feel like I am introducing you to somebody whose
name is going to be a household name within the
next few years in women's snowboarding.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
Lily Duanaway is just fifteen years old.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
She's from Frisco, Colorado, right outside of Copper Mountain, where
she and I met for the first time as she
was trying to qualify for her very first X Game
spoiler alert she did.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
She also won a medal.
Speaker 1 (01:37):
At X Games Aspen twenty twenty five and is currently
traveling around the world competing in women's snowboards, slopestyle, big air, knucklehuck,
anything that is extreme in women's snowboarding. Lily is pushing
the envelope at it right here, right now. So, Lily,
thank you so much for joining The Powerful Podcast.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
I'm so excited to have you on.
Speaker 4 (01:57):
Yeah me too, I'm super hired to be here. Thank you,
thank you.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (02:01):
So okay, first and foremost fifteen years old, and yet
you are absolutely flying through some of these massive competitions.
I was there at Copper Mountain when you qualified for
street Style for X Sings.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
Twenty twenty five. Tell me what that moment felt like
for you.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
I feel like the X SMEs next X Street Style
was definitely a kickstarter for my career. I feel like
it definitely started like everything that like all of all
the invites I got and all the success that came
to me in my season.
Speaker 2 (02:39):
And it's been such an incredible season.
Speaker 1 (02:41):
I want to get into some of the things that
you have won, some of the things that we want
to talk about with women's snowboarding, because when we talk
about how much women's sports are growing in every single aspect,
the women's snowboarding girlies, y'all are pushing the envelope higher
every single time you go off of a jump. But first,
take me back to the beginning. How did did you
start snowboarding? And not just snowboarding, but falling in love
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with the events of big air, slope style, street style, knucklehock,
all these sort of more free ride Yeah.
Speaker 4 (03:11):
Growing up like my family, all of my family snowboarded,
so it was kind of like, Wow, that's so cool,
I want to do that too, and especially my brother,
my brother, he also snowboard and I really looked up
to him for that.
Speaker 2 (03:26):
How much older was he than you. He's seventeen, okay,
so he's got a few years on you.
Speaker 1 (03:32):
What was it like to have an older brother sort
of push you or did he push you in the
sport as you were learning it.
Speaker 4 (03:38):
I definitely thought that snowboarding was cooler because he did it.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
So and when did you go from?
Speaker 2 (03:46):
I mean, what was it? What was the first age
we were on a snowboard?
Speaker 4 (03:49):
I started snowboarding at five years old, so I've been
on a snowboard for about ten years.
Speaker 2 (03:54):
And when did you go from? Oh, I really like
doing this too?
Speaker 4 (03:57):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (03:58):
I think I could compete in this.
Speaker 4 (04:00):
I mean I've been doing competition since I was a
little groun, so I've been doing it forever. But I
feel like the time that I actually felt like I
could excel in this was probably like a year ago.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
Honestly, Wow, so really new I was a competitive gymnast,
So I know what it feels like to be competing
in a sport where you know so many people are
gonna are gonna get to know you in the girl fifteen, Wow,
that's so young. But you've been working at this for
ten years. You've been wanting to, you know, seeing progress
towards making it a career in the last year or so.
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What was that like for you to feel like, oh,
all this work all this time?
Speaker 2 (04:42):
Yeah, I think I could do this.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
Yeah, I definitely feel like I took it as I'm
going to need to work hard, but it's definitely possible.
Speaker 1 (04:52):
So then we get to the next ex competition in Copper.
So for people who don't know what that is, how
did you get the invite? What is read style and
what did you do at Copper?
Speaker 4 (05:04):
Yeah? I got the invite from my I'm pretty sure
I got it for my points ranking, the world points ranking,
which is pretty cool, and I'm glad that I got
that opportunity. But in the comp it was honestly just
having fun. It was so fun just hanging out with
the girls, and I was super surprised actually that I
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came out in third.
Speaker 1 (05:29):
Yeah. I mean, I'm gonna all post the video over
this segment of the podcast so people can see.
Speaker 2 (05:33):
But Lily, you were so excited.
Speaker 1 (05:36):
It was like, I don't know if I should laugh
or if I should cry, because it was just it felt.
Speaker 2 (05:39):
Like such a massive moment for you.
Speaker 1 (05:42):
Can you take me back to what it felt like
when you heard your name and knew that not only
had you taken third place, but that meant that you'd
qualified for your very first X Games.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
Yeah. That's honestly probably the happiest I've ever been so far,
and I just I just keep remembering that moment, and
which is like makes me really happy.
Speaker 2 (06:02):
And I think one of the things that I loved.
Speaker 1 (06:04):
So there's so many cool things about different disciplines in snowboarding,
and street style is one that's pretty new to the
snowboarding world and certainly new to the X Games as
a metal event. But what I loved about it was
that it's what's called a jam session. Right, So this
is where everybody is going one.
Speaker 2 (06:22):
After the another.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
There's no like stop the you know, clear the course,
do the run. It's kind of like a twenty minutes
or thirty minutes however long, and everybody gets to go
one after.
Speaker 2 (06:33):
Each other, and it really feels like you're more of all.
I mean, you're having a jam session.
Speaker 1 (06:39):
Like it feels like a bunch of girls are out
there on the park in the street style course having
a good time together. How did that kind of environment
take the pressure off of you.
Speaker 4 (06:50):
Yeah, the vibes were definitely very hype, like it felt
like everyone was there to just hang out and like
not be so serious about competing, which I I loved.
I definitely feel like I do better at comps when
I'm like having a good time.
Speaker 1 (07:05):
Yeah, it's so interesting we hear so many athletes really
start to share that more and more. I'm thinking of
even Chloe Kim within a few months ago, she was like,
I'm having so much fun snowboarding again. And it feels
like when you dedicate so much time to something, it
does start to feel like, oh, this is kind of
kind of a job. But it's a job that I love,
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but it's still a job. How do you find the
fun in it when you're still i mean fifteen years old.
So many of us were, you know, going for our
license and getting into chaos after school. You're out here
competing around the world. How do you keep this sport fun?
Speaker 4 (07:44):
Yeah, it's definitely like there's an endless possibility of things
that you can do and like creativity you could use,
which is always so fun. And definitely the people, the
people make it fun. The people that are part of
the sport, they make it fun.
Speaker 1 (07:59):
Tell me more about the career activity aspect of it.
Why is that something that keeps you so engaged? And
what are the most creative things you've been leaning into?
Speaker 4 (08:08):
Yeah, so of course you can keep spinning on forever
as long as you have the right pop and stuff.
But there's also different accesses and like different style. Everyone
has their own style that you can that you can
use your advantage. And so I really love seeing other
people's style and I really would love to build mine more.
Speaker 2 (08:31):
How do you build a style?
Speaker 4 (08:33):
Like?
Speaker 1 (08:33):
What are you learning about yourself in this year where
you're snowboarding?
Speaker 2 (08:37):
Is not just literally going to new heights. We're going
to get to.
Speaker 1 (08:41):
Big Air, I promise, but you're getting so much more attention.
You're getting a chance to have so many more experiences
and competitions and develop different tricks and go into the
woodward at Copper where you land on the bubble and
you get.
Speaker 2 (08:55):
A chance to practice all these tricks. How have you
seen your style develop?
Speaker 4 (08:59):
I feel like building your style definitely comes with time,
Just like keep writing, you know it'll come to you.
It's just what feels right.
Speaker 1 (09:08):
What are some of the styles that you aspire after
for some of the women that you look up to?
Speaker 4 (09:14):
Definitely Mari's. Mari's especially, I'm going to shout out one
of her tricks, her back Ten Japan, Her Backside Japan.
It's it's so sick, it's so smooth, and also me
as tricks like they're always so clean.
Speaker 1 (09:32):
So, how would you describe this style that you're learning
about yourself? Like if you had to put it down
on a piece of paper, Lily's style is what are
the words that you're you're writing right now?
Speaker 4 (09:45):
I hopefully I would say clean, just like smooth tricks.
Speaker 1 (09:49):
That's what I got for Well, I obviously cannot speak
to all of your tricks, but from my perspective of
getting to watch you in the competitions at X Games
because you qualified and street style, but then you got
to compete in knuckle huck and you ended up taking
home your first X Games aspen medal. It was a
bronze medal in knucklehock, which for people who don't know
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what knuckle houck is, can you describe it?
Speaker 4 (10:12):
Yeah, knuckle huck is pretty much just chucking the biggest
tricks you can off a knuckle.
Speaker 2 (10:18):
It's creativity in a discipline basically.
Speaker 1 (10:21):
So how did you approach that competition and What was
the trick that gave you the bronze.
Speaker 4 (10:27):
Yeah, I was definitely approaching this comp with, like, you know,
just low, low expectations. You know, I got on, I
got in on the alternate list, so just looking to
have fun. But the trick that I did was I
feel like the best trick I did was a front flip.
I guess, uh, I guess I'm known for that, but
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front flip nose grab.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
Sick, and that was something that for me, I hadn't
seen a knucklehock competition like live before, and it is
so cool to see all the creativity, like in the
men's event, somebody turned their snowboard into a ski setup,
which I thought was hilarious.
Speaker 2 (11:07):
And then, I mean, ZEB is always really exciting.
Speaker 1 (11:11):
And so when you look around and you're watching, I
mean you and I were in the corral watching some
of the competitions go down. What do you feel when
you're standing in the corral at X Games, Copper knowing, Hey,
I am competing among these people, but also I want
to be a part of so many more events.
Speaker 4 (11:28):
Yeah, I feel like just in being in the crowd
and being in the comp it's like a similar like environment.
I feel like your hype for the people that are
like landing stuff and like trying new things, and you're
also like out there like being hype for yourself, like
and like you're the competitors, Like it's just so cool
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to see people trying these insane tricks.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
The energy is unmatched.
Speaker 1 (11:55):
I mean both like during the comp and then afterwards,
like X Games Aspen was just a massive party. What
was the feeling that you walked away from that event
with after competing in it and seeing so many of
the men and women that you look up to competing
in it.
Speaker 4 (12:12):
I definitely felt very accomplished, especially being on the podium
with like those girls, Like what a podium. I'm super
proud of that, But I'm also super like so happy
to like watch this, like all of these people do
these creative tricks.
Speaker 1 (12:32):
So Lily, you were talking about the women that you
were on the podium with at X Game's Aspen for
the knucklehock. We have been so inspired by the women
of snowboarding this season, in particular, it's a qualifying year
for Italy, and I feel like y'all are just pushing
the envelope every single time you hit the jumps, whether
it's big air or slope style or knucklehock or I
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mean any the pipe, wherever it is. What does it
feel like to be a part of this group of
women that is that is shattering our expectations at every competition.
Speaker 4 (13:04):
Yeah, I feel like this group of women is really
just pushing each other to do better and like just
push that boundary.
Speaker 1 (13:12):
And it's so cool because you know, I've grown up
obviously I played sports as well, and I've grown up
covering women's sports in the last ten fifteen years. But
this generation of women, it feels like, is so embracing
of the reality that we are better when we push
each other, but in a healthy competitive way. Like how
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do you feel about competing against other women and women's
sports across all sports, not just snowboarding, But what do
you feel like when you, like, what is your perspective
I guess on women's sports as a whole right now.
Speaker 4 (13:50):
I definitely feel like it's gonna go far, like for sure,
but like our skill level is pretty the same, like
similar to each other. So I feel like that's that's
really how we push each other.
Speaker 1 (14:03):
Is there anybody that you have a healthy competition with
right now where you go, oh, I know that you're
gonna make me better and I absolutely love that about you.
Speaker 2 (14:13):
Or is it just like everybody?
Speaker 4 (14:15):
Yeah, definitely. All the girls I compete with in the
World Cup circuit, they're always They're so amazing, and I
really like I look up to them and I like
they pushed me to want to do better.
Speaker 2 (14:27):
When you say you we are a push to want
to do better. What do you like? What are you
most proud of yourself for in the last year?
Speaker 1 (14:35):
You said in the last year, it's really set in that, like, hey,
this might be a reality.
Speaker 2 (14:39):
I could go out and win World Cups.
Speaker 1 (14:41):
I could go out and win X Games medals, I
could qualify for an Olympics. What are you most proud
of the way that you have of what you have
done or how you have handled this last year in particular.
Speaker 4 (14:54):
Yeah, I'm definitely proud of the results I've been getting
at these World Cups, but also like how how much
I progressed since last year. I feel like my progression
is really skyrocket and I'm super happy that that happened.
Speaker 2 (15:09):
So for context, tell me, like what you were doing
last year compared to what you were doing this year
and why that's so different for those of us who
you know, have a hard time conceptualizing all the spins
and accesses.
Speaker 4 (15:21):
Yeah, last year, I'm pretty sure I only landed one
back seven out of a lot. So and this year
I'm doing back nine hopefully some back tens.
Speaker 1 (15:35):
So good, so good, And it's so cool to see, yeah,
to see you just crushing it at every single competition.
Speaker 2 (15:43):
And of course we're getting ready for Italy.
Speaker 1 (15:46):
We're less than a year away from the twenty twenty
six Olympics. And I know that you guys in Olympic
hopes and dreams, So walk me through, I mean, walk.
Speaker 2 (15:55):
Me through what that looks like for you to pursue
that right now.
Speaker 4 (15:58):
Yeah, I'm definitely I'm definitely looking to get a spot
in the next Olympics. It's looking pretty hopeful right now.
Speaker 1 (16:06):
But knock on wood, what is the thing that I mean?
I know you dreamed of X Games medals. I know
that you've I can imagine that Olympics is up there.
But what would seven year old Lily think right now?
If she saw fifteen year old Lily.
Speaker 4 (16:23):
Seven year old Lily would definitely be very shocked. Seven
year old Lily was definitely very into just having fun
during snowboarding and messing around.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
When do you think that switched for you?
Speaker 1 (16:39):
And why why did it switch from like, Hey, I'm
just messing around to oh, I really like competing.
Speaker 4 (16:46):
I feel like I've always been a pretty competitive person,
but I feel like I really tried to do my
best at these comps. I mean, I feel like the
switch was kind of always half on and then I
kind of just flipped to myself.
Speaker 1 (17:05):
Well, and it's so I mean, I think that it
makes total sense that it goes from like, oh, this
is really fun to like, oh, this is really fun.
And also I could have a totally untraditional like high
school experience and I could go travel around the world.
And that's something that I want to know, Like how
are you managing this? Because again, most of us right
at fifteen where sophomore is in high school and I
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had class from seven thirty to three thirty every day, Like,
how are you balancing Olympic hopes and dreams and competing
around the world with being a fifteen year old that
I don't know wants to maybe get her learners permit
and like finish high school.
Speaker 4 (17:43):
Yeah, I definitely like that I don't have to go
to in person school. I do online school, so it's
pretty a little easier for me. Yeah, but I definitely
love I love the traveling, so that's a pretty fun
experience for me.
Speaker 1 (17:58):
Yeah, what is your favorite part about the traveling because
I assume you guys all travel together.
Speaker 2 (18:03):
Yeah, so what's your favorite part of it?
Speaker 4 (18:07):
Going to new places like shining, new food, exploring, like
it's always super fun.
Speaker 2 (18:16):
And I read a little bit about your family.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
You told us about your older brother, but I know
your parents are also really proud of what you've done
so far in snowboarding. Explain to me, Yeah, just describe
how your parents have supported you throughout this.
Speaker 4 (18:29):
Yeah. I mean they paid for my comps before the
US team started supporting me, which I'm always so happy
for them for doing that. Yeah, shout out to my
mom and dad for doing that. But yeah, they've always
supported me in doing this.
Speaker 2 (18:47):
Were they in the crowd when you qualified for X Games?
Speaker 4 (18:51):
Yeah? What did? My mom was crying, she's really happy. Yeah,
I can imagine they're screaming.
Speaker 1 (19:06):
If there's something that you want people to know about
women's slope style or big air, because those are the
two disciplines that you're focusing on right now? Right is
slopes down big air for the World Cups and everything. Yeah, okay,
So what is the thing that you want people to
know about women's slope style.
Speaker 2 (19:22):
And big air right now?
Speaker 1 (19:24):
Whether it's the progression or somebody to watch out for yourself? Like,
what is something you want us to know about where
a Team USA is with women's snowboard, big air and
slope style.
Speaker 4 (19:37):
Yeah, I definitely feel like anyone could go pretty far. Like,
I feel like the sport is at a place that
I feel like a lot of people could do well.
It's pretty hind or miss, but hopefully I'm hoping I'm
up there.
Speaker 2 (19:53):
Nice.
Speaker 1 (19:53):
What is it going to take for you to be
to get one of the Team USA spots from you?
Speaker 4 (19:59):
Definitely a good result. I feel like I have one
good result at one of the Olympic qualifiers that we
had in Aspen. I got six, so hopefully hopefully I
get in.
Speaker 1 (20:15):
Just keep building huh yeah awesome. What does what do
you like to do outside of snowboarding? Like if you
were to describe you know, I mean, I know snowboarding
takes up a ton of your life, so maybe that's
a ridiculous question, but what do you like to do
outside of snowboarding?
Speaker 4 (20:31):
I mean on the team trips, we still do fun
stuff we like to play, like soccer, and outside of snowboarding,
I love to play pickleball in the summer.
Speaker 1 (20:42):
I think I like it A little dual sport athlete
coming in hot.
Speaker 4 (20:46):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (20:47):
Maybe if pickleball makes it into the Olympics, that would
be a I have no doubt that you are a
very good pickleball player.
Speaker 4 (20:53):
Actually, I would be very down if they made that
an Olympic sport.
Speaker 2 (20:59):
That would be so fun.
Speaker 1 (21:00):
I guess the only question I have left for you, Lily,
is I just I want people to know, Like I think,
one of the things that I felt from you is
just how much pure joy you have for snowboarding, for
being your best self, for encouraging.
Speaker 2 (21:17):
The women around you. How would you like? What do
you want people to know if you do?
Speaker 1 (21:23):
If you do make it, Let's say you make it
to that to Italy next year in twenty twenty six,
and people are trying to go, WHOA who is this Lily?
Speaker 2 (21:31):
What is she about?
Speaker 1 (21:32):
Why should I root for her? What do you want
people to know about who you are as a human being?
Speaker 4 (21:39):
It's definitely just about the fun, Like if you're not
having fun, then like I don't feel like I would
do well. Like sorry, I'm my mind blanked.
Speaker 2 (21:53):
No, it's okay. That's a great answer.
Speaker 1 (21:55):
Yeah, yeah, that's a great answer because it's it's one
of the first things that I felt from you, like
it truthfully is you could see how much fun you
were having in the jam session. You could see how
much fun it was for you to qualify for Copper
or for X Games at Copper, And I know, for me,
it's been really fun to get to know you a
little bit follow your journey and I cannot wait to
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keep doing so.
Speaker 2 (22:17):
And I hope you make it to twenty twenty six.
Speaker 4 (22:19):
Yeah, thank you. I also just like I love meeting
all the new people in the sport, Like all these
girls are, like they stand out so much and it's
just super cool to meet all of them.
Speaker 1 (22:31):
Yeah, it's awesome. Okay, we're gonna switch gears now. This
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week that your episode comes out, they're going to have
a mocktail called the Lily, and it's basically just whatever
drink you want it to be. So, what is what
(22:54):
is your post comp destressing fun drink?
Speaker 4 (22:58):
A Shirley Temple.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
I love it.
Speaker 1 (23:01):
That was my go to after gymnastics meets. This is
Shirley Temple. Yeah, that's awesome. And then this last segment
is called the powered Up segment. So this is where
I ask you rapid fire questions and you just tell
me the first.
Speaker 2 (23:14):
Thing that comes to mind. Okay, oh boy, you got it.
Speaker 1 (23:17):
I believe in This is actually the pod Squad already
knows this, but I'm terrible at short form, Like I
want to know all the stories behind everything.
Speaker 2 (23:24):
So this is also a challenge for me every single week.
Okay you ready?
Speaker 4 (23:28):
Yeah?
Speaker 2 (23:28):
Okay? Coffee or tea?
Speaker 4 (23:31):
Coffee? Wait? Why did I say that I hate coffee?
Oh my gosh. Okay, definitely tea.
Speaker 2 (23:40):
Definitely tea. Okay, okay, rhaps a really good start? Favorite
ice cream flavor? Cookies and cream? What is your go
to meal before or after snowboarding?
Speaker 4 (23:51):
Rice? Oh?
Speaker 2 (23:53):
Okay? Are you an I owl or an early bird?
Speaker 4 (23:56):
A nine owl?
Speaker 2 (23:57):
Nice? What's your favorite place that your sport has taken you.
Speaker 4 (24:03):
Australia.
Speaker 2 (24:03):
Oh, I don't know. That's a good one. Wait a minute,
where I.
Speaker 4 (24:09):
Was at a training camp?
Speaker 2 (24:11):
Sick. See, I'm also bad at this.
Speaker 1 (24:15):
If you were not a professional snowboarder, what Olympic sport
would you what?
Speaker 2 (24:20):
What would you want to be an Olympian in? What sport?
She's manifesting not just a two not just a two
sport Olympic athlete, but also that a sport makes it
into the Olympics. I love it. I love it. What
is your favorite dessert?
Speaker 4 (24:35):
Donuts?
Speaker 1 (24:36):
Oh?
Speaker 2 (24:37):
Good one? What's your flavor of donut?
Speaker 4 (24:39):
What are you?
Speaker 2 (24:39):
What's your favorite? Just a normal glazed, normal glazed, classy.
What is your dream vacation spot?
Speaker 4 (24:45):
I love Hawaii? Oh no, I'm going to change that. Japan? Japan?
Speaker 2 (24:50):
Japan?
Speaker 1 (24:51):
What what season is your favorite in Japan? Because I
feel like you're winter.
Speaker 4 (24:55):
I've never gone, but I heard the power there is insane.
Speaker 2 (25:00):
I've seen the same.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
I think everybody's planning their Japan trip this year because
it looks nuts right now.
Speaker 2 (25:06):
What is the best piece of advice you have ever gotten?
Speaker 4 (25:09):
Hmm, don't pre spin?
Speaker 2 (25:14):
Say that one more time?
Speaker 4 (25:16):
Don't pre spin?
Speaker 2 (25:18):
Okay, So I think I know what that means, but
maybe break it down for me.
Speaker 4 (25:22):
Yeah, so when you're going off a jump, make sure
you're going off very straight instead of sideways.
Speaker 1 (25:30):
Girl, there's so much crossover between gymnastics and what you're doing.
Speaker 2 (25:33):
Because I got in trouble for that All the time.
Speaker 1 (25:35):
I would twist too early and then like I always
had the problem where my top half would go one
way and then my bottom half would turn the other direction.
Speaker 2 (25:43):
And it was just I was a terrible spinner.
Speaker 1 (25:45):
I opted to train doubles instead of learning how to twist.
So what is the wildest mishap that has ever happened
to you while snowboarding? Not talking like serious injury, but
just like funny. Oh my gosh, I can't believe that happened. Like,
have we ever missed a check airlift or had a
binding pop off or anything like a wild mishap?
Speaker 4 (26:05):
I have to say my snowboard touching the ground while
I was on a chairlift.
Speaker 1 (26:10):
Oh yeah, yeah, bounce stop.
Speaker 4 (26:17):
Yeah, it's pretty funny though.
Speaker 1 (26:19):
Oh my gosh, the chairlift was bouncing high, like so
high that your snowboard touched the ground.
Speaker 4 (26:24):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (26:26):
Stressful, very stress we had, did we have the bar down,
or like, how did we stay.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
In the chair?
Speaker 4 (26:31):
Oh yeah, but I debated jumping. Honestly, You're like, I want.
Speaker 2 (26:35):
Off this ride. This is not I'll hike up the mountain.
I'm good. Oh my gosh, okay, Lily.
Speaker 1 (26:43):
And then the last question I have for you is,
this is the Powerful Podcast. We are all about highlighting
powerful women in their sports and doing great things in
the world.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
So what does the word powerful mean to you?
Speaker 4 (26:58):
Definitely strong, but I feel like strong, not just in
your body, like in your mind, like being very strong
in your mind.
Speaker 2 (27:08):
I love that.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
That's a good, that's a good, all encompassing. Yeah, I
agree with you.
Speaker 2 (27:14):
So awesome.
Speaker 1 (27:15):
Well, Lily, thank you so much for taking the time
to join me among all of the World Cups, among
the efforts to qualify for Italy next year. It's been
so fun getting to know you a little bit more and.
Speaker 2 (27:25):
We're rooting for you. Good luck for the rest of
the season and hopefully see you in Italy.
Speaker 4 (27:30):
Yeah, thank you anytime.
Speaker 2 (27:31):
Thanks so much, Powerful Pod Squad. We will be back
next week. This is a reminder to check
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