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Nordic Nation: The Patrick O’Brien (Patty O’) Epsiode
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:40:57
Publish Date: 2018-09-14 10:46:49
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He’s another skier who bleeds maple syrup. Raised in Putney, Vermont. Skied at the Statton Mountain School, Dartmouth, and post-collegiately with Craftsbury’s Green Racing Project … take a breath… and yes still in Vermont as the SMS T2 head coach is Pat O’Brien. Thirty-years-old this summer, O’Brien has been at the helm of one of the dominant elite level programs in the U.S. since 2014. As he begins his fifth year leading the program, O’Brien has had the unique opportunity of guiding emerging athletes like new SMS T2 skier Alayna Sonneyson alongside Jessie Diggins.

Aviators? Check. Hi-vis attire? Check. Five o’clock shadow from a gruelling dryland camp? Check. SMS T2 coach Patrick O’Brien on the last day of this year’s Lake Placid summer training camp. (Photo: courtesy of Patrick O’Brien)

In this episode, we spoke with O’Brien on August, 15th shortly before his departure for an on-snow camp in New Zealand. He discussed how he entered the coaching game and how he navigates working with skiers who have found success on the World Cup to those just breaking into the world of SuperTours and post-collegiate skiing. Bonus info from the interview, O’Brien claims to have once beaten Simi Hamilton at something.

Patrick O’Brien at the 2018 SuperTour Finals in Craftsbury, Vermont. (Photo: Matt Whitcomb)

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