SkiMo Cast

Markel Irizar is a former pro cyclist who spent 16 years at the highest level of this sport. Markel was one of the most loyal domestiques of his era, starting in 21 Grand Tours and 29 monumental classics. After retiring, he stayed with Lidl-Trek as the team's sporting director and coach. In addition, he took up skimo and successfully completed Pierra Menta two weeks ago. 🎙️Listen to the podcast where he talks about: ▪️What was the hardest during Pierra Menta ▪️Why is skimo more beautiful than cycling ▪️How many vertical meters he did before PM ▪️What are the similarities between the two sports ▪️His future skimo plans!

This podcast was published on our Patreon account, www.patreon.com/skimostats, in December. Our guest was Emily Harrop, 2x winner of the ISMF World Cup. Emily was on the podcast two years back, and we decided to do another episode. Enjoy the discussion about different topics: biggest changes, the mental side of being an athlete, hattrick of World Cup Overall wins, cooperation with her coach, etc.

In the Episode No. 19, we had two guests - Iwan Arnold and Célia Perillat-Pessey: Timestamps: (00:27) - Intro (01:19) - Interview with Iwan Arnold (08:19) - Interview with Célia Perillat-Pessey

Rémi Bonnet is one of the best athletes in the world. He is dominating the skimo and trail running world. We spoke about his last two years and biggest achievements, upcoming goals, dreams and dream partner for the Pierra Menta. Rémi revealed the differences in his training before and with the coach, his favourite race and training session. Enjoy! Follow us: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://skimostats.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/skimostats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/skimostats⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

Jakob Herrmann is among the best skimo athletes in long races and La Grande Course team races. Austrian ended his career in the National Team and focuses on races like Pierra Menta, Mountain Attack, PDG, etc. The following winter, he has two big projects. Listen to the episode with Jakob and find out more about the projects, what it is like to race with Kilian Jornet, the difference between the skimo world now and in the 2010s and many more. We also spoke about his famous baking and cooking skills! Follow us: Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://skimostats.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/skimostats⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/skimostats⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

Simon Gosselin is the coach of Rémi Bonnet, Sidas-Matryx trail-running team, Werner Marti or Baptiste Ellmenreich. We spoke about coaching the best male skimo athlete, if Jim Walmsley can beat Rémi, the importance of strength training and many more. Follow us: Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://skimostats.com⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/skimostats⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/skimostats⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

Johanna Hiemer, a 28-year-old athlete from Austria, has it all: a healthy and loving family, a successful career in both winter and summer sports, and clear goals set for the future. In the previous season, Johanna finished 8th in the World Cup, took 4th place in the Individual race at the World Championships, and achieved personal bests in all disciplines. Listen to the podcast and get to know her more! Follow us: Website: ⁠⁠https://skimostats.com⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/skimostats⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/skimostats⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

The SkiMo Cast is back for its season No. 3! Roland Hric was the guest today, with former athlete Inka Belles taking the role of the host. Together, we looked back to the longest season in history, speaking about all the major events, best moments, and the secrets behind the success of Rémi Bonnet, Emily Harrop, Thibault Anselmet or Matteo Eydallin. We hope that you will enjoy this episode! Follow us: Website: ⁠https://skimostats.com⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/skimostats⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/skimostats⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

Maximilien Drion is 25 years old Belgium athlete who won his country's first medal in major skimo championships. We spoke about his journey from Belgium to the Alps and skimo, the development of mountain sports in his country, the Olympics and future goals. Follow Max on his Instagram or Facebook. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

Oriol Cardona Coll is the best sprinter of the last season and the current European Champion in this new Olympic discipline. We spoke about his recent injuries, combining running & skimo, how he discovered skimo and sprint skills & more. Follow Oriol on his Instagram. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

25 years old Hans-Inge Klette finished 9th overall in the ISMF World Cup 2021/22 and 3rd in the Sprint ranking. He is the most successful Norwegian skimo racer with a goal to represent his country in Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics in 2026. We had a nice talk about his skimo beginning, the state of skimo in his country, future goals & many more. Follow Hans-Inge on his Instagram. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

This January Cam Smith became the first American male athlete to finish on the podium of the World Cup. He did it last January in Andorra's vertical race. In this conversation, we spoke about his amazing result, future goals, the Olympics and its positive impact on American skimo and many more interesting topics. Cam is an amazing person who wants to develop into complex a complex skimo athlete so he can reach his dreams - to make good results in the individual & team races and to get to Olympics. Follow Cam on his Instagram or Facebook. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

The offseason is in full swing and we are back with EP 09 of the SkiMo Cast! Our guest was Alessandra Schmid, a Swiss athlete who is improving season after season and she is going straight into the elite of the women's category. We spoke about her skimo beginnings, training in summer, her athlete status, long-term goals and so. Enjoy! Follow Alessandra on his Instagram or Facebook. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

We are finally back with the new episode! Our guest in the EP 08 was an Italian athlete Nicolò Ernesto Canclini. We spoke about his recent successes, the 2026 Olympics in Bormio and his studies. Just a great guy and top-level athlete who has still not reached his maximum potential. Follow Nicolò on his Instagram or Facebook. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

In the EP 07, we had an amazing talk with Giulia Murada. Elite Italian athlete told us about her skimo roots, future goals, Olympics and so. Giulia is just 23 years old but last winter she became World Champion in the Long Distance Team Race. Enjoy the episode and let us know who would you like to hear next. Follow Giulia on her Instagram. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

In the EP 06, we spoke with Marc Pinsach who recently retired from the skimo racing world. We talked about his career, future and the difficulty of this decision. Follow Marc on his Instagram or Facebook. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

Our guest in the EP 05 was Austrian prodigy Paul Verbnjak. Last season he conquered U20 Men Category by winning 7 out of 11 World Cup races. He also won two gold medals at the ISMF World Championships. The daughter of the English parents is a former alpine skier with only two racing seasons in ski mountaineering. We talked about: Follow Paul on his Instagram. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

In the EP 04, we spoke with French athlete Emily Harrop. The daughter of the English parents is a former alpine skier with only two racing seasons in ski mountaineering. We talked about: Follow Emily on her Instagram. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

In the EP 03, Roland had an amazing talk with Italian athlete Davide Magnini. Follow Davide on his Instagram or Facebook. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats

In the EP 02, Roland & Igor talked with the very first guest of the SkiMo Cast. Tove Alexandersson is one of the world's best and versatile athletes. We spoke about her amazing passion for sports and mountains, training attitude, eating habits and possible Olympic dream in 2026! Enjoy it! Follow Tove on her Instagram or tovealexandersson.se. Follow us: Website: https://skimostats.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skimostats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skimostats Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkimoStats