Hey Beau, where are you?
Yeah, G'day! I'm currently at home in Wanaka, NZ nursing a torn ACL. So not the best start for the Southern Hemisphere season, but I'm still cruisin’!
In all of sports, it’s hard to predict the talent that will actually develop into a true professional. In action sports, that’s doubly so, as there is a void of statistical information that is so readily available in stick and ball sports. But whatever the combination-—drive, talent, luck, celestial oversight—-Beau-James Wells has got it. Hailing from skiing royalty, the young Kiwi has emerged from his older brothers’ shadows, cultivating a style that’s not only unique to him but the entire ski industry. We caught up with the Olympian and Dew Tour medalist about how he’s spending a little downtime.
Yeah, G'day! I'm currently at home in Wanaka, NZ nursing a torn ACL. So not the best start for the Southern Hemisphere season, but I'm still cruisin’!
I was hitting a jump at Mt. Hood a couple of weeks ago, and my knee collapsed on one of my landings and made the loudest pop! Not the best feeling in the world but I have surgery next week so I'm pumped to get rehab underway!
[laughs] Yes, I broke my collarbone a few days before X Games which was super lame. Not the best year but, we're still going strong!
Yes! That was my first major podium and possibly the coolest night of my life! I'm still frothing on it to this day. [laughs]
Definitely not! That night I was just focused on my skiing and nothing else. It was a night for the books.
Yes, of course. For me, there’s nothing worse than staying at home when your mates go riding. It just makes me even more amped to get better and start sending again.
My oldest brother, Josiah! He had one of the sickest seasons with podiums all over the [place]: X Games, World Cups, Dew… It was like every other week he was getting a medal. So hyped!
Yes, it will be weird, but I’ll be busy with lots of rehab and physio. I'm also starting full-time study next month so, I’ll be entertained!
Personal training. It's something I’m around a lot and it would be awesome to know lots about it.
For me, halfpipe skiing is more limited with how creative you can be compared to slopestyle, maybe that's why. More style would be nice, but people are going to do whatever they need to do to get the most points. It's just the way it is.
I think we'll see both way triple [corks] and more emphasis on grabs.
Yes, I would love to do some filming, I have a couple of ideas but I’m not fully sure yet.
Get out there and start grinding! Don’t forget to have fun. Keep it 100.
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