After losing his leg below the knee to osteogenic sarcoma at the age of 10, John Leslie went on to join Team Canada as a Paralympic snowboarder and compete in the Paralympic Games in 2014 & 2018. He joined us on the podcast to talk about his battle with cancer, his experiences in Sochi and Pyeongchang, the economic viability of the Olympics as a whole, and the importance of winter sport.

John's nonprofit: https://www.lovingwinter.org
John's Instagram:   / dujohnleslie  

Timecodes:
1:29 Dealing with cancer as a 10 year old
7:10 John talks about the Van Nes rotation procedure to amputate part of his leg
12:22 Being in hospital as a kid and adapting to life without a leg
16:48 Finding purpose in snowboarding and not treating life differently
21:02 Getting onto Team Canada Paralympics
24:22 The challenges of being a national team athlete & John being hungover for Team Canada announcement
27:39 How funding works for Team Canada athletes
32:35 Chatting about Maelle Ricker, first Canadian to win gold on home soil.
35:10 John shares Russia stories from his Sochi 2014 experience
41:19 Sportsmanship in snowboarding and growing the sport
44:27 John's perspective on complaining and dealing with hardship
47:16 The economic state of the Olympics and thoughts on making it more appealing an justifiable
54:01 John's nonprofit "Loving Winter" & how to make winter sports more accessible for kids
57:32 Olympics versus Paralympics
1:00:51 Thoughts on a new ski resort in Squamish
1:05:59 Cost of living/sporting in Whistler
1:09:27 Final thoughts

Listen:
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https://open.spotify.com/episode/7nqm...
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