Jen Hudak opens up about her body image issues in elite competition and the moment she knew her #1 competitor Sarah Burke had died in a revealing interview with SnowsBest.
Early in the northern season just gone, I had the privilege of spending some time with Jen Hudak at the launch of the Quicksilver Gondola that linked Park City and Canyons Village. I knew she was in a period of serious transition having announced her retirement after an extremely successful career as a world number one halfpipe skier.
What I didn’t expect was the candid and thought provoking conversation that entailed. Jen Hudak is one impressive young woman with a voice that needs to be heard by the ski and snowboard industry now.
This is the first of a series of video edits from our 90 minutes in that gondola.
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