U.S. Freestyle Ski Team: Top Movies, TV Shows, Books, Podcasts
The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team trains, travels and competes across three continents any given season and the FIS World Cup circuit takes them to some far corners of the world. To give you some perspective, 2019-2020 saw both teams in Kazakhstan and Siberia. Competing at the highest level through multi-day flights and jetlag is no small feat. Sharing favorite TV binges and movies to download on Netflix, trading books and listening to podcasts together creates a sense of home during those long weeks on the road.
With COVID-19 cutting the competition season short and pushing back when teams can train together, athletes are spending an unusual-for-them amount of time in one place. It’s an unprecedented time in the sports world. Athletes are turning their living rooms and backyards into gyms and training via GoToMeeting with their coaches. Many are relishing the opportunity to spend so much time with family and are getting creative in staying connected digitally.
The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team gives you their top recommendations for movies, books, TV shows (including some guilty pleasures) and podcasts. If you’ve exhausted your Netflix and Hulu queues, we hope these lists bring you some inspiration to mix up your usual living room routines.
MOVIES
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Remember the Titans
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My Best Friend’s Wedding
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Star Wars
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Harry Potter
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Jumanji
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Wolf of Wall Street
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He’s Just Not That Into You
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Aladdin
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Step Brothers
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The Other Guys
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Marvel Universe
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What About Bob
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The Man from Snowy River
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Across the Universe
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What Women Want
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A Knight's Tale
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Anything Alfred Hitchock
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Notting Hill
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Lincoln Lawyer
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Pirates of the Caribbean
BOOKS
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The Color Purple by Alice Walker
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
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Educated by Tara Westover
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Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon
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Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
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The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday
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Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
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Candide by Voltaire
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Series by Steig Larsson
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Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
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Open by Andre Agassi
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Becoming by Michelle Obama
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Lord of the Rings Series by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Wild by Cheryl Strayed
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The Dirt by Motley Crüe
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Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker, M.D.
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Fall of Giants Trilogy by Ken Follet
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Clifton chronicles by Jeffery Archer
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The Room on Rue Amélie by Kristen Harmel
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A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
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East of Eden by John Steinbeck
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Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand
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I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
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Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane by Lisa See
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Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
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The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates
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Sh*t my dad says by Justin Halpern
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Outliers by Malcom Gladwell
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Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
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1984 by George Orwell
TV SHOWS
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The Office
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Friends
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The Bachelor
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Seinfeld
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One Tree Hill
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Friday Night Lights
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Grey’s Anatomy
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Gotham
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The 100
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Stranger Things
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Futurama
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Grace and Frankie
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Love Is Blind
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South Park
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How I Met Your Mother
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All American
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
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Vampire Diaries
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Modern Family
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Riverdale
PODCASTS
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Pod Save America
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Pardon my Take
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The Daily
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Yoga Girl Daily
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Chicks in the Office
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Fore The Tour
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In the Arena with Bobby Carroll
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Stuff Mom Never Told You
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The Joe Rogan Experience
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Bertcast’s podcast
Did you know that the U.S. Moguls Team is training together virtually in #OperationHomebody? Athletic Development Coach Josh Bullock created a workout plan that includes a weekly themed challenge - last week celebrated Goggles For Docs. Or that mogul skier Nessa Dziemian rallied her teammates and competitors to an art challenge on social media for the month of April? Aerial skier Winter Vinecki shared a home workout routine for members of the U.S. Navy and teammate Ashley Caldwell is dreaming of getting back on snow from her Park City home.
COVID-19 has impacted our daily lives in significant ways, but hopefully, the U.S. Freestyle Ski Team’s suggestions can offer you more entertainment enjoyment with their favorites.
