Erik Schlopy
Sportskool Skiing coach Erik Schlopy
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Half Pipe
The Half Pipe is not just for snowboarders. Pro Skiers Nick Mercon & Greg Tuffelmire hit the pipe to teach you the tricks to getting maximum air.
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Staying in Shape
3 time Olympian Erik Schlopy offers up tips to help get your body ready for the rigors of skiing. Whether you're skiing black diamonds or bunny slopes Erik's tips will have you in World Cup shape.
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Erik Schlopy Interview
While often overshadowed by his more famous teammate Bode Miller, Erik Schlopy has quietly established himself as one of the US's top down hill skiers.
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Bode Miller: Getting Started
Pro skier Bode Miller shows you the essential basics to get you started on the slopes.
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Crud
Ski pro Bode Miller teaches you to handle whatever the mountain can throw at you.
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Phil McNichol Interview
Get inside the head of Bode's mentor, Olympic ski coach Phil McNichol.
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Trouble Situations
Bode Miller and Phil McNichol give some tips on how to get out of trouble situations.
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Steeps
Bode Miller and Phil McNichol show you the 4 advanced elements for skiing the steeps.
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Skiing Basics
Skiers Nick Mercon and Greg Tuffelmire start with basics of stance and riding position.
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Pole Planting
Bode Miller and Phil McNichol show you how to master the Pole Plant technique.
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Bode Miller: Intro to Skiing
From bunny slopes to black diamonds, Bode Miller teaches you the sports he loves.
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Intermediate Rails
Pro skiers Nick Mercon and Greg Tuffelmire demonstrate how to ride on rails.
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Carving
Bode Miller and coach Phil McNichol show you the five key elements to carving.
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Advanced Skills
Pro skiers Nick Mercon and Greg Tuffelmire now show you what they do best- tricks!
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First Turns
Bode Miller on basic turning. From snowplow to stem turns, Bode's got it covered.
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Hit the Slopes
Ski school's in session. Your instructors: Bode Miller and Olympic Coach Phil McNichol.
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Tougher Terrain
Join Pro Skier Bode Miller to learn to ski the rough stuff.
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Bode Unleashed
Go behind the scenes with Ski legend Bode Miller. Bode like you've never seen him before
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Advanced Turns
Slalom like a pro as Olympic skier Bode Miller shows you to turn on a dime.
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Better Turns
Bode Miller hits the slopes to help you take your turning & carving to the next level
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Bode Miller Interview
It's Miller time! So join Olympic skier Bode Miller for advice and insight from a pro.
For Erik Schlopy, the grass wasn't greener on the other side.
So after he left the United States Ski Team for the World Pro Ski Tour, Schlopy took the unprecedented step of trying to return to the team in 1998. No one had ever done it ... until Schlopy.
Needing to earn enough points in FIS sanctioned races to qualify for the team, Schlopy borrowed $25,000, bought a minivan and hired a coach. His limited budget confined his race schedule to the U.S. But Schlopy eked out a return, and by his second season back on the World Cup Tour, he was the third ranked skier in the world.
In 2006, he competed for the U.S Olympic Team in Turin, Italy.
- Born on August 21, 1972 in Buffalo, New York
- Also competed in 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway
- Won bronze medal in the giant slalom at the 2003 World Championships
- With his third overall finish in the giant slalom in 2001, he had the best overall World Cup overall performance by an American since Phil Mahre in 1983
- Returned to skiing later same year (1993) after a spectacular crash broke his back, severed his tongue, cracked his sternum, broke two ribs and punctured a lung
- WPST Rookie of the Year in 1995-96
- No. 1 ranked American on WPST in 1995-96
