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Maximilien Drion

Belgian ski mountaineer and trail runner; first Belgian ski mountaineer to compete at the Winter Olympics (Milano Cortina 2026) and 2022 European trail running champion.

Sep 24, 2026

Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

Off The Podium - An Olympics Podcast

Episode 602 - Maximilien Drion Post-Milano Cortina Interview

Sep 24 · 1h 4m

Ben Waterworth
Ben WaterworthHOST
37:45
Mm.
Maximilien Drion
Maximilien DrionGUEST
37:45
It's really...
Maximilien Drion
Maximilien DrionGUEST
37:47
You just have to stop and change your skins if you can.
Maximilien Drion
Maximilien DrionGUEST
37:51
Uh, but they're in a tremendous event, you cannot stop and take an, an extra pair of skins.
Maximilien Drion
Maximilien DrionGUEST
37:56
And so, um, yeah, the snow was falling and falling and falling.
Maximilien Drion
Maximilien DrionGUEST
38:02
Some volunteers were tr- were trying to remove the snow of the course.
Maximilien Drion
Maximilien DrionGUEST
38:07
Uh, but yeah, it was snowing so much that it was impossible to keep the whole track, uh, completely clean.

7 MINS LATER

Ben Waterworth
Ben WaterworthHOST
45:03
Like, how do you cope with that disappointment?

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