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I fear if I touch their sled, I would be... Yeah, they probably wouldn't like that. I don't want to know what happened.

I fear if I touch their sled, I would be... Yeah, they probably wouldn't like that. I don't want to know what happened.

DHL was a big sponsor of it.

DHL was a big sponsor of it.

So the program has their own. As far as who we had last year, there's a lot of local companies. Because it's not a... Especially in Canada, it's not... And North America generally, it's not a well-covered sport. You're not flipping through the channels and like, oh, there's bobsled, unless it's the Olympics.

So the program has their own. As far as who we had last year, there's a lot of local companies. Because it's not a... Especially in Canada, it's not... And North America generally, it's not a well-covered sport. You're not flipping through the channels and like, oh, there's bobsled, unless it's the Olympics.

All those other years, you're not going to see the sport typically unless people direct you right to it. So it's not like a high coverage sport. You're typically not selling people that like tons of eyes are going to get on the sled and see your logo.

All those other years, you're not going to see the sport typically unless people direct you right to it. So it's not like a high coverage sport. You're typically not selling people that like tons of eyes are going to get on the sled and see your logo.

You're more or less selling a dream of what you're competing for, which everyone who joins the sport is joining to, for the most part, some people might not be, but almost everyone is joining to make the Olympics eventually. So that's what you're selling when you're selling it to people. Otherwise, yeah.

You're more or less selling a dream of what you're competing for, which everyone who joins the sport is joining to, for the most part, some people might not be, but almost everyone is joining to make the Olympics eventually. So that's what you're selling when you're selling it to people. Otherwise, yeah.

You can try and do what you can for social media sponsorship and give shout outs and stuff, but otherwise the coverage on it isn't super high.

You can try and do what you can for social media sponsorship and give shout outs and stuff, but otherwise the coverage on it isn't super high.

You look incredible. I should have worn my shirt that says yoked. It would have been way better.

You look incredible. I should have worn my shirt that says yoked. It would have been way better.

Yeah. Canada O'Brien needs a friend is what the sled will be called.

Yeah. Canada O'Brien needs a friend is what the sled will be called.

Yeah. I just, I would like to say I've been watching you since I was like nine. I used to watch, I used to like stay up late and then I'd pretend to go to sleep. And then I, I had this little, like, 15 inch TV in my room that I'd like quietly turn on when I was a kid and just like find the channel and watch it. You know, I used to watch it all the time.

Yeah. I just, I would like to say I've been watching you since I was like nine. I used to watch, I used to like stay up late and then I'd pretend to go to sleep. And then I, I had this little, like, 15 inch TV in my room that I'd like quietly turn on when I was a kid and just like find the channel and watch it. You know, I used to watch it all the time.

And like, this is to see you now talking directly to me is very like, it's almost not about out of, out of body experience for me. So, well, this is like quite literally a dream come true. thank you. Yeah.

And like, this is to see you now talking directly to me is very like, it's almost not about out of, out of body experience for me. So, well, this is like quite literally a dream come true. thank you. Yeah.

You can always take a ride in a bobsled. You head to Whistler or Lake Placid, they have tours for you.

You can always take a ride in a bobsled. You head to Whistler or Lake Placid, they have tours for you.

All right.

All right.

Uh, yeah, I do work out quite often. Um, I've been training for, uh, I mean, how old am I now? I'm almost 33. So since I was like 16, um, so yeah.

Uh, yeah, I do work out quite often. Um, I've been training for, uh, I mean, how old am I now? I'm almost 33. So since I was like 16, um, so yeah.

You'll get there.

You'll get there.

I'm good. How are you? I'm sorry. This is crazy.

I'm good. How are you? I'm sorry. This is crazy.

I'm not a professional. I would make that clear for sure. But I did compete in bobsleigh last year for our Canadian national team.

I'm not a professional. I would make that clear for sure. But I did compete in bobsleigh last year for our Canadian national team.

I would call it former because I'm not doing it this year. But last year I did do it. It was my first year. And yeah, I was on the World Cup team. I think when I sent the email last year, I could be wrong. I sent applications a few times to you guys. But when I made the team, I was like, I'm going to send it and hopefully Conan will want to talk to me now. And I might have been in Europe.

I would call it former because I'm not doing it this year. But last year I did do it. It was my first year. And yeah, I was on the World Cup team. I think when I sent the email last year, I could be wrong. I sent applications a few times to you guys. But when I made the team, I was like, I'm going to send it and hopefully Conan will want to talk to me now. And I might have been in Europe.

right when I sent it.

right when I sent it.

Yeah, I was very lucky. I was also just very fortunate to be in good positions. I put myself there and put myself out there last year and was able to just find my way into one of our top sleds last year and

Yeah, I was very lucky. I was also just very fortunate to be in good positions. I put myself there and put myself out there last year and was able to just find my way into one of our top sleds last year and

Yeah, they do, for sure.

Yeah, they do, for sure.

150 kilometers an hour. Damn it, you and your metric system. I don't know.

150 kilometers an hour. Damn it, you and your metric system. I don't know.

Seriously. Do you fall out? What happens? You can, if you don't hang on, you will fall out. Yeah. Like it's kind of my first crash. I learned it real quick. Um, I was doing a two man, so it doesn't go quite as fast. It gets to, I don't know what it is in miles per hour, but it gets to like 140 ish kilometers an hour. And we crashed probably at the fastest point on the track in Whistler.

Seriously. Do you fall out? What happens? You can, if you don't hang on, you will fall out. Yeah. Like it's kind of my first crash. I learned it real quick. Um, I was doing a two man, so it doesn't go quite as fast. It gets to, I don't know what it is in miles per hour, but it gets to like 140 ish kilometers an hour. And we crashed probably at the fastest point on the track in Whistler.

And you feel it right away. It's like trying to kick you out. It's like almost like a bull just trying to kick you off. So you have to like grab on to the frame and pull yourself back in and just try and stay in. The other thing is if you let yourself come out, you're usually scraping on ice. There's walls. So you might hit them.

And you feel it right away. It's like trying to kick you out. It's like almost like a bull just trying to kick you off. So you have to like grab on to the frame and pull yourself back in and just try and stay in. The other thing is if you let yourself come out, you're usually scraping on ice. There's walls. So you might hit them.

You're trying to get as low into the sled so that the sled takes it and not your body.

You're trying to get as low into the sled so that the sled takes it and not your body.

There's a helmet. And then we have what is called a burn vest. So to prevent any ice burn from like skidding on it. You have this, like, Kevlar vest, but other than that, it's just a speed suit. Okay, okay, I don't understand.

There's a helmet. And then we have what is called a burn vest. So to prevent any ice burn from like skidding on it. You have this, like, Kevlar vest, but other than that, it's just a speed suit. Okay, okay, I don't understand.

I haven't. I've been really fortunate. Our crashes, one looked violent. It wasn't that bad in it, but it looked really bad. Just because you're about halfway down, we crashed, we tipped over. And as you're going through all these turns going down, the sled's just doing its own thing. No one's controlling it. So when it goes up on a turn, it comes back down as if it's coming down on your head.

I haven't. I've been really fortunate. Our crashes, one looked violent. It wasn't that bad in it, but it looked really bad. Just because you're about halfway down, we crashed, we tipped over. And as you're going through all these turns going down, the sled's just doing its own thing. No one's controlling it. So when it goes up on a turn, it comes back down as if it's coming down on your head.

You can kind of feel it, but... You're just hanging on. Again, you're with your buddies, so you're kind of like hanging on like, okay, let's hope we all don't fall out and get hurt here.

You can kind of feel it, but... You're just hanging on. Again, you're with your buddies, so you're kind of like hanging on like, okay, let's hope we all don't fall out and get hurt here.

So I'm from Calgary, Alberta in Canada. I originally was from Edmonton, but yeah, I'm in Calgary now.

So I'm from Calgary, Alberta in Canada. I originally was from Edmonton, but yeah, I'm in Calgary now.

I think, like, the last crash that we had, I was thinking, like, my first thought was, like, because it was our first four-man on the World Cup together, and... I like told my family all back home, like, this is where you can watch it. Make sure you tune in. It's at this time. And like, first thing I was like, oh man, my mom is watching this and she's not going to like this sport anymore.

I think, like, the last crash that we had, I was thinking, like, my first thought was, like, because it was our first four-man on the World Cup together, and... I like told my family all back home, like, this is where you can watch it. Make sure you tune in. It's at this time. And like, first thing I was like, oh man, my mom is watching this and she's not going to like this sport anymore.

Just because that's all I was thinking the whole time. I'm like, oh man. I need this to end so I can pop out and just give her a thumbs up.

Just because that's all I was thinking the whole time. I'm like, oh man. I need this to end so I can pop out and just give her a thumbs up.

What? Your legs are too long.

What? Your legs are too long.

It's unseasonably warm. It's about five degrees Celsius. So, yeah.

It's unseasonably warm. It's about five degrees Celsius. So, yeah.

Well, I was always, I was the third guy. So when you load, you have like a routine. I was the third guy. And I mean, in the crash, your instinct is to get as low as possible into the sled. So yeah, in fairness, I am trying to get lower than everyone else in that sled. Yeah.

Well, I was always, I was the third guy. So when you load, you have like a routine. I was the third guy. And I mean, in the crash, your instinct is to get as low as possible into the sled. So yeah, in fairness, I am trying to get lower than everyone else in that sled. Yeah.

Your bobsled sounds more like one of those big, like, tall bags. It's going to tip over all the time. Oh, okay.

Your bobsled sounds more like one of those big, like, tall bags. It's going to tip over all the time. Oh, okay.

That was a good reference. That was a good Canadian reference.

That was a good reference. That was a good Canadian reference.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, so a lot of Olympic sports are pretty underfunded. Bobsleigh is certainly no different. We do get some support, of course, and we are obviously very grateful for it. And any support that teams do get, yeah, we're happy about it. But usually, especially the last few years, it's been self-funded. Devon, Devon, just ask him. Just ask him. Yeah, no.

Yeah, so a lot of Olympic sports are pretty underfunded. Bobsleigh is certainly no different. We do get some support, of course, and we are obviously very grateful for it. And any support that teams do get, yeah, we're happy about it. But usually, especially the last few years, it's been self-funded. Devon, Devon, just ask him. Just ask him. Yeah, no.

So the main reason I'm here is because you put your face just on a side of a sled. Just give us some money. We'll slap it on there.

So the main reason I'm here is because you put your face just on a side of a sled. Just give us some money. We'll slap it on there.

I could probably get you on a sled for sure. I could get you connected with the right people. That would be amazing.

I could probably get you on a sled for sure. I could get you connected with the right people. That would be amazing.

I've never figured out the conversion there. So your guess would be as good as mine. So it's 41 degrees.

I've never figured out the conversion there. So your guess would be as good as mine. So it's 41 degrees.

Conan, when did this become the Jeff Ross podcast and not the Conan O'Brien one?

Conan, when did this become the Jeff Ross podcast and not the Conan O'Brien one?

Do you want it in Canadian dollar? If you give us U.S. funds, we really would be thrilled.

Do you want it in Canadian dollar? If you give us U.S. funds, we really would be thrilled.

Did you call it Calgary? Yeah, so I'm not originally from here, so I call it Calgary. I'm supposed to call it Calgary.

Did you call it Calgary? Yeah, so I'm not originally from here, so I call it Calgary. I'm supposed to call it Calgary.

Bobsled, bobslay, it's the same. Is it a slay or a sled? I call it bobsled. I prefer it bobsled. It's because you can use it in lots of different ways. Bobslay is very singular.

Bobsled, bobslay, it's the same. Is it a slay or a sled? I call it bobsled. I prefer it bobsled. It's because you can use it in lots of different ways. Bobslay is very singular.

I want to know what's going on in the very front that he he steers it. I want no part of steering it. It seems like a lot of pressure. I just have to exist for like five seconds pushing it. And then I hop in and just the rest of the blame can go to the guy at the front after that.

I want to know what's going on in the very front that he he steers it. I want no part of steering it. It seems like a lot of pressure. I just have to exist for like five seconds pushing it. And then I hop in and just the rest of the blame can go to the guy at the front after that.

Pretty much. You try and get in. So when you get in, it's kind of like a, I call it like a meathead ballet. There's three big guys that are all trying to get in, moving as fast as they can. And then it's like quick and in. It's like, if you see it, it's very orchestrated. It looks... If the good, the teams that are good at it look very good when they do it.

Pretty much. You try and get in. So when you get in, it's kind of like a, I call it like a meathead ballet. There's three big guys that are all trying to get in, moving as fast as they can. And then it's like quick and in. It's like, if you see it, it's very orchestrated. It looks... If the good, the teams that are good at it look very good when they do it.

Yeah, the locals don't really know what they're talking about. I don't think so.

Yeah, the locals don't really know what they're talking about. I don't think so.

Um, so it's like, you're very quick off the bunk and then in and down as low as you can. And then when you're back there, you don't want to be shifting a bunch. Cause if you got three guys shifting around in the back, the pilot will feel it. So you're trying to just kind of stay as still as you can and stay as low as possible.

Um, so it's like, you're very quick off the bunk and then in and down as low as you can. And then when you're back there, you don't want to be shifting a bunch. Cause if you got three guys shifting around in the back, the pilot will feel it. So you're trying to just kind of stay as still as you can and stay as low as possible.

It's been a while.

It's been a while.

They genuinely do have their bobsleds at times. We try and take a look at them, but they look very sleek. They're very high-tech.

They genuinely do have their bobsleds at times. We try and take a look at them, but they look very sleek. They're very high-tech.

I fear if I touch their sled, I would be... Yeah, they probably wouldn't like that. I don't want to know what happened.

DHL was a big sponsor of it.

So the program has their own. As far as who we had last year, there's a lot of local companies. Because it's not a... Especially in Canada, it's not... And North America generally, it's not a well-covered sport. You're not flipping through the channels and like, oh, there's bobsled, unless it's the Olympics.

All those other years, you're not going to see the sport typically unless people direct you right to it. So it's not like a high coverage sport. You're typically not selling people that like tons of eyes are going to get on the sled and see your logo.

You're more or less selling a dream of what you're competing for, which everyone who joins the sport is joining to, for the most part, some people might not be, but almost everyone is joining to make the Olympics eventually. So that's what you're selling when you're selling it to people. Otherwise, yeah.

You can try and do what you can for social media sponsorship and give shout outs and stuff, but otherwise the coverage on it isn't super high.

You look incredible. I should have worn my shirt that says yoked. It would have been way better.

Yeah. Canada O'Brien needs a friend is what the sled will be called.

Yeah. I just, I would like to say I've been watching you since I was like nine. I used to watch, I used to like stay up late and then I'd pretend to go to sleep. And then I, I had this little, like, 15 inch TV in my room that I'd like quietly turn on when I was a kid and just like find the channel and watch it. You know, I used to watch it all the time.

And like, this is to see you now talking directly to me is very like, it's almost not about out of, out of body experience for me. So, well, this is like quite literally a dream come true. thank you. Yeah.

You can always take a ride in a bobsled. You head to Whistler or Lake Placid, they have tours for you.

All right.

Uh, yeah, I do work out quite often. Um, I've been training for, uh, I mean, how old am I now? I'm almost 33. So since I was like 16, um, so yeah.

You'll get there.

I'm good. How are you? I'm sorry. This is crazy.

I'm not a professional. I would make that clear for sure. But I did compete in bobsleigh last year for our Canadian national team.

I would call it former because I'm not doing it this year. But last year I did do it. It was my first year. And yeah, I was on the World Cup team. I think when I sent the email last year, I could be wrong. I sent applications a few times to you guys. But when I made the team, I was like, I'm going to send it and hopefully Conan will want to talk to me now. And I might have been in Europe.

right when I sent it.

Yeah, I was very lucky. I was also just very fortunate to be in good positions. I put myself there and put myself out there last year and was able to just find my way into one of our top sleds last year and

Yeah, they do, for sure.

150 kilometers an hour. Damn it, you and your metric system. I don't know.

Seriously. Do you fall out? What happens? You can, if you don't hang on, you will fall out. Yeah. Like it's kind of my first crash. I learned it real quick. Um, I was doing a two man, so it doesn't go quite as fast. It gets to, I don't know what it is in miles per hour, but it gets to like 140 ish kilometers an hour. And we crashed probably at the fastest point on the track in Whistler.

And you feel it right away. It's like trying to kick you out. It's like almost like a bull just trying to kick you off. So you have to like grab on to the frame and pull yourself back in and just try and stay in. The other thing is if you let yourself come out, you're usually scraping on ice. There's walls. So you might hit them.

You're trying to get as low into the sled so that the sled takes it and not your body.

There's a helmet. And then we have what is called a burn vest. So to prevent any ice burn from like skidding on it. You have this, like, Kevlar vest, but other than that, it's just a speed suit. Okay, okay, I don't understand.

I haven't. I've been really fortunate. Our crashes, one looked violent. It wasn't that bad in it, but it looked really bad. Just because you're about halfway down, we crashed, we tipped over. And as you're going through all these turns going down, the sled's just doing its own thing. No one's controlling it. So when it goes up on a turn, it comes back down as if it's coming down on your head.

You can kind of feel it, but... You're just hanging on. Again, you're with your buddies, so you're kind of like hanging on like, okay, let's hope we all don't fall out and get hurt here.

So I'm from Calgary, Alberta in Canada. I originally was from Edmonton, but yeah, I'm in Calgary now.

I think, like, the last crash that we had, I was thinking, like, my first thought was, like, because it was our first four-man on the World Cup together, and... I like told my family all back home, like, this is where you can watch it. Make sure you tune in. It's at this time. And like, first thing I was like, oh man, my mom is watching this and she's not going to like this sport anymore.

Just because that's all I was thinking the whole time. I'm like, oh man. I need this to end so I can pop out and just give her a thumbs up.

What? Your legs are too long.

It's unseasonably warm. It's about five degrees Celsius. So, yeah.

Well, I was always, I was the third guy. So when you load, you have like a routine. I was the third guy. And I mean, in the crash, your instinct is to get as low as possible into the sled. So yeah, in fairness, I am trying to get lower than everyone else in that sled. Yeah.

Your bobsled sounds more like one of those big, like, tall bags. It's going to tip over all the time. Oh, okay.

That was a good reference. That was a good Canadian reference.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, so a lot of Olympic sports are pretty underfunded. Bobsleigh is certainly no different. We do get some support, of course, and we are obviously very grateful for it. And any support that teams do get, yeah, we're happy about it. But usually, especially the last few years, it's been self-funded. Devon, Devon, just ask him. Just ask him. Yeah, no.

So the main reason I'm here is because you put your face just on a side of a sled. Just give us some money. We'll slap it on there.

I could probably get you on a sled for sure. I could get you connected with the right people. That would be amazing.

I've never figured out the conversion there. So your guess would be as good as mine. So it's 41 degrees.

Conan, when did this become the Jeff Ross podcast and not the Conan O'Brien one?

Do you want it in Canadian dollar? If you give us U.S. funds, we really would be thrilled.

Did you call it Calgary? Yeah, so I'm not originally from here, so I call it Calgary. I'm supposed to call it Calgary.

Bobsled, bobslay, it's the same. Is it a slay or a sled? I call it bobsled. I prefer it bobsled. It's because you can use it in lots of different ways. Bobslay is very singular.

I want to know what's going on in the very front that he he steers it. I want no part of steering it. It seems like a lot of pressure. I just have to exist for like five seconds pushing it. And then I hop in and just the rest of the blame can go to the guy at the front after that.

Pretty much. You try and get in. So when you get in, it's kind of like a, I call it like a meathead ballet. There's three big guys that are all trying to get in, moving as fast as they can. And then it's like quick and in. It's like, if you see it, it's very orchestrated. It looks... If the good, the teams that are good at it look very good when they do it.

Yeah, the locals don't really know what they're talking about. I don't think so.

Um, so it's like, you're very quick off the bunk and then in and down as low as you can. And then when you're back there, you don't want to be shifting a bunch. Cause if you got three guys shifting around in the back, the pilot will feel it. So you're trying to just kind of stay as still as you can and stay as low as possible.

It's been a while.

They genuinely do have their bobsleds at times. We try and take a look at them, but they look very sleek. They're very high-tech.