Alison Mackie: Making the World Cup Look Like a Family Road Trip

From Skirious problems by Skirious problems

March 19, 2026 · 44 min

About this episode

Alison Mackie shares her experiences and challenges from her breakout season on the World Cup, discussing the realities of international racing as a young Canadian.

Jimmy and Mika somehow pulled off booking Alison Mackie—literally at the last minute—and she brings all the good vibes and killer stories from her breakout season on the World Cup. Alison dives into her crazy jump from being barely known to racking up top World Cup results, and shares what it’s actually like navigating the whirlwind of international racing as a young Canadian. You’ll hear about money struggles, travel chaos, surviving road trips, what it really costs to race at the top level, and why the World Cup is both a dream and a grind for North Americans. The crew also gets into big topics: racing traditions, the infamous Holmenkollen 50K, struggles with federation funding, and why sometimes you just have to break the “no candy before dinner” rule. 🎧 SUBSCRIBE TO “SKIRIOUS PROBLEMS” ON: Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1nVdyNDukQ7Ucv7IdfXzpg⁠⁠ Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/skirious-problems/id1718097138 ⁠RSS-Feed: ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/ed0abed0/podcast/rss YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SkiriousProblems ⁠⁠🤳🏼 FOLLOW US: Skirious Problems: https://www.instagram.com/skirious_problems ⁠ Mika Vermeulen…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jimmy, Mika

Guest: Alison Mackie

Topics covered

World Cup
international racing
travel chaos
federation funding
racing traditions
personal stories

Keywords

Alison Mackie
World Cup
international racing
travel chaos
federation funding
racing traditions
Holmenkollen 50K
money struggles
road trips

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FIS, Maniac Studios

Places: Canada