May 22, 2019 – In this edition of Talkin’ With the Gravey Train, our host Peter Graves invited elite women’s Nordic Combined athlete Tara Geraghty-Moats into the studio for a delightful and insightful half-hour conversation about her amazing past season’s results, and her plans for the coming season. Geraghty-Moats won 10 of 10 COC Nordic Combined events for women and took the overall points crown.

Geraghty-Moats, 26, who calls West Fairlee, Vermont home, talks about her already remarkable career, in biathlon, cross-country skiing and ski jumping and what she finds so captivating about being a pioneer for women’s Nordic Combined. The skier, who was largely home-schooled brings a keen insight and intelligence, into the behind-the-scene stories of their journey from complete inclusion into the international arena, and she draws logical parellels from the women’s ski jumper’s journey to Olympic inclusion at Sochi 2014.

She also speaks about the FIS role in promoting women’s combined, the expansion of the Continental Cup to 12 races next season, the move towards a full-fledged World Cup season, and their inclusion at the upcoming 2021 FIS World Nordic Championships in Oberstdorf, Germany. Find out what she says about the possible Winter Olympic inclusion for Bejing at the next Games.

“I really enjoyed talking with Tara, who has already had an amazing career,” said Peter Graves, “I found her deeply candid and very articulate in summing up where women’s Nordic Combined is at the moment. She is keenly aware, too, of the vital role she now play’s as a mentor to young women coming up through the ranks, she is aware there’s much work still to be done to advance the sport and grow the numbers, but she is keeping her eyes on the prize, and one just has the feeling she’s bound for something truly special.”

Interview with Tara Geraghty-Moats