Philip Brown

Nicknames: Downtown Philly Brown (not sure how that started); Philly Cheesesteak (just because, also unsure); Philly B or Philler

Goals for 2012-13 season: To gain more experience in World Cup events in super-G, giant slalom and slalom and to be consistent on the Nor-Am circuit and earn titles in the overall/discipline points race.
 
Best moment in ski racing: Finishing third overall in the combined event at world juniors in 2011; finishing top 15 in all four events, also at world juniors. Greatest week of skiing I have ever had.
 
Worst moment in ski racing: I almost always have fun ski racing.
 
What one thing would you change about ski racing? I would make it sunny all the time! There is nothing better than skiing on a blue-bird day. And, if it were somehow possible to have warm weather and still have great snow, I would do that, too!
 
Person you look up to most in ski racing: Hermann Maier. It’s somewhat cliche but he really is the man!
 
On your iPod: A good mix of stuff, mostly top 20 hits and beats. I am pretty easy with music though.
 
Favourite movie: Dumb and Dumber. If you have seen it, you know why! And Forrest Gump - as a child I watched it almost every night before bed. Probably didn't understand half the movie but I just liked watching Forrest run.
 
Hockey team: Toronto Maple Leafs - greatest city in the world. Go Leafs Go!
 
If you could have dinner with anyone, living or dead, who would it be? Tiger Woods. I think he would be interesting to talk to. Despite his recent reputation I still think that it would be cool.
 
Something no-one knows about you: As a child, I was terrified of thunder storms/tornadoes. The movie Twister scared me. I believed that whenever there was a thunder storm a tornado would come and lift my house up. I would hide under my covers in bed haha!
 
Favourite activities other than skiing: Hockey, golf, water skiing/barefooting.
 
Superstitions: I try to stay away from superstitions. But every once in a while if I have a good race I will wear the same pair of socks until I have a bad race - same thing with my long underwear. One year I raced with two different colours of socks every day for a month. It didn't matter what colour they were, just as long as they were not the same.
 
If a movie was made about your life, who should play the lead role? Mark Wahlberg, because he is a boss.
 
What’s a talent you wish you had? I wish I could play an instrument. I am completely musically inept.
 
If you weren’t a skier what would you be? In university as a full-time student with no idea what I would want to be.
 
Most embarrassing moment: World juniors 2011 - during the official awards ceremony for my third overall award. Right before I was about to be called onto the podium for finishing third, a guy came running over and said the results were wrong and I was actually fourth. They did the whole ceremony with me in fourth place, even though I was actually third. After the ceremony they realized they messed up and had to re-do the entire ceremony.

Describe yourself in three words: Philly. Cheese. Steak.

Canadian Championship podiums
2nd - Giant slalom - Whistler, B.C. (2013) 

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
35th - Giant slalom - Schladming, AUT (Feb. 2013)

FIS World Junior Championships (podiums)
3rd – Combined – Crans Montana, SUI (Feb. 2011)

Nor-Am Cup podiums
1st - Giant slalom - Nakiska, Alta. (March. 2013)
2nd - Giant slalom - Nakiska, Alta. (March. 2013)
3rd - Super combined - Nakiska, Alta. (March. 2013)
3rd - Slalom - Vail, USA (Feb. 2013)
3rd - Slalom - Vail, USA (Feb. 2013)
3rd – Super combined – Panorama, B.C. (Dec. 2012)
2nd – Slalom – Panorama, B.C. (Dec. 2012)
1st – Giant slalom – Stowe, USA (March 2012)
2nd – Super combined – Panorama, B.C. (Dec. 2011)
2nd – Super-G – Panorama, B.C. (Dec. 2011)
3rd – Super combined – Whistler, B.C. (March 2011)
3rd – Giant slalom – Mt. Garceau, Que. (Jan. 2011)