LJ Strenio, pro skier.
Nix that, LJ Strenio, data scientist.
Kidding on the last part… maybe - machine learning is his specialty.
Nice AI only, c’mon, LJ.
The move comes after five years of grad school and getting his Masters Degree.
I didnt even know what computer science was like a year before I started studying it.
LJ said, Now Im super excited about it.
My body wasnt going to support me forever.
Legacy is actually super important to me.
When he talks about living life as a pro, LJ is still in awe of what that meant.
Getting to go to JOSS and represent Newschoolers, and Jon knowing who I was.
Skiing in Dew Tour halfpipe with Tanner Hall.
No level of achievement will change how much those things mean to you.
All of that stuff still seems crazy… Wallisch is a good friend of mine.
When pleasure and profession mix, the latter has the tendency to dominate.
Thats one reason I love surfing so much.
It will always be so pure to me.
In skiing, I left no stone unturned.
You cant close Pandoras box.
Maybe I can share it with my kids or something (laughs).
Not taking it too seriously anymore sounds awesome.
But at the same time, he cant help but be LJ.
When asked what his skiing will look like now he said Its going to look very casual…
If possible, even more backflips.
Ive been making myself do a backflip every day.
Because now Im scared that Im going to go full old man.
He put it simply, but with a laugh, Probably not.
Well do our best to hold him to his backflip-a-day regimen.
