Paddlecast, 032 Andrey Kraytor

Andrey Kraytor is an Olympic athlete who competed in sprint canoe at the 2016 Games and now coaches the Chinese national team. Andrey is also a total badass on a SUP, almost winning the gold medal against Connor Baxter at the ICF Worlds last year. We had a great chat about the realities of becoming an Olympic athlete (the good, the bad and the ugly) plus the crossover between canoeing and stand up paddling. Follow kraytorandrey on Insta for more 2016 Olympic final: