Episode 376: Euro Trip with Rachel and Holly
Here’s what it’s like when Rachel Ristow of Wisconsin and Holly Koskinen of Ohio head overseas to Sweden and the UK for pinball events, sightseeing, and meeting new friends along the way. It was a trip of a lifetime as you will hear.
Kineticist’s take
Rachel and Holly discuss their European pinball tournament tour and women's league growth before UK Open.
Synopsis
Jeff Teolis interviews Rachel Risto and Holly Koskinen at the UK Open in Croydon about their European pinball tournament trip spanning Sweden (Borås Open) and the UK. The conversation covers tournament experiences, community-building through pinball, the women's pinball league ecosystem, upcoming Whoppers 6.0 format changes, and personal travel highlights including Abbey Road and the River Thames. Rachel and Holly discuss how pinball has connected them with people worldwide and their concerns about the new efficiency-based Whoppers format potentially discouraging new players.
Entities
- Borås Open· event
- Pin Masters· event
- UK Open· event
- Abbey Road· location
- River Thames· location
- District 82· organization
- Ladies Flex Wisconsin· organization
- Stern Pro Circuit· organization
- Whipped Wins· organization
- Amy Kesting· person
- Cassidy· person
- Deborah Tallman· person
- Ed· person
- Holly Koskinen· person
- Howard· person
- Jeff Teolis· person
- John Reamston· person
- Molly Johnson· person
- Neil McCrae· person
- Rachel Risto· person
- Rodney· person
- Tim Malloy· person
- Tom Graff· person
- Zan Sprouse (Zanadu)· person
- Whoppers· product