#355 - Matt Berger

#355 - Matt Berger

Author: The Nine Club February 17, 2025 Duration: 1:41:30
Matt Berger discusses growing up in Kamploops BC, coming up in Canada, Rodney Mullen calling him after receiving his sponsor me tape, Tony Hawk saying his local park was terrible so the city built a new one, having back and hip problems and getting experimental knee surgery, how he qualified for SLS, skating for Almost then Flip skateboards, stacking footage for a new part and much more! Timestamps 00:00:00 Matt Berger 00:00:52 Is that a Monster your drinking? 00:01:16 Recovering from injury - back and hip problems 00:08:32 Experimental knee surgery 00:19:36 Olympic experience 00:30:29 Coming up in Canada 00:35:57 Tony Hawk said his local park was terrible, so the city built a new one 00:38:19 Rodney Mullen is on the phone 00:44:36 What happened with Almost? 00:52:14 Qualifying for SLS 00:57:29 What happened with Flip? 01:10:39 China spots / Barcelona spots 01:15:16 Coming out with a video part soon? 01:28:24 Matt's YouTube channel Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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