MARGIE DIDAL
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Margie Didal discusses growing up in the Philippines, winning her first contest after 8 months of skating, first time flying in a plane to Manila, first time she entered a bigger contest like X Games, going viral after posting Tony Hawk on her instagram, What it was like staying in the Olympic village sleeping on a cardboard bed, getting on New Balance, breaking her ankle in Brazil, how she got on Red Bull and much more!
Links We Talked About
Switchflip Switch Manny
I'm Glad I'm Not Me
Not Chris Roberts
Margie Didals Instagram
Asian Games Gold Medal
Red bull Field day
Olympic Skateboarding, by her own rules
Timestamps
00:00:00 Margie Didal
00:02:58 What's Margie doing in California
00:05:56 Entered first contest after 3 months of skating
00:06:42 What tricks was Margie doing after 3 months of skating
00:09:20 Won her first contest after 8 months of skating
00:10:55 What was her first sponsor
00:12:12 Free access to her local skatepark
00:15:41 Filming her first sponsor me video
00:22:43 Park shutting down forced her to skate the streets
00:24:04 Meeting Anthony Claravall
00:24:47 First time flying in a plane to Manila
00:26:53 Anthony Claravall helps her get an ID
00:29:44 When Margie stop going to school
00:31:26 First thing she did when she got money was buy a sack of rice
00:32:44 Anthony Claravall got Margie to enter bigger contest like X Games
00:36:19 Margie dancing and dab'ing on the street course
00:37:52 Olympic fame
00:40:23 Going viral after posting Tony Hawk on her instagram
00:43:10 What was it like to stay in the Olympic village
00:43:53 Did sleeping on a cardboard bed affect her skating
00:46:16 Not participating in next olympics because of broken ankle
00:49:05 5oh on big rail - tony hawk filmed it
00:50:04 Breaking her ankle in Brazil
01:03:16 How did Margie get on Red Bull
01:08:45 New balance
01:24:06 How 852 surprised her with a board
01:32:29 Filming for a video part
01:35:04 Fakie nollie
01:36:23 Filming with Anthony Claravall - he knows the good food spots
01:46:33 Up and coming skater from the Philippines Motic Panugalinog
01:51:24 Dab'ing with the president of the Philippines