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Arto Saari

Nov 27, 2023

About this episode

Arto Saari discusses growing up in Finland, skating in the Europe contests for the first time, getting on Flip Skateboards, skating with Geoff Rowley during the filming of Flip video "Sorry”, working on Transworld's “Feedback” video with Ty Evans, front boarding El Toro, why he left Flip for Alien Workshop, filming for the Alien Workshop video “Mind Field”, returning to Flip, having a heart condition & getting surgery, why he went from eS to Etnies, building a pool with Lance Mountain in his backyard, the new Arto eS shoe and much more!

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The guest

Chapters

1. 00:00:00Arto Saari
2. 00:00:44Living in Hawaii
3. 00:09:57Growing up in Finland
4. 00:13:50How Arto got discovered
5. 00:14:52Our Supporter: AG1
6. 00:16:27Knowing he was good and doing the Europe contests for the first time
7. 00:24:13Leaving school for skating
8. 00:27:27Getting on Flip skateboards
9. 00:32:34Skating with Geoff Rowley during the filming of Flip video "Sorry"
10. 00:33:50Arto's 411 Wheels Of Fortune
11. 00:38:02Working on Transworld's "Feedback" video
12. 00:42:34Filming with Ty Evans
13. 00:48:03Filming for the eS video "Menikmati"
14. 00:52:22The El Toro front board
15. 00:57:43Filming for the Flip video "Sorry"
16. 01:03:01Choosing music for his parts
17. 01:05:00Leaving Flip for Alien Workshop and filming for "Mind Field"
18. 01:11:09Returning to Flip after Alien Workshop
19. 01:17:21Getting synthetic ligaments in his knee
20. 01:18:45Having a heart condition
21. 01:21:57SOTY (Skater Of The Year)
22. 01:25:57When the money comes
23. 01:32:10Arto's own brand?
24. 01:33:17Getting into photography
25. 01:43:15Milkin' it
26. 01:49:35Building a pool in his backyard
27. 02:04:04The new Arto eS shoe
28. 02:11:52Tom Penny storys
29. 02:18:12Why Arto went from eS to Etnies
30. 02:27:53What's Arto up to now

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Talked about in this episode

Platinum "Crimes & Misdemeanors" (1998)Skate Video VaultArto Saari and Geoff Rowley in TWS - 'Feedback' [1999]William SandersArto Saari - Mind FieldFrontsideIndyAir

Videos / Articles

ARTO SAARI in FLIP "SORRY" HQFrenchfredArto Saari at El ToroThrasherMagazine

People mentioned

Names and linked moments checked against the episode’s auto-generated English captions. This is a first-pass selection.

• Danny Way

  Mention at 13:42

  Danny Way — The Nine Club #195Episode 195

• Jason Dill

  Mention at 39:19

• Lance Mountain

  Mention at 1:49:41
• Steve Olson

  Mention at 1:54:46

  Steve Olson — The Nine Club #407Episode 407 Steve Olson — The Nine Club #356Episode 356 Steve Olson — The Nine Club #39Episode 39

• Tom Penny

  Mention at 2:11:50

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