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Margie Didal

May 6, 2024

About this episode

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!

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The guest

Chapters

1. 00:00:00Margie Didal
2. 00:02:58What's Margie doing in California
3. 00:05:56Entered first contest after 3 months of skating
4. 00:06:42What tricks was Margie doing after 3 months of skating
5. 00:09:20Won her first contest after 8 months of skating
6. 00:10:55What was her first sponsor
7. 00:12:12Free access to her local skatepark
8. 00:15:41Filming her first sponsor me video
9. 00:22:43Park shutting down forced her to skate the streets
10. 00:24:04Meeting Anthony Claravall
11. 00:24:47First time flying in a plane to Manila
12. 00:26:53Anthony Claravall helps her get an ID
13. 00:29:44When Margie stop going to school
14. 00:31:26First thing she did when she got money was buy a sack of rice
15. 00:32:44Anthony Claravall got Margie to enter bigger contest like X Games
16. 00:36:19Margie dancing and dab'ing on the street course
17. 00:37:52Olympic fame
18. 00:40:23Going viral after posting Tony Hawk on her instagram
19. 00:43:10What was it like to stay in the Olympic village
20. 00:43:53Did sleeping on a cardboard bed affect her skating
21. 00:46:16Not participating in next olympics because of broken ankle
22. 00:49:055oh on big rail - tony hawk filmed it
23. 00:50:04Breaking her ankle in Brazil
24. 01:03:16How did Margie get on Red Bull
25. 01:08:45New balance
26. 01:24:06How 852 surprised her with a board
27. 01:32:29Filming for a video part
28. 01:35:04Fakie nollie
29. 01:36:23Filming with Anthony Claravall - he knows the good food spots
30. 01:46:33Up and coming skater from the Philippines Motic Panugalinog
31. 01:51:24Dab'ing with the president of the Philippines

Links

• Margie Didal's Instagram

Talked about in this episode

Skate Life In The Philippines With Margielyn Didal | FIELD DAY2020 · Red Bull SkateboardingMargie Didal: do what you love | By Her Rules2023 · Olympics Skateboarding

Contest results & rankings

Selected career highlights, not a complete contest history.

• 7thTokyo 2020 Olympic Games — women’s street2021Source
• 1stAsian Games — women’s street2018Source

People mentioned

• Tony Hawk

  Mentioned at 00:00:29 — “…OK, 'cause he looks like Tony Hawk. And then it get it just…”

  Tony HawkThe Nine Club #400 Tony HawkThe Nine Club #100 Tony Hawk - Stop And ChatThe Nine Club — Stop And Chat
• Jack Curtin

  Mentioned at 01:16:56 — “…bounds Team Art Tasari, Jack Curtin, Tom K Marquis, Marquis Marquis. And.…”

  Brian Reid & Jack CurtinThe Nine Club #318 Jack CurtinThe Nine Club #29
• Mike Carroll

  Mentioned at 01:33:14 — “…there's a video with with Mike Carroll. You can't compare his part with…”

  Mike CarrollThe Nine Club #52
• Stevie Williams

  Mentioned at 01:34:45 — “…yeah. I mean, you have Stevie Williams, but you're. Comparing, Yeah, Mike.…”

  Stevie WilliamsThe Nine Club #44 Stevie Williams - Stop And ChatThe Nine Club — Stop And Chat

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