#323 - Margie Didal

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! 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices