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With our friend Bernhard Spahni's help, we had the opportunity last week to check out the venue for the Shanghai stop of the Olympic Qualifier Series. We also spoke with Pierre Fratter-Bardy, the Associate Director of Olympic Games Strategy and Development, about the relationship between skateboarding culture and the Olympics, as well as highlights of the Shanghai event. You can also check out the interview article on our website - www.kickerclub.com



This is Andrew Guan, the founder of KickerClub.com, promoting skateboarding in China since 2001.

This is Danny Zhang, Cali native and Shanghai local, working in the industry since early 2000s.

After 20 years of telling the skateboarding stories of world to China. We decided to tell the world the skateboarding stories of China Let us be your visa to China skateboarding.

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00:27 Guests introduction

06:04 China Olympic program results blow my mind

10:20 If Zoe Zeng film a street part……

14:29 I want to let Chinese skaters know there is another path but not only the contests

18:03 Video parts for ever, nobody goes back to watch contest lines

18:55 Cool China local brands recommended

19:46 For Chinese skaters, how do they become more known globally

21:18 About social media

27:09 A good team manager is insanely important

31:32 We travel the world to get fucked up

35:52 We need good local media

Recently, another video of a Chinese skater went viral on various skateboarding media social accounts (Yuan Dong's roller cast drop-in). Do you still remember Chinese skater Smileface's 29-stair handrail noseslide a few months back? Last month, Tian Jiaxing also scored the highest position a Chinese skater has ever achieved at Tampa Am, ranking 39th. More and more Chinese skaters are starting to draw global attention.



In this episode, we also look back at the major news in the Chinese skateboarding community over the past five months, from the recent Halloween skateboarding party to the Pushfest Skateboarding Film Festival to the GrandMasters Skateboarding Competition......



This is Andrew Guan, the founder of KickerClub.com, promoting skateboarding in China since 2001.

This is Danny Zhang, Cali native and Shanghai local, working in the industry since early 2000s.

After 20 years of telling the skateboarding stories of world to China. We decided to tell the world the skateboarding stories of China Let us be your visa to China skateboarding.

5MoreMins, just 5MoreMins...

Last month, Li-Ning brought legendary American skateboarder Erik Ellington to China and we were fortunate enough have him a sit down with him at the KickerClub office. Erik dropped some knowledge on us about cross culture partnership with the Chinese sports brand giant, how the connection with Li-Ning came about. He also discusses working with LN design team on his new pro model, and his upcoming plans. Meanwhile, host Danny name drops and reminisced with Erik about skateboarding's golden era in California.



5MoreMins, your visa to China Skateboarding

Host by Danny Zhang & Andrew Guan

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After skateboarding became an Olympic sport, the Chinese government started to pay attention to it. They established a national skateboarding team with the goal of winning medals. So where do these skateboard athlets come from and how are they trained? Where do their coaches come from, and more behind-the-scenes stories...



This is Andrew Guan, the founder of KickerClub.com, promoting skateboarding in China since 2001.

This is Danny Zhang, Cali native and Shanghai local, working in the industry since early 2000s.

After 20 years of telling the skateboarding stories of world to China. We decided to tell the world the skateboarding stories of China Let us be your visa to China skateboarding.

5MoreMins, just 5MoreMins...



Instagram / Youtube: @kickerclub

email: kickerclub@qq.com

This is Andrew Guan, the founder of KickerClub.com, promoting skateboarding in China since 2001.

This is Danny Zhang, Cali native and Shanghai local, working in the industry since early 2000s.

After 20 years of telling the skateboarding stories of world to China. We decided to tell the world the skateboarding stories of China Let us be your visa to China skateboarding.

5MoreMins, just 5MoreMins...