Monster Energy’s let loose Podcast Interviews Snowboard Icon Sage Kotsenburg EP19 with hosts The Dingo ‘Luke Trembath’ and Danny Kass
“I entered into it that day attempting to ride my finest however likewise believing, how would I like the world to view snowboarding? At the time I believed this isn’t figure skating! This isn’t bobsledding! Snowboarding need to be enjoyable, and everybody must have the ability to do it.” – Sage Kotsenburg
CORONA, Calif. (PRWEB)
November 29, 2021
Talk about a rider who’s seen it all, done it all! Monster Energy is happy to invite snowboard icon and Olympic gold medalist Sage Kotsenburg on Episode 19 of the sports and popular culture podcast let loose with The Dingo and Danny.
Released today throughout Monster Energy’s social networks channels, this most current one-hour episode interviews the 28-year-old from Park City, Utah, who made history as the world’s very first snowboarder to win a gold medal in the slopestyle discipline at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia. Considered a genuine ‘snowboarder’s snowboarder’, Kotsenburg then pursued his own vision of progressive snowboarding on backcountry surface, which he continues to record in acclaimed video parts.
“I like to go into that mindset. If you’re going to compete at anything, at the end of the day everyone goes in and says, ‘I’m going to try to win this! I’m going to prove myself!’ I love going into these mindsets,” stated Kotsenburg about his technique to competitors on the let loose episode.
Fans can now listen to Kotsenburg’s motivating journey as a pacesetter of snowboarding’s development in the competitive arena and the undiscovered backcountry. Released today, the brand-new podcast including Kotsenburg is streaming on all significant platforms, consisting of Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube.
Kotsenburg picked a roadway less taken a trip and blazed a brand-new path in expert snowboarding. As a leading rival, he not just won Olympic gold, however a number of X Games medals in the early 2010s. He then triggered a disturbed by leaving competitors and concentrating on seriously well-known video parts, including his gold medal-winning X Games Real Snow 2021 sector. Decorated as ‘Rider of the Year’ at the 2020 Snowboarder Magazine Awards, Kotsenburg continues to develop and press the limits of the sport.
Tune in for a must-listen episode for all snowboard fans shot at Studio M at Monster Energy head office! Speaking to the 2 let loose podcast hosts, Australian action sports character Luke “The Dingo” Trembath and expert snowboarder Danny Kass, Kotsenburg supplies a front-row point of view of contending at the greatest level – and conference President Barack Obama after winning gold for Team U.S.A..
Kotsenburg matured in a household of snow sports lovers. He began snowboarding In Park City at age 5 together with his older bro, Blaze. In discussion, Kotsenburg likewise keeps in mind viewing let loose podcast host Danny Kass contend in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games – where Kass won snowboard halfpipe silver – when he was 8 years of ages. “My whole family was there! It was so rad,” stated Kotsenburg on the program.
As a young prodigy, Kotsenburg made a significant turning point at age 16 by winning the total slopestyle title in the 2009-10 Winter Dew Tour. Kotsenburg’s huge minute came to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia, when slopestyle snowboarding was objected to for the very first time as a main discipline – with him as the gold medal winner.
“I went into it that day trying to ride my best but also thinking, how would I like the world to perceive snowboarding? At the time I thought this isn’t figure skating! This isn’t bobsledding! Snowboarding should be fun, and everyone should be able to do it,” stated Kotsenburg, who won gold on the strength after a never-been-done technique in the last.
After the occasion, Kotsenburg’s popularity increased, beginning with a look on the Good Morning America television program and all the primary late-night programs. “It was crazy! I was in New York and my PR agent kept getting calls. I was living the dream. I did all the shows,” stated Kotsenburg, who likewise appeared on a cereal box and satisfied President Barack Obama at the White House in 2014.
But although he was winning at the top of the field, Kotsenburg saw an expert future beyond the competitive arena. “I was really intrigued by riding backcountry. Just really exploring that realm of snowboarding. I always had this plan that, after the Olympics, I would just go do that.”
In a relocation that stunned the snowboard world, Kotsenburg ignored competitors and started recording video sectors in the backcountry. “I told all of my sponsors and was fully expecting to get dropped… and everyone’s been super supportive. Monster’s been there for me the entire time,” stated Kotsenburg, who likewise stated that specializing on one design of riding is type in face of the sport’s development. “Snowboarding is at a level now where you really need to focus on what’s in front of you – and that only!”
Since then, the leader has actually shown his focus in a number of acclaimed videos that raise the bar with never-been-done techniques at famous areas in the wild, consisting of Chad’s Gap in Utah’s Wasatch Mountains. And although he’s no longer contending in arena occasions, significant awards kept can be found in. Recent honors consist of Slush Magazine’s Men’s Rider of the Year for the ‘Halcyon’ video and the 2021 gold medal in the X Games Real Snow video competitors.
Speaking on his technique to recording for X Games Real Snow with filmer/editor Jeremy Thornburg for 6 long weeks in Wyoming, Kotsenburg stated: “It was a grind, but we came out with the win! I told my filmer that we’re not going into Real Snow unless we come out winning!”
For more secrets to winning at snowboarding (and life), much better listen to the complete episode with among the most accomplished snow sports professional athletes of his generation. Visit the landing page to gain access to Episode 19 of the let loose with The Dingo and Danny Podcast including Sage Kotsenburg.
Episodes of let loose are shot on an unique set inside Studio M at Monster Energy head office in Corona, California. The podcast is hosted by the vibrant duo of Australian action sports character Luke “The Dingo” Trembath and expert snowboarder Danny Kass. Known for their deep roots in action sports culture, the 2 starred in the precious cult television program ‘The Adventures of Danny and The Dingo’ on Fuel television for 5 action-packed seasons in the early 2010s. Both hosts have actually strolled the walk as professional snowboarders and have the interview abilities to discover commonalities with visitors from any kind of background – sports and popular culture. Always watch out for brand-new episodes dropping bi-weekly on Mondays.
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The LET LOOSE with The Dingo and Danny Podcast is here to commemorate the characters behind the Monster Energy way of life. With each episode committed to a unique visitor or subject, listeners discover residing on the edge and advancing the cutting-edge worldwide of high-energy sports along with music, video games, and popular culture from people at the top of their video game. More than a beverage, Monster Energy is a way of living lived by professional athletes, sports, bands, followers, and fans – and the podcast is an extension of this special DNA.
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