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Podcast 290: Risking it All to Make History with Mountain Biking Legend Nicholi Rogatkin

On this week’s episode, Director of Sports Marketing Jeremy Powers is joined by Freestyle Mountain Biker, World Champion, and the first-ever Slopestyle Triple Crown Champion, Nicholi Rogatkin.

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Nicholi currently holds the most wins for any FMB world champion, with 25 wins and counting. Nicholi and Jeremy discuss Nicholi’s introduction to the sport, the ins and outs of competition, surviving crashes and injuries, Nicholi’s riskiest Red Bull Rampage run, setting historic standards in the sport, Nicholi’s WHOOP data, and Nicholi’s advice to new riders.

Episode Chapters:

  • 0:00 - Cold Open
  • 0:41 - Introduction
  • 2:09 - Nicholi’s Introduction & FMB Introduction
  • 4:45 - Nicholi’s journey in BMX & FMB to Slopestyle
  • 9:09 - Competition & Nicholi’s training
  • 11:51 - Crashing and injuries
  • 20:08 - Rampage 
  • 28:48 - Inner ad
  • 29:22 - Nicholi’s historic victories
  • 39:08 - Judging the sport
  • 41:21 - Nicholi’s Schedule & WHOOP Data
  • 49:42 - Nicholi’s advice to new/young riders
  • 52:32 - Outro

Research Links:

Nicholi: Instagram

Nicholi: Twitter