Amber Wing is one of the most successful female wakeboarders to ever do the sport, and is still the only woman to land a 900 behind the boat. Although Amber didn’t seriously start wakeboarding until after highschool, her strong background in gymnastics allowed her to progress quickly. Making finals in her first pro tour stop, landing NBD’s, Sets in motion, Foundation for women’s wake, getting sponsors, getting dropped, progression in women’s riding, competing with a child, and retiring from wakeboarding. Hear all that and much more in Episode 49 of the Grab Matters Podcast!
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Chapters
00:00 - 1:30 intro
2:00 Official last name
3:20 favorite grab
4:30 Intro to watersports
7:30 Gymnastics
14:00 First wakeboard
20:00 Australian riding
30:00 Never having a coach
32:00 First sponsor
37:00 Contests
45:00 Surf expo sponsors
48:00 Knee injury
51:10 LF’n wheel of questions
54:20 Equal pay
59:00 Women getting dropped from the tour
1:03:00 Touring the states
1:05:00 Fans and contests
1:10:00 Maven girls
1:13:50 Pro models with LF
1:16:00 Switching brands
1:19:30 Sets in motion
1:28:00 Copycatsclub
1:29:00 Oakley
1:36:00 Being a mother
1:40:00 Best contest season
1:44:00 Traveling with a child
1:46:40 Driftline “Deserves some love”
1:49:40 Foundation for women’s wake
2:00:00 Women’s progression
2:11:00 Setup
2:18:00 Retirement
2:26:30 Future
2:31:00 Thank you’s
Links:
Sets in motion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0UzibjILlU
Foundation for women’s wake: https://www.facebook.com/FoundationForWomensWake
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