She went from being one of the best wakeboarders in the world to working as a lollipop lady, and then an Audi saleswoman - all completely by choice. Zahra Kell was a promising young rider both on the snow and the water, but after years of pressure to win, she needed a break. Stepping away from the sport during the prime of your career surely wasn't easy, but resulted in a newfound love for the sport after a few years away from it. Social media, getting tattoos, the crouch, riding at Black Diamond, floods, winning your first contest back, and getting your passport stolen. Hear all that and much more in Episode 51 of the Grab Matters Podcast with Zahra Kell!
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Chapters:
0:00 - 3:00 Intro
3:20 First time wakeboarding
5:00 Snowboarding
6:30 First sponsor
8:00 Shoulder injury
15:30 Question from Massi Piffaretti
17:20 Inspirations
21:00 First mobe
23:00 Grom pressure
25:00 Question from Scotty Kell
26:45 Black Diamond Floods
32:20 LF’n Wheel of Questions
35:20 Australian trivia
39:00 Contests
47:15 Driftline “Deserves some love”
50:25 Quitting wakeboarding
1:07:00 Returning to wakeboarding
1:18:20 First set back
1:21:54 Malibu Rider Experience
1:22:00 Winning Moomba
1:30:00 Riding with nails
1:36:00 Setup
1:40:00 Social media
1:57:00 Passport stolen
2:10:00 Thomas double front roll
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