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Who ever heard of a Spanish freestyle pro in the 2020’s? Kilian Martin hails from the Alcorcon neighbourhood in Madrid, Spain. Not long after he began his skating journey, Kilian discovered Powell Peralta’s legendary ‘Ban This’ video, which introduced him to freestyle skating. 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Who is Kilian Martin? 2:02 - Skating Madrids Infamous Plaza 3:00 How Surfing Turned Kilian To Skating 3:50 - Growing Up In Madrid 5:57 - From Waiter To Professional Skateboarder 6:40 - Shooting Commercials for Apple, Ralph Lauren, Mercedes, Etc 7:40 - Roof Skating 8:30 - Where Kilian. Started Skateboarding 11:11 - Kilian Teaches Madars Freestyle Skate Tricks 11:33 - Street Skating In Madrid 12:56 - Shooting Videos With Brett Novak 14:20 - Skating Madrids DIY Skatepark 15:40 - Surfing City Wave Madrid 16:50 - SpanishTapas 17:55 - Combining Freestyle & Street 21:12 - What Does Skateboarding Mean To Kilian? Freestyle was something with which Kilian could combine his gymnastic abilities, allowing him to get creative and do things that had never been done before. Spotted skating in Barcelona, Kilian was asked to fly to Paris for a fashion magazine shoot. Overnight, he became a skate sensation in the advertising world, filming dozens of commercials for some of the biggest names in luxury retail. In 2010, his life took another twist when he won the Freestyle Skateboarding World Cup in Germany and met Brett Novak, sparking a series of hugely successful and uniquely cinematic viral skate videos which established Kilian’s talent in the US. With the backing of his childhood idols from Powell Peralta and Vision, Kilian moved to the USA where he currently resides as a professional skater shooting ads for some of the biggest brands in the world. Kilian Martin took skateboarding’s most unfashionable genre and became a sensation in the commercial world outside of the skate industry’s reach. He is a self-made pro skater with an internet following measured in the millions. With a story like that, there was no way he wasn’t going to feature in Madars’ quest to explore skateboarding’s roads less travelled. Join us in Madrid as Madars takes Kilian back to his roots for a flatland masterclass in this walloping episode of Skate Tales! Take a deeper dive into Kilian's story here: ► Subscribe to the Red Bull Skateboarding on YouTube: Red Bull Skateboarding on Facebook: Red Bull Skateboarding on Instagram: Subscribe to the Red Bull Skateboarding on YouTube: Get the FREE Red Bull TV apps for all your devices: Watch Red Bull TV: #Madrid #KilianMartin #SkateTales
