Heads up if you have HBO/HBO Max, there’s a segment on Alexis Sablone on this week’s episode. Likely not a way to link it unless they drop it on YouTube.
Premise:
“34 year old skateboarding Olympian at odds with even being in the Olympics”
Having watched it, I dig it. It’s a pretty good summation of Alexis’ career (WHL/“Hey Mambo” features) and the push/pull of skating as a lifestyle vs sport. Couldn’t have asked for a better rep than Alexis to articulate it in broader media channels. I think Real Sports can be a little corny and over-produced most of the times, but this actually made me a little embarrassed that skate media is so amateurish. Sure people will think the interviewer is a little corny, but I think she acquits herself well and does a a piece that will appeal to skaters and non skaters…though I can’t imagine Cons will be stoked on so many clips of her in NB# (which I can’t even remember how long about that must have been)