Arto Saari discusses growing up in Finland, skating in the Europe contests for the first time, getting on Flip Skateboards, skating with Geoff Rowley during the filming of Flip video "Sorry”, working on Transworld's “Feedback” video with Ty Evans, front boarding El Toro, why he left Flip for Alien Workshop, filming for the Alien Workshop video “Mind Field”, returning to Flip, having a heart condition & getting surgery, why he went from eS to Etnies, building a pool with Lance Mountain in his backyard, the new Arto eS shoe and much more!

Timestamps

00:00:00 Arto Saari

00:00:44 Living in Hawaii

00:09:57 Growing up in Finland

00:13:50 How Arto got discovered

00:14:52 Our Supporter: AG1

00:16:27 Knowing he was good and doing the Europe contests for the first time

00:24:13 Leaving school for skating

00:27:27 Getting on Flip skateboards

00:32:34 Skating with Geoff Rowley during the filming of Flip video "Sorry"

00:33:50 Arto's 411 Wheels Of Fortune

00:38:02 Working on Transworld's "Feedback" video

00:42:34 Filming with Ty Evans

00:48:03 Filming for the eS video "Menikmati"

00:52:22 The El Toro front board

00:57:43 Filming for the Flip video "Sorry"

01:03:01 Choosing music for his parts

01:05:00 Leaving Flip for Alien Workshop and filming for "Mind Field"

01:11:09 Returning to Flip after Alien Workshop

01:17:21 Getting synthetic ligaments in his knee

01:18:45 Having a heart condition

01:21:57 SOTY (Skater Of The Year)

01:25:57 When the money comes

01:32:10 Arto's own brand?

01:33:17 Getting into photography

01:43:15 Milkin' it

01:49:35 Building a pool in his backyard

02:04:04 The new Arto eS shoe

02:11:52 Tom Penny storys

02:18:12 Why Arto went from eS to Etnies

02:27:53 What's Arto up to now

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