TPM Episode 395: Guenther Oka, Pro Wakeboarder

The Powell Movement

Mike Powell

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4.8 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Guenther Oka was looked at as the best all-around wakeboarder in the world…and then he had a devastating knee injury. While there was uncertainty, Guenther worked his ass off during physio, put out a Red Bull project and this year, he’s back to the competition scene. With podiums in his first 3 events back, not only has Guenther not lost a step, but he’s stepped forward with a brand-new mindset, which could be scary for his competition. On the podcast, we talk about waterski bloodlines, coming up in Ohio, Wake Nation, touring, sponsors, money, and a lot more. Aaron Grace asks the Inappropriate Questions

Guenther Oka Show Notes:

4:00: The injury, The Wake Glade Project, coming back to contests, growing up in Ohio to water and ski bums

20:00: Liquid Force: Since 95, Liquid Force has outperformed the competition and turned a sport into a lifestyle. Use the code POWELL15 for 15% off LF orders at LiquidForce.com

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23:00: Wakeboarding wasn’t serious at first, Wake Nation, 10^th place at Wake Nationals one year and then winning it the next year

30:00: Moving to FL conversation, living on his own at 16, his fiancé, his crew, check out award,

39:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: Over 60 years of getting you out there.

Elan Skis: Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better.

Outdoor Research: Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products)

44:00: The O’Neil Tour, mastering 3 different pulls, sponsors and money, Formats Movie, X Games, and the most fun event

64:00: Inappropriate Questions with Aaron Grace

Transcript

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0:00.0	Have a seat on your porcelain throne.
0:02.3	It's time to talk some shit on the Powell Movement.
0:13.5	Welcome to the Powell Movement.
0:17.1	I'm your host, Mike Powell.
0:18.5	And as this episode is being released, I'm making my journey back to Seattle.
0:22.2	But right now, I'm recording this intro in my hotel room on my phone.
0:26.4	So there will be a difference in audio compared to most of my intros, and I really don't think you're going to care at all.
0:32.0	What some of you did care about was my intro last week.
0:34.8	Someone reached out and said that it sounded like I was trying to tell you
0:38.2	something, but I didn't have all the information in the intro. Someone else said that the intro seemed to be
0:43.1	a little bit scrambled. But here's the deal. I had an intro where I was going to absolutely
0:47.4	overshare about my life again. But I realized that I'm on a family vacation, and if I put out my
0:52.6	original outro into the wild, I'd have a lot of
0:55.0	uncomfortable questions to answer around my family. That's assuming that one of my family members
0:59.4	actually listens to this podcast. Anyways, since I didn't bring my mics or mixer with me, I just
1:04.9	decided to cut down my original intro and try to make it make as much sense as possible. And some
1:09.9	of you realize that it didn't make too much sense, but for the most part, I think it
1:13.3	went over well.
1:14.5	What was I cryptically trying to tell you?
1:16.7	Well, I still don't have all the details, and there's a new wrinkle to my drama that
1:20.6	will think about when we get back to reality in Seattle.
1:23.2	But enough gloom and doom for now, because right now it's so nice to be on vacation with my family.
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