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Melissa Marquardt

Date of Birth: 11/16/83

Hometown: Canyon Lake, CA

How has wakeboarding changed your life?
Wakeboarding has made me into the person I am today, allowed me to travel and make friends around the world, and learn about many different cultures.

Who influences you the most?
My family and Jesus influence me the most.

What is your favorite part of being a professional wakeboarder?
My favorite part of being a professional wakeboarder is traveling, being able to wakeboard, snowboard, skate board, surf, watching kids get stoked on the sport, and having fun on the lake with friends and family.

What does the “job” part of being a professional wakeboarder consist of?
It sounds easy but being a professional wakeboarder consists of a lot, such as; cross training, working out, staying healthy and riding as much as possible while traveling, competing, and trying to be good at all aspects of the sport( wake riding, rails, and double ups), motivation, progression, and staying on top of the game. 

If you weren’t wakeboarding for a job, what do you think you would be doing?
I would be a rocket scientist, or snowboarder.

Where do you think wakeboarding is going to go from where it is now?
I believe wakeboarding is evolving into more of a free riding sport like snowboarding and skateboarding.  I think video is the best way to show a riders full potential. There will be more freestyle contests, rider involved events, and rail jams.  Also wake skating is progressing everyday to new levels.  Another positive evolution for the sport is  riding behind winches, cables, jet ski’s, and more inexpensive boats that will allow everyone to have the opportunity to wakeboard and wakeskate..

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