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Matt Johnson

Age: 31

Hometown: Brooklyn Park, MN

Wins: 2

Races: 44

Mens World Ranking 2019/2020: 25th

Mens World Championship 2019/2020: 22nd

Competing Since: Saint Paul 2013

Instagram: @Johnz2688

When did you learn to skate?

-At age 4

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Did you play hockey growing up?

-Yes all the way through high school

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​What other sports did you play growing up?

-Pretty much anyone I could loved to play!

 

If you could do anything non-athletic in your spare time, what is it?

-Video games for sure

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Describe going down an IceCross track for the first time:

-The first time for me was In St Paul. I remember staring down the monstrosity and asking myself what I got myself into. Once I hit the first drop it was the most amazing feeling in the world. I was that perfect point of pure fun and serenity but inches from utter chaos. I tell ya the best things in life gotta scare you a little bit first.

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What first got you interested in the sport?
-A friend of mine recommended I give it a shot

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If there is one piece of advice that you could offer new riders, what would it be?
-Be calm on course and respect your limits, know what your good at and capitalize in that area. And don’t forget to have fun while you do it!

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Who is your favorite sports athlete?

-Too many to name! I always love and respect any athlete that sets their mind to a goal and puts the work in to achieve it. If I had to pick, I would have to say Travis Pastrana in the extreme sport world and Martin St. Louis in the hockey world.

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