Episode 45: Ilka Simon Says, Invite People from the Sidelines to Join In

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• Ilka tackles the topic of the men to women ratio in freestyle. From her perspective, there are many other more important things to focus on.
• When Jake asks her thoughts on growing the sport, she says it can be as simple as asking people from the sidelines to join in, creating a friendly atmosphere, and taking the time to teach them. She thinks the Karlsruhe crew does an especially good job at that.
• Indoor our outdoor, find out her preference.
• Also hear about Randy’s diabolical plan to take competition indoors.
• Ilka shares her favorite trick, and it is determined that she is the inventor of the of the Death Crow.
• Find out who Ilka would invite to her dream jam, as well as who her role model is.
• Jake gives a shout out to both Ilka and Kolja Hannemann for doing the rankings…It is quite time consuming, but helpful.
• Question: How do you say “Meow” in German?  Answer: “Meow”