{"id":181329,"date":"2021-06-11T12:57:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T16:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/?post_type=athletes&#038;p=181329"},"modified":"2024-07-30T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:24:16","slug":"matt-berger","status":"publish","type":"athletes","link":"https:\/\/develop.olympic.ca\/olympique\/team-canada\/matt-berger\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Berger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt Berger faisait partie du groupe de planchistes qui ont particip\u00e9 aux d\u00e9buts du skateboard au programme olympique aux Jeux de Tokyo 2020, terminant alors en 20e place de l\u2019\u00e9preuve de street chez les hommes. Il s\u2019est qualifi\u00e9 pour ses deuxi\u00e8mes Jeux olympiques d\u2019affil\u00e9e en se retrouvant au 18e rang du classement de street de World Skateboarding apr\u00e8s avoir pris les 11e et 16e places dans les manches des S\u00e9ries de qualification olympique disput\u00e9es \u00e0 Shanghai et Budapest.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Matt Berger n\u2019est peut-\u00eatre pas originaire d\u2019un haut lieu du skateboard, mais cela n\u2019a pas fait obstacle \u00e0 ses r\u00eaves sportifs. Apr\u00e8s sept ann\u00e9es de comp\u00e9tition comme amateur \u00e0 travers le monde, et avoir r\u00e9investi chaque dollar gagn\u00e9 dans son sport, Berger a remport\u00e9 un des plus gros \u00e9v\u00e9nements amateurs le Phoenix Am, en 2014.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cela lui a donn\u00e9 l\u2019occasion de participer \u00e0 l\u2019Open Pro de la Street League Skateboarding (SLS) \u00e0 Los Angeles, o\u00f9 il \u00e9tait le seul amateur parmi un groupe de plus de 20 planchistes professionnels reconnus. Il a pris le huiti\u00e8me rang, soit le meilleur classement de l\u2019histoire pour un athl\u00e8te amateur \u00e0 cette rencontre, ce qui lui a valu une place sur le circuit SLS et a compl\u00e8tement transform\u00e9 son parcours de carri\u00e8re. Il \u00e9tait le premier amateur \u00e0 se qualifier pour toutes les \u00e9tapes du circuit SLS.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 sa premi\u00e8re ann\u00e9e, il a atteint la finale de chaque \u00e9tape de la SLS et il a \u00e9t\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re recrue \u00e0 se qualifier pour le Championnat de la SLS o\u00f9 il a pris le cinqui\u00e8me rang. Il a conclu la saison au septi\u00e8me rang du classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Il a aussi termin\u00e9 parmi les 10 meilleurs \u00e0 sa premi\u00e8re participation aux Championnats du monde en 2015. Berger est pass\u00e9 chez les professionnels cette m\u00eame ann\u00e9e et il a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 deux classements du Top 10 sur le circuit de la SLS. Il a aussi particip\u00e9 \u00e0 ses premiers X Games, se hissant parmi les 10 meilleurs de l\u2019\u00e9preuve de street \u00e0 Austin.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Malheureusement, Berger a d\u00fb subir une intervention au genou \u00e0 la fin de 2015, le for\u00e7ant \u00e0 rater l\u2019ensemble de la saison 2016. Quand il a repris l\u2019action \u00e0 la fin de 2017, il a termin\u00e9 au deuxi\u00e8me rang de l\u2019Open de Copenhague et a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 son meilleur r\u00e9sultat sur le circuit de la SLS, prenant le cinqui\u00e8me rang \u00e0 l\u2019Open Pro. Il a aussi particip\u00e9 aux X Games \u00e0 Minneapolis. Sa saison a pris fin abruptement puisqu\u2019il a d\u00fb subir une deuxi\u00e8me intervention au genou, cette fois pour r\u00e9parer le cartilage et effectuer une greffe d\u2019os qui a requis 10 mois de r\u00e9habilitation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berger est revenu en action \u00e0 la fin de 2018 pour participer aux Championnats du monde de la SLS \u00e0 Rio. En 2019, il \u00e9tait de retour sur le circuit de la SLS \u00e0 l\u2019Open de Londres. Apr\u00e8s avoir travers\u00e9 les qualifications pour atteindre le tableau principal, il s\u2019est hiss\u00e9 au sixi\u00e8me rang cumulatif. \u00c0 sa premi\u00e8re participation au Dew Tour, il a pris le quatri\u00e8me rang en finale professionnelle du street. Il a aussi particip\u00e9 \u00e0 deux \u00e9preuves aux X Games, prenant le troisi\u00e8me rang au concours de la meilleure figure \u00e0 Minneapolis et le cinqui\u00e8me rang de la comp\u00e9tition de street en Norv\u00e8ge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Berger a d\u00e9croch\u00e9 l\u2019argent \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement\u00a0X Games Presents: Real Street\u00a0en 2021 et il a pris la troisi\u00e8me place de l\u2019\u00e9preuve\u00a0Real Street Best Trick\u00a0des X Games de 2022. Un autre fait saillant de l\u2019ann\u00e9e 2021 a \u00e9t\u00e9 la sixi\u00e8me place qu\u2019il a obtenue aux Championnats du monde de WST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u00c0 propos de Matt<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>D\u00e9buts&nbsp;:&nbsp;<\/strong>Il a commenc\u00e9 la pratique du skateboard \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de cinq ans et a particip\u00e9 \u00e0 des \u00e9preuves locales \u00e0 partir de huit ans\u2026 Sa maison familiale avait un grand patio de ciment auquel son p\u00e8re a ajout\u00e9 des rampes et des barres quand il a r\u00e9alis\u00e9 combien son fils \u00e9tait passionn\u00e9 par le skateboard; son r\u00eave de devenir un planchiste professionnel a pris naissance dans son petit skatepark personnel\u2026 La cr\u00e9ativit\u00e9 de ce sport \u00e9tait plus amusante que les exercices r\u00e9alis\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019entra\u00eenement des autres sports\u2026 Il esp\u00e8re que l\u2019inclusion du skateboard au programme olympique aura une incidence positive sur le skateboard pour que les conseils de ville et les organismes locaux l\u2019appuient davantage\u2026&nbsp;<strong>Autres int\u00e9r\u00eats&nbsp;:<\/strong>&nbsp;Il aime jouer au basketball, faire du v\u00e9lo et passer du temps avec ses amis\u2026 Il a voyag\u00e9 en \u00c9thiopie en 2014 avec l\u2019organisme \u00ab&nbsp;<em>Let it Flow<\/em>&nbsp;\u00bb afin de r\u00e9parer un puits pour 2500 personnes et b\u00e2tir un petit skatepark\u2026 \u2026&nbsp;<strong>De tout et de rien<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>:&nbsp;<\/strong>Sa devise favorite&nbsp;: \u00ab&nbsp;Repose-toi \u00e0 la fin\u2026&nbsp;\u00bb&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Berger n\u2019est peut-\u00eatre pas originaire d\u2019un haut lieu du skateboard, mais cela n\u2019a pas fait obstacle \u00e0 ses r\u00eaves sportifs. 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