Nico Müller (Captain - Germany Open Team, Player - Bad Skid) - a podcast by Theo Wan

Nico Müller was Ultiworld’s 2019 European Male Player of the Year, 9-time German national champion with Bad Skid, and captain of the Germany open national team. Nico started playing with the German national team in the U17 division and he won a European youth championship in 2011. He has finished second at the European Ultimate Club Finals in 2017 with Bad Skid, and second at the European Ultimate Championships with Team Germany. In 2017, he played with the University of Massachusetts Zoo Disc leading them to a semifinal appearance at the USA Ultimate College Championships. With Boston Ironside, he helped the team finish 5th at the 2017 USA Ultimate National Championships.

In this interview, Nico shares about his growth on the national team in Germany starting with his experience on the German U17 national team. He also shares about the success of Bad Skid and their focus on building local homegrown talent. We also had a cool opportunity to share about the mindset you need as an underdog and how Germany has preparing for ultimate’s return.

Segment #1: Nico’s journey (3:59)

Segment #2: Daily life in ultimate (33:14)

Segment #3: Nico’s memorable games as a player (38:55)

Segment #4: Rapid fire questions (45:47)

Nico’s social media contacts: Instagram (@vanmiller_)

Bad Skid’s social media contacts: Instagram (@bad_skid), Twitter (@BadSkidUltimate)

2013 Windmill Windup Open Final Chiniya Rada (USA) vs Bad Skid (GER):

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFuxkWqiRzw&t=232s&ab_channel=SkydMagazine)

2018 World Ultimate Club Championships Open Pre-quarter Clapham (GB) vs Bad Skid (GER):

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBqgdLmHRWs&ab_channel=WorldFlyingDiscFederation)

PC: Photo on left (John Kofi - The Ultimate Life) and photo on right (Peter Böhler)

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Keep an eye out for the next episode where I interview Inês Bringel, a member of Portugal’s mixed team, runner up for Ultiworld’s 2019 European Female Defensive player of the year, and two-time participant on the EuroStars Tour. In this interview, Inês shares about the success of Portugal beach ultimate and its increasing growth in the grass game. She also shares about her experience on the EuroStars Tour and the opportunity to grow and play against strong competition.

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