In each means, Jamie’s one of many busiest professionals within the enterprise. Fortunately we bought him on the road to dish on the insane lengths he went by to get game-changing, cover-worthy strikes and the significance of placing your stamp on the streets. Examine this extra-packed piece from our December ‘24 magazine.
Foy handles closing duties with an unprecedented efficiency in his fourth a part of the 12 months. You may’t miss this
You’re one of many solely skaters who, if I’m like, Hey, you bought time for a name? You’ll say one thing like, “How about Thursday at 8AM?”
Yeah, relies on the place I’m at. If I hit you with an 8AM to your time, I’m in all probability on the East Coast. I’ll nonetheless be sleeping at 8AM on the West Coast.
You despatched me your color-coded calendar too. It seemed like Tetris.
It’s fairly stacked up, for positive. However it makes it simple to know what’s occurring for me.
Is that this one thing new, or have you ever all the time been this organized?
It’s one thing sort of new. I’ve all the time been a bit of organized, however being a skater, there’s undoubtedly a number of chaos that goes together with every little thing. Issues are partially organized, however they might change up at any second. So I simply need to have a top level view, a minimum of. Having a supervisor that retains the calendar organized, that helped me out a lot with with the ability to manage my time, or else I’ll double-book myself on accident or some shit. And I don’t wanna try this.
A former King of the Groms mini-ramp champ, Jamie can nonetheless toss up a imply entrance heel when the spot is sizzling
Are they hitting you up each day telling you, “Mr. Foy, you’ve bought this at 11 and a crooked grind at 3”?
Nah. It’s not that in-depth, however I’ll simply be checking it out. I sort of know what I’m stepping into, as a result of I set it up within the sense of what I need to do. Then I’ll simply drift. Lately, it’s all been chill, not working round an excessive amount of with contests, road skating and every little thing. It’s simply been out filming loads for these movies, a number of journeys like that. It’s been a number of enjoyable, simply rounding up these clips for the New Steadiness video proper now.
With these movies, they’re all huge, however that’s the large, huge?
It’s simply sort of the final half for the 12 months. It’s humorous, as a result of all these elements, like the Deathwish half that was in the beginning of this 12 months, after which the Dickies half that simply got here out, and now this New Steadiness half is popping out on the finish of the 12 months, they had been all speculated to be popping out totally different years. After which issues just like the Dickies video bought pushed again just a few instances. Then that sort of made it occur the place this Deathwish video was already planning on popping out in the beginning of this 12 months, however the New Steadiness video was supposed to come back out perhaps final 12 months. It was by no means a for-sure date, so it simply occurred the place all these items piled up. However it’s been enjoyable ending off these New Steadiness journeys. Getting to hang around with Tiago and Westgate, it’s simply such a great group.
Backing up fellow SOTYs David Gonzalez and Grant Taylor by the curves of this LA mangler with a entrance feeble
So what you’re saying is, you wouldn’t have deliberate to have three large video elements in a single 12 months?
Not likely. It was onerous to do all that directly. So fortunately, it’s been some footage constructed up over the past 12 months, two years, simply engaged on different elements. You simply bought to drift and see what occurs.
So when you may have this stack of footage, can you go like, Nah, that’s over right here; that’s over right here; that’s over right here? Or is it extra as much as the video and advertising guys? Are you able to combine and match? Are you taking a look at an enormous financial institution of Jamie Foy footage and you may put it wherever you need, or is that on them?
It’s a bit of totally different, simply because everybody isn’t filming the identical actual means. Fortunately, the Deathwish video and the Dickies video had been just about filmed with related cameras. Everybody’s sort of utilizing the HPX, after which some Sony footage with Bobby. In order that was a bit of little bit of a mix-and-match the place we may use no matter. However then when it got here to New Steadiness, every little thing I’ve been filming with the New Steadiness guys is strictly for New Steadiness, simply because it’s filmed with sure cameras with sure settings the place they need it to look extra cinematic. One thing like that, I’m not a digital camera man.
Do you give a shit in the event that they stated they had been doing a VX half for New Steadiness? Would you be like, Cool!? Do you may have a desire?
I’d love to have a VX half! I’d say I’ve a bit of little bit of a desire within the sense that I like basic movies, basic fisheye, lengthy lens, zooming—something from VX to the HPX with the Xtreme, I’d say is my favourite. However we’ve been filming a number of totally different stuff for this New Steadiness video. It sort of jogs my memory extra of the stuff I used to do with Ty when he was doing it. It’s a bit of extra cinematic. However it’s actually cool. It’s totally different. I simply let the blokes do their factor and I’m making an attempt to speak with them whereas I’m skating. Earlier than I skate, I’m like, Hey, I’m gonna be going fairly quick. Simply in order that means they’ll knock it out of the park. I do know it’s onerous once they’re experimenting with totally different angles with gimbals and stuff. They’re gettin’ a bit of high-tech with the New Steadiness video. However it’s sick. That’s what’s gonna give it its personal look. Kyle Camarillo, the pinnacle man, provides it his contact. So it’s gonna be tremendous sick. I’m excited to be part of it, being in it with the boys. However in the case of filming, my favourite fashion is simply the basic fisheye observe lens and zooming long-lens fashion. You may by no means beat the classics.
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Yeah, give me these Baker movies.
Precisely, basic.
So spoiler alert, I’m taking a look at all of your photographs. I’m seeing your huge methods proper now. So I gotta ask you some questions on these crazy-ass methods. To begin with, are you want Jaws, the place as a substitute of sending him three-story drops, are individuals around the globe sending you probably the most fucked-up handrails?
They undoubtedly have. I’ve undoubtedly gotten talked about in a bunch of loopy spots, a bunch of loopy huge rails the place it’s not even doable. Shit, somebody may be capable of do them, as a result of something’s attainable. However for me, I see it and I’m like, Yeah, it’s not my cup of tea. However it’s humorous, as a result of with children, it’s simply them being all hyped, seeing a neighborhood spot that’s some huge rail, and so they’re similar to, Yo, come hit this shit. It’s excellent! I’m similar to, Oh, man, that factor appears to be like horrible. However hey, recognize it. I’m extra strategic, calculated. I’m not going to hit some random, loopy hometown spot simply because.
Again lip in bear nation
How’d you discover this down-across-and-up rail?
See that one was sort of by myself reconnaissance. Me and Tim Savage simply sort of occurred to come back throughout that on Instagram with a Cleaning soap shoer. I swear it’s loopy. Social media makes the world so small these days. The rail randomly popped up. Somebody perhaps posted in a narrative or one thing. Possibly it was prompt, however it was a Cleaning soap shoer that went down, flat, up the rail after which cartwheeled off the tip. So I noticed that and I’m similar to, What the hell, this rail appears to be like insane. So then I simply began occurring Instagram, sharing it to a few homies, making an attempt to see what number of may assist me discover the spot. So it was like me and Tim going forwards and backwards. And it simply occurred the place I bought right into a gap, the place I discovered one rollerblader that hit it and was commenting on the submit. From that, I discovered their Instagram. Then they’d some Instagram that was a spot Instagram that was for the realm. After which increase, on that Instagram was that handrail with a bunch of photographs with the pin and a caption. I used to be similar to, No means. That is it. Discovered it! So it’s similar to an Instagram gap, simply digging and digging and digging and discovering a bit of nugget of gold. I used to be tremendous hyped, as a result of then it simply all labored out the place I used to be in France for a Avenue League, after which I used to be about to go to Dubai for an Olympic contest and I had every week to kill. So then I flew to Germany, rented a automotive, simply solo. Drove on the market and checked out a bunch of spots that had been within the space, and primarily checked out that spot to verify it was good and it was. Then we scheduled a visit for a month and a half, two months later. Fortunately, we went out and bought it accomplished. It was tremendous sick to have all of it come collectively on the finish of all of it. Me, Tim and everybody, we had been tremendous hyped on the method. That’s what makes getting that clip all that significantly better.
Take an prolonged take a look at Jamie’s reward from the Cleaning soap gods. Bottom 50-50
Yeah. It’s like CSI: Handrails occurring.
Yeah, it’s humorous. Noticed it on Instagram, I used to be similar to, Man, who makes this shit? It’s an ideal down-flat-up rail the place you don’t must do something to it. It’s over a bit of ravine-type factor in Germany, so it was tremendous stunning—a number of greenery and such a cool space.
So who has the key spots? I wouldn’t even consider a Soaper. I assumed they had been useless.
If you happen to’re pondering huge handrails, a number of instances you’ll find that with random Rollerblade posts of individuals. Rollerbladers love big handrails, additionally BMXers love big handrails, huge kink rails, or huge gaps and stuff like that. Generally you gotta stretch outdoors of skateboarding and attempt to discover one thing that perhaps another person has hit on like a motorbike or Rollerblades. There’s even actually gnarly scooter riders on the market that hit big handrails. You could find a spot by anyone, and simply be like, Hey, man, this factor appears to be like dope. What’s up with it?
Are they normally down to provide it up? Or do they play onerous to get?
Each time, to this point, everybody’s been fairly cool. Simply be good about it. If you happen to’re going on the market, and in the event that they’re native, simply a minimum of allow them to know. Like, Hey, I’m gonna go test this factor out, in the event you’re round or no matter. You simply need to be respectful of every little thing. Every thing to this point has been tremendous chill. Generally skaters are a bit of extra secretive with spots, however it is smart since you’re giving it to a different skater. A BMXer giving a skater the spot, they don’t bought to fret about nothing.
Once they saved the Brooklyn Banks they’d no concept that Jamie Foy would shut it down once more so shortly—fakie flip again lip Photograph: Colen
So did the Soaper come kick it while you did the rail?
I didn’t hit them up. Simply because that was in all probability a 12 months, perhaps a 12 months and a half, earlier than I bought there. We did hyperlink up with some native homies in Germany that had been displaying us round. There have been undoubtedly a bunch of cool individuals on the market that confirmed us round a number of sick spots although.
Was that in all probability probably the most elaborate mission for a single spot? Have you ever gone even crazier than that?
Having to go there on my own, keep in Germany for 2 nights on my own, simply go take a look at a bunch of spots and take a look at that spot, that was probably the most elaborate ones. Getting all these clips and displaying all of the boys round made it that a lot sicker, simply because I used to be there a bit of bit earlier than them and bought some eyes on it. So it was tremendous cool.
I bought a pair extra spot questions from these fucked-up photographs. This hole to fakie again lip, how sketchy was this?
Fairly scary. That was a brilliant cool spot. That’s a Tim Savage spot. It’s up within the Boston space. Something in that space, he’s bought it on lock. He took us there. I feel Westgate entrance lipped it earlier than, and he had no Bondo. I Bondoed it a bit of bit. There was a bit of crack the place it goes from asphalt to concrete. Then I simply needed to get used to going fakie at it. I took the worst route I in all probability may doing that. I’d fakie ollie and bail the entire thing to flat. And it was sort of at a bizarre time the place I used to be skating a great quantity of contests, so I wasn’t actually in my consolation zone with pushing my limits with methods that I do, tough floor and simply being assured in myself. That was one of many issues that bought me again into getting clips as a lot as I can, simply getting the boldness. It was like, fakie ollie, bail the entire thing, hole to flat. I in all probability did that 5 to seven instances, killed my ft. I used to be like, Oh, man, that is means worse than simply making an attempt the trick. So after doing that just a few instances, I used to be like, Alright, my ft can’t take it anymore. I gotta begin making an attempt it. After which, fortunately, that labored in like 4 or 5 tries. As soon as I began truly committing, slid just a few, caught one or two, then I ended up touchdown it. I bought a sizzling pocket after I landed it. I sort of knew proper after I landed and I bought a sizzling pocket, I used to be like, Alright, arise. That is it. It’s beneath me. I used to be tremendous hyped that one labored out as a result of it was my largest fakie again lip, and one of many coolest ones I’ve accomplished. I all the time needed to do one on a niche to rail. That’s simply a type of crazy-setup rails the place it’s like, That’s the one to do it on if there may be one.
At all times stepping it up, fakie again lip previous the kink
It’s fucked. All people is aware of in the event you experience the miniramp too lengthy, it fucks up your capacity to ollie. So while you’re doing the contests, you talked about it’s onerous to get again on the street. Does skating the competition fuck you up for the streets? Does it sort of spoil you a bit of bit? Is your focus a bit of totally different?
It’s like a double-edged sword. It’s good due to competitors, I do have a set quantity of methods the place I’m very comfy with them and may do them in just a few tries. I feel that helps me take sure methods to huge obstacles within the streets, as a result of I’d do them in runs loads and must be fairly per them. However like I stated, it’s a double-edged sword as a result of then I’m solely doing a certain quantity of methods. I’m not studying a bunch of latest methods throughout competitions and I’m not pushing my limits, as a result of I’m sticking to the methods I can land in a certain quantity of tries. In order that’s when it sort of hinders my capacity. Once I’m like, Alright, I must do what I do usually, however on one thing means greater, that’s when it simply will get a bit of scarier. And also you’re sort of coping with going from excellent skatepark floor, the place it’s made to skate, and you then go to the streets. You bought to adapt and be like, Yeah, this shit isn’t constructed to skate, however we’re doing this proper now, and we are able to do that. It’s simply extra of a head recreation. There’s professionals and cons to all of it, however that’s why it’s cool. That’s why I like enjoying each side of it. I like contests, hanging out with homies, skating these issues and attending to journey the world doing that stuff. However then there’s nothing higher than simply going within the streets and skating with the homies, with the ability to try this around the globe. That’s gonna prime all of it. That’s one of the best of one of the best.
Far Rockaway continues to be the ultimate frontier for ungodly handrail strikes—frontside half-Cab to bottom 5-0 180 out
Bust or Bail is the unique contest within the streets, and we’ve taken it to some actual terrain. What do you consider once they recreate a road spot, however they sort of berrics it out? It’s a bit of bit smaller; it’s a bit of bit simpler; every little thing’s a bit of bit smoother. What do you consider these sorts of occasions?
They’re cool, simply because, you get to go there and be like, Oh, man, that is just like the skatepark model of the road spot. However then it doesn’t translate the identical. Simply because an individual did it within the contest on some excellent spot doesn’t imply they’ll go do it within the streets in any respect. It’s a complete totally different degree. It’s a complete totally different enjoying discipline. I like Bust or Bail, as a result of rising up, that was the one the place it’s like, You guys went to actual road spots. You didn’t recreate it; you went to the spot. It’s like, Right here it’s. That is what we bought. Ship your greatest stuff. That’s why these are all the time the gnarliest ones, and that’s why it’s all the time been so sick. I keep in mind the triple-set one. I went there with my homies while you did the Bust or Bail in San Diego. I attempted to ollie it. I feel I clipped the final two or three stairs, even with the roll-in. It was insane. Then I sat my ass to the facet and watched everybody go loopy on it. Joslin touchdown loopy methods on it, clippin’ the set, Tommy Sandoval doing the frontside flip, so many loopy issues occurring. That stuff is the place you’ll be able to see actual road skaters shine.
Bottom 180 nosegrind, actual road
Yeah, that was so gnarly.
It hurts you to see a man like that eat shit that arduous.
That’s the factor; he ate it. And that’s what’s cool. That was one of many first instances I’d ever seen or met Shane. I keep in mind seeing him strive that. I keep in mind strolling out of the parking zone at Bust or Bail and he was with Scuba Steve. I’m like, Rattling, bro, you good? Like, That was gnarly. He’s similar to, Yeah, I’m effective. I’ll be chill. He’s a type of guys that may go win a contest, but in addition realizes the streets bought fingers, man. Shit will get you typically. However you then stay to battle one other day.
To the ends of the Earth for this shit! Heelflip in one other hemisphere
I heard Yuto speak about this a very long time in the past, however do you must watch out along with your contest methods? Do you ever have to carry again on the contest since you don’t need anyone to see what you bought that you can in all probability do at an actual road spot.
Generally. Fortunately, the stuff that I’m filming for elements, particularly like a technical trick that may win a best-trick, it’s actually onerous for me to land that in 20 minutes. I’ll be battling methods, like these cool or onerous or sick-looking tech methods. These will take me some time within the streets or within the skatepark. In order that one’s sort of onerous, as a result of I simply persist with what I do greatest, play the playing cards I’ve and see the place they lie on the finish. There was one time after I was at a contest and it was a fakie flip fakie 5-0. I did that in best-trick for X Video games and I nonetheless haven’t accomplished it within the streets. I’ve been in search of the best rail. I in all probability ought to have saved it, however all good. It bought me the gold and gained me some cash. You’ll do some loopy trick you’ve by no means accomplished earlier than within the contest. And you then’re like, Man, now I gotta take it to the streets as a result of that can validate it. Up to now, it’s solely been accomplished on a skatepark. In order that’s the stuff I’m making an attempt to do. These Skatepark of Tampa methods, I’m nonetheless in search of rails to do these on.
So you bought a entrance crooks to entrance blunt within the new half?
Not but, man. Nothing like that. I used to be tremendous hyped that one labored out. I’ve by no means even accomplished that on a flatbar. I’m in search of the best road spot. If the chance presents itself, we are able to try this or the entrance blunt maneuver.
What about this entrance blunt in Austin?
That was a loopy journey. I’ve by no means even been to the spot earlier than. That was one of many issues I used to be a bit of fearful about. Normally, I’m a type of guys the place I wish to go get eyes on issues, particularly greater issues, simply to verify what I needed to do is doable. Fortunately, my homie Zion Wright went there with you guys some time in the past. After he skated it, he hit me up like, Yo, this kinked rail is actually good. It’s best to come out right here and test it out. I used to be wanting on the warmth index and it stated 107 the day I bought there. Then the day after that, which was our final day, was 111. I used to be like, Alright, I must do it the day I fly in as a result of if I don’t, then I’m simply gonna be dying within the warmth the following day. We went over there round 5 or 6 the day I landed. It was a bit of over 100 however it’s all within the shade. I began 50-50ing it, simply hoping I can get into this entrance blunt. Hopped in just a few, jumped over. I used to be like, Alright, I can simply contact it and leap over all day. I’m not gonna know if I could make to the underside till I lean again to the facet that I popped from. In order that was the scariest half. So I simply waxed the hell out of the rail. Then just about was similar to, Alright, let’s go a bit of quicker, get in and maintain on. I did that. One strive was a bit of sketchy within the center, across the kink, simply because I used to be holding on for expensive life, however made it to the tip, slipped out. Third time, I made it to the tip, fortunately. It would’ve taken 20-25 minutes. In order that one labored out as nice because it may have. All of us had been so hyped. It was sick ‘trigger the following day, it was 111 and we went and hit the river. Good day to hit the Austin River.
A research in absolute steadiness, scientists may calibrate their devices to this flawless entrance blunt Photograph: Makar
From the Chilly Name, what was the rail in Spain that gave Tiago goosebumps?
The rail that he’s speaking about is definitely a extremely huge rainbow rail. It’s insane. It’s one thing that you just’d see in EA Skate, the sport.
Okay, we’ve that photograph, however we’re saving it for the following magazine. Appears to be like insane!
It’s simply this loopy rail. I all the time needed to go test it out. It’s one thing the place it’s 45 minutes south of Barcelona. That was truly the primary time that I’ve ever been on a visit with Tiago too. So it sort of simply occurred the place one of many first spots he bought to see me skate was this actually huge, lengthy rainbow rail. And I bought my trick on it. I used to be tremendous hyped. In order that was what he was speaking about. I keep in mind when he dapped me up. He hugged me tremendous onerous. That was such a cool factor. It was the identical means for me, as a result of earlier than that, I bought to look at him skate in Barcelona. I bought to skate some ledges that had been actually one thing I’d put my arms up and leap to take a seat on, the place my ft are dangling. He was skating it nollie and skating it change, going tremendous quick. I really like the way in which he skates. It’s the way in which that I want I may skate, simply because it’s so highly effective. That was one of many issues that actually hyped me up, too. I used to be there on the rail and I’m similar to, Tiago’s right here; Westgate’s right here; the boys are right here. We’re filming this video now totally collectively on a visit. I need to do that for them. I need to land this, not simply strive it. I needed to get it for them, for all of us. That was a great time.
Yeah, it’s loopy to have such totally different, however such top-of-the-food-chain skaters share a video. You, Westgate and Tiago are all among the greatest at what you do—rails, big ollies and big ledges. I’m virtually shocked you guys may discover spots you can all skate collectively.
Generally it really works out completely on these journeys the place I’ll have a spot and if I attempted a trick, it’d take me some time, or it is likely to be a bit of gnarly or one thing, after which the following day I’m mud, so it’s Tiago’s flip or Westgate’s flip. It provides us all a pleasant little break. However then there’s additionally instances that all of us get to skate collectively, as a result of all of us love skating ledges. All of us love plaza-style hanging out. That’s the Tiago lifestyle proper there, simply on the plaza skating all day, chilling with the homies and getting clips whilst you’re doing it too. So it’s tremendous cool to look at. It’s a hearth that all of us assist one another ignite. Such as you stated, it’s three various kinds of skating however it’s additionally three dudes which are all sort of related. We’re all damn-near the identical peak, too! It’s humorous, the video’s known as Intervals, however we’re all damn-near 5’6”. As soon as I bought within the van with them, I used to be like, Man, that is going to be such a enjoyable time. I used to be so excited. I couldn’t wait to get within the van and actually begin getting on the journeys with me, Tiago, Westgate and everybody. It’s been a number of enjoyable.
Kickflip 50 the Cole Wilson rail
Within the Chilly Name Andrew Reynolds stated you may have a Chad Muska high quality. What’d you consider while you heard that?
I used to be tripping, actually. It’s fairly loopy listening to one in every of my idols speak about me like that, and referring to a different person who was undoubtedly somebody I idolized rising up. It’s undoubtedly a surreal factor. Having Tiago speak about watching me skate and giving him goosebumps, after I watched that, it actually hyped me up and virtually made me tear up, as a result of they’re guys that I respect a lot. It’s like if I’m hyping them up and so they’re saying these items about me, then I’m similar to, Alright, I simply gotta preserve doing what I’m doing, having enjoyable after I’m doing it. Issues have been going nice. So watching that stuff, it was only a surreal feeling. You don’t hear that. You recognize, I don’t discuss to these individuals about that stuff. It’s sort of bizarre watching it, however it undoubtedly made me tremendous hyped and tremendous pleased.
I truly hooked my grandpa within the eyelid, as soon as. That wasn’t off a ship. That was whereas we had been bass fishin’ off the financial institution on this neighborhood. I used to be in all probability about seven years previous, going to forged, go over the again of my head, I’m going ahead and it doesn’t go wherever. I begin pulling on it, and I simply hear, Ahhhh! I flip round, and my grandpa has a hook by his eyebrow. I simply began crying. I begin tripping. He’s screaming at me. It was a loopy scenario. Similar to skating, you all the time end up in some loopy antics.
Sorry, Grandpa. Who’re the highest three heaviest handrail dudes of all time?
Nyjah is unquestionably on that listing. I’d say he’s primary simply because he’s doing methods that somebody that’s actually good at skating would do on a ten-to-12 rail, and he’s doing it on 17, 18-plus. So Nyjah, I’d say, is unquestionably within the prime tier and virtually a category of his personal. From there, it’s onerous to say, particularly with the current guys. There’s Dane Burman, within the sense of gnarly, balls to the wall, doesn’t give a shit about what it appears to be like like or something, if he needs to do it, he’ll do it. Then in all probability the originators of all of it—Jamie Thomas or Muska. I hate questions like these. I simply begin pondering means too in-depth about it. I all the time miss somebody and I mess up. However yeah, Nyjah is unquestionably in a category of his personal. So you can throw him up a bit of previous primary after which the three heads I simply talked about in no particular order.
It is not cool to place your self on top-three listing, however when it is rails, you already know he is on it. Hole to bottom 50-50 Photograph: Heikkila
If it was Jamie Foy’s Skater of the Yr, would Nyjah have gained just a few years in the past?
I don’t know. That’s a tough one, man.
Tyshawn gained that 12 months.
Wasn’t there another person? It was Tyshawn, Nyjah and T-Funk?
Yeah.
Yeah, that’s a tough one. I imply, do you go by one of the best a part of the 12 months or do you go by what they did all year long?
I don’t know, you’d must ask Jamie Foy for Jamie Foy’s Skater of the Yr.
It’s so onerous. I used to be actually backin’ Funk that 12 months. You recognize, he’s in-house. He went to SF. He went to Thrasherland and went loopy.
Dude, he’s so fucked. He’s so good.
When that was occurring, in my e book, I used to be like, Man, I feel T-Funk can get this proper now.
It hurts!
You recognize, it doesn’t matter. That’s the love of skating. No matter occurs occurs. You simply put out your shit and also you see the place the playing cards lie.
Deliver your mama to work day
What was this session at UCI with Tiago and your mother?
Oh, man, it was a sick session. It’s humorous, as a result of that’s, like, one of many first instances my mother’s actually watched me skate a road spot. I imply, she watched me one time after I bought a clip in Pennsylvania after I was filming with Ty for Flat Earth, after which clearly she towed me into the tré flip. However this UCI trick was undoubtedly a battle. It took me, like, 45 minutes, and I knew going there she was in for a present. We’ll see how that goes. It was fairly humorous, she’s all, Oh, do you have to perhaps take a break? I’m like, Nah, that is the way it works, actually. I bought this window and I bought to get to it proper now. However it was sick, as a result of she additionally bought to satisfy Tiago and see him skate, and see the totally different nuances between how we each skate. We’re each skating the identical spot, however we do it utterly totally different. It was so humorous. When he was doing his trick, he was going fairly gradual. I imply, in comparison with me, you already know, I’m flying on the factor! And Tiago has a lot pop it appears to be like like he’s skating slower, whereas I’ve to go as quick as I can simply to get on it. He did it like a change again tail on a flat ledge, you already know? In order that’s why it was so superb to look at. And it was actually cool for my mother to see that totally different dynamic. And it was cool, as a result of this spot was the place I damage my ankle to start with of this 12 months, in January. I couldn’t actually skate for 3 months due to it. So I used to be actually stoked to return and get that clip and have Tiago there to hype up the session. That was superior, simply because I knew he needed to do his trick, and I knew he was gonna do it, and it was gonna be so sick, and he’s gonna hype me up! I all the time love having somebody to skate the spot with me. Yeah, that’s cool.
Foy AND Tiago? You would promote tickets to this session. Heelflip again tail
Energy workforce! Tiago tops it off with an epic SSBSTS
What was your mother’s response while you guys bought your methods?
Tiago, he did his fairly fast. She was hyped. I imply, it’s humorous, as a result of normally she sees contests and all that stuff, and it’s fairly mellow, and stuff will get landed fairly quick. So she bought to see the opposite facet of it—the place you get beat the hell up! You get to battle it. However then, you already know, she sees how hyped you’re on the finish of all of it. It was fairly sick. One of many instances she got here as much as me and gave me knucks. She was like, Proper right here, I’ll purchase dinner. Like, Oh shit. Okay, proper right here. I’ve to get it. Mother’s providing dinner. I didn’t get it that strive, however it got here fairly quickly after that.
How’s your life modified probably the most since getting SOTY?
It’s been a loopy experience. It’s been insane. It’s been well past what I assumed it could possibly be, actually. I’m so grateful for every little thing. I get to do what I really like each day with the individuals I really like. I get to take my mother touring around the globe. I’m blessed to have issues the place I may help my household out in the event that they need assistance. I’m tremendous blessed to be the place I’m. I’m simply skating with the homies. There’s undoubtedly some tense days on the market, however something you’re keen on a lot goes to check you. I’m tremendous grateful I get to skate with my homies each day. There’s nothing prefer it. All of the followers and every little thing, going out skating and getting the hype. Daily, simply residing the dream.
Yeah. I really feel like from the skin, you keep fairly constructive. Does something get you down?
There’s undoubtedly issues that get me down. I’d say many of the issues that get me down are sort of self-oriented. I really feel like I’m my largest critic. Skateboarding is the factor I really like probably the most and the factor that can piss me off probably the most. In order that’s simply the way in which the cookie crumbles. However, hey, that’s why we’re right here. Hey, we’re simply right here residing life. Fortunately, I bought a bunch of fine pals round me, a bunch of fine individuals, nice girlfriend, nice household, issues that I’m all the time grateful for. When you notice that, you’ll be able to’t actually be bummed on an excessive amount of.
Nothin’ will get him down that he cannot get again up from. Take one other look on the grind that took him around the globe and onto the quilt of our December ’24 magazine
