In each method, Jamie’s one of many busiest execs within the enterprise. Fortunately we obtained him on the road to dish on the insane lengths he went by way of 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’ll be able to’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, is dependent upon 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 form of new. I’ve all the time been just a little organized, however being a skater, there’s positively a number of chaos that goes together with every part. Issues are partially organized, however they may change up at any second. So I simply wish to have an overview, at the least. Having a supervisor that retains the calendar organized, that helped me out a lot with having 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 scorching
Are they hitting you up day by day telling you, “Mr. Foy, you’ve obtained 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 form of know what I’m entering into, as a result of I set it up within the sense of what I wish to do. Then I’ll simply float. Lately, it’s all been chill, not working round an excessive amount of with contests, avenue skating and every part. It’s simply been out filming quite a bit 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 massive, however that’s the large, massive?
It’s simply form of the final half for the 12 months. It’s humorous, as a result of all these components, 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 have been all purported to be popping out completely different years. After which issues just like the Dickies video obtained pushed again a number of instances. Then that form 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 return out possibly 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 very good group.
Backing up fellow SOTYs David Gonzalez and Grant Taylor by way of the curves of this LA mangler with a entrance feeble
So what you’re saying is, you wouldn’t have deliberate to have three huge video components in a single 12 months?
Probably not. It was onerous to do all that without delay. So fortunately, it’s been some footage constructed up over the past 12 months, two years, simply engaged on different components. You simply obtained to float and see what occurs.
So when you might 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 a large financial institution of Jamie Foy footage and you’ll put it wherever you need, or is that on them?
It’s just a little completely different, simply because everybody isn’t filming the identical precise method. Fortunately, the Deathwish video and the Dickies video have been just about filmed with comparable cameras. Everybody’s form of utilizing the HPX, after which some Sony footage with Bobby. In order that was just a little little bit of a mix-and-match the place we may use no matter. However then when it got here to New Steadiness, every part 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 mentioned they have been doing a VX half for New Steadiness? Would you be like, Cool!? Do you might have a choice?
I might love to have a VX half! I might say I’ve just a little little bit of a choice within the sense that I like traditional movies, traditional fisheye, lengthy lens, zooming—something from VX to the HPX with the Xtreme, I might say is my favourite. However we’ve been filming a number of completely different stuff for this New Steadiness video. It form of jogs my memory extra of the stuff I used to do with Ty when he was doing it. It’s just a little extra cinematic. However it’s actually cool. It’s completely 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 method they will knock it out of the park. I do know it’s onerous after they’re experimenting with completely different angles with gimbals and stuff. They’re gettin’ just a little high-tech with the New Steadiness video. However it’s sick. That’s what’s gonna give it its personal look. Kyle Camarillo, the top 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 with regards to filming, my favourite model is simply the traditional fisheye observe lens and zooming long-lens model. You’ll be able to by no means beat the classics.
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Yeah, give me these Baker movies.
Precisely, traditional.
So spoiler alert, I’m all of your pictures. I’m seeing your massive methods proper now. So I gotta ask you some questions on these crazy-ass methods. Initially, are you want Jaws, the place as a substitute of sending him three-story drops, are individuals all over the world sending you probably the most fucked-up handrails?
They positively have. I’ve positively gotten talked about in a bunch of loopy spots, a bunch of loopy massive rails the place it’s not even doable. Shit, somebody may have the ability to do them, as a result of something’s doable. 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 massive rail, and so they’re similar to, Yo, come hit this shit. It’s excellent! I’m similar to, Oh, man, that factor seems 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 form of alone reconnaissance. Me and Tim Savage simply form of occurred to return 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 possibly posted in a narrative or one thing. Possibly it was advised, nevertheless 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 seems 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 obtained right into a gap, the place I discovered one rollerblader that hit it and was commenting on the put up. From that, I discovered their Instagram. Then they’d some Instagram that was a spot Instagram that was for the world. After which growth, on that Instagram was that handrail with a bunch of pictures with the pin and a caption. I used to be similar to, No method. That is it. Discovered it! So it’s similar to an Instagram gap, simply digging and digging and digging and discovering just a little 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 Road 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 automobile, simply solo. Drove on the market and checked out a bunch of spots that have been within the space, and primarily checked out that spot to ensure 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 obtained it performed. It was tremendous sick to have all of it come collectively on the finish of all of it. Me, Tim and everybody, we have been tremendous hyped on the method. That’s what makes getting that clip all that a lot better.
Take an prolonged have a look at Jamie’s present 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 need to do something to it. It’s over just a little ravine-type factor in Germany, so it was tremendous lovely—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 have been lifeless.
In case you’re considering massive handrails, a number of instances yow will discover that with random Rollerblade posts of individuals. Rollerbladers love big handrails, additionally BMXers love big handrails, massive kink rails, or massive gaps and stuff like that. Typically you gotta stretch exterior of skateboarding and attempt to discover one thing that possibly 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 will discover a spot by way of anyone, and simply be like, Hey, man, this factor seems dope. What’s up with it?
Are they normally down to provide it up? Or do they play onerous to get?
Each time, up to now, everybody’s been fairly cool. Simply be good about it. In case you’re going on the market, and in the event that they’re native, simply at the least allow them to know. Like, Hey, I’m gonna go verify this factor out, when you’re round or no matter. You simply wish to be respectful of every part. Every part up to now has been tremendous chill. Typically skaters are just a little extra secretive with spots, nevertheless it is sensible since you’re giving it to a different skater. A BMXer giving a skater the spot, they don’t obtained 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, possibly a 12 months and a half, earlier than I obtained there. We did hyperlink up with some native homies in Germany that have been exhibiting us round. There have been positively 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 one of the crucial elaborate ones. Getting all these clips and exhibiting all of the boys round made it that a lot sicker, simply because I used to be there just a little bit earlier than them and obtained some eyes on it. So it was tremendous cool.
I obtained a pair extra spot questions from these fucked-up pictures. 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 obtained it on lock. He took us there. I believe Westgate entrance lipped it earlier than, and he had no Bondo. I Bondoed it just a little bit. There was just a little 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 might fakie ollie and bail the entire thing to flat. And it was form of at a bizarre time the place I used to be skating a very good 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 obtained me again into getting clips as a lot as I can, simply getting the arrogance. It was like, fakie ollie, bail the entire thing, hole to flat. I in all probability did that 5 to seven instances, killed my toes. I used to be like, Oh, man, that is method worse than simply making an attempt the trick. So after doing that a number of instances, I used to be like, Alright, my toes 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 really committing, slid a number of, caught one or two, then I ended up touchdown it. I obtained a scorching pocket once I landed it. I form of knew proper once I landed and I obtained a scorching pocket, I used to be like, Alright, get up. That is it. It’s beneath me. I used to be tremendous hyped that one labored out as a result of it was my greatest fakie again lip, and one of many coolest ones I’ve performed. I all the time wished to do one on a spot 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 when you journey the miniramp too lengthy, it fucks up your capability 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 form of spoil you just a little bit? Is your focus just a little completely 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 snug with them and might do them in a number of tries. I believe that helps me take sure methods to massive obstacles within the streets, as a result of I might do them in runs quite a bit and need to be fairly according to them. However like I mentioned, it’s a double-edged sword as a result of then I’m solely doing a specific amount 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 specific amount of tries. In order that’s when it form of hinders my capability. Once I’m like, Alright, I must do what I do usually, however on one thing method greater, that’s when it simply will get just a little scarier. And also you’re form of coping with going from excellent skatepark floor, the place it’s made to skate, and then you definately 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 sport. There’s execs and cons to all of it, however that’s why it’s cool. That’s why I like enjoying either 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, having the ability to try this all over the world. That’s gonna prime all of it. That’s the perfect of the perfect.
Far Rockaway remains 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 concentrate on after they recreate a avenue spot, however they form of berrics it out? It’s just a little bit smaller; it’s just a little bit simpler; every part’s just a little bit smoother. What do you concentrate on 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 will go do it within the streets in any respect. It’s a complete completely different stage. It’s a complete completely 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 avenue spots. You didn’t recreate it; you went to the spot. It’s like, Right here it’s. That is what we obtained. Ship your finest 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 bear 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 believe 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 avenue skaters shine.
Bottom 180 nosegrind, actual avenue
Yeah, that was so gnarly.
It hurts you to see a man like that eat shit that tough.
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 bear in mind seeing him attempt that. I bear in mind strolling out of the car 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 obtained arms, man. Shit will get you typically. However then you definately dwell to combat one other day.
To the ends of the Earth for this shit! Heelflip in one other hemisphere
I heard Yuto discuss this a very long time in the past, however do you need to 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 avenue spot.
Typically. Fortunately, the stuff that I’m filming for components, 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 form of onerous, as a result of I simply persist with what I do finest, play the playing cards I’ve and see the place they lie on the finish. There was one time once 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 performed it within the streets. I’ve been in search of the proper rail. I in all probability ought to have saved it, however all good. It obtained me the gold and gained me some cash. You’ll do some loopy trick you’ve by no means performed earlier than within the contest. And then you definately’re like, Man, now I gotta take it to the streets as a result of that can validate it. Thus far, it’s solely been performed 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 performed that on a flatbar. I’m in search of the proper avenue 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 just a little apprehensive about. Normally, I’m a type of guys the place I prefer to go get eyes on issues, particularly greater issues, simply to ensure what I wished 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 admittedly good. You must come out right here and test it out. I used to be wanting on the warmth index and it mentioned 107 the day I obtained 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 subsequent day. We went over there round 5 or 6 the day I landed. It was just a little 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 a number of, jumped over. I used to be like, Alright, I can simply contact it and bounce 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 just a little quicker, get in and maintain on. I did that. One attempt was just a little sketchy within the center, across the kink, simply because I used to be holding on for pricey 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 have been so hyped. It was sick ‘trigger the subsequent 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 massive rainbow rail. It’s insane. It’s one thing that you simply’d see in EA Skate, the sport.
Okay, we have now that photograph, however we’re saving it for the subsequent magazine. Seems insane!
It’s simply this loopy rail. I all the time wished to go test it out. It’s one thing the place it’s 45 minutes south of Barcelona. That was really the primary time that I’ve ever been on a visit with Tiago too. So it form of simply occurred the place one of many first spots he obtained to see me skate was this actually massive, lengthy rainbow rail. And I obtained my trick on it. I used to be tremendous hyped. In order that was what he was speaking about. I bear in mind when he dapped me up. He hugged me tremendous onerous. That was such a cool factor. It was the identical method for me, as a result of earlier than that, I obtained to look at him skate in Barcelona. I obtained to skate some ledges that have been actually one thing I might put my arms up and bounce to sit down on, the place my toes 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 absolutely collectively on a visit. I wish to do that for them. I wish to land this, not simply attempt it. I wished to get it for them, for all of us. That was a very good time.
Yeah, it’s loopy to have such completely different, however such top-of-the-food-chain skaters share a video. You, Westgate and Tiago are all among the finest at what you do—rails, big ollies and big ledges. I’m nearly stunned you guys may discover spots you can all skate collectively.
Typically 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 perhaps just a little gnarly or one thing, after which the subsequent 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 mentioned, it’s three various kinds of skating nevertheless it’s additionally three dudes which can be all form of comparable. We’re all damn-near the identical peak, too! It’s humorous, the video’s referred to as Intervals, however we’re all damn-near 5’6”. As soon as I obtained 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 mentioned you might have a Chad Muska high quality. What’d you concentrate on while you heard that?
I used to be tripping, actually. It’s fairly loopy listening to certainly one of my idols discuss me like that, and referring to a different person who was positively somebody I idolized rising up. It’s positively a surreal factor. Having Tiago discuss watching me skate and giving him goosebumps, once I watched that, it actually hyped me up and nearly 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 maintain doing what I’m doing, having enjoyable once 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 realize, I don’t discuss to these individuals about that stuff. It’s form of bizarre watching it, nevertheless it positively made me tremendous hyped and tremendous glad.
I really hooked my grandpa within the eyelid, as soon as. That wasn’t off a ship. That was whereas we have been bass fishin’ off the financial institution on this neighborhood. I used to be in all probability about seven years previous, going to solid, go over the again of my head, I am 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 way of his eyebrow. I simply began crying. I begin tripping. He’s screaming at me. It was a loopy scenario. Identical 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 might 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 might say, is unquestionably within the prime tier and nearly a category of his personal. From there, it’s onerous to say, particularly with the latest guys. There’s Dane Burman, within the sense of gnarly, balls to the wall, doesn’t give a shit about what it seems like or something, if he desires 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 considering method 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 just a little 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 12 months, would Nyjah have gained a number of 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 the perfect a part of the 12 months or do you go by what they did all year long?
I don’t know, you’d need to ask Jamie Foy for Jamie Foy’s Skater of the 12 months.
It’s so onerous. I used to be actually backin’ Funk that 12 months. You realize, 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 believe T-Funk can get this proper now.
It hurts!
You realize, 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.
Convey 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 avenue spot. I imply, she watched me one time once I obtained a clip in Pennsylvania once I was filming with Ty for Flat Earth, after which clearly she towed me into the tré flip. However this UCI trick was positively 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, must you possibly take a break? I’m like, Nah, that is the way it works, actually. I obtained this window and I obtained to get to it proper now. However it was sick, as a result of she additionally obtained to fulfill Tiago and see him skate, and see the completely different nuances between how we each skate. We’re each skating the identical spot, however we do it utterly completely 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 seems 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 wonderful to look at. And it was actually cool for my mother to see that completely 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 wished 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 can promote tickets to this session. Heelflip again tail
Energy group! Tiago tops it off with an epic SSBSTS
What was your mother’s response while you guys obtained 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 obtained to see the opposite side 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 might be 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 attempt, nevertheless it got here fairly quickly after that.
How’s your life modified probably the most since getting SOTY?
It’s been a loopy journey. It’s been insane. It’s been well beyond what I assumed it might be, actually. I’m so grateful for every part. I get to do what I really like day by day with the individuals I really like. I get to take my mother touring all over the world. 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 positively some annoying 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 day by day. There’s nothing prefer it. All of the followers and every part, going out skating and getting the hype. Each day, simply dwelling the dream.
Yeah. I really feel like from the skin, you keep fairly constructive. Does something get you down?
There’s positively issues that get me down. I might say a lot of the issues that get me down are form of self-oriented. I really feel like I’m my greatest 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 dwelling life. Fortunately, I obtained a bunch of fine mates 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 all over the world and onto the duvet of our December ’24 magazine