News From Osiris

Nyquist won the Dew Cup in dirt. You already knew that. Photos are courtesy of Haro Bikes.

Dew cup, huh?
Yeah, pretty crazy!

How stoked are you?
I’m a very, very happy man. Winning the dirt overall once was insane, but to do it twice is more than I could have asked for.

Did you do anything big to celebrate?
Ummmm, not really. Hahahaha! The family and I went to Greenville afterward to hang out with all of our old friends. We had a great dinner. Pretty tame celebration, I guess.

What were the high and low points of the season for you?
High was probably winning dirt in Salt Lake City. It always feels good to be able to pull off a win when you’re in a do or die situation. My low was probably the way I rode on dirt in Orlando. I was really hoping to ride well there and really clinch the title. Instead I barely made it happen and was stressing the whole contest.

So does the Dew Cup go on display in your house or in a box in the garage?
Not sure. Right now it’s probably gonna get put on a shelf somewhere. I’m not super into displaying trophies around the house, but my wife really wants me to. She says it’s cool to have stuff like that on display for people to look at. So, I guess it’s still undecided… haha!

I think we all saw your dirt victory coming, but you came out of nowhere and shut down the park contest in Florida. What happened there?
Yeah, park was amazing! I couldn’t have been happier with the way it all ended up. Perfect way to end the weekend and year.

What sort of an effect do you feel that your shoes had on your success?
Without sounding too cheesy, having comfortable shoes that are grippy and look good is great. Fashion and function. I’ve had some shoes in the past that didn’t have a good sole on them and it actually made me slip a pedal at the X-Games. I’m really happy with my shoes… South Bronx!

Now that the Dew Tour season is over, what’s next for you?
Chillin’! Chillin’ hard. I just want to relax and be at home doing home things. Still gotta ride, but I’m giving myself a little break.

Any thanks?
Well, thanks to Osiris first off for believing in me as a rider and as a person. Thanks to Haro, Rockstar, Ogio, Bell Helmets, SST, and the Jiffy Mark of Los Gatos. Also, a big thanks to my family.

Final question… can I borrow $75,000?
I wish it was $75,000… turns out they dropped it to $60,000! Hahahaha! Hard economic times for sure.

Back Lip Photo: Terry Worona

I hear you got injured, what happened and how is your foot?
I was on tour with Osiris for the first time, and I was looking forward to it. I saw a spot on the way to our hotel entering Quebec City, it was a black marble ledge over dirt, so when we got to the hotel I threw my shit in there then went to the ledge with Dustin Montie and Rich Odam. I was trying front crook fakie, and I jumped off my board and my foot landed on the curb and stretched the fuck out of my ligaments. I wasn’t able to skate for the rest of the tour, and now two and half months later it’s still in the healing process.

Are you motivated to skate harder in other cities?
Fuck yeah cause I know if I am in my own city I could just go back the next day. When I am in other cities there is only a limited time that I am there for, so I push myself, but even in my own city I try to get as much has I can done fosho.

What is your favorite city to travel to?
I very much like Toronto cause that place has an infinity of spots and there are a lot of people I know there and more people that film/shoot every day.

Who would you rather go on a trip with?
I like going on trips with people that are homies and are motivated like you.

Hardflip Photo: Terry Worona

How would you describe your lifestyle?
Skate or die basically. Skateboarding is in my blood.

Why DGK?
Cause it’s the freshest shit there is, and I’m down with that.

KFC or MCdee’s?
Dude, I am down with any kind of beige, but if I had to pick just one I think I would go with KFC cause its greasier.

Feeble Photo: Terry Worona

Where do you see yourself 5 years?
In California or dead in a cemetery in Ottawa.

What’s your best memory in the past 5 years?
Rolling away from a 14-stair back lip in Ottawa. I had to go back like 20 times to land that shit. I got fined, arrested, chased, baned, and a warrant for my arrest for that trick. I would not stop for nothing to land that trick, and it was the best feeling in the world for me to finally role away. Fosho best memory of Satan.

What’s your favorite spot to chill at?
This spot in Ottawa called the 2 up 3 down manny pad. You could just chill there, skate flat and skate the many. So fucking fun.

Is there one person you make fun of?
You.

Tall can or forty?
Fortys cause they look more G!

Chicken or Bacon?
Hh fosho Bacon. Dog you are Satans son fool. So down.

Night sesh or day sesh?
I like night sesh’s more cause I find it looks better when you light up a spot and cause there are less people walking around.

Tre flip or tre shuv revert?
Fuck? What kinda question is that? Tre flips fosho.

Interview by Bacon Tessier
Video edited by Jay Burles

Leticia rips. Each time I see her, I become more and more impressed. Leticia is the future of girls skateboarding. I caught up with her the day after she won the Maloof contest and chatted a bit.

Everyone in the contest was amazing, what was it like skating with all the girls while they were ripping so hard?
It was so amazing and they’re the girls who inspire me to skate and being there with them was a blast! They are sooo good, and they motivate me to skate.

Being that you were one of the youngest girls out there, were you intimidated at all?
Not really. When I first came to compete in the X-Games I was very intimidated. After I got to skate with them more often, and we’re all friends now.

Were there any tricks you wanted to try but didn’t get to before time was out?
Yep, I wanted do the big handrail and ollie from the roof gap into the bank which I did before a couple days before, but Elissa was doing it, so I didn’t want to look like I wanna go after her.

Now that you are 25K richer, what are you going to do with the money?
Buy lots of candy…..I’m just kidding, I’m gonna save for my future and be able to live in California.

What’s next?
Keep Skating, learn new tricks and film for the new the Side Project video that’s is coming up.

Check out Leticia in the Osiris kids video Children of the Revolution released last year.

1. Let’s start off with how the nickname “The Butcher” originated?

Back in 1998 I was with Jake Phelps and Phil Shao at Jake´s office, and they asked me if I had a nickname back in Argentina. I told them that some of my friends called me “labucha”, and since it sounded like “Butcher” they said, “That’s perfect, when you skate your hands look like Butcher’s knives and you love meat, you are ‘The Butcher’”

2. I remember when I first started seeing you in the mags, you kickflip back tailed Hubba back in the Think days. How have things changed since those days and how did Toy Machine come about?

Some things are still the same. I can still do kickflip back tails, and I can still skate, but switching to Toy Machine made my skating better. Skating with Ed and the rest of the guys made me push myself even more. Getting on Toy Machine happened after I went on a trip to Argentina with Ed, Austin and Caswell (the whole team back then), and realized that Think wasn’t my place anymore, so I told Ed how I felt and after the trip I left Think and got on Toy.

3. I know that you’re into photography. How long have you been shooting photos for, and do you remember your first published photo you had in a magazine?

I have been shooting photos for about 15 years since I went to the University back in Argentina and studied graphic design. One of the classes was photography, and I learned how to develop and print B&W photos. That was great. After that, I kept shooting on every trip that I have been on. Over the years I bought better cameras and got more serious about it. Now I’ve been shooting skate photos, and it’s really fun. My first photo published was actually in Thrasher back in 2001. Luke Ogden shot the cover of Steve Bailey doing a FS ollie over some latter, and I shot a double angle. It was really small, but after that I got some stuff published in Kingpin and then Thrasher.

4. It seems like for a while Osiris had their OG Storm crew going strong and then you and a couple of others got on. When did you start riding for Osiris, and who was the one that hooked that up?

I got on when Chris Pastras was the team manager. He called me up one day and told me that they wanted to change the team and that they wanted me to be part of that change. That was back in 2003.

5. You’ve been living in Barcelona for a minute now. What would you say are the pros and cons about being a pro for American brands and living in Europe?

The pros are that I can skate everyday without getting in my car, and the cons are that I’m not around for all the shop signings and little US trips.

6. Throughout the years of skating, what are some of the videos that influenced you growing up in the past and present?

Hokus Pokus, Video Days, Questionable and Welcome to Hell. I love all the Cliché videos. Fred is my favorite.

7. A few years back you ended up in the finals for the es’ game of SKATE against Koston and P-Rod. Pretty sick! What’s one of your go to moves when your playing SKATE?

SW BS 180 late front foot flip.

8. What would you say are some of the differences in growing up in Argentina skating compared to growing up in the states skating?

Rough spots and sketchy dudes stealing your board.

9. Hypothetically speaking, If you were riding for Osiris in the Storm days and had to room with one of the riders from back then, which one would it be?

Jerry Hsu or Louie Barletta.

10. Out of all the countries that you’ve been to thus far for skating, which one would you say you enjoyed the most?

ESPAÑA

11. Alright last question. If you had to choose one, would you rather back 180 the Sports Arena triple set that Jeremy Wray ollied or wear a pair of bright red D-3’s for a month straight? Which would it be?

BS 180 the Sports Arena wearing the bright red D3s

The photos below were shot by Diego.

 

Below is an interview we did with Jeremy just after he won his 2 medals at the 2008 X-Games. We hope you Enjoy it. We miss you Jeremy.

1. When back flipping and you see your feet and notice you’re not wearing
Osiris shoes, how bummed are you? I’m happy and sad, cause if I rode in shoes I would break my feet, but maybe Osiris will make riding boots for me!

2. On a scale from 1 to 10, what part did your Osiris shoes play in you
getting gold? A big part, Osiris has supported me from day one since I first stared and now I’m glad I can return the favor. They keep my feet SO FRESH AND SO CLEAN!

3. How close were you in trying your silver medal winning double grab heart attack flip in freestyle run? I wanted to bad, but a lot goes into that trick and there wasn’t a good straight jump for it. I seen that a lot of guys were having a hard time just completing a run, so I felt I didn’t need to.

4. Were you bummed when Twitch couldn’t finish his run, or were you just
thinking about winning at the time? Yeah! It was a happy/sad type moment. I felt bad, but then I realized I had that much better of a chance toward winning the gold, so I was on a mission!

5. Did you go into X-Games with confidence or were you a little nervous to do
your first double grab flip in dirt? I’m not gonna lie, I was nervous and at the same time I was pumped up cause I knew that I could land it!

6. Did you know that the gold was yours once you saw Rebeaud do a dead
sailor? Ya pretty much. They still scored him high, so I knew I needed to change my run, but at that time I was like if I can’t pull it off right now then I would kick my own ass!

7. Would you ever think about racing rally cars In the X-Games? Ya! I love truck and car racing. Always have. I think its cool they put it in X. It gives us athletes a future for when we can’t ride any more.

8. How long do you think you have spent looking at your two medals since
the event? A solid week!

9. What are your planes for the rest of the summer? Just to keep the pressure on and stay in the top three at the rest of the contests.