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Fairly Normal: Austyn Gillette Episode 007

Video: Victor Pakpour

He was almost a hockey player. “I played a lot of ice hockey growing up actually. Then my brother and I got skateboards for Christmas one year and that was that.” Mere inches from a totally different existence. “One of my best friends growing up was just drafted by the Detroit Red Wings actually, so he’s pretty dialed.”

But instead of another Red Wing we got the kind of professional skateboarder who’s often hailed as the hands-down favorite of his peers: A lethal combination of style, technical prowess and the most precise bit of fuck-it, all baked in to produce what has become the new elite in modern skateboarding.

Fairly Normal Ben Nordberg What Youth

Fairly Normal: Ben Nordberg Episode 003

We called Ben and asked for a glimpse at what his interpretation of domesticity looks like living as a professional skateboarder in the shadow of both The Roosevelt Hotel and Hollywood High

Fairly Normal Evan Geiselman What Youth

Fairly Normal: Evan Geiselman Episode 002

We hungout with Evan Geiselman in Hawaii and he showed us that vicious forehand whip of his and once again proves that there is something about Floridians and Pipeline

Fairly Normal Mitch Coleborn What Youth

Fairly Normal: Mitch Coleborn Episode 001

In this episode, Mitch Coleborn leads us through his routine on the North Shore, which includes tour of the iconic Gerry House where Volcom’s elite stay, grom hazing and some really fun wedges.

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