Shay Sandiford

Best part of skating Japan?

The first 10 minutes before you get kicked out

Vancouver or LA?

Vancouver for downtime, LA for work

Parks or streets?

Field!

Frontside or backside?

Backside

Secret to bennett grinds?

Practice lil scooped back 180’s on flat, then put all your weight on front foot as soon as you lock in

Prefer to shoot film or digital?

Film  

Dream sponsor?

A hotel sponsor would be blessed

Tim Hortons or Starbucks?

Canadians gunna hate me for this, but Starbucks

Am who should be pro?

Tanner Burzinski

What's next for you this year? 

Asics projects, Dropping my first clothing capsule through Wind&Sea, creative directing, contests, traveling, and about 5 other side missions I'm currently working on.

Photos: Dan Mathieu

Originally published in Issue 1 - August 2023