People in the running who will get on the long-list but won’t get it: Rob Pace, Leo Romero, John Shanahanahan, Curren Caples, Dick Rizzo, Ryassa Leal, Austyn Gillette.
People in the actual running: Miles Silvas, Jack O’Grady, Tom Knox, Yuto, maybe Cyrus.
Thrasher cover for a start and a pro shoe edit, plus Atlantic Drift (anything I’m forgetting with Krooked?). Another edit and he’d definitely be in the mix.
Oh yeah for sure. He’s deffo put stuff out including a couple of parts but personally I don’t think it has been at the normal level we’ve come to expect from Knox.
Could the same be said for Yuto? What’s he put out this year, one full part, clips in the April vid and then that other thing that came out the other day (which I haven’t watched). Has he had a cover as well?
Compared to Mason’s year, or Nyjah last year for example, I’d be expecting another full part from him, given the level he’s at.
Plus multiple big contest wins casually doing NBD’s that no one comes close to while acting like he’d rather be somewhere else. I really appreciated his insouciance in that environment. All the stuff you said plus the contest stuff and one more part and no one has come close.
I would love Tom Knox to win, I seriously feel like he doesn’t need it or is above it. He would be who i would like to win don’t get me wrong but I’m saying who I think will actually win, not my personal opinion.