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He's new to the US Open but he's a Skiboarding Pro! - Brett Connor/Revel8
Posted by Admin - Wednesday 25 November 2009 - 15:26:02
We had the chance to catch up with Brett Conner recently and get his take on his last year in competition, the sport of skiboarding and where he goes next...it's a good time...
SkiboardPlanet: So, hey Brett!
Brett: Hey Hershel, Its nice to finally talk to you bro.
SkiboardPlanet: We've never met in person before so it's great to meet you. We want to get at a few perspective questions right off the bat. When did skiboarding start for you?
Brett: Well as most of us did ,I started on long skis. My best friend Josh taught me how to ski. Then when I was about 12 or 13 I started to snowboard. And I was a pretty good snowboarder if I do say so myself. Then my junior year of high school my friend Jason showed up with these little skis. I wasn’t too sure about them at first. But after about a week he was landing back flips in the park. And since I was inline skating at the time I could clearly see the relation, and I had to try it.
SkiboardPlanet: And why skiboarding, what drew you to the sport?
Brett: Why skiboarding? That’s easy. Nobody was doing it. Or at least no one at my resort. Every time I would get on a lift with them on people were asking me about them. And some people would try to tell me what they thought were skiboardings limitations. They would say well they look cool but I bet you cant do this or you cant do that. It was that kind of criticism that pushed me to do what I had been told I couldn’t. I get that from my mom. She was a bit of a rebel in her time.
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SkiboardPlanet: So, hey Brett!
Brett: Hey Hershel, Its nice to finally talk to you bro.
SkiboardPlanet: We've never met in person before so it's great to meet you. We want to get at a few perspective questions right off the bat. When did skiboarding start for you?
Brett: Well as most of us did ,I started on long skis. My best friend Josh taught me how to ski. Then when I was about 12 or 13 I started to snowboard. And I was a pretty good snowboarder if I do say so myself. Then my junior year of high school my friend Jason showed up with these little skis. I wasn’t too sure about them at first. But after about a week he was landing back flips in the park. And since I was inline skating at the time I could clearly see the relation, and I had to try it.
SkiboardPlanet: And why skiboarding, what drew you to the sport?
Brett: Why skiboarding? That’s easy. Nobody was doing it. Or at least no one at my resort. Every time I would get on a lift with them on people were asking me about them. And some people would try to tell me what they thought were skiboardings limitations. They would say well they look cool but I bet you cant do this or you cant do that. It was that kind of criticism that pushed me to do what I had been told I couldn’t. I get that from my mom. She was a bit of a rebel in her time.