One of the frontrunners for Skater of the Year is Tiago Lemos, and he closes the video with a ridiculous part, one of my favorites of the year.

In just the first part, T-Funk sets the tone for the rest of the video.

It is revealed in the rough cut of his part that he slammed six times down a ten-foot drop onto concrete before finally landing it clean. The twenty-year-old, also known as T-Funk, leads off “The DC Promo Video” with a part that, while fantastic, does not compare to what Funkhouser put himself through to get his footage. However, Real does a ton of interesting things in “By Any Means,” outside of the skating, that also contribute to the overall quality of the video. In all seriousness, “By Any Means” includes my three favorite skaters (Ishod Wair, Zion Wright and Kyle Walker), which probably makes me a bit biased towards this video. They should have named this Zion Wright’s “By Any Means,” because he steals the show in this video. There is no better example of Wilson’s all-or-nothing mindset than the last trick of his part, a 50-50 down a rail with five kinks that would likely put anyone else in the hospital. He may not be the most stylish, but damn it, Wilson finds a way to get to the bottom of rails that nobody else would even look at. The entire video has a much more gritty and raw aesthetic, which is reflected in the way that the video is edited the video’s quick cuts, dark imagery between scenes and the soundtrack all add to the tone of “Oddity.”Ĭole Wilson deserves recognition for closing the video with an awesome part. Whatever the opposite of clean and cinematic is, Foundation’s “Oddity” video is exactly that. This guy is out here making insanely difficult tricks look casual, and while he may be able to do more, it does not take away from the quality of his part. However, I believe that the expectations for someone of Ladd’s ability should not take away from the actual product that he eventually puts out. Some have criticized his part as being disappointing, since some have higher expectations for a skater of Ladd’s talent.

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