2022 SOTY Party Photos
12/20/2022
After an unprecedented year of boundary-pushing skating, we needed a night in The City to kick back and crown our 2022 Skater of the Year, Tyshawn Jones. The room was packed with icons like Scott Johnston, Dennis Busenitz and SBN along with fresh stars like Ish Cepeda, Drake Johnson and Lil’ Dre. Let’s walk through to see the friends and fellow skaters that came to celebrate. —Ted Schmitz
Photos by Dan Zaslavsky and Joe Brook
Normally we start with an exterior shot to set the scene, but when you see Ron Allen and Kamal Stoddard walkin’ in, who gives a fuck about a building?
I’d like to introduce you to your pilot Joey Tershay with SF skate royalty Arco and Rick Ibaseta
Carolina Rey, Marbie and many of our favorites from the Unity crew came through
Hill burnin' Andrew Torralvo came out with company
Holiday parties mean more sightings of our ad guy Eben and that’s as good as any gift. Morgan Haines knows
The most responsible men in the room. Thanks, homies!
Former SOTY TNT flicked up with the man who permanently changed the way we see skating
Did Nelly and Tory make it? Fuck yeah, they did!
It's good to see SF lensman Theo Hand and Efriem
The good homies from LBC and LV, Dave Hoang, Sticky Dickies, Sammy Baca and photographer behind the Funa cover Matt Fookes
What about guys who hook people up? Hell yeah, they were there! John Alden and Remy Stratton know a thing or two about scoping talent
Need an old Poweredge or some stories about Rookie skateboards? Kevin Marks and Jessie Van got you
Our reigning champ and the visionary behind Flora
More covers, baby! Sam Muller and Ben Cortez from adidas came through
Many of TJ’s best flicks were shot by Pizzle this year, seen here with Zoee and her familiar-looking boyfriend
Sean Gutierrez catches up with our archivist Tom Shattuck and Blake Norris
Jim giving the universal hand signal for “all you” to Dom Bosco and Nick Oyzon
Adam Schneider got one of those eight-dollar Stellas before kickin’ it with ‘80s Joe, Bram and fam. Joe, if you remember me, thanks again for those Half Cabs. If you don’t remember me, then this is a really weird caption
One of them cheered my name when I walked in and the other one gave me an Uma. What I’m saying is these are two of my favorites at the mag—Brendan and Dylan
These guys got out of the hotel to skate The City at 9AM and were still standing 12 hours later. Hats off to Gregson and Gurney
Do I even need to say what a legendary duo this is? Sure! It’s Paul Shier and Scott Johnston. They were fantastic pro skaters and now they are great friends
Ewan Bowman made the trek from Sacto to hang with Joey Shigeo and the crew
You know what the fuck is goin’ on! NAK and Gary link before the mob comes through
Frank told me he had a strategy for making it seem like he is at a party way longer than he actually is. I think it involved making sure you get a photo with Busenitz, Drake Johnson, Poobert, and/or 2008 SOTY Silas Baxter-Neal
Our guys, Gregson and Rhino!
Look! It’s Z Best and the one you wish was writing this blog
They’re all wearing something red under their jackets and I think that’s neat as hell!
Family-owned and operated, thanks for making it happen
For some reason it looks like Gary’s flipping off the ceiling and Lui’s pointing at Dylan all weird. Either way, I really like what these guys do
Jolly and our favorite Gas Giant! Thanks for makin’ cool shit, fellas
Two of the best in the West, Lil’ Dre and K White
Great to see Alán and Tom out of the office
Skate Rock royalty TNT and Trixie
Need advice on film-life balance? Ask Ewan and Brendan how they keep the spark alive after chasing psychos around all day
Good to see these two hanging out at a High Speed function again, Joe Brook and Patrick O’Dell
Zander lookin’ to make some dramatic shadows in here
Hey, we saw you earlier. Fuck it, who doesn’t want more Baca?!
Our SF store manager Ross and Gary reppin’ The City
One of these fine people is our music editor Maddie, the rest are her friends we hope
Oh shit, it’s Mike Hayes and Victoria
The minds behind Cutting Corners and longtime co-conspirators Tom K and Bublitz came up together
Atiba lookin’ like he wants to nollie Cab back lip Hollywood with that thing—the balaclava, not Rusty
Gary knows everybody!
Hardies gang with the one-night-only gear
What the fuck is going on here…
Ryan Garshell and Burnett talkin' shop
Had to get another photo of '80s Joe in here to say thanks again for the Half Cabs, seen here with RG and Lee Berman
Before we get down to business, a few choice words from the editor. Remember that we, the audience and viewers of skateboarding are always the lucky ones
Now it’s time to officially do this thing. Not sure why Atiba looks so menacing. Maybe we should get that balaclava back
Too late! It’s showtime!
Before the handoff, a quick subway story
There you go again
Tyshawn Jones, Thrasher Magazine’s 2022 Skater of the Year
Pretty fuckin’ heartwarming
The kid brought The Bronx with him and Mom’s back!
“Skateboarding’s got me everything good in my life and it’s made me some very good friends. I love skateboarding.” Same
Good shit, eh, Lui?
Play us out, Cellski!
Now go skate! See y’all next year!
Photos by Dan Zaslavsky and Joe Brook
Normally we start with an exterior shot to set the scene, but when you see Ron Allen and Kamal Stoddard walkin’ in, who gives a fuck about a building?
I’d like to introduce you to your pilot Joey Tershay with SF skate royalty Arco and Rick Ibaseta
Carolina Rey, Marbie and many of our favorites from the Unity crew came through
Hill burnin' Andrew Torralvo came out with company
Holiday parties mean more sightings of our ad guy Eben and that’s as good as any gift. Morgan Haines knows
The most responsible men in the room. Thanks, homies!
Former SOTY TNT flicked up with the man who permanently changed the way we see skating
Did Nelly and Tory make it? Fuck yeah, they did!
It's good to see SF lensman Theo Hand and Efriem
The good homies from LBC and LV, Dave Hoang, Sticky Dickies, Sammy Baca and photographer behind the Funa cover Matt Fookes
What about guys who hook people up? Hell yeah, they were there! John Alden and Remy Stratton know a thing or two about scoping talent
Need an old Poweredge or some stories about Rookie skateboards? Kevin Marks and Jessie Van got you
Our reigning champ and the visionary behind Flora
More covers, baby! Sam Muller and Ben Cortez from adidas came through
Many of TJ’s best flicks were shot by Pizzle this year, seen here with Zoee and her familiar-looking boyfriend
Sean Gutierrez catches up with our archivist Tom Shattuck and Blake Norris
Jim giving the universal hand signal for “all you” to Dom Bosco and Nick Oyzon
Adam Schneider got one of those eight-dollar Stellas before kickin’ it with ‘80s Joe, Bram and fam. Joe, if you remember me, thanks again for those Half Cabs. If you don’t remember me, then this is a really weird caption
One of them cheered my name when I walked in and the other one gave me an Uma. What I’m saying is these are two of my favorites at the mag—Brendan and Dylan
These guys got out of the hotel to skate The City at 9AM and were still standing 12 hours later. Hats off to Gregson and Gurney
Do I even need to say what a legendary duo this is? Sure! It’s Paul Shier and Scott Johnston. They were fantastic pro skaters and now they are great friends
Ewan Bowman made the trek from Sacto to hang with Joey Shigeo and the crew
You know what the fuck is goin’ on! NAK and Gary link before the mob comes through
Frank told me he had a strategy for making it seem like he is at a party way longer than he actually is. I think it involved making sure you get a photo with Busenitz, Drake Johnson, Poobert, and/or 2008 SOTY Silas Baxter-Neal
Our guys, Gregson and Rhino!
Look! It’s Z Best and the one you wish was writing this blog
They’re all wearing something red under their jackets and I think that’s neat as hell!
Family-owned and operated, thanks for making it happen
For some reason it looks like Gary’s flipping off the ceiling and Lui’s pointing at Dylan all weird. Either way, I really like what these guys do
Jolly and our favorite Gas Giant! Thanks for makin’ cool shit, fellas
Two of the best in the West, Lil’ Dre and K White
Great to see Alán and Tom out of the office
Skate Rock royalty TNT and Trixie
Need advice on film-life balance? Ask Ewan and Brendan how they keep the spark alive after chasing psychos around all day
Good to see these two hanging out at a High Speed function again, Joe Brook and Patrick O’Dell
Zander lookin’ to make some dramatic shadows in here
Hey, we saw you earlier. Fuck it, who doesn’t want more Baca?!
Our SF store manager Ross and Gary reppin’ The City
One of these fine people is our music editor Maddie, the rest are her friends we hope
Oh shit, it’s Mike Hayes and Victoria
The minds behind Cutting Corners and longtime co-conspirators Tom K and Bublitz came up together
Atiba lookin’ like he wants to nollie Cab back lip Hollywood with that thing—the balaclava, not Rusty
Gary knows everybody!
Hardies gang with the one-night-only gear
What the fuck is going on here…
Ryan Garshell and Burnett talkin' shop
Had to get another photo of '80s Joe in here to say thanks again for the Half Cabs, seen here with RG and Lee Berman
Before we get down to business, a few choice words from the editor. Remember that we, the audience and viewers of skateboarding are always the lucky ones
Now it’s time to officially do this thing. Not sure why Atiba looks so menacing. Maybe we should get that balaclava back
Too late! It’s showtime!
Before the handoff, a quick subway story
There you go again
Tyshawn Jones, Thrasher Magazine’s 2022 Skater of the Year
Pretty fuckin’ heartwarming
The kid brought The Bronx with him and Mom’s back!
“Skateboarding’s got me everything good in my life and it’s made me some very good friends. I love skateboarding.” Same
Good shit, eh, Lui?
Play us out, Cellski!
Now go skate! See y’all next year!
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