How are the competition plans looking for this season?

F: Well, I am officially a part of the Norwegian A team now…

WL: Congrats!

F: Thank you. So, we’re doing competitions at the same time as I’m trying to finish my full part for the Scandalnavians project.

That kink stair, in the trailer, that rail, how did you not knee yourself in the face?

F: Yeh damn. I think it was the first time I’ve been to a spot and not been able to finish. So, I didn’t actually do the trick. I ended up going to the hospital afterwards since I was coughing blood, so it was a little bit sketchy. Like, the slam, I got to say, it went so much better than it could have gone like there was so much that should have gone wrong that didn’t go wrong. There’s one square meter where you can land. There’s a fence on both sides, so I could have landed into the fence or on the other side of it so it was… I learned, that maybe, next time, you can throw a little bit of snow on the back there, just for the safety.

What are you looking forward to the most this season?

F: As long as I can stay relatively ‘injury-less’, then I’m hyped. That’s my goal. For this year now, stay away from injuries.

Any more Knuckle Hucks?

F: I got invited to the X Games, so I’m going back to Aspen in January. Turns out, it was one of the most viewed competitions they’ve had. It’s such a lovely event because everyone can relate.

Everyone can do a little nollie off a knuckle?!

F: Yeh. It’s relatable. You can go with your friends, who’s got the guts to go the furthest, who’s got the most speed, or just do a penguin slide.

Do you think we’ll see Marcus Kleveland riding?

F: I hope so. He’s already been riding, and he’s got the Knuckle Huck in his bloodstream. They basically made that event for him. He doesn’t even need practice; he can just go.

What boards are you riding this year?

F: The Lobster Sender and the Lobster Stomper. The stomper is pretty new, and this year it’s really good. It’s like the Sender, with a little bit more mildness to it, little softer, so it’s more playful, and a little more jibby. I think it’s good for everyone’s who’s not, like who still sends but don’t want to go like full send. The stomper, I think I’m going to ride that board a lot more as well. And now I’ve got a new sponsor as well, NOW Bindings.

And what about the boots?

F: I’ve been riding different kinds of Vans boots, but I really like the Hi-Standard Pro boot with regular lacing. It is a safe choice. Another reason I like Vans is because my first ever Vans boots were the Hi-Standard Pro’s and I had them for two or three seasons. And I ride like every day and I was a kid back then, so you’re riding 6 hour days, which you can’t do anymore, and they were just constantly lasting. I didn’t change laces, I didn’t need to do anything. They were pretty soggy on the third season but still. And uhm, Pat Moore’s Infuse boot, that one’s also really nice. It’s a bit more responsive. Luckily I’ve got the chance to switch it up depending on what mood I’m in. It’s hard to pick your favourite when there are so many good ones to choose from.

“I used to have dreadlocks at one point, I don’t think too many people know that”

And the hair, it is gone!

F: Yeh, that’s also pretty crazy. I forget that it’s not even there anymore, and in the movies as well, it’s hard to even recognise me. But it’s good though, I can go under the radar. I used to have dreadlocks at one point, I don’t think too many people know that. So, when I started riding, I was at like sixth grade of pre-school and got long blond dreadlocks. I’ve still got them somewhere in a bag.

My plan was to get really famous and then send them out with an autograph. Maybe I can make them into one of those Wunderbaums, a good luck dread, hanging in the car. I like to have crazy hairstyles. I was kindergarten’s first punk rock guy. I coloured my hair red with black stripes. Then I got a mohawk, coloured it red, tried to colour it blue, then red and blue, which turned into purple. And then I got dreads from having super long hair. And then my goal became to get on the national team, and I told myself to not cut off my hair before I got on the team. It took me way longer than expected, so the hair ended up getting super long, and then I got really used to that long hair, and it turned into me.

This summer I wanted a fresh start and wanted to do something good, so I cut off the hair and donated everything to people who don’t have hair. So, I cut it all off and coloured it blue and now it’s back to normal.

So, what’s next for the hair?
F: I think I might grow it all out again. Probably.