 It's not every day that you get a guess like Scotty James to join you for the fired side chat He's a very very busy individual, but Scotty. Thank you. Thank your people. It's tough negotiations to get you here But you're here. I'm glad you know Quintenpeck is a huge fan of you Sal. So He'll do anything for you. In fact, he'd probably do more for you. They do for me. It's why I'm here It's this fire chat. So it's great Well, I do hear that there are some agents circling that I want to take advantage of Quintenpeck's Inefficiencies if you will yes, there's been a few offers have considered a few here and there but I'm not the moment Yeah, would I break this up? I'm staying with him in good faith at the moment Yeah, and you know you work hard enough You have a vision and a dream like you see here at us open this week and my belief in Quinten Hopefully that will come to fruition. So I'm gonna hang in there for now. All right. Well, let's get to the meat of the matter You pretty much went unbeaten in a half pipe competition for the better part of two years Until Calgary mm-hmm first of all What was it like to get into that zone and how did you maintain it? Yeah, I mean it was amazing streak as everyone was saying You know it was really interesting for me because I had a lot of like exterior pressure I guess a lot of people saying, you know, will he do it really do this really do that and I always kind of go On the mental side for me is am I prepared to win and that doesn't necessarily mean, you know My snowboarding my tricks, you know things that I've really been working on on the mountain. It's more a lot of other I Guess Variables variables that come into outside factors exactly life if you will yeah, they're the words. I was looking for no problem That's what I'm here for that. I had to Best with the words make sense But yeah, so I had to manage all those things and and when I did, you know finally lose as people are saying come second it definitely hurt but Not for one second was I upset that you know because it was because you know my win streak came to an end It was actually more I was just disappointed in myself. I And not discrediting Rook at all. He rode absolutely amazing and he delivered some pretty special stuff that night And he he was a better man and he beat me And I think I just kind of wins that competition with not a great mentality I was probably taking it for granted and you know, I'm I'm happy to admit that and Someone someone made the most of that opportunity and got me so I'm back here at the US Open now But you know the mentality towards the whole winning streak and the whole thing is it's it's unique and it's different, but it's always Always got to adapt differently because it's not always the same Does it no longer being a thing because in a way the way you describe it It's almost as if the streak was kind of everyone else's That was the story you still have to show up and perform in a way Does this to take off you come into this with a different sort of energy or pressure wise now that it's no longer a thing It was I think it was You know, maybe people that were watching It was a thing I don't know and I didn't really think of it anything more than that and I didn't let that Define, you know how I was gonna snowboard or me as a person and I just Continued and now, you know, I'm actually feel really good this week and I'm fired up and It was it might have been a blessing in disguise I might have needed a bit of a kick in the arse to keep going and I Think I found it You definitely did find it in in qualifying you're qualified number one. We're looking forward to The red gloves coming on what's your what's your mindset? especially with this with this adapted modified pipe that really showcases the Entity of almost like the history of of riding pipe. Yeah, definitely. I am excited to put my red gloves on it's Gets me energised gets me excited and it means it's game day or as the big dancers you would say sell so I'm really excited to be up there and The purpose of those is obviously to go up and deliver my best performance, whatever that may be and You know, it's it is very different up there. It's a different course Historically, you know snowboarding has always been about a way to express yourself Not all of us are the same person. We haven't come from the same background How I look at snowboarding isn't the same way you look at snowboarding and these courses kind of really Identify with us because we get the opportunity to show people how we perceive We ride these courses and you know going up and seeing Danny Davis and you know chase Josie Toby Mill Like all those guys, you know, they are snowboarders and it's really a crazy contrast between people who you know Can just ride pipe they prepare for five hits and then ones that go up and can get creative and think outside the box and Deliver something special. So I'm really looking forward to the first modified half pipe here at the US Open And it's going to be a great event to watch and be a part of In in watching you ride one of the first things I noticed was like, oh, that's right Scotty James is a student of the entirety of Snowboarding and look like you were really having fun on those tombstones in the 13 footer Sort of taking it back to the beginning of what snowboarding must have been for you. Am I right? Yeah, a hundred percent and I I said yesterday I probably learned to frontside invert when I was just out on the mountain having fun with my friends and you know Now we're using them in competitions and I never would have thought that but it just goes to show All those elements that you kind of learn growing up from a young age You just never know when you're going to use it and that's how these you know these courses are Really kind of show that in each rider And I mean I'm absolutely loving getting to do a frontside invert on the first tombstone into Exiting into the landing and you know, I love hitting jumps and getting to land on a jump landing is is really awesome. So Yeah, it's it's good One of the things that I noticed about you is you are a student of routine I mean if and all anyone has to do sort of watch your social media closely to see how Much you are about routine no matter where you are, you know, you're going to find a gym and you're going to go through your progressions No matter what you have access to equipment wise. That's just something that you need to do You see it in the way you take care of yourself, etc. And you do that with also putting So much on your plate filming your show Concurrently how how is it that you sort of been able to figure out how to shoulder all these responsibilities Do more to build your brand but also be about routine that allows you to perform when it's time to perform in the pipe Yeah, it's I think for me first and foremost is always making sure that I'm mentally and physically prepared and I do have a routine for sure something I always go through And that really just helps me stay in a good frame of mind or a good mentality when I am You know starting to get progressively busier with the shows and You know getting a little bit more exposure away from the sport and it's all really amazing and very cool But I think for me the most important thing is And I have a you know come from amazing family amazing friends and if I ever my shoes ever get too big for myself on my head I'm definitely put back in my place by my brothers and my family. So Staying modest to me is huge and you know, I have a lot of role models and idols I look up to outside of snowboarding, you know I look at people like Roger Federer and You know those guys that are still going into flying those odds that people say that they just can't do and I mean I look at Tom Brady and he's doing the same thing and those guys are just so ruthless with the way they go about themselves and their profession and their expectations on themselves to deliver what they want to do and That's how I see myself You know I I want to do that and I want to do this for as long as I can the next decade And I know all those fine details that I'm paying attention to at the moment are going to Really make sure that I can stay in this for as long as I want. So yeah, the routine is very important And you know, of course snowboarding is enjoyable And I really actually am enjoying it more than I ever have before and that's probably credit to Making sure I pay attention to all the other details Away from the mountain This is of course a very very special event this year as we celebrate the life of Jake Burton who not just helped to build the sport to what it is today But really infuse a culture into the world that sort of affect the entirety of The world what what does it mean to you this year? To be to be competing in that celebration of his spirit. Yeah, it's uh, I mean this week is really special I think you know more so obviously celebrating Jake's life and his vision Snowboarding and Burton and you know either of us would be riding the mountain if you know he wasn't had if he hadn't didn't have so much conviction for what he believed in and I think it's It's gonna be amazing week and as well, you know these competing in the accolades and all these things are fantastic But the end of the day, you know, that's not where snowboarding started and We all really do have to Come together and enjoy this experience. That is the Burton US Open that that he created for us And I think that's really special and Definitely out there, you know, he's he's given us some fantastic weather today and tomorrow from up there and thank you Jake, thank you for giving us snowboarding and this awesome experience to continue expressing ourselves on the mountain Well, we wish you the best. I know you're gonna have a ton of fun and thanks for taking the time Thank you