6 QUICK 1’s WITH DANNY WAY
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Danny at home in San Diego last week.
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Danny Way spent the second half of 2007 rehabilitating after another knee surgery, choosing to sit out comps and team trips in favor of getting better for another charge in ’08. Sporting a cadaver ligament in his knee, Danny went under the knife yet again just two weeks ago to repair other damaged parts.
After this most recent session in the operating room Danny is feeling better than ever. He’s claiming he’s at nearly 100% and ready for 2008. We caught up with him for a quick interview on Wednesday to see what’s up:
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1. So first off, what did you have operated on this time?
A few things. I had my ACL reconstructed, my ankle worked on to finally clean out all the debris from when I fractured it and tore some ligaments when I jumped the Great Wall of China—I’ve been having problems with inflammation, soreness, and range of motion, so I got some of that back with out it getting inflamed or sore—and finally I had my elbow worked on… it was the exact same scenario, where I hurt it 15 years ago and I’ve just been neglecting it.
2. Why were you neglecting your injuries?
I had other injuries due to other circumstances, so I would opt to get my knee worked on instead of my elbow, when I should have just had worked on them simultaneously, like I did a few weeks ago.
3. How do you feel now?
Overall, everything’s back on track. I’m already skating, and I’ve had three surgeries in the past five months. I feel like this is the first time where I’ve had full health as far as the structure of my body. Now, I don’t need any surgeries for the first time in a long time.
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4. Do you have any advice for skaters who have been injured?
If you really want to continue to skateboard you should take into consideration that you should prepare for the worst. It’s inevitable in skateboarding that you’re going to get hurt—it’s just a fact, you know? A part of skateboarding is learning to accept that. Just like your board breaks sometimes, your body breaks sometimes. Your body is just another tool you’re working with.
5. Any secrets with rehab to help them get on their boards faster?
Just have motivation to keep skating. Whether it’s your career or you’re doing it for fun, it sucks being out of commission and it sucks being hurt. Definitely rehab your injury before you go out skating and start hurting it again—I’m definitely a hypocrite with that scenario, but then again I do the right things to take care of myself.
6. You have some ideas for ’08. What’s on deck?
I’ve got some pretty good motivation and some good plans for the next couple of years. Everything’s still up in the air but if it all comes together it will be pretty exciting. All the surgeries will be worth it.
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SUBARU DONATES TWO CARS TO THE DC MTN.LAB!
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Thanks to Subaru, this winter the DC team will be well outfitted when they visit the MTN.LAB! The company chose to give two fine autos to DC, placing them at DC’s private snowboarding R and D facility (and Ken Block’s private house) for the team to use.
Ken has kept a personal Subaru WRX STi in the garage at the MTN.LAB for years, relying on its 4WD, a system Subaru is world renowned for, to get around Utah’s icy snowy roads. With the unique Subaru AWD system that comes standard in all their cars, traveling up and down to the MTN.LAB has been a cinch for Ken. Now that Subaru has donated two cars to the LAB, DC’s team has cars to use too.
About the donation of the two cars, Ken said, “With Travis [Pastrana] and my own factory rally racing team deal, it’s a real natural fit for Subaru to give us the cars for the team to use at the MTN.LAB. They are a great company to work with, and there simply isn’t a better car for the conditions and terrain around the LAB.”
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The first Subaru is a 2007 WRX STi, the same high-performance, 300-plus horsepower model that Ken and his SRT USA teammate Travis Pastrana pilot in the Rally America National Championship (with a few performance mods, of course). The other is a 2008 Outback XT. Both whips are fully loaded, including all-wheel drive and GPS navigation. They also have custom 18-inch black rims and complete Yakama racks, meaning they’re fully equipped to take the team and their equipment wherever they want to go.
“The new cars are so fun to drive,” said Sean Lake, who was at the MTN.LAB last week and was one of the first DC staffers to try out the cars. “They handle the icy roads super good. Basically, they’re exactly what we need to get around up there and make road trips with the team to the other resorts near the LAB like Park City.”
Thank you to Subaru for the cars! Check out more on their complete line of automobiles at www.subaru.com.
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DC SNOWBOARD SNEAK PREVIEW ON TRANSWORLD'S SITE
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Get your first look at DC’s premiere collection of snowboards via an exclusive photo gallery on TransWorld SNOWboarding’s website. The folks at TWS tagged along with the DC team during a session last week in Colorado. Devun Walsh, Aaron Biittner, Iikka Backstrom, Lauri Heiskari, and Kimmy Fasani showed off some of the new models that they’ve been working on developing while shredding a freshly dusted Loveland Resort.
Go here to see the gallery and get a first look at a few of the boards we’re releasing, then stay tuned to this Newsclip and dcshoes.com for more on DC boards as we get ready for them to hit shops this fall.
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BRUCE TAKES 2ND AT THE 6TH ANNUAL BACKDOOR SHOOTOUT
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Congratulations to Bruce Irons for taking 2nd place at the 6th annual Backdoor Classic! A grassroots, homegrown event, the contest was back on after a four year hiatus due to some permit issues over the past few seasons. It came just in the nick of time—the contest scored the best swell at Pipe so far this year with 18-20 footers rolling through. Bruce tends to thrive in conditions like that, and he worked his way through everyone, even taking the lead for a short time before locking in 2nd place and the $25,000 that came with it.
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Bruce, having fun and getting barreled! See the full sequence on Surfline's site.
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“These are the best waves I’ve surfed all year,” Bruce said shortly afterwards. “[The shootout] lets the best Pipeline surfers surf out there in an expression format and not a heat format. It’s all about having fun and getting barreled.”
For photos from the event, check out Da Hui’s Flicker page—they’ve posted a sizeable gallery that's definitely worth a look. Surfline has too… go here for that gallery. And stay tuned to dcshoes.com and the DC Newsclip… we’re working on a highlight video clip from the event that should be ready mid next week.
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NEW VIDEO OF DANE REYNOLDS IN FRANCE
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Check out the surf team section at dcshoes.com for a new video clip of Dane Reynolds surfing in France. It’s footage gathered on a recent DC trip, where Dane and the crew showed up and scored just as the WCT was leaving town. The clip will give you a good idea of what we can all expect from Dane when he starts competing on the WCT next year—just don’t expect to hear that type of promise from Dane himself, who’s taking a more reluctant approach to the ‘CT and comps in general.
As with all surf videos, we’ve posted this latest one of Dane on the “DC Shoes – Surf Team” podcast in the iTunes Store.
After you check out the video clip, grab a copy of this month’s TransWorld SURF for photos from that same trip to France.
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THE VOLTRON
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- Soft and resilient action leather and sturdy action nubuc upper for durability and abrasion resistan
- Lightweight Mesh Tongue and Upper Panel
- Thermoplastic rubber back counter for heel support
- Foam-Padded Tongue and Collar for Added Comfort and Support
- Internal Elastic Tongue Holders For Added Foot Stability
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DC SUPPORTS GFL HIGH OLLIE CONTEST NEXT WEEKEND
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If you're in San Diego for the ASR Trade Show next weekend, check out the Grind for Life Ballroom Blitz, a high ollie contest supported by DC. It'll go down on Friday afternoon, with proceeds from the whole event benefiting cancer patients worldwide. Get more info at
www.mmm-asr.com.
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TUNE IN FOR WINTER X NEXT WEEKEND
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On January 24 X Games 12 kicks off at Buttermilk Mountain at Aspen / Snowmass, Colorado. Tune in to root on your favorite DC riders in the Snowboarding Big Air and Slopestyle events!
Hitting up Snowboarding Big Air will be Travis Rice and Torstein Horgmo—we all know that T.Rice is downright deadly on the big air ramp, and Torstein is currently sitting World #2 in the TTR standings. With such impressive histories in Big Air, both riders should be considered serious podium threats.
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Travis Rice.
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Over in Slopestyle, watch out for Chas Guldemond, Eddie Wall, Lonnie Kauk, Torstein, and T.Rice, plus Priscilla Levac and Kimmy Fasani competing in the women’s portion of the event. All riders are listed among the favorites in Slopestyle, especially Eddie who took a podium finish in the event 2 years ago, and Chas who took second at the US Open last season and is sitting World #3 in the TTR standings.
For more, check out next week’s edition of ESPN the Magazine. The publication will be previewing Winter X, including features on T.Rice and Torstein.
Once Winter X kicks off, ESPN and ABC will be pushing live coverage and highlights to 121 countries worldwide. Slopestyle finals will be on ABC on Saturday for 3-6 PM EST and Big Air finals will be on from 9-11 PM EST on ESPN. Go here to see the remainder of the TV schedule at www.expn.com.
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DC AM MIKE HUCKER CLARK TALKS BIKES ON RIDE BMX'S SITE
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Check out www.ridebmx.com for a video interview with DC BMX am team member Mike “Hucker” Clark. In the short clip Hucker breaks down his complete bike set up… the clip also hooks up a few riding clips of him. Go here to watch it.
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