I started skating in 2005 or so but then quickly found out about slalom and was hooked. I skated in my first race in 2007 and haven’t stopped since, besides when I needed to take a while off after cracking my head open in Colorado in 2008. I don’t train very much but seem to perform pretty well when it comes to races, but I am trying to go for runs every day to get my endurance up before Rome. I primarily try to ride boards and wheel setups that others don’t to see if I can craft something different from the norm. Sometimes they work, other times they don’t. Right now I ride 1 board for everything which is a custom board from Prototype Racing, and only really change out the wheels depending on the discipline. I am really excited to skate in Europe as I have not been there since 2007.