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NAME
spike flostin
AGE
over 21
HAIRSTYLE
luke skywalker in degobar
CONTEST RESULTS
bronze in brits big air 2003, and i won some globes at keynes last summer
CHOSEN DRINK
60p campagne from champion supermarket
FAVOURITE SEXUAL POSITION
could you combine the two?
FAVOURITE HIP-HOP TUNE
busta rhymes "break ya neck"

:: INTERVIEW CONDUCTED BY Andrew Winter (drunk) & Ben Crawshaw (drunker)

Q. How long have you been snowboarding?
6 years
Q. How has snowboarding changed over that time?
The jumps got a lot bigger
Q. Worst job you've ever had?
Working in a nylon factory (in Bangladesh)
Q. Is snowboarding better than sex?
Could you combine the two?
Q. Describe your perfect day...
Could you combine the two?
Q. How do you think snowboarding to progress over the next decade?
Ben Crawshaw will show you over the next ten years
Q. What do you think of your country's performance in the 2002 World Cup?
Wanky sock
Q. Favourite resort and why?
A-A-A-A-Avoriaz
Q. Favourite snowboarders?
Romain, Wheeler, Wall, Crawshaw, Winters
Q. Board you ride and set-up?
Forum Bjorn Leines 156cm
Q. Last new trick you learnt?
Sucking a Flamby up in one go
Q. Trick you wish you could do?
Switch double handed rocket air or cab double rodeo 1660
Q. Favourite food?
Cheese & Pickle sandwiches, Old el Paso, Cashew nuts
Q. Favourite type of music / favourite band?
Hip hop / Jackson 5
Q. Do you:
ski?
no.
skateboard?
yes,
surf?
no.
rollerblade?
no.
ice skate?
yes, (figure skating)
Q. Best place you've visited in the world and why?
Les Deux Alps in summer cos you can snowboard and it's also hot as fuck
Q. How do you fund your seasons snowboarding?
With great difficulty (ed. rent boy)
Q. What motivates you to keep pushing yourself?
Gravity
Q. Why do you wear mittons?
Because in photos it looks like i've got cartoon characters hands
Q. What are you plans for the rest of this year?
Going to Deux Alps for the summer season. Learn to moonwalk.

mike austin

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