thrasher would be blowing it by snubbing an “overseas” skater after the olympics, believe it or not. this award has been all about generating money since its inception and now is a monumental time to grow the industries international presence
look at past winners, the happenings in the year, direction of the skate scene, etc. fully prepared to get banged over the head with footy but outside of purely skate purposes, yuto winning makes the most sense politically and financially in my opinion