Catching Up with Kjersti Buaas - Page 3
April 16, 2008 @ 7:34 AM
OB: So, you ended up 4th in the TTR, which you must have been stoked on. I would have thought you’d have taken bit of time off to chill, but no. You went to Norwegian champs and won there too! Bit of a podium roll you were on there Kjersti!
KB: Yeah, I kind of had to go, but it was a lot of fun riding there with all the Norwegians and my Mom was there too and she is always really stoked to watch [laughs]!
OB: Sick. I just got back from the British champs, which is kinda ‘see all your friends, party, and, oh, maybe ride the contest’ for a lot of people. Is it the same at the Norwegian ones?
KB: Yeah, it’s kind of like that, but we didn’t get to party a lot this time, because the slopestyle was on Sunday morning. That sucked.
OB: Ah well. The standard of riding there must still be pretty high, no?
KB: Yeah, I always get impressed by the riding when I go there, and this time there were 25 girls in the halfpipe and 40 in the slopestyle, and I don’t think there has ever been that many before, so that’s cool! The guys are just insane, the guy (Kim Rune Hansen) who won the big air contest did a switch bs 1260!!!
OB: By the beard of Zeus! That’s nuts!
KB: [Laughs] Yeah, they are so good.
OB: With all the competing did you manage to get any filming or shooting done this winter?
KB: Well, I did get to film a little bit and I am actually going back to US next week to get some more filming done, I still need a lot of shots to be able to get into a movie, so hopefully I will get some good ones then!
OB: Who’s that with?
KB: Roxy and Runway films. I think the give each other footage.
OB: Aha. Is that something you want to do more of in the future - filming stuff - or are you happy doing more contests?
KB: I think I want to do both, but I like to compete so I guess I will compete a lot as well. It’s hard to do both.
OB: I bet. The winter seems so short these days. Like Air&Style… BANG… damn, it’s April already.
KB: Yeah, I know. It’s so fast. But it’s going to be nice with some summer holidays soon. Can’t wait to go to the beach.
OB: OK, to round things off… you were voted in Onboard 2004 as the ‘contemporary queen of style’. Which girls’ riding really stokes you out right now?
KB: I think there are a lot of girls that have really good style, and I think it also comes down to how you make your riding stand out and reflect your personality, if you know what I mean. It’s kind of hard to explain, but I like it when people have a style that is really their own, and sometimes that shows through really strongly. That’s what makes a style look good, for me.
OB: Very well said. Well, on that note thanks for your time, Kjersti, hope the filming goes good for you and enjoy your summer!
KB: Thanks!
