Jamie
Foy
United States
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Skateboarding
Date of birth | 14 June 1996 |
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Place of birth | Deerfield Beach, Florida |
Age | 29 |
Nationality | United States |
Career start | 2013 |
Disciplines | Skateboard Street |
Rarely do skateboarders appear out of what seems like nowhere. Back in 2016, Jamie Foy did just that, with seven video parts between 2016 and 2017, best summed up by his first try frontside crooked grind down the massive El Toro handrail in Ty Evans’ 2017 film "The Flat Earth."
In 2017 he was first crowned Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year – one of the highest honours that skateboarding culture can bestow.
Growing up in Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA, Jamie quickly became a part of that state's thriving skate scene. At age four, he entered a local contest and earned himself a year’s supply of free pizza for being the youngest competitor of the day.
After sharpening his skills and continuing to make a name for himself in Florida, Jamie made the move to Los Angeles in 2016. Quickly after the move, Jamie released a number of breakthrough video parts, turned pro for Deathwish Skateboards and was invited to travel with the elite Street League Tour.
“Every day I’m thinking of something new to try or something that hasn’t been done before,” Jamie says. “That’s what gets me excited to go skate. There are no rules. It’s just me and my board, having fun.”
An instant pick for the USA National Team for Street in 2019, Jamie was also a cornerstone of our own opus You Good? in that year. Having consistently produced on video, at contests and demo's across the world since then, throughout 2024 Jamie not only led the charge across Latin America on our Drop-In Tour, but also dropped back-to-back, era-defining video parts in the shape of New Balance’s ‘Intervals’, Spitfire’s ‘Charred Remains’ and Dickies’ ‘Honeymoon’.
In so doing, he became Thrasher’s Skater Of The Year 2024, becoming one of only four skaters ever to win it twice in the accolade’s 35-year history.
In such rarefied company, legend status is a given and greatest-ever conversations begin. Quite something to say about a career that just keeps building!