Profile... Paddy Graham
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Introduction...
Thanks to everyone who voted in the "UK Freeski Awards" where I was awarded "Best UK Freeskier" "Best Movie Section in Try.Fail.Try" and also "Best UK Team with Line Skis"!
Checkout my section in RCP's 06 movie! Here's the trailer for the flick...
http://www.regimechangeproductions.com/downloads/3fftrailer_hi.mov
Here's the most recent TV programme Warren Smith's Saas Fee Ride shown on YOZ and Eurosport...
http://www.saasfeeride.com/2002/action/videos/index-programme_saas-fee_ride-2006.htm
Skier Questionnaire
How old where you when you first began skiing?
It was the summer in between my first and second year at high school, I think I was about 12.
What/Who got you into it?
There was a ski trip running to America at my school the PE department. I remember my dad going away skiing when I was younger so I thought I’d sign up and give it ago. I learnt at the dry slope in Sheffield and kept skiing after the school trip to progress to where I am now.
What type of ski's do you use?
I’ve been riding on Line skis for around 5 years… I prefer stiffer skis in the pipe and softer ones for kickers for more pop!
What length ski's do you use?
Skis around 180cm are my preferred size and maybe a bit bigger for powder around 185cm.
Favourite Resort:
LAAX, Switzerland or Mammoth, USA both have amazing parks. I like Iceland Park Project for the views, sick park and as a spring time destination. I also like the Davos/Klosters area for abit of pow, there are never any ques. I also love St. Anton and Stuben, thats where I've had the most fun and best snow so far!
How many seasons have you done?
5 so far straight out of school! 3 Europe and 2 in NZ...
Where have you done your seasons (including the year)?
My first season was in Serre Chevalier, France. I traveled around lots, about 8 other countries, to film 2 TV series I was in that year ‘Snow Patrol – Discovery Channel’ and ‘RAD – Groms Ride The Rockies’ – C5. This season I’ve spent in Laax training hard and taking road trips to various locations for photo shoots, competitions and filming with RCP (Regime Change Productions). Including Poland, Iceland and Norway. I’m also heading down to the southern hemisphere to New Zealand to train for the up and coming winter and to hit up some comps and magazine shoots!
Where was you favourite trip and why?
I really enjoyed the RAD Groms trip last season. I was traveling with a great crew with lots of comedy and hyper energy! This year I had quite an experience in Poland, good and bad but it was well worth the trip!
What do you love about Skiing?
I love the people you get to meet and the chance to travel all over the world! It’s so much fun, though hard work at times it all pays off to see your movie section or photos from the season.
Paddy Graham © Pally Learmond
From Paddy's Lifestyle & Portrait Gallery.
What's your goal within Skiing?
My main goal within skiing is to have fun and enjoy myself. I like doing photo shoots and filming and riding in comps, so another one of my goals it to be as successful as possible. Riding in the Olympics is one of my goals, whether it’s an event or just an introductory sport would be super.
What aspect of Skiing gives you the most satisfaction (powder, kickers, Halfpipe, Competitions, Big Air, Cliff drops etc
I really like filming. A good crew and a good day riding, you can’t beat it! Chris Asquith who I mainly film with for Regime Change is great to hangout with and ‘work’ with he makes it so easy! Also you get to see what you put all your effort into at the end of the winter with a movie section. A session with friends in the pipe or on the kickers is awesome too, or a day shredding with Slavemonkey in the trees is good fun too!
What style of Skiing best descibes your riding (include a couple if you want)?
I hope its quite fluid and stylish, maybe a little sketchy sometimes and I like to tweek my grabs.
Favourite Trick:
I enjoy 5’s. Switch, straight, corked, in the pipe, lots of different grabs etc…
What's you scariest Skiing moment?
Streets rails are always scary! I’m getting more confident but every new street rail I stand at the top of my heat beats so hard! We were in Iceland this year doing a 4 kink rail about 35 feet long with hardly any snow. There was about 3 metres from drop in, run up and kicker which gave you about 1.5334 seconds to think about what was happening after you dropped in from the 7 ft wall/dropin! I was soooo scared for about 3 quarters of the session...
What's your top safety tips when Skiing?
Know your abilities and limit then know when to stop… I think that’s an important tip.
Give someone some advice:
Go skiing! Find the snow and have fun! You’ve only got one life so enjoy it.
General Questionnaire
What are your other interests?
They all mainly revolve around skiing, hanging out with friends, watching movies, trampolining, a little cooking, traveling, chillin’, a bit of design and taking pictures.
Where would you like to see yourself in the future?
Still skiing I hope, for as long as I can. So working hard to get some good movie sections and some good comp results. And of course enjoying myself and having fun.
SW5 © Pally Learmond
From Paddy's Action Gallery.
Realistically, what will you be doing in the future?
Maybe with a beard, riding a wild horse and living in the wilderness with Ron Burgundy and Starsky and Hutch... i'm not to sure the answer above i guess.
Who are your idols?
Pikey Truelove, Candide Thovex, TJ Schiller, Tim Warwood, Wayno and Christian!
What music are you into?
A bit of everything really, Punk, Gangsta, Metal, Cheese, Dance, Ragga...
What's your favourite book?
I’m not to big on reading but I just read ‘Scar Tissue’ Anthony Kedis from the Chili Peppers autobiography, which was a pretty cool book. I’m going to read the Da Vinci Code next, see what the hype is about.
What's your favourite film?
Star Wars, Old School, Blow, Hostel, X-Men
What's your favourite quote?
“I show youuuuuuuuuuuuu!”
Best cocktail, shot or drink?
RED BULL
What's your most prized possession?
My ipod, 3rd time lucky… this one’s a keeper!
Thanks to:
My parents and my brother, the rest of my family thanks for all the support, Matt D'arcy, everyone at KAOS Jimmy, Paul, Alex Zika, Robbie and Kat at Red Bull, Lizzie at Anon, Helene, Slavemonkey, Bennett, the Godfather, Pikey, Noddy, Bungle, Pally, photographer Pikey, Laax Massif, RCP Kru, Dan Craig, Wayno and Christian and the rest of the Groms crew, Soulsports, KSM, Schools Tour team, everyone at IPP, ESC, Muzza, Steven, Ian Sansom, Wozza and Melody, Uncle Sharpie, Wakeham, Captain Beer Bong, Scottish Chris, Mike Buchan, Hamish, Colin the cat, Rob T, Lockdown, Darksummer, Team France, Team Germany, Hasta, Julian, Ski-Unit and everyone else I forgot to mention sorry
Me and Chris © RCP
From Paddy's Lifestyle & Portrait Gallery.
Anything else you want to say?
SKI - UNIT!
Paddy's Results/ Achievements...
Year | Event | Discipline | Category | Position |
| 2007 | Red Bull Play Streets | Invitational Slopestyle | Overall | 10th |
| 2007 | BRITS | Slopestyle | Overall | 1st |
| 2007 | BRITS | Halfpipe | Overall | 1st |
| 2007 | BRITS | Big Air | Overall | 2nd |
| 2007 | Austrian Freeski Open | Slopestyle | Overall | 2nd |
| 2007 | Engadin Snow St. Moritz | Big Air | Overall | 3rd |
| 2007 | Saas Fee Ride | Big Air | Overall | 4th |
| 2007 | NZ Freeski Open | Slopestyle | Overall | 6th |
| 2006 | BRITS | Half Pipe | Biggest Air | - |
| 2006 | AIM series schools tour team | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006 | Snowlife schools tour team | -- | -- | -- |
| 2006 | Regime Change Productions, 3 For Flinching | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2006 | Ski City, Run Jump Fly productions | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2006 | UK Freeski Awards | Best UK Skier | MEN | -- |
| 2006 | NZ Freeski Open | Slopestyle | Overall | 13th |
| 2006 | BRITS | HP | Overall Ski | 1st |
| 2006 | Les Diablerets Moster Park Opening | Slopestyle | overall | 1st |
| 2006 | Polish Freeski Open | Rail Jam | Overall | 1st |
| 2006 | BRITS | HP | Junior Men | 1st |
| 2006 | BRITS | Slopestyle | Junior Men | 1st |
| 2006 | BRITS | Big Air | Junior Men | 1st |
| 2006 | Saas Fee Ride | Big Air | Overall | 2nd |
| 2006 | London Ride | Quarter Pipe | Overall | 2nd |
| 2006 | Saas Fee Ride | Half Pipe | Overall | 3rd |
| 2006 | Polish Freeski Open | Big Air | Overall | 4th |
| 2006 | NZ Freeski Open | Half Pipe | Overall | 9th |
| 2005 | Invitational Skier, Daily Mail ski show, | -- | -- | -- |
| 2005 | KSM Productions, Dirty Laundry | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2005 | Regime Change Productions, Try.Fail.Try | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2005 | Warren Smith, Coefficient Drag | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2005 | RAD: Groms Tour The Rockies, 8 Episodes Channel 5 | TV | -- | -- |
| 2005 | Snow Patrol, 13 Episodes Discovery Channel | TV | -- | -- |
| 2005 | Ellis Brigham Presents Sketch | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2005 | BRITS | HP | Junior Men | 1st |
| 2005 | St. Anton Night Ride | Big Air | Overall | 2nd |
| 2005 | BRITS | Slopestyle | Junior Men | 2nd |
| 2005 | Winter Park Freeride series USA 05 | Slopestyle | Overall | 2nd |
| 2005 | Saas Fee Ride | Big Air | Overall | 3rd |
| 2005 | BRITS | HP | Overall | 3rd |
| 2005 | BRITS | Slopestyle | Overall | 3rd |
| 2004 | Ellis Brigham Presents 8 | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2004 | Invitational Skier, Birmingham ski show | -- | -- | -- |
| 2004 | Childrens BBC | -- | -- | -- |
| 2004 | Invitational Skier, Daily Mail ski show, London | -- | -- | -- |
| 2004 | Regime Change Productions, Monolog | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2004 | Natural born riders, Milton Keynes | Slopestyle | U18 | 1st |
| 2004 | AIM series, Edinburgh | Big Air | Overall | 1st |
| 2004 | AIM series, Edinburgh | Slopestyle | Overall | 2nd |
| 2004 | AIM series, Castleford | Slopestyle | Overall | 2nd |
| 2004 | AIM series, Halifax | Big Air | Overall | 2nd |
| 2004 | Saas Fee Ride | HP | Overall | 2nd |
| 2004 | Best of the Brits AIM comp, London ski show | Big Air | Overall | 2nd |
| 2003 | Regime Change Productions, Future Refrence | Ski Movie | -- | -- |
| 2003 | Invitational Skier, Birmingham ski show | -- | -- | -- |
| 2003 | Invitational Skier, Daily Mail ski show, London | -- | -- | -- |
| 2003 | BUSC BUDS | Big Air | Overall | 1st |
| 2003 | BUSC BUDS | Big Air | Overall | 1st |
| 2002 | BBC1, Blue Peter, Line team feature | -- | -- | -- |
| 2002 | Refrigerator Open | Slopestyle | Overall | 1st |
