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Hi Baro! Welcome on Candiesmag! How old are you, where are you from and how long have you been skating?

Hi!! First of all thank you for this itw! I come from Albinia and I’m 22. I’ve been skating for 8-9 years..more or less..

Sponsors ed hook-ups:

I ride for Fallen,Murder and the Planet Riders Shop in Grosseto…I can’t thank them enough. Without their help I couldn’t skate as I’m doing now.

You always give your 200% while skating but it also seems you enjoy your riding a lot, even on the scariest structures. Is it true that skateboarding makes you happy?

Sure, skateboarding has a positive influence on me in many ways… and skateboarding means also having fun for me.. I think it couldn’t be otherwise. Scariest structures and crashes are part of the fun.

How’s skateboarding in your area? Are there any public structures? Does municipality help you is some way or there’s the rule “D.i.Y. or Die” ?

Skateboarding doesn’t exist in my area.. the classic scene of the old woman who chase you from the spot is very common here.. we have a public skatepark, which has been recently enlarged. But it’s worst than before and I try to never skate there.

You’ve been in Barcelona. I think it’s an amazing place, and not only for skateboarding. What do you think of the city?

Barcelona rules, there’s no doubt. You can find both the European and the International scene there… But the economic situation impressed me a lot. Old people that rummage through the trash, it’s terrible.

You’ve been skating for many years now and surely you have a clear idea in mind of the Italian scene. Do you think it’s going in the right direction?

I think it’s going nowhere… There are always a lot of projects…which turns into fails. Badly designed skateparks and poorly organized contests…that’s what I see.

I often admire your powerful airwalks, but what’s the trick that hypes you the most? And the one that’s giving you more problems?

At the moment I’m devoting to bowl riding.. One of the few ‘sectors’ where it seems there’s always the right attitude… so I’m trying to learn airs and long grinds… the tricks that give me problems are those on the walls ahahha I learn a trick and I forget the other

Which is the Italian contest you prefer the most ?

I think the Spring Classic in Varazze is not bad at all…sun, sea, skateboarding… ice creams.. Yes I like it. Maybe the one I love the most.

What’s now in : a) your mp3 b) your dvd player c) your bookcase!!

My mp3 is full of strange things… from Spice Girls to Black Sabbath and from stoner to drum & bass ….strange stuff…really… I don’t have a dvd player… I watch the movies I find around and I like to follow other people’s advice…and..bookcase? …mmmm…jodorowsky…palahniuk…eeee..I like to receive advices and books from the people I meet.

A provoking question: behind a good skater there’s a good filmer/photographer. Do you think all this media visibility helps the skaters or it focuses too much on the appearance instead of on the real skills?

It’s a hard job which requires skills and patience..but I think that filmers and photographers live skateboarding just like skaters. One is one the board and the other behind the lenses, but they both work to catch the best moment and the best trick and to represent the skater as it is. Usually they get along well together and they’re happy with the results

What do you do in your life when not skateboarding? Do you think it is possible to build a career in this sport?

Besides skateboarding…mmm…. it’s difficult to say… I think everything I do deals with skateboarding in some ways… I can say I like reading and playing…. It’s hard to build a career in skateboarding.. I don’t recommend this ahahah ….I hope I’ll succeed into building a bowl in a wood and living on farming or something like that..XD

Thank you Baro for this nice talk! Just end as you prefer:

I thank Giulio..he makes me really proud to be part of the Murder team..I thank Gabriele of Planet Riders.. he always amazes me with his endless willingness… I also thank the Fallen team…and everybody behind it… and I thank … Er Secco, Leo, KSC, Wurstel Aerodinamici, Karma, Skeeeet, Massi, Cate and her lasagne, Ile who ‘s with me now that I’m writing and reminds me a lot of things, my work colleagues in London, Vale, Juliano, Mario, Romanello, Jagermaister, Mr Biondani, Jersey Shore, everyone who hosts me in his house and most of all I thank you for this space! And I don’t thank: the vegetarian restaurant in Padua, all the children with a kick scooter around the world, Trenitalia, my cat, the zingheri, mosquitoes, the warmth, the sketchy clips of mtv, rotten bananas, the fat rollerskater girls in Marsiglia bowl, soccer and handball.. rest in peace…

Skateboarding sickness! Too many tricks, too much style, and too young too! The one who’s never missing in a contest row, the kid that everyone’s trying to shot at, the dude makin’ girls cry and scream while’s skatin, well you got the point, IVAN FEDERICO!

Hi Ivan! What’s up? Thank You for giving us a bit of Your time! The rituals: how old are you and where are you from?

I’m 11 and I’m from Caluso, Turin

Sponsors?

Murder, Vans, Independent , Warriors Skateboard

How long have you been skating? And most of all, what did push you on the deck?

It has been six years ago, it all began when I received a toy skateboard as a present!

You’re for sure one of the main names in the italian scene, but also one of the youngest. Do You ever feel intimidated while skating with people so older than you?

Nope, it’s them those who are intimidated

How many hours do you spend skating every day?

Not so much, about 1 hour during the week and the whole day during weekends, if weather is good

Fav spot? (If it’s a secret don’t answer eheh)

Marseille

You’re showing a very personal look, don’t know why but it reminds me somewhat from Guns ‘n Roses! Which are Your musical influences, what hypes you before goin’ out and sk8?

It’s all about skatecore, or thinking about the bomb to land!

I met you at any event or contest I went this year. But do you like these super busy days or you prefer to film or shoot at your local home spot?

It’s all about contest to me! The more and more contests! New places, new situations, new people! Adrenalin rush, everything’s new each time! If I could I’d like just to travel around!

In any case…the best event you took part at this year?

I’d say Basilea, the european championship, it’s the main event and the more challenging of the year, it’s a pity for the others like the Prague Mystic Cup, the Tallin Simpel Session and the Amsterdam one, I mean, there’s plenty of great contests, it’s money that’s missing!

Is there a pro skater you’re lookin at, or that in any case you’ll define “your best one”?

Nah… there are so much!

Who’s killing it in Italy instead?

Iacopino Carozzi if we’re talkin of rookies….among the olders I’d say Fabio, Marchino Giordano and the Picozza

Thanks to skateboading You’re living so many experiences that a lot of people won’t experience in their whole life. If you have to mention just one, which would it be?

When i skated with Giorgio (Zattoni) in his vert ramp…bs flip indy 1 mt over my head…so damn cooooooooooooooool……..but there are a lot more…

Highlights. Your best 3 moments ‘til now.

Basilea, when i won the under 12 street comp, when I won the italian championship of transition and any time i step on my deck!

What do You do while You’re not skating? And what would you do but you can’t find time to, because of skateboarding?

When I’m not skating I’m thinking at new tricks to land, and when I’m skating I also think that snowboarding is really good, too!

You got an innovative baggage of tricks, a signature. What’s your best one at the moment? Are you also trying something new?

I think my best one is the flip sad. New ones are flip to fs board, bs 3 on street, hardflip…and more…

Are girls flirting with you after a huge performance in a contest?

There are never girls of my age…oh, if only there were!

Where Ivan would like to be in ten years?

Skating the Danny Way’s Megaramp ehehehhe!

What do you think about the European scene compared to the Italian one? Did you already have any chance to take a look?

The level is doubtless higher, structures are made in a better way and there’s a lot more…but we’ll get there too, maybe in a century or something

What is that makes perfect a good day at the pool or at the ramp?

Sun, hyped friends, and some nice tunes

3 favs. A skate video, a movie, a book that you remember

Alien Workshop, Lords of Dogtown, about the book..mm..”Stelle di Cannella” ( a story about jewish)

Last line! Last words’ up to you!

Rock’n roll

Thank You Ivan!