Justin 'JNorm' Norman (USA)

SNOWBOARD

What is the reason that you are sitting here, answering those questions?
I am answering these questions b/c I thoroughly enjoy riding for Amplid snowboards and I will do anything for those that help in my success

Do you want to be asked silly questions, or intelligent ones?
At the moment, i like fun questions b/c i am in a corky mood

OK, so here you go: Tell me how many hats you have in your home?
Currently i have too many hats in my house and am going to have a garage sale soon with the help of the mad hatter from Alice and Wonderland

What separates a good rider from a mediocre one?
What separates a great rider from a generic rider is their ability to continue growing as an athlete in the circus we perform at

What tricks are you currently working on?
The moves I am working on are improving my spins and skills landing in the pow

Where does this sport carry us in the near future?
In the near future, snowboarding is going to get out of hand and triples are going to be a stock maneuver in the pipe and in contest runs in slope style, but we will see. i wouldn't be bummed if it was just doubles

How will tricks and equipment look like in the year 2100?
I can't wait to see what gear looks like in 2015. Things are going to be wild, hopefully not style though. Tricks are going to keep getting more technical as progression furthers

What is your current product setup?
Current product setup from head to toe includes: Amplid 147 Dopamine, Amplid Bindings, Dakine for outerwear, Jiberish for street clothing, Smith Optics, Dakine gloves, and Blackstrap face gear

What days will be highlighted in your upcoming agenda?
Highlighted in my upcoming agenda is a trip to Yosemite here in a few days for a week and a half. Traveling down to Utah to film with Finger On the Trigger. And traveling with Dakine as much as possible

Here some quickshot psycho questions: Cat or dog?
Dog gone cats give me allergies

Meat or salad?
Salad with a fist sized portion of meat

Cinema or DVD?
DVD for sure, instant replay

Park or powder?
Park and powder mos def

Snow or beach?
Beach after a long snow year

Cocktail or beer?
Beer before liquor never sicker. Liquor before beer, in the clear

Cereal or bacon?
Cereal and a smoothie, Peanut butter and banana, not a big deal

Tell us about one of your worst habit or quality?
Jah bless

Do you google yourself?
Googled once or twice

What was the funniest incident in your life as a pro so far?
So far, digging at Windells Summer Camp has changed my life, funnest place on earth thanks to Chase Weaver and the rest of the dig staff

Which super power would you like to have and why?
Super power, i would adapt Superman's qualities for sure.

If you are given a chance to travel past where would you go and specifically why?
If i could travel to the past I would go back to do hand plants in the pipe with Tim Windells, beer to mouth upside down

What will you do if you have million dollars cash with you?
If I had a million cash, keep doing what I am doing at the moment with an even bigger smile than before. Cash in the bank or invested, no doubt

Now that this interview is done, what will you do next?
Next, going to cuppa yo to enjoy some frozen peanut butter yogurt, and "roll up or roll out" - Austin Leonard

Thank you for your time.


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