Stefan Janoski: From Underground Hero to Skate Icon | Epicly Later'd
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2024
- The new season of Epicly Later’d continues. In this episode, we spend time with Stefan Janoski. From growing up in Vacaville to rejecting a spot on Alien Workshop, we learn about the path that led Stefan to become one of the most successful skateboarders of all time.
00:00 Introduction
06:35 Janoski Turns Down Alien Workshop
08:23 First Skate Trip
13:13 Joining Nike SB
13:37 Creating the Nike SB Zoom Stefan Janoski Shoe
22:07 Janoski: The Artist
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" I think he figured out, early on, how to live ", beautiful
They got me with that one, too.
That made me pause the video, and think how I should aprouch life .😅
He has an awesome Mom too who probably helped him with his world outlook.
Reminds me of my dear friend hope. I knew her in college her and a few other friends lived in this apartment complex all neighbors. It was genuinely the happiest days of my life close friends all just met and becoming closer. It was a lot of fun no doubt. I remember her asking me charlie how are u so happy all the time. It caught me off guard we just left the beach heading back to hang at her place. I couldnt understand what there wasnt to be happy about in those days. Well she took her life after awhile. She was a beautiful girl Who never figured out how to live. It really crazy how deep mental health can run.
bro got rich early on in life. nothing philosophical about it.
That ending was unexpectedly hilarious🤣🤣
fucking Tim always delivers lol
Yeah, but....how does he know?
@@bobdobbs6969habitat trips 😂
@@crazycarlsadventures5983 Baller Banger!
HAHAHA
"I think he figured out, early on, how to live." Is a rad compliment... especially from Arto
Can’t deny the fact that it was spoken from Arto wearing a hat I don’t even know how to describe with blacked out shades and a Hawaiian T 😂
Im so stoked that Vice is goin back to the shows that people originally loved about the channel. This is top tier.
100% hope they keep it rolling
In a memo to Vice employees Thursday, CEO Bruce Dixon said the company will be cutting “several hundred” jobs in the next week... Fuhk this liberal trash company!
Yeah. They brought this show back years ago but for some reason they removed all those videos.
And now it is all over, and Vice is gone.
Yeah they gone bust now..bu bye woke news
He taught a whole generation of skateboarders how to 360 kickflip. He deserves all the success.
Kelly Hart taught me how to 360 flip behind a Ralph's back in 03'
That vid is so iconic
Tre flip* 😁...
(just kidding)
What's this mean?
Yup. He taught us to be so relaxed we would fall asleep while doing them.
So nice to see people talking so highly of another person. The end of these always gets me in the feels.
Especially the very end of this one.............😂😂
“He’s not circumcised” haha what an awesome ending. Love that you are back Patrick, amazing stuff
Back? They are going bankrupt! In a memo to Vice employees Thursday, CEO Bruce Dixon said the company will be cutting “several hundred” jobs in the next week.
Perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon
It’s crazy how time flies I still have my 2012 pair of janoskis hanging in my old neighborhoods electric cables 😅
Nice.
I used to work in them.
The canvas pairs were great for manual labor.
Love that. We have a shoe tree at our skatepark. It sometimes also has bikes, boards, scooters, toys, boxes and other crazy stuff in it.
One thing this episode brings to light is that O'Dell must somehow tackle a Biebell episode. That will not be so easy.
What happened to Biebel?
you know the vibes
@@scruffmcgruff21 Last I heard he left the skate industry entirely and became a full time bodybuilder in Miami.
Shoutout to captains@@GoldenPoopD
Looking at where they both are in life right now, it's crazy to think they grew up and even lived together lol
I'm so happy Epicly Later'd is back!
too true
He was always a style god, but that switch flip 50-50 on the rail was mind-blowingly progressive at the time. Fucking ripper of a skater.
He's chill like that.
He's the human embodiment of that song lol
I think it’s great that he was so easygoing with filmers which you could argue helped get him where he is today, yet so critical with his shoe design with Nike. He knows what he’s doing.
Gotta fight for what you believe in!
Met Stefan a few times around Sac and SF. Couldn’t not have been a better person remembered my name and was genuinely excited to see me the last time at 3rd and Army. Love seeing someone have success that you actually like!
I've been rockin Nike SB Janoski's for years. His shoes are elite.
Me too, it's a damn same that they are hard to get by nowadays :( Can't find them in Switzerland anymore
That design is unmatched. Same here brother. I'm glad my current pair are holding up because they are damn hard to find.
@@ProCommentateurthey actually just released a version after a year of remastering them apparently! I bought like 3 pairs hard for me to find in canada too lmao
@@ProCommentateur just called my mom to send me my original janoskis. got 4 pairs 2 are torn up though
Still collect them till this day myself. An all time favorite sneaker for me!
His smile brings me sincere joy. His skating is divine.
Such a legend. Got to meet him when I was a kid at Tampa Pro. He was nice enough to sign my t-shirt & let me take a photo with him. Definitely something that I’ll never forget!
Finally we get to see THE wholesome eposide of Epicly Later’d!
The ending 🤣Have always enjoyed Stefan's skate parts, his energy and enthusiasm, and his one of kind laid back style. How epic is it to be like, "I skate with Guy Mariano." Feels like a dream, and his story seems almost too good to be true. One critique is that despite not seeing darker sides of people, does not mean that they don't exist, and that it is normal to go through depression or addiction often linked to trauma. I understand that this is not what is being directly stated, however it made me feel that because people have not seen Stefan go through these areas, this slightly insinuates that if you can be a human that does not go through depression or addiction, you are on another level than other humans and this may explain your "success." My last thought; growing up in skateboard culture at a young age and watching Epicly later'd "later" in life has been pure joy to break through what is behind the lives of our favorite skateboarders and to peer inside the skateboard world beyond skate parts. Hugely appreciate the work of Patrick O'Dell and those that have brought these stories to life.
Currently watching this in Vacaville
The city or the prison
I'm blessed to wake up with this video. It all came naturally to him, he became a legend unintentionally.
Hands down my favorite Epicly Later’d episode of all time. It truly warmed my heart and knowing he's doing so well is the cherry on top. impacted more people in this world than what they know. Incredible!!!
11:45 this double is absolutely insane for switch flip. Filmed a friend attempting ollie....clipped the 2nd set, slipped out and cracked the back of his head open on the last stair. Thats how gnarly this set is
Yeah that looked huge, never saw the clip before. Never thought of him as really gnarly skater just loved his chill flowy vibe but that double looked gigantic!
As a Norcal kid growing up north of Sacramento, this guys was a hero. He got out he made it to the big city
I met Stefan several times back in 2001 and I was rollerblader. We smoked weed together and partied together, he was the nicest guy ever, so friendly, no bullshit. I love to see how successful he's become. Much love to Stefan, keep shredding brother
My only complaint...is that it wasn’t long enough!! I could keep watching for hours!! Peace, love. EL 💚
His original shoe that came out in skate shops had a cork insole on the side. Loved em.
the new OG+ version has that too!
My favorite detail about the shoe. I still love seeing cork insoles on other kicks. It’s because he liked skating sockless! The cork absorbs the sweat
Thank you for the new episodes!!!
Bravo Patrick and to all involved in the making of these!
I’ve gone to court in his shoes… twice
So hyped to see this series back again! I hope they never stop these. Would love to see a notification every month of a new episode
Stefan kind of gives me "The Dude from Big Lebowski if he was played by Peter Stormare instead of Jeff Bridges" vibes
Great work Vice... Stefan is a really special skater, that switch back 50-50 was legendary... back in the day I see that trick sequence in a skate magazine. Their shoes the same, inmortal silhouette...
These episodes keep getting better and better! Stefan’s tricks past and present are just fyre
What a fantastic story and incredibly well told. Thanks for this...
I could listen to Tim O'Connor talk all day
Soooooo funny
I love the way this was filmed.
So great to see new episodes of Epicly Later'd. Stefan's smile reminds me a lot of Natas'. Both big, happy smiles.
I was clearly not expecting this, what an awesome episode!!! great cover
Haven’t had a pair in years but I used to rock several color ways when I was younger. Might have to grab some more after watching this. Thank you Janoski!
I'm so happy epicly laterd is back!
My favorite skater. Admired his flow so much. When his shoe dropped, I immediately bought it.
I appreciate this series so much, great showcase of photographers and so so inspiring. Thank you for keep making these videos. ✨
Patrick, awesome episode!! Stefan, this is great!! ❤️🔥🤘🤘
i lived trough those glory days of Stefan on Habitat 😊
So great. So glad this series is back!
Wished for this episode since the dawn of time Thx Pat & Stefan
Y'all forgot about Tony Hawk, I guess.
@@er1end everybody grew with THPS
Tony did a 1000 ads, Stefan made one shoe
Arto Saari out here looking like a custom character from a video game :D
Thank you Stephan for all this amazing energy, great time with you back in the days with Analog team in Athens !
the sounds from the old video cameras made skating sound so raw .
I started learning Skateboard yesterday... And I have to be ashamed to admit that it's the most tuff sport 🥺🥺🥺
Nothing to be ashamed of
Practice everyday! We’ve all dealt with the struggle! Peace ✌🏽
I say this all the time. I think skateboarding may be one, if not the hardest sport on the planet. I got into skateboarding at like 5 years old when the x games started. Started skating, snowboarding, and bmxing/mtb dirt jumping, which I honestly chose over skating only because I'm way better with bikes. Like I can ride a skateboard... But I can't do all the things on one like I see in my mind like i can with bikes. It takes too much effort and ability 😂
Arto over here rockin the John Hammond fit. 😂
Fantastic episode. Big smile on my face the whole time 😊
Stefan is the goat. I love this dude; he's always smiling. ❤ from PH
Love the new Vice content 👌
Thanks for bringing back skateboard culture 🙏
A Brandon Biebel episode one day please.....
I love how he only wears his own shoe, now that is some pride! Awesome to hear.
I love that him and Mariano are just vibin’ out together and still ripping
Haha Vice is gone! hooray! What goes around comes around. Learn to code.
Alright lol
great to see this eps still being made
Been my favorite skater for two decades. Wish this dude would drop more footage… 😞
How dare you disrespect Tony like that
Lol vice is shutting down its website and firing employees
what?
how do u know???
@@eatassonthefirstdatehow dare you question apu
This was well put together, thank you
LEGEND, with Legendary short film, thanks!
So weird how you can hear a few of these "guys" voices change from completely normal skater... To woke smooth lisper lisper crap. People so woke they're asleep.
Pretty sure he's feminine. You can't tell?
He’s gay, like BA
Are you ok?
who gives a f
Sorry but Tony hawk is the most successful skater ever… Stefan has one of the best styles and sold shoes but he is far from being the most successful…. Let’s not forget nyjah Huston….
Such a sick episode! I’m hyped his shoe is back; I’ve skated like 20-25 pairs of them since the shoe came out in 2009. Stefan skated them in the 2010 Xgames if anyone remembers that. He deserves everything he’s got, no question about it!
top 3 favorite skater... a lot because of his personality.
Keep em coming Patrick!
love that Epicly Later´d is back and with this the tradition of random Jerry interviews
You know what I’ve noticed at the end too, co-producer heath kirchart, amazing. Thank you for this episode. I bought his shoes back in 2009, it was the janoski dark army green. It was the best shoes. That feeling of how the shoes feel, look and performed will never leave me
Brilliant the editing matches the essence of his skating and the shoe 👟 being all in one and one in the same.
Good job vice 🗜️
Great video production and quality and at 30 seconds, it looks like a super cool movie!! I definitely will be re-watching this video many times!!
✌️😎✌️
Janoski is one of my favorites, like top 3.. ever since Mosaic.. this is a great video ! Thanks
Yes! ❤️🔥 Great episode.
I will never forget the feeling of skating my first pair of Janoski’s. In my opinion the best skate shoe to ever exist. Glad to see they’re back in production
Always happy to see a new episode 🎉🎉
Dude the janoski has been my favourite shoe for almost a decade. Haven’t found another shoe I’ve loved as much since
Got to always love when someone in skateing really makes it . Dont see that happening much these days anymore
nothing like a janoski, grew up skating them and they are the best frfr
Wow, that episode was literally perfect.
What a great positive energy!
@VICE JUST BLESSED US SKATERS WITH ANOTHER ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE
SO HAPPY YOU DID STEFAN HES A LEGEND ON AND OFF THE BOARD AND IM PRETTY SURE HIS TRE FLIP TUTORIAL TAUGHT 70% OF SKATERS WHEN IT CAME OUT
PLUS YOU DONT EVEN WANNA GET ME STARTED ON THE NIKE STUFF DUDES INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME OF
THE SKATE WORLD
The first time i saw Mosaic his part blew me away, i had never seen a part from him before and was not expecting it to be so good, so fluid such good style.
Awesome man, I missed the Shoe sale, but all round skate the rippa. If people talk like that about you, you are spreading love homie. Smile and the whole world smiles with you, cry and you cry alone. "I think he figured out how to live early on", gold, big up to all the kings in this docu!
Something about learning these sports at a young age vs later, is skaters, skiers, snowboarders, know how to fall mid air. That instinctual feeling only comes if you started at a certain point in your life. The flow of your body in air is something I still feel to this day, and something that doesn’t make sense for a lot of people.
I was moving on from my Dyrdek DC shoe obsession when the first Zoom Janoski pair came out and that led me into a Nike SB shoe obsession. My favorite Nike SB right now is the Nyjah 2.0 and it's ONLY because it reminds me of this shoe, but somehow even more comfy and stylish? It has a great grip like the Janoski's too. They're the only two shoes I wear to skate now, its nice that Nike as a brand is still focused on making shoes for function.
Had the pleasure of meeting Stefan and his wife a few years ago at a canoe rental shop I worked at on the NorCal coast. They both were the most chill and lovely people ever. His vibe is so laid back, respectful, and friendly.
Keep ‘em coming
Still have the pair of Janoski's that I bought when I was 17, I'm almost 27 now. I worked at a Nike store for my first job, we got some blue on white Janoski's in and I immediately loved them, got my discount and paid like $40 for them, insane nowadays. Have been a staple of mine the whole time. Starting to get a bit worn but I'll wear them till they fall apart, and then ill fix them and keep wearing them. Such a simple shoe that works with any outfit for almost any occasion, still comfy as hell all these years later, feels like I'm not wearing a shoe because I'm so used to them. Had a kid I worked with a couple years ago say, "dude are those Janoski's?" and I said hell yeah they are, I've had them since you were in elementary school lol. Had no idea who Stefan was when I bought them, just knew he was a skater but that's it, now I know he is a pretty fucking cool dude.
And Stefan being a huge part in the development of his shoe. The development coming from an actual skater. Created the best shoe ever
Love this dude. Wish him all the best.
again an amazing episode!!
Those shoes were sooo good! I remember they had so much grip it would squeak on any surface
PURE INSPIRATION. Thank you Stefan for being yourself!
I hate how I have to wait til next month for another episode but I definitely loved this one so much
That Expedition Alone video is one of the greats
I wish more people were like Stefan. I like to be very cheerful as well. I grew up around so many mopey people and I felt like I had to counter that with jokes and silliness to avoid ending up mopey too.