Ari Saffer, pole jam 5050. Photo by Kingsley Attwood.

Age:

13

Sponsors:

Cheapskates, After Hours

Hometown:

Auckland

Currently residing:

Mairangi Bay

Who do you look up to:

Simon (Thorp) and Leighton (Dyer).

Who should be pro:

Cato (Dobbs) and Theo (Clarke)

Who else is Good As:

My brother Rio and all my skate friends. You know who you are.

New Zealand skateboarding needs more:

Skate plazas

New Zealand skateboarding needs less:

Scooters

Most played song on your phone:

“Gassed Up” — Nebu Kiniza

Pet peeves:

I like my food separated. I don’t like my bread touching my eggs!

Pre-skate rituals:

Budgies

Trick you can do with your eyes closed:

Crooks

Trick I’ll probably never do:

Those dumb “Yo” flips

Line or single trick:

Lines!

Low impact and last, or smash it and go out with a bang:

I just like to go for it.

Follow Ari on Instagram @arisaffer.

First published in Manual Magazine, Issue 72.