One of our favourite end-of-year rituals is watching skaters churn out epic video parts in their quest to snag Thrasher Magazine’s Skater of the Year. Once a reader-voted award—kicked off by none other than Tony Hawk—it’s now down to a final decision made by the Thrasher crew after readers help narrow down the contenders.

The roster of past winners reads like a who’s who of skateboarding legends, including Chris Cole, Danny Way, and Tyshawn Jones, all bagging the title twice, with Jones being the most recent victor. Last year was intense, with Nyjah Huston dropping two mind-blowing parts in just a couple of months, trying to clinch the title—spoiler alert, he didn’t make it.

Now, we’re deep into video part season, but with the avalanche of skateboarding footage out there, it can be tough to keep track of who’s dropped what and where. That’s where SkateFolio comes in handy. They’ve Clip Mapped™ skaters’ footage for the entire year, so you can binge-watch a skater’s parts back-to-back. Pretty handy, huh?

SkateFolio Mapped™ Skaters

Picking a Skater of the Year isn’t easy, but I’ve got to shout out to London’s own Tom Knox. No bias here, of course.

Here are some of my top picks for SOTY video parts:

• Yuto Horigome in Tokyo – Nike SB
• Tom Knox – Atlantic Drift
• Curren Caples – Vans
• Ryan Sheckler – Lifer by Red Bull
• Cyrus Bennet – Live Forever by HUF
• Jack O’Grady – 7 Ball by Nike
• Rob Pace – Santa Cruz Skateboards 

If you’re thinking, “How could they leave X out of their top SOTY parts?” hit us up! We’re all ears to hear about your favourite segments from these incredible skaters. The level of skating today is just staggering.