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"\"&lt;h3&gt;&lt;a href=\\\"\\/files\\/2009\\/08\\/19\\/69.jpg\\\"&gt;&lt;img class=\\\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1000093429\\\" title=\\\"69\\\" src=\\\"\\/files\\/2009\\/08\\/19\\/69.423x600.jpg\\\" alt=\\\"\\\" width=\\\"423\\\" height=\\\"600\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;&lt;\\/h3&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;He might be down, but he&amp;#8217;s not out. After a brutal shoulder slam at the TransWorld Team Shoot Out, Finnish-Canadian powder pro, Iikka B\\u00e4ckstr\\u00f6m had to get a surgery on his shoulder. Since then he&amp;#8217;s been healing up in Southern California. Even though he&amp;#8217;s been sidelined, he is killing it in SoCal\\u2014chilling harder than anyone in the history of humanity. I cut into his chill time trying to get him to answer about 3 questions, he finally answered though. Check it.&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--StartFragment--&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Worst slam of the season?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;At\\u00a0Team Shoot Out, when I fell of\\u00a0that ginormous\\u00a0feature on my face and popped my shoulder out &amp;#8230; that was scary\\u2014just falling forever having no clue when I was gonna hit\\u00a0the ground&amp;#8230;the best is\\u00a0that I called it out about 5 minutes before it happened. &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Where have you been skating this summer?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; Carmel Valley park and the Zero indoor park here in San Diego &amp;#8230; so fun&amp;#8230; now, I\\u2019m out cause of my shoulder surgery.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;All the bros have bikes, did you join the Harley rider\\u2019s club yet?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;No I didn\\u2019t. I dunno if it\\u2019s my\\u00a0thing. I want a fishing boat,\\u00a0that\\u2019s my\\u00a0thing, I\\u00a0think. My\\u00a0truck is flat black now\\u00a0though, just\\u00a0to fit into\\u00a0the\\u00a0Encinitas hippy lifestyle, lol! I\\u2019m stoked it looks buck as fuck! &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;How did you end up filming with the &lt;em&gt;Get Real&lt;\\/em&gt; crew?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I\\u00a0think \\u2018cause\\u00a0I saved Joco\\u2019s life once\\u00a0this winter from hypothermia&amp;#8230; I gave him an HJ&amp;#8230;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;What was your best shred trip of the season?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Early season in Europe was buck.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Do you switch up your boards or ride the same one for everything?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I ride a 158 in pow and 154 in\\u00a0the park &amp;#8230; In powder you need a bit bigger board\\u00a0to plow\\u00a0thru,\\u00a0but\\u00a0too long of a board gets clumsy for me. 154 is perfect for park\\u00a0to hop around stuff&amp;#8230;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Talk about your pro model&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;It\\u2019s a\\u00a0twin-tip obviously, cause\\u00a0that\\u2019s what I ride &amp;#8230; I like a board a bit stiffer, so you can shred fast and it won\\u2019t\\u00a0fold when you hit gnarly bumps. Sidecuts\\u2014I dunno shit about\\u00a0it, so I just\\u00a0tried a bunch of different ones and chose\\u00a0the one I liked. For the nose and\\u00a0tail shape, Dev and I drew on a paper. Graphics are always some ideas\\u00a0that pop in my head randomly&amp;#8230;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DC BOOTS\\u2014which one do you use and why?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Rogans &amp;#8217;cause\\u00a0their just medium-soft, comfy boot-o\\u2019s.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;Did you learn any new shred tricks last season?&lt;\\/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Not really, it was kinda one of\\u00a0those get \\u2018er done years again &amp;#8230; my shoulder wasn\\u2019t really feeling good, so I\\u00a0just tried\\u00a0to make it\\u00a0thru\\u00a0the winter. Actually, I learned switch backside 720, lol!&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;br \\/&gt;\\n&lt;strong&gt;When will you go shredding next?&lt;\\/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I\\u2019m out\\u00a0\\u2018til November with my shoulder, so\\u00a0the early season it\\u2019s on.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;When\\u2019s the last time you jumped on a street rail?&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Dude, fuck I dunno. Maybe few years ago?&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;I felt like I wasn\\u2019t really enjoying\\u00a0them\\u00a0that much anymore so why push it? &amp;#8230; I wanna enjoy snowboarding. I got really into riding powder and\\u00a0that\\u2019s all I care about now.\\u00a0I do miss\\u00a0the fun rail\\u00a0trips\\u00a0though &amp;#8230;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Are you ready to sample Alaska?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;span&gt;I want\\u00a0to go\\u00a0there so bad, even if it\\u2019s gonna send me home or whatever, but I wanna go and give it my best shot &amp;#8230; babysteps.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;Filming plans for upcoming season?&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=\\\"font-weight: normal;\\\"&gt;No clue yet.&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/span&gt;&lt;\\/strong&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n&lt;div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1000093425 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'&gt;&lt;figure class='gallery-item'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;div class='gallery-icon portrait'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;a href='http:\\/\\/snowboarding.transworld.net\\/uncategorized\\/iikka-backstrom-interview\\/attachment\\/69\\/'&gt;&lt;img width=\\\"82\\\" height=\\\"117\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/snowboarding.transworld.net\\/wp-content\\/blogs.dir\\/442\\/files\\/2009\\/08\\/19\\/69.jpg\\\" class=\\\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\\\" alt=\\\"69\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;&lt;figure class='gallery-item'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;div class='gallery-icon landscape'&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t\\t&lt;a href='http:\\/\\/snowboarding.transworld.net\\/uncategorized\\/iikka-backstrom-interview\\/attachment\\/p1010400\\/'&gt;&lt;img width=\\\"156\\\" height=\\\"117\\\" src=\\\"http:\\/\\/snowboarding.transworld.net\\/wp-content\\/blogs.dir\\/442\\/files\\/2009\\/08\\/19\\/p1010400.jpg\\\" class=\\\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\\\" alt=\\\"p1010400\\\" \\/&gt;&lt;\\/a&gt;\\n\\t\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;&lt;\\/figure&gt;\\n\\t\\t&lt;\\/div&gt;\\n\\n&lt;p class=\\\"MsoNormal\\\"&gt;\\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;!--EndFragment--&gt;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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