Stefan Janoski: From Underground Hero to Skate Icon

Stefan Janoski: From Underground Hero to Skate Icon | Epicly Later'd

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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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@liquidpebbles7475 3 ай бұрын

" I think he figured out, early on, how to live ", beautiful

@kevinmullner4280 3 ай бұрын

They got me with that one, too.

@richysssrichsss 3 ай бұрын

That made me pause the video, and think how I should aprouch life .😅

@pattyhopkins1712 3 ай бұрын

He has an awesome Mom too who probably helped him with his world outlook.

@charlesgrace5353 3 ай бұрын

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.

@josiahamaze 3 ай бұрын

bro got rich early on in life. nothing philosophical about it.

@LetsG00000 3 ай бұрын

That ending was unexpectedly hilarious🤣🤣

@Turtleboykid 3 ай бұрын

fucking Tim always delivers lol

@bobdobbs6969 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, but....how does he know?

@crazycarlsadventures5983 3 ай бұрын

@@bobdobbs6969habitat trips 😂

@bobdobbs6969 3 ай бұрын

@@crazycarlsadventures5983 Baller Banger!

@nielatienza785 3 ай бұрын

HAHAHA

@kevinalamo4250 3 ай бұрын

"I think he figured out, early on, how to live." Is a rad compliment... especially from Arto

@landonowens889 15 күн бұрын

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 😂

@sean78745 3 ай бұрын

Im so stoked that Vice is goin back to the shows that people originally loved about the channel. This is top tier.

@soulrebel3880 3 ай бұрын

100% hope they keep it rolling

@AerialEscape 3 ай бұрын

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!

@youtuber35608 3 ай бұрын

Yeah. They brought this show back years ago but for some reason they removed all those videos.

@Kage-jk4pj 3 ай бұрын

And now it is all over, and Vice is gone.

@leewatts1570 3 ай бұрын

Yeah they gone bust now..bu bye woke news

@cbmediapros 3 ай бұрын

“He’s not circumcised” haha what an awesome ending. Love that you are back Patrick, amazing stuff

@AerialEscape 3 ай бұрын

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.

@spliffaminal 3 ай бұрын

He taught a whole generation of skateboarders how to 360 kickflip. He deserves all the success.

@franciscoramirez9867 3 ай бұрын

Kelly Hart taught me how to 360 flip behind a Ralph's back in 03'

@crumdogmillionaire3516 3 ай бұрын

That vid is so iconic

@LiamBanfield 3 ай бұрын

Tre flip* 😁... (just kidding)

@syafiqsyazwan9871 3 ай бұрын

What's this mean?

@steinarslettedal2606 3 ай бұрын

Yup. He taught us to be so relaxed we would fall asleep while doing them.

@CryptoRoast_0 3 ай бұрын

So nice to see people talking so highly of another person. The end of these always gets me in the feels.

@28russ 3 ай бұрын

Especially the very end of this one.............😂😂

@Tv0sb 3 ай бұрын

It’s crazy how time flies I still have my 2012 pair of janoskis hanging in my old neighborhoods electric cables 😅

@internet_internet 3 ай бұрын

Nice. I used to work in them. The canvas pairs were great for manual labor.

@deadbeat-vc9kg 2 ай бұрын

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.

@samDoniger 3 ай бұрын

I'm so happy Epicly Later'd is back!

@butterknutts5888 3 ай бұрын

too true

@bizzybane7755 3 ай бұрын

Perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon

@FabledCity 3 ай бұрын

One thing this episode brings to light is that O'Dell must somehow tackle a Biebell episode. That will not be so easy.

@scruffmcgruff21 3 ай бұрын

What happened to Biebel?

@GoldenPoopD 3 ай бұрын

you know the vibes

@FabledCity 3 ай бұрын

@@scruffmcgruff21 Last I heard he left the skate industry entirely and became a full time bodybuilder in Miami.

@gander24 3 ай бұрын

Shoutout to captains@@GoldenPoopD

@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin 3 ай бұрын

Looking at where they both are in life right now, it's crazy to think they grew up and even lived together lol

@Vinnytrampolini 3 ай бұрын

He's chill like that.

@cheothegeo2742 3 ай бұрын

He's the human embodiment of that song lol

@Astrohhh 3 ай бұрын

I've been rockin Nike SB Janoski's for years. His shoes are elite.

@ProCommentateur 3 ай бұрын

Me too, it's a damn same that they are hard to get by nowadays :( Can't find them in Switzerland anymore

@theriotartist 3 ай бұрын

That design is unmatched. Same here brother. I'm glad my current pair are holding up because they are damn hard to find.

@Justin-ts4rb 3 ай бұрын

@@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

@CAxALLDAY 3 ай бұрын

@@ProCommentateur just called my mom to send me my original janoskis. got 4 pairs 2 are torn up though

@Realmackism 3 ай бұрын

Still collect them till this day myself. An all time favorite sneaker for me!

@robertleidner9703 3 ай бұрын

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!

@calvinappleberry2437 3 ай бұрын

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.

@tuffentiny 3 ай бұрын

His smile brings me sincere joy. His skating is divine.

@mikehorton101 3 ай бұрын

Currently watching this in Vacaville

@TupDigital 2 ай бұрын

The city or the prison

@auralxtc 3 ай бұрын

Finally we get to see THE wholesome eposide of Epicly Later’d!

@OtherNurse 3 ай бұрын

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.

@DarkoNomad 3 ай бұрын

I'm blessed to wake up with this video. It all came naturally to him, he became a legend unintentionally.

@416pat 3 ай бұрын

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!

@M27UNDERGROUND 3 ай бұрын

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

@vancouverbill 3 ай бұрын

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!

@CrazyTonyBJJ 3 ай бұрын

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!!!

@MikeHoczbig 3 ай бұрын

His original shoe that came out in skate shops had a cork insole on the side. Loved em.

@tombourne4273 3 ай бұрын

the new OG+ version has that too!

@Smoothjazzsundays 2 ай бұрын

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

@jmhockey150 3 ай бұрын

My only complaint...is that it wasn’t long enough!! I could keep watching for hours!! Peace, love. EL 💚

@GettingHyphy 3 ай бұрын

I could listen to Tim O'Connor talk all day

@euminkong 2 ай бұрын

Soooooo funny

@EDCsteals 3 ай бұрын

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

@TCJOHNSTONE 3 ай бұрын

What a fantastic story and incredibly well told. Thanks for this...

@marjoe32 3 ай бұрын

As a Norcal kid growing up north of Sacramento, this guys was a hero. He got out he made it to the big city

@B.E.C.K. 3 ай бұрын

Bravo Patrick and to all involved in the making of these!

@thegourmetfoodi3702 3 ай бұрын

These episodes keep getting better and better! Stefan’s tricks past and present are just fyre

@EverythingsBeenDone 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the new episodes!!!

@franciscofrank6175 3 ай бұрын

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...

@ryanmacdonald2561 3 ай бұрын

I’ve gone to court in his shoes… twice

@NatGreenOnline 3 ай бұрын

So great to see new episodes of Epicly Later'd. Stefan's smile reminds me a lot of Natas'. Both big, happy smiles.

@baymapleswildcaliforniagar1374 3 ай бұрын

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

@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin 3 ай бұрын

Stefan kind of gives me "The Dude from Big Lebowski if he was played by Peter Stormare instead of Jeff Bridges" vibes

@Okayt98 3 ай бұрын

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!

@YiggityYins 3 ай бұрын

My favorite skater. Admired his flow so much. When his shoe dropped, I immediately bought it.

@Lostin2024 3 ай бұрын

Fantastic episode. Big smile on my face the whole time 😊

@josephmyers138 3 ай бұрын

Y'all forgot about Tony Hawk, I guess.

@ParnasoCultural 3 ай бұрын

@@er1end everybody grew with THPS

@jim_carry 3 ай бұрын

Tony did a 1000 ads, Stefan made one shoe

@Old_man_Rob 3 ай бұрын

Patrick, awesome episode!! Stefan, this is great!! ❤️🔥🤘🤘

@truthray 3 ай бұрын

Wished for this episode since the dawn of time Thx Pat & Stefan

@looseygoosey23 3 ай бұрын

I was clearly not expecting this, what an awesome episode!!! great cover

@aftrthejake6843 3 ай бұрын

I love the way this was filmed.

@shashlik420 3 ай бұрын

i lived trough those glory days of Stefan on Habitat 😊

@BillyGryparis 3 ай бұрын

Thank you Stephan for all this amazing energy, great time with you back in the days with Analog team in Athens !

@Fadecountier 3 ай бұрын

I love how he only wears his own shoe, now that is some pride! Awesome to hear.

@cesarnavarro8627 3 ай бұрын

I'm so happy epicly laterd is back!

@jii-ro7083 3 ай бұрын

Arto Saari out here looking like a custom character from a video game :D

@MegaB34R 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate this series so much, great showcase of photographers and so so inspiring. Thank you for keep making these videos. ✨

@SamBarnwell92 3 ай бұрын

So great. So glad this series is back!

@rikysingh7040 3 ай бұрын

I started learning Skateboard yesterday... And I have to be ashamed to admit that it's the most tuff sport 🥺🥺🥺

@ByTheGrave 3 ай бұрын

Nothing to be ashamed of

@OmegaRedLotus619 3 ай бұрын

Practice everyday! We’ve all dealt with the struggle! Peace ✌🏽

@logang6583 3 ай бұрын

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 😂

@BigCRichy 3 ай бұрын

Arto over here rockin the John Hammond fit. 😂

@geoffbrinks4054 3 ай бұрын

again an amazing episode!!

@nicolaemorozov4304 3 ай бұрын

LEGEND, with Legendary short film, thanks!

@Tom______________ 3 ай бұрын

A Brandon Biebel episode one day please.....

@alexanderusov6889 3 ай бұрын

Love the new Vice content 👌 Thanks for bringing back skateboard culture 🙏

@toneohm 3 ай бұрын

Janoski is one of my favorites, like top 3.. ever since Mosaic.. this is a great video ! Thanks

@TheViolator91 3 ай бұрын

Been my favorite skater for two decades. Wish this dude would drop more footage… 😞

@ShoshinManga 3 ай бұрын

Alright lol

@summer7603 3 ай бұрын

Haha Vice is gone! hooray! What goes around comes around. Learn to code.

@ConfusedCanadian403 3 ай бұрын

I love that him and Mariano are just vibin’ out together and still ripping

@lukaswild302 3 ай бұрын

What a great positive energy!

@marx819 3 ай бұрын

Lol vice is shutting down its website and firing employees

@eatassonthefirstdate 2 ай бұрын

what? how do u know???

@Mdot555 Ай бұрын

@@eatassonthefirstdatehow dare you question apu

@karanjetley 3 ай бұрын

How dare you disrespect Tony like that

@carterhessvideo 3 ай бұрын

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!

@AswangRealStories 3 ай бұрын

Stefan is the goat. I love this dude; he's always smiling. ❤ from PH

@TTOS69 3 ай бұрын

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.

@YeahImAnthony 3 ай бұрын

Pretty sure he's feminine. You can't tell?

@Deathcatclub 3 ай бұрын

He’s gay, like BA

@henryjones8287 2 ай бұрын

Are you ok?

@Gnarwilly 2 ай бұрын

who gives a f

@Plastic35789 3 ай бұрын

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….

@loganblumenberg 3 ай бұрын

top 3 favorite skater... a lot because of his personality. Keep em coming Patrick!

@TheSoundstereo 3 ай бұрын

Awesome episode!!

@howiespancakeshack 3 ай бұрын

LOVE THESE NEW EPISODES x

@berniemac6835 3 ай бұрын

great to see this eps still being made

@100milesandrunnin 3 ай бұрын

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

@user-nk8iq8rj9f 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant the editing matches the essence of his skating and the shoe 👟 being all in one and one in the same. Good job vice 🗜️

@joell.s.9548 3 ай бұрын

Keep ‘em coming

@mnm2481 3 ай бұрын

love that Epicly Later´d is back and with this the tradition of random Jerry interviews

@Coherent_Nonsense 3 ай бұрын

That Expedition Alone video is one of the greats

@fulltilt151 3 ай бұрын

Love this dude. Wish him all the best.

@tilen3870 3 ай бұрын

Always happy to see a new episode 🎉🎉

@downbycrew 3 ай бұрын

keep em coming!!!

@user-wj9bz8xi9u 2 ай бұрын

This was well put together, thank you

@richardharden6811 3 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite skater!

@user-ra2tf6ac4e 3 ай бұрын

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.

@DANGMOE 7 күн бұрын

What Koston said at 24:48 made me so happy

@danw7447 3 ай бұрын

Got to always love when someone in skateing really makes it . Dont see that happening much these days anymore

@Berkeee903 3 ай бұрын

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

@yadhier4188 3 ай бұрын

nothing like a janoski, grew up skating them and they are the best frfr

@jmariande97 3 ай бұрын

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.

@kylewattssurfing3266 Ай бұрын

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!! ✌️😎✌️

@trevorsowder 2 ай бұрын

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.

@skulleagletartat 3 ай бұрын

Wow, that episode was literally perfect.

@rxiddd 2 ай бұрын

Dude the janoski has been my favourite shoe for almost a decade. Haven’t found another shoe I’ve loved as much since

@tommyburkepainter 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant episode, thank you

@MichaelRossignolo-mi1qm 3 ай бұрын

@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

@vincentkr3w 2 ай бұрын

PURE INSPIRATION. Thank you Stefan for being yourself!

@SoftLoft 3 ай бұрын

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.