A huge congratulations to Riley Pavey for taking out the highest honour in Australian skateboarding, winning Slam Skater of The Year for 2023, presented by Converse CONS.

Pavey had a cracker of a year, soaking up the madness at the CPH Open, then heading to Barcelona, where he impressed the WKND crew and managed to score himself a spot on the flow team. By the tail end of 2022, Riley was in Cali stacking clips with WKND owner and filmer Grant Yansura, hanging with a whole bunch of pros and even fitting in a trip to the East Coast. But it wasn’t until December that Riley really proved his SOTY status, dropping two amazing parts within a single month. With Geoff Campbell’s Melbourne heavy videos Internet Birthday Episode 1 and Pleather Jacket, it became clear that Riley had been on an absolute tear between his trips OS.

Take a look at Riley’s showreel and be reminded why he’s the much-deserved recipient of the Australian SOTY award for 2023. Congrats to Riley and thanks to all who voted for our 2023 SOTY.

Filmed and edited by Geoff Campbell.

SLAM SOTY RECIPIENTS
2004: Cale Nuske

2005: Shane Cross

2006: Jake Duncombe

2007: Chima Ferguson

2008: Lewis Marnell

2009: Andrew Brophy

2010: Dane Burman

2011: Shane O’Neill

2012: Nick Boserio

2013: Tommy Fynn

2014: Jack Fardell

2015: Gabriel Summers

2016: Jake Hayes

2017: Jackson Pilz

2018: Alex Lawton

2019: Jack O’Grady

2020: Rowan Davis

2021: Ben Lawrie

2022: Rob Pace

2023: Riley Pavey