The Nine Club #414 · Show notes
Liam Pace
About this episode
Liam Pace discusses growing up skating bowls at Santa Rita skate park in Tucson AZ, his backyard mini ramp, running from the cops in full pads at 13 years old, knocking his front tooth out at Washington Street & skating the same day with it wired back in, blacking out on big tricks, 23 broken bones, turning his first leg plate into a ring, getting on Foundation through Mike Sinclair at 18 then moving to Madness with Bill Weiss, the Madness promo video he’s working on, Hell Ride, Swampfest, X Games, and much more!
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The guest
Liam Pace
Liam Pace is a professional skateboarder from Tucson, Arizona, now living in Oceanside, California. Known for skating everything from bowls and mega ramps to big street rails, he won X Games gold in Skateboard Park in 2021, rides for Monster Energy, and turned pro for Madness Skateboards in 2026.
Chapters
- Liam Pace
- Santa Rita Skate Park in Tucson
- Dad wouldn’t let him skate street, the cops were arresting people
- Full pads at 13 running from the cops
- Knocked his front tooth out at Washington Street
- First contest after that, knocked himself out
- Marseilles bowl and the Rockstar Energy Open
- Blacking out on big tricks
- 23 bones broken and metal in both legs
- Turning his first leg plate into a ring
- Resetting his own wrist after hitting a rock
- Dealing with injuries
- Welding and woodworking when he can’t skate
- His reticulated python that got too big
- Learning tricks on the spot at Washington Street
- Skatepark rainbow rail vs Red Bull Bull Rippers rainbow rail
- Sinclair hits him up for Foundation
- Rankings and not looking at the points
- Olympics mentality, just skate the way he skates
- Sinclair and the Foundation story
- Never had a real board sponsor until 18
- Five or six years on Foundation, it wasn’t the right fit
- Bill Weiss texts about Madness
- Working on a Madness promo video
- How he balances transition and street in a part
Links
Talked about in this episode
Red Bull Bowl Rippers 2026 — full replayRed Bull Skateboarding · Marseille’s Bowl du Prado, including the rainbow rail session and Tom Schaar’s winning run
Rockstar Energy Open 2026 — Men’s Park FinalThe Platfrm · Liam’s late shove-it over the gap and the full final results
Videos / Articles
Liam Pace — BONES Part2026 · Bones Wheels
Liam Pace’s Monster Army Part2022 · The Berrics
Who Is Liam Pace?2023 · The Berrics
Liam Pace’s “Bones” PartJune 9, 2026 · Thrasher Magazine
Madness Welcomes Liam PaceApril 6, 2026 · Thrasher Magazine
Liam Pace Goes Pro for MadnessJuly 20, 2026 · Thrasher Magazine
Contest results & rankings
Selected career highlights, not a complete contest history.
- 1stRockstar Energy Open Portland — Dickies Park Best Trick Jam2026Source
- 6thRockstar Energy Open Portland — Men’s Park Final2026Source
- 1stX Games — Men’s Skateboard Park2021Source
- 1stX Games Minneapolis — Next X Skateboard Park2018Source
People mentioned
Names and linked moments checked against the episode’s English captions. Names without a confirmed Nine Club guest appearance are shown without episode cards.
Greyson Fletcher
Cory Juneau
Yuro Nagahara
Ruby Lilley
Grace Marhoefer
Danny León
Peter Hewitt
Mizuho Hasegawa
Egoitz Bijueska
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