that point. He just killed it. In December 2011, Penny was identified as the twenty-first most influential skateboarder of all time by Transworld Skateboarding magazine; however, Phillips had first revealed his perspective on Penny in 2009: That was just sort of the way Penny was. He was nonchalant. He sort of didn’t realise—I don’t think he’s ever realised the impact he’s had on skateboarding. He never thought about it. Everything was just natural. Were his lines thought out before? Probably to an extent based on what he’d been doing in practice. But none of it was premeditated like, "Right, I’m gonna do this here, then hit the hip, then hit the pyramid". It was just flow.Transworld then introduced Penny's 2012 interview for the "Most Influential" series with the following blurb: "Tom Penny changed everything that came before him. Tom’s technique, on any terrain, was so fluid and nonchalant that within six months of his arrival on US soil back in '94, every pro on the planet wanted to skate like him." In July 2013, professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez identified Penny in his "top ten" list of professional skateboarders, explaining that "Tom to me was like a mythical figure ... To me his style was my favorite in skateboarding just the way moves, the way he did his tricks, it looked so lazy and so buttery." Contest history Penny made his debut at the 1993 UK Championships Contest at Radlands, where he came 3rd—US skateboarder, Willy Santos, won the contest. Penny returned to Radlands in 1994 for the UK Championships and finished in 6th place; US contestant, Mike Santarossa, won the contest. Penny won the 1995 Radlands UK Championships Contest, which had evolved into one of the world's biggest contests. Penny beat over 100 other competitors, including over 75 US professionals, including Ray Barbee, Hawk, Bob Burnquist, Andrew Reynolds, Ed Templeton, Eric Koston, Phil Shao (now deceased) and Jamie Thomas. Videography Rollersnakes "720" (1992) Flip: The Long Overdue (unofficial) (1993) 411VM: Issue 2 – "Wheels of Fortune" (1993) Hook-Ups: Asian Goddess (1994) ATM: Come Together (1995) etnies: Hi-5 (1995)411VM: Issue 11 – "Flip Skateboards Industry Section" (1995) TSA: "Life in the Fast Lane" (1996) Transworld: Uno (1996) Dope Clothing: Time for Tea (1996)Landspeed: CKY (1999) éS: Menikmati (2000) Transworld: Anthology (2000) Collage (2001) TSA: Life in the Fast Lane (re-release) (2001) Flip: Sorry (2002) Transworld: Videoradio (2002) éS: Germany Tour (2002)