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Tampa Pro (skateboard Competition)
Tampa Pro is an annual professional skateboard competition in Tampa, Florida, United States (U.S.). The competition is held at the Skatepark of Tampa The Skatepark of Tampa is a skatepark in Tampa, Florida, United States. It is considered one of the top skateboarding venues on the East Coast of the United States. The name is often abbreviated as ''SPoT'', and it is well known for its annual ' ... in late March and a new course is designed every year. Winners List of past winners of Tampa Pro References External links Official websiteTampa Pro 2001 video Skateboarding competitions Recurring sporting events established in 1995 Sports competitions in Tampa, Florida {{Sport-event-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an extreme sport, action sport originating in the United States that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry Profession, job, and a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2009 report found that the skateboarding market is worth an estimated $4.8 billion in annual revenue, with 11.08 million active skateboarders in the world. In 2016, it was announced that skateboarding would be represented at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, for both male and female teams. Since the 1970s, skateparks have been constructed specifically for use by skateboarders, freestyle BMXers, aggressive inline skating, aggressive skaters, and more recently, Freestyle scootering, scooters. However, skateboarding has become controversial in areas in which the activity, although illegal, has damaged curbs, stoneworks, steps, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Lutzka
Greg Lutzka (born April 20, 1985) is a "goofy-footed" (naturally places his right foot at the nose of the skateboard) professional skateboarder Early life Lutzka was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (US). Lutzka explained in 2014 that he "grew up on skates," and first tried ice skating at the age of two before playing ice hockey in high school. Lutzka commenced skateboarding at the age of nine after discovering it through his peers in the ice hockey team. Skateboarding was initially an activity that he enjoyed as an aside to ice hockey, but three years later, Lutzka replaced ice hockey with skateboarding because he "loved it so much." Professional skateboarding Lutzka was first sponsored at the age of 15 and he explained in 2014 that, upon attaining sponsorship, he realized that professional skateboarding was a feasible option for him. Volcom and Oakley were two of the brands that supported Lutzka, while he was connected with established skateboarders like Rodney Mul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skateboarding Competitions
A skate contest or skateboarding contest or skateboarding competition is a competition between people skateboarding, usually on a designated course or ramp, typically decided by judges' scoring. History The first skate contest took place in 1973 in Hermosa Beach, California, sponsored by Makaha and held at the Pier Avenue Junior High School. In April 26 & 27, 1975, The Zephyr Boys impress the crowd at the Bahne-Cadillac National Championships held as part of the Del Mar Ocean Festival. Coverage from this skate contest propelled the Z-Boys as first skate celebrities. The unique and aggressive style of the Z-Boys caused a major sensation and controversy at the competition. In 1982, Tony Hawk won his first skateboard contest at the Del Mar Skate Ranch. In 1983, Tommy Guerrero won the first street-style skateboard contest at Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco. The first Tampa Pro competition took place in 1995 and was won by Mike Vallely. The first X Games contest took place i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamie Foy
Jamie Foy (born June 14, 1996) is a regular-footed American skateboarder. Foy was crowned 2017 Skater of the Year by ''Thrasher'' magazine. He is part of the New Balance Numeric skateboarding team. Career Foy was born and grew up in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He started skating at a young age, entering local skate contests as young as four years old. Foy started his career in 2013 and won several competitions in Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. In 2016, Foy moved to Los Angeles and quickly gained popularity after appearing in 7 videos in 2016 and 2017. In 2017, he became pro for Deathwish Skateboards and was invited to join the Street League Tour. He was named Thrasher's Skater of the Year the same year. Foy has won a total of three X Games The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and Newpor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlos Ribeiro (skateboarder)
Carlos Ribeiro (21 December 1813, in Lisbon – 13 November 1882, in Lisbon) was a pioneering geologist and archaeologist who inaugurated the concept of fieldwork in Portugal, and was responsible for the discovery and excavation of many Neolithic and other sites in Portugal. Director of the first Geological Commission of Portugal (1857), he led production of the first edition of the Geological Chart of Portugal to the scale of 1/500,000, work which was awarded a silver medal at the Universal Exhibition of Paris (1878). He also served as an officer of the Portuguese army and as a Member of Parliament. Biography From relatively humble beginnings Carlos Ribeiro began work at an early age after only a basic education, continuing to study while working. During this time he met Filipe Folque (1800-1874), an aristocratic military officer and mathematician who supported him with his studies, enabling him to obtain the necessary qualifications to enrol at the tertiary level. After fightin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jagger Eaton
Jagger Jesse Eaton (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional skateboarder who currently competes in street and park competitions. He was the youngest ever X Games competitor at age 11, until his record was broken in 2019. In 2021, Eaton won the first Olympic skateboarding medal, earning a bronze in the men's street competition in Tokyo, Japan. Early life Eaton and his brother Jett (two years his senior) are the sons of Geoff Eaton, owner of the Kids That Rip (KTR) Skateboard School, a school that trains a number of junior X Games competitors. Both brothers started skateboarding under their father's tutelage at a young age, with Eaton commencing at four years of age.''Jagger Eaton, 11, ready to take on MegaRamp at X Games'' by Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louie Lopez
Louie Lopez (born November 26, 1994) is a regular-footed American skateboarder from Los Angeles, CA. He is of Mexican and Guatemalan descent. Skateboarding career Lopez first became sponsored by Flip Skateboards at the age of seven. In 2006, Lopez made his video debut in Flip’s ''Feast Tours.'' In 2007, Lopez competed in the Tampa Am for the first time. Louie’s combination of technical ledge skills and ability to boost huge in transition made him an immediate threat on the contest circuit. Lopez put down solid performances in the Damn Am series on a board that looked bigger than he did, but showed the world his skating talent was even larger. Since turning pro for Flip in 2013, Louie has been a regular on the Dew Tour, standing on the podium five times and taking second in both Street and Street Style at the Chicago stops in 2015, followed second in Street at the LA stop. His home in Hawthorne, California has a backyard bowl, something he always dreamed of having. Skate Vide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane O'Neill (skateboarder)
Shane O'Neill (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian professional skateboarder from Melbourne, Victoria. Shane is a member of the SLS "9 Club" meaning he has landed a trick in the Street League competition that judges scored an average of 9 or better. Shane's trick was a switchstance Switch 360 double kickflip. In 2016 Shane won a silver medal at the X Games in Oslo. His normal stance is Goofy. In 2021, O'Neill qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics in the street skateboarding competition. He competed in the men's street event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He was ranked sixteenth in the Preliminary Heats and therefore did not compete in the finals. Full details are in Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Sponsors Shane O'Neill has been sponsored since the age of 14. He is sponsored by Nike SB, Thunder Trucks, Villager, Diamond Supply & Co. and Spitfire Wheels. O'Neill was previously sponsored by Primitive Skateboarding, and Skate Mental. April Skateboards On 8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nyjah Huston
Nyjah Imani Huston (born November 30, 1994) is an American professional skateboarder. With numerous sponsorships and competition prize winnings, Huston is one of the highest paid skateboarders in the world. Huston won gold medals at the SLS Super Crown World Championship in 2014, 2017 to 2019, and has won 12 gold medals at the X Games since 2011. Early life Huston was born in Davis, California. Raised in a strict Rastafarian lifestyle by his father Adeyemi, Huston and his siblings ate vegan and were homeschooled by their mother Kelle. Adeyemi was a skateboarder and made his sons start skating when Nyjah was only five years old. Huston has stated that his father was very controlling and wanted Nyjah to skate every day. In 2004, his parents purchased an indoor skate park in Woodland where Huston spent his entire time practicing. In 2006, his father abruptly decided to move to Puerto Rico with his family, causing problems with Huston's board sponsor Element Skateboards because he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luan Oliveira
Luan Oliveira is a Brazilian street skateboarder. He competed at the 2013 and 2015 World Skateboarding Championship, being awarded two bronze medals in the street event. Oliveira also competed at the Summer X Games The X Games are an annual extreme sports event organized, produced and broadcast by ESPN. Coverage is also shown on ESPN's sister network, ABC. The inaugural X Games were held during the summer of 1995 in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island, .... References External links * Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Brazilian skateboarders X Games athletes World Skateboarding Championship medalists 1990 births {{skateboarding-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torey Pudwill
Torey Jamieson Pudwill (born May 2, 1990), also known by his nickname "T-Puds", is an American professional street skateboarder. Early life Pudwill was born in Simi Valley, California, United States (US). In a February 2013 online interview, Pudwill explained that Justin Schulte (also a sponsored skateboarder as of March 2013) was the friend that he would mostly skateboard with during his early adolescence. As a teenager, Pudwill would spend his time skateboarding with his friend Arturo at the Skatelab in Simi Valley, California. Five years after the facility opened, Pudwill was featured in the Skatelab "all-time accident report" and owner Todd Huber explained in 2009: "Torey had 117 accidents—more than anyone else on there and he was only thirteen." It was during his teenage years that Pudwill originated the Grizzly Griptape brand. Professional skateboarding Pudwill was around 14 years of age when his part appeared in the 2005 Shorty's video ''How To Go Pro''. Shorty's was P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder)
Paul Martin Rodriguez Jr. (born December 31, 1984), also known by his nickname P-Rod, is an American professional Skateboarding, street skateboarder, actor, rapper, and recording artist. Rodriguez has won a total of eight medals at the X Games, four of them gold, with the most recent first-place victory occurring in Los Angeles, California in July 2012. Early life and family Rodriguez was born in Tarzana, Los Angeles, Tarzana, California, U.S. His father is actor/comedian Paul Rodriguez (actor), Paul Rodriguez, and his mother is Laura Martinez. He also has an older sister Nikole and a younger brother Lucas. As a child, Rodriguez occasionally got to meet celebrities through his father. In a later interview, he recounted one such memory: I'll tell you a good story about Mr. T. I believe it was 1988, every year there was a Christmas Day parade in Pasadena, California, Pasadena [California, US]; I was probably about three-and-a-half, four years-old—I loved Mr. T. He had the cartoon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
