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Michael Capaldi (born March 27, 1990), popularly known as Mike Mo Capaldi, is a professional regular-footed
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who gained popularity following his video part in ''Forecast'', a video produced by professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez.


Early life

Capaldi originates from
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, and attended Royal High School. Capaldi explained in early 2013 that the "Mo" in his name is a nickname that was given to him by his father while he was a young boy. After breaking his wrist skating a handrail, Capaldi proceeded to avoid handrail skateboarding and said in a 2013 interview, "I don't like rails."


Professional skateboarding

Capaldi stated in a 2013 interview that the best thing about his membership with the
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team is: "Because Girl to me, that's my childhood dream sponsor, so the fact that I'm on my dream sponsor is probably the coolest thing you can have; and Girl is tight as fuck, so." Capaldi was sponsored by Matix for several years and released signature clothing products with the brand; the brand also produced custom-made singlets for Capaldi's basketball team "The Simi Valley Bierdos". Capaldi's first pro model shoe was with Lakai. Capaldi resigned from Lakai after the shoe brand emerged victorious from the 2011 "King of the Road" competition run by ''Thrasher'' magazine. In 2011, Capaldi was recruited to the Spitfire skateboard wheels team after a lengthy period of time with a company titled Fillmore that is no longer in existence as of March 2013. As part of his introduction to the team, Capaldi created and published a spoof "sponsor-me" video that is typically reserved for non-sponsored skateboarders. Following his time with Lakai, Capaldi joined the DC team, alongside other new team riders such as
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and Mikey Taylor. At the 2012 Agenda trade show, Capaldi's first signature shoe for DC was previewed in three different "colorways". On January 14, 2013, the first MikeMo Capaldi signature DC shoe model was released to the public, accompanied by two online video segments—promotion for the shoe is accompanied by the tagline: "Designed from the Inside Out". On November 1, 2016, it was announced that DC Shoes chose not to renew Mike's contract on October 31. Mike eventually parted ways with the company.


Sponsors

As of November 2016, Capaldi is sponsored by
Girl Skateboards Crailtap is a skateboarding distribution company based in Torrance, California, United States. The distribution company is home to Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Royal Skateboard Trucks, and Fourstar Clothing. Girl Skateboards History ...
,
Royal Trucks Crailtap is a skateboarding distribution company based in Torrance, California, United States. The distribution company is home to Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Royal Skateboard Trucks, and Fourstar Clothing. Girl Skateboards History ...
,
Spitfire wheels Deluxe Distribution is an Ermico Enterprises, Inc-owned subsidiary founded in 1986 with limited partner Brian Ware in San Francisco. Deluxe was formed to distribute the Beware Record label, and other small record labels popular with skateboarders, ...
, MOB griptape, Bones Swiss bearings, and Diamond Supply Company hardware. Capaldi was a former team member of the Lakai footwear and Matix clothing teams. Mike Mo also co-owns a sunglasses company called Glassy.


Glassy

Capaldi and his brother, Vince, are co-owners and founders of Glassy Sunglasses. The Glassy sunglasses brand launched its internet store in September 2012, including signature products from Stefan Janoski,
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, and Mike Mo himself. A signature model for team rider
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, entitled the "Daeviator", was launched in late 2012. In May 2013, following a bet between Capaldi and professional skateboarder Chris Cole, the latter became a team rider for the Glassy brand. Capaldi and Cole, who were teammates on the DC Shoes team, agreed that Cole would join the Glassy team if he lost to Capaldi in any contest. The pair competed in the Battle at the Berrics 6 contest on May 18, 2013, and Cole was defeated by Capaldi.


Recognition

The SkateLab indoor skatepark (located in Capaldi's home area of Simi Valley) partnered with the DC company for the "1st Annual Mike Mo Day", held on February 9, 2013. Participants at the event were provided with an opportunity to meet and skate with Capaldi, and free Capaldi DC product was also distributed.


Contest results

Capaldi won the first Battle at the Berrics after beating Benny Fairfax in a flatground game of "S.K.A.T.E." (a game in which two contestants engage in a "battle", whereby the tricks performed by the lead skater must be repeated by the other skater—letters from the word "skate" are assigned each time a trick is not successfully repeated and the losing contestant is the first skater to complete all of the letters). Capaldi was selected as a competitor for the Street League competition, founded by professional skateboarder
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. Capaldi competed alongside other professional skateboarders such as Sean Malto, Paul Rodriguez, Chris Cole, and Luan Oliviera for three seasons. ESPN Game Of Skate – 2014
X-Games Gold medalist for "Real Street" – 2015


Media appearances

Capaldi has been featured on Fuel TV's "New Pollution" segment and also appeared on the NBC television network talking about the "
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" competition.


Personal life

Capaldi resides in Simi Valley, California. Capaldi's brother, Vince, was diagnosed with "
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", and was scheduled for an operation in 2009 in which a titanium bone substitute would be inserted into his body. Capaldi explained in a 2013 interview that if he wasn't a professional skateboarder, he would most likely be working in a skate shop or a
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after failing at
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.


Videography

*''Forecast'' (2005) *Girl: ''Yes We CANada'' (2006) *Chocolate: ''Hittin' Britain & Oui Will Rock You'' (2006) *Matix: ''Forgotten Coast Tour'' (2007) *Matix: ''Ams Going Green Tour'' (2007) *Lakai: ''
Fully Flared ''Fully Flared'' is a street skateboarding video by the Lakai footwear company, featuring video parts from its team riders. The film is directed by Ty Evans, Spike Jonze, and Cory Weincheque. In 2007, it won "Best Video of the Year" at the Tran ...
'' (2007) *Streets: ''LA'' (2007) *Girl/Chocolate: ''Badass Meets Dumbass'' (2007) *Lakai: ''The Final Flare!'' (2008) *Girl: ''Yanks On Planks'' (2008) *Lakai: ''2010 Video Collection'' (2010) *Lakai: ''Voltage'' (2010) *Girl: ''Outbackwards'' (2010) *''Thrasher'': ''King Of The Road 2011'' (2011) *Girl/Chocolate: ''Pretty Sweet'' (2012)


Video game appearances

Capaldi is a playable character in the
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'' Tony Hawk: Ride''.


See also

*
Flip tricks A flip trick is a type of skateboarding trick in which the skateboard rotates around its vertical axis, or its vertical axis and its horizontal axis simultaneously. The first flip trick, called a kickflip but originally known as a "magic flip", ...
* Mike Carroll *
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Glassy SunglassesSkatepark of Tampa profileFirst Hand Part OneFirst Hand Part TwoCrailtap
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