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List Of Professional Skateboarders
The following is a list of notable professional skateboarders and their skateboarding sponsorship, sponsors. Entries with blank cells represent skateboarders who have not yet secured a sponsor in this category. References {{Reflist Skateboarders, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Skateboarding Sponsorship
Skateboarding sponsorship is the commercial sponsorship of an individual or team of people who participate in skateboarding, competitions or public activities. Typically, the individual or team will receive cash payments, reduced-price or free merchandise or equipment from a sponsor in return for public and in-competition use of that sponsor's merchandise or equipment for promotional purposes and recipient testimonial or endorsement. Skateboarding sponsorship may also extend to the sponsorship of major competitions or venues (like specific skateparks) by larger distributors or manufacturers of skateboarding equipment and merchandise.''Marketing Communications'' by Ludi Koekemoer & Steve Bird (Juta and Company Ltd, 2004) Sponsors employ a variety of methods in an effort to " |
Curren Caples
Curren Caples (born January 10, 1996) is an American professional skateboarder. He turned pro in March 2013, and his first professional contest was the Tampa Pro, where he placed 69th. At X Games Barcelona 2013 he won a silver medal in skateboard park. That same year he won the VQS surf contest in Kauai beating Sunrise Shack owner Koa Smith. At X Games Munich 2013, he won a platinum medal in skateboard park, beating the favorite, Pedro Barros. Caples qualified 2nd behind Barros in the skateboard park qualifying at the 2014 Austin X Games, eventually finishing 1st in the final. In the skateboard street event he was knocked out of qualifying by Ryan Sheckler Ryan Allen Sheckler (born December 30, 1989) is an American professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, and the star of the MTV-produced reality television series '' Life of Ryan'', which ran from 2007 to 2009. He also starred in four seasons of ..., failing to reach the final six. Most recently he finished 18th at the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jamie Foy
Jamie Foy (born June 14, 1996) is an American regular-footed skateboarder. He was crowned 2017 and 2024 Skater of the Year by ''Thrasher'' magazine. He skates for Death Wish Skateboards, Thunder Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, Redbull and New Balance Numeric. Career Foy was born and grew up in Deerfield Beach, Florida. He started skating and entering local skate contests at a young age. 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 medals in 2019 and 2021. Filmography * CHAPPED: HERE AND NOW (2018) * Deathwish: Deathwish (2018) * Dickies: Another Day, Another Bodega (2019) * New Balance: String Theory (2019) * Red Bull: YOU ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
KR3W
KREW is a lifestyle brand that was cofounded by Angel Cabada in 2002. KREW is owned by ACX, Inc, a company based in Hollywood, Los Angeles. Cabada is also the Founder of STRAYE, SUPRA and was previously a partner in TSA Clothing, another skateboard apparel company, but left shortly before its demise. References External links KREW website Clothing companies of the United States Skateboarding companies Clothing companies established in 2002 Companies based in Orange County, California Fountain Valley, California 2002 establishments in California {{Fashion-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Supra (footwear Brand)
Supra was an American skate shoe brand founded in Los Angeles, California by Angel Cabada in partnership with professional skateboarders. Korean fashion retailer F&F acquired the global trademark of Supra in October 2020. History Supra was launched in 2006, by Angel Cabada in partnership with professional skateboarders Jim Greco, Erik Ellington, Tom Penny, Chad Muska, and Dennis Martin. Muska has described the founding of the company as an "underground idea, shared between five people, that became a crazy explosion". The brand released a coffee table book in December 2012 that documents its history; in an interview for the book's promotion, Ellington stated "It's amazing to see something be so successful that easily could've gone the other way. I feel blessed, honored and I'm humbled. It's something I'm really proud to be a part of." In addition to serving as a catalog of the brand's products, the book also features the brand's team riders and collaborations, including those wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Erik Ellington
Erik Ellington (born August 9, 1977) is an American professional skateboarder. He established Bakerboys Distribution with Andrew Reynolds and Jim Greco in 2007. The company provides distribution for closely related skateboard companies. In 2008, Ellington co-founded Deathwish Skateboards with Greco. Early life Ellington was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. In his teens, he moved to Tempe, Arizona. On the "Epicly Later'd" episode of Vice Media's Internet channel, he said of his early life, We moved around a lot. When we lived in Alaska, my stepdad had money. He made a decent living; he had a body shop for cars and stuff. But then you move back and forth. Shit goes wrong up there, you move into a janky apartment, whatever. But we vebeen up and down. I think it's a good experience, you know? To know both sides of the tracks. Ellington said about living in Anchorage that "There wasn't a whole lot to do up there in winter. But in the summer you'd get between 16 and 22 hou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jagger Eaton
Jagger Geoffrey Eaton (born February 21, 2001) is an American professional skateboarder who 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. Eaton won Silver in the 2024 Olympic men's street event at 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 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. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Rob Dyrdek
Robert Stanley Dyrdek (born June 28, 1974) is an American entrepreneur, actor, producer, reality TV personality, and former professional skateboarder. He is best known for his roles in the MTV reality and variety shows '' Rob & Big'', '' Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory'', and '' Ridiculousness''. In addition to his television ventures, Dyrdek is a serial entrepreneur, founding several businesses through his venture studio, Dyrdek Machine, including Street League Skateboarding and Superjacket Productions (now Thrill One Media). Early life Dyrdek was born on June 28, 1974, in Kettering, Ohio, to Gene and Patty Dyrdek. He was involved in sports as a child and began skateboarding at the age of 11. Of his early interest in the sport, Dyrdek has stated, "I was so focused on becoming a pro skateboarder. I would sit in school and think about all the tricks I was going to do, then I'd get out of school and skate until they made me come inside." Dyrdek attended Fairmont High School in Ket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Corey Duffel
William Corey Duffel (born April 11, 1984) known as Corey Duffel, is a professional skateboarder from Walnut Creek, California. Duffel's sponsors include Converse, Venture Trucks, Mob Grip, Orbs Wheels, Metro Skateboard Shop, Armourdillo, ''CCS'' magazine, Skullcandy headphones, and Bones Swiss Bearings. Fashion and skating style Corey is well known for dressing in a distinctive 1970s punk fashion. He is known for his fast pace, performing tricks on big gaps, rails, stairs, big wallrides and other large obstacles (for example, the freeway gap in Foundation Skateboard's 2007 "Cataclysmic Abyss" video). His skating stance is Goofy. Duffel rides for his original sponsor, Metro, in his hometown. Duffel began skateboarding at age ten, and turned pro at age eighteen. Charity work Duffel works with mentor Michael Davis' Music Is Revolution Foundation, raising money to support music education in public schools. Davis and Duffel collaborated on fashion and skate items for Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chris Cole (skateboarder)
James Chris Cole (born March 10, 1982) is an American professional Skateboarding, skateboarder. As of September 2020, his sponsors are Fallen Footwear, Monster Energy, Bones Bearings, Cult Crew, Thunder Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, Stance, Kershaw Knives, Grizzly Griptape, GoPro, Indian Motorcycles, cbdMD, Remind Insoles, and most recently Zero Skateboards. Early life Cole was born in Statesville, North Carolina but moved to the Philadelphia area at a young age. He grew up in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.chriscobracole.com/biography Career Cole gained attention following the completion of a number of difficult tricks: 360 flip, Switch Frontside flip and Backside 360 ollie down the staircase at Wallenberg High School in San Francisco, California. Backside 360 Kickflip down the Carlsbad gap in Carlsbad, California & Martin Place Amphitheatre in Sydney, Australia. But most notable a Backside flip, Switch Frontside flip and a Backside 360 ollie down the "Love Park" fountain in Philadelphia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Girl Distribution Company
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 Girl Skateboards, the inaugural brand of the company, originated in 1993 after a selection of team riders from World Industries - notably Mike Carroll and Rick Howard - decided to found their own brand. Howard explained in a 2000 interview: Part of the reason we started Girl was so pro skateboarders would have a future. Take Royal, for instance. When Guy Mariano and Rudy Johnson's legs don't work anymore, at least what they've done for skateboarding and their ideas can continue with something they can fall back on. All the Girl Distribution companies are based around people who have helped Girl get to where it is today. Howard and Carroll revealed in 2013 as part of the company's 20-year anniversary commemoration that the majority of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mike Carroll (skateboarder)
Michael Shawn Carroll (born August 24, 1975) is a professional skateboarder from Daly City, California, United States. He is the co-founder and vice-president of Girl Skateboards and the co-founder of Lakai Limited Footwear. He was also instrumental in the creation of the Chocolate Skateboards subdivision of Girl. Furthermore, Carroll is known for being in the vanguard of innovative, technical, and stylish street skateboarding in the early 1990s and beyond. The success of skateboarding videos like Hokus Pokus, Ban This!, and Video Days firmly ensconced street as the premier variation of skating (a position formerly held by vert skateboarding). Career Carroll's first sponsors were H-Street skateboards, Concrete Jungle, and FTC skate shop in San Francisco. When Concrete Jungle closed in 1988, Carroll became a founding member of the FTC skate shop team along with brother Gregg Carroll, Jovontae Turner, and Rick Ibaseta. H-Street was a skateboard company founded by Tony Mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
