Shane O'Neill aka Nugget (born 3 January 1990) is an Australian professional skateboarder from

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. 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. Shane is one of only few skateboarders to win gold in all four major skateboarding contests the

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and

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. His normal stance is Goofy. Shane O’Neill began his skateboarding journey at the age of 10, and by the age of 13, he had secured his first professional sponsorships. He is recognized for his remarkable technical skills, a trait that has consistently placed him in the finals of skateboarding competitions around the globe. In 2021, O'Neill qualified for the

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in the street skateboarding competition. He competed in the men's street event at the

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. He was ranked sixteenth in the Preliminary Heats and therefore did not compete in the finals. Full details are in

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April Skateboards

On the 8th of June 2018, O'Neill announced via his

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that he would be leaving Primitive to start his own skateboard company. On the 5th of May 2019, O'Neill announced via Instagram that his new company was called April Skateboards. As of 2024, the team consists of Shane O'Neill, Guy Mariano, Yuto Horigome, Ish Cepeda,

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, Noah Nayef, Ronnie Kessner, Kai Kishi, Chloe Cavell and Dashawn Jordan.

Notable tricks

In Shane's 2015 "Shane Goes Skate Mental" video part, Shane performed a nollie backside heelflip down the steps at Wallenberg. This is one of the most difficult tricks a skateboarder has done at this location.

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Sponsors

April Skateboards

Notable tricks

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