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Battle At The Berrics
The Berrics is a private indoor skatepark owned by the professional skateboarders Steve Berra and Eric Koston. It is also a website providing content filmed in the skatepark, as well other skateboard-related media. The facility's name is a portmanteau of the owners' names (the "Ber" of Berra's surname and the "ric" of Koston's first name). History Establishment: 2007–2011 In an interview with ''Pop'' magazine, Berra revealed that prior to the launch of The Berrics, he had been offered a million-dollar deal to direct a film based on a screenplay that he had written. Due to filming commitments for his skateboard deck sponsor, Alien Workshop, Berra declined the offer and later commenced work on The Berrics concept following a period of reflection: All I wanted to do is I knew we have this hook because there were a lot of kids that always would ask Eric and I about our building. “Someday I'll come to your skate park,” everywhere, all over the world. That was minimal expos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skatepark
A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, Freestyle scootering, scootering, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairway, stairsets, quarter pipes, ledges, spine transfers, pyramids, banked ramps, full pipes, pools, bowls, snake runs, and any number of other objects. History Most of the early skateparks were in the United States. The first skatepark in the world, Surf City, opened for business at 5140 East Speedway Road in Tucson, Arizona on September 3, 1965. Patti McGee, Women's National Champion, attended the grand opening. The park had concrete ramps and was operated by Arizona Surf City Enterprises, Inc. A skatepark for skateboarders and skaters made of plywood ramps on a half-acre lot in Kelso, Washington, opened in April 1966. It was lighted for night use. California's first, the Carlsbad Skatepark opened on March 3, 1976. The World Skateboard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DVS Shoes
DVS Shoes is an American footwear and clothing company that specialises in products for skateboarding, moto, bmx, mtb and snowboarding. The company defines itself as "... driven from the pursuit of building product that embodies the sports the company athletes breathe every day. With roots deeply embedded in skate, the company has the platform to develop truly technological products that bring the riders personalities to life." History DVS was founded in 1995 by Kevin Dunlap, his father Winston and soon joined by brothers Brian, Mike and Tim Gavin —The distribution company called Podium Distribution was formed once the Lakai Limited Footwear and Matix clothing brand were created. 2012 onwards From October 2012, DVS continued to expand its skateboarding team, signing amateur skater Zack Wallin, and embarked on a tour of Detroit, US. A photograph captured during the Detroit tour appeared as the cover for ''The Skateboard Mag'' in early 2013—the photograph features Song execu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucas Puig
Lucas Puig (born January 31, 1987) is a French professional skateboarder. Puig's skateboarding stance is regular and he is a member of the Palace Skateboards team. Early life Puig, whose ancestors come from Catalonia, grew up in Toulouse, France and commenced skateboarding during his early adolescence. Professional skateboarding Cliche Puig was under fourteen years of age when he began skateboarding with Cliché Skateboards. Puig has been sponsored by Cliche for the majority of his career and was an integral member of the brand's team. The company's brand manager, Al Boglio (a former sponsored skateboarder from Australia), has described Puig in the following manner: "Lucas has been with us since ... yeah, for eleven years now. His skateboarding's unique, and we're just stoked that he's, just, kept by Cliche—he loves what we do. We've been lucky enough to have, you know, to have met Lucas and we're lucky enough to have him on board today, umm, and for a few years to go, for s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Lutzka
Gregory Lutzka (born April 20, 1985) is an American professional skateboarder. Early life Lutzka was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 20, 1985. 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 Mullen and Tony Hawk. Lutzka relocated to California, U.S., at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torey Pudwill
Torey Jamieson Pudwill (born May 2, 1990), also known by his nicknames "T-Puds and The Worm", 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'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Haslam (skateboarder)
Chris Haslam (born December 19, 1980) is a Canadian professional skateboarder whose natural stance is right foot forward, or 'Goofy'. He is recognized as an innovative skateboarder whose skateboarding is defined by creativity and progression. Early life When he was 11 years of age, Haslam relocated to Singapore with his parents. Haslam's family returned to Canada for a year in 1996, living in Komoka, and Haslam attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School (London, Ontario). Haslam's interest in skateboarding began in November 1993, prior to his thirteenth birthday, and his first skateboard deck was from the Santa Cruz company. The first skateboard trick that Haslam learned was a kickflip. While residing in Singapore, Haslam entered his first skateboard contest alongside his brother. The contest was a mini-ramp contest and Haslam eventually achieved fourth place after initially tying for third place with his brother. Haslam explained in an interview: "I think they could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Mo Capaldi
Michael Capaldi (born March 27, 1990), popularly known as Mike Mo Capaldi, is a professional regular-footed skateboarder who gained popularity following his video part in ''Forecast'', a video produced by professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez. Early life Capaldi originates from Simi Valley, California, 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 Girl 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Malto
Sean Malto (born September 9, 1989) is an American professional skateboarder. Early life Malto is from Lansing, Kansas. He is of Euro-American and Filipino descent. Malto started skateboarding at the age of 10 at the hands of the inspiration of his older brothers Travis, Justin and Chris . He explained in a 2013 video segment for the Skullcandy brand that the Escapist Skate Shop in Kansas City supported his skateboarding from an early age and has never ceased in this role. Professional skateboarding Malto's first skateboard deck sponsor was Girl Skateboards and, as of April 2018, he continues to be sponsored by the company. Malto's part in the 2012 Girl/Chocolate video ''Pretty Sweet'' was remixed by Girl and Ed Banger Records. Nearly ten minutes in length, the remixed part is edited to the Justice song "Brian Vision MMXIII" and "Secam" by Mr. Oizo. At the finals of the Kansas City stop of the 2013 SLS competition, one of Malto's skateboarding trucks dismantled during the per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donovan Strain
Donovan Strain (born November 22, 1985) is a stand-up comedy, stand-up comedian and skateboarding, skateboarder living in Los Angeles, California. Biography Skateboarding Strain started the skateboarding-based comedy segment titled "Buttery Ass Mondays" on The Berrics, where he was credited for inventing the skateboarding tricks Grape Flip, and Double Grape Flip. The series ran until 2010 when it was cancelled and removed from the archives. In October 2013, Strain's "Buttery Ass Mondays" returned to The Berrics' archive, suggesting new episodes of the series would be made for 2014. On April 1, 2014, Donovan's series made a return to The Berrics with the newly titled series "The Donovan Strain Show". In 2008, Strain participated in his first professional skateboard contest for the original "Battle at the Berrics" where he won his first round match against Sean Malto, only to be knocked out of the contest in the second round by Eric Koston. He received his first signature skate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PJ Ladd
Patrick John Ladd (born January 11, 1983) is an American professional skateboarder whose stance is ''regular''. Ladd was labelled an "east coast legend" by fellow professional skateboarder and team manager John Rattray in May 2013. Early life Ladd was born in Rockland, Massachusetts and grew up in Boston. Ladd revealed in a 2013 interview that skateboarding was a prominent aspect of his childhood in Boston: "I would skate my box and flatbar in the warehouse next to my father's auto parts store and then take the train into downtown to skate. Before that I skated this concrete stage in the high school parking lot. And before that, just in front of my house. It was good." Also in the 2013 interview, Ladd explained that his upbringing strengthened his character and stated that he is "grateful" for his upbringing, even though it was difficult, "because it made me addwho I am." Although Ladd was well known in the local Boston skateboarding scene before he headlined the Coliseum Ska ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Marc Johnson (skateboarder)
Marc Johnson (born January 6, 1977) is an American professional skateboarder. Sponsors As of May 2017, Johnson's sponsors are listed as Adidas, Thunder, Spitfire, ABC Hat Co., MOB griptape, Andale Bearings, Loud Headphones, and Glassy Sunhaters. The Back Forty The "Back Forty" project was launched in mid-2013/early 2014 and is a collaboration between Johnson, Kenny Anderson and Chris Roberts—Johnson asserted in a March 2014 interview that, while the project sells products, it is not a "company." On the "About" section of the Back Forty's Facebook Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by the American technology conglomerate Meta Platforms, Meta. Created in 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg with four other Harvard College students and roommates, Eduardo Saverin, Andre ... page, the project is self-defined as a commitment to: "Becoming the voice for what skateboarding has to say for itself." Johnson further explained: "We have tons of ideas that don't bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
