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mehdi 29-12-2010 04:48 PM

پیشکسوتان و قهرمانان اسکیتینگ
 
پیشکسوتان و قهرمانان اسکیتینگ

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mehdi 29-12-2010 04:49 PM

Andy Macdonald
 
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Andy Macdonald Basic Bio Information:

* Name: Andy Macdonald
* Gender: Male
* Height: 5'8"
* Weight: 165 lbs
* Hometown: San Diego, California
* Date of Birth: July 31, 1973
* Family: wife Rebecca Macdonald, dog Nishi (lab)
* Occupation: Professional Skateboarder
* Started Skating: 1986
* Started Competing: 1994
* Turned Pro: 1996
* Favored Discipline: Vert (all)
* Sponsors: AndyMac Skateboards, SoBe, Airwalk, FlyBar
* Stance: Regular
* Setup: AndyMac skateboard

Andy Macdonald Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Andy Macdonald has a reputation for being a conservative competitor - his runs are smooth and calculated, and traditionally he doesn't get much air. Andy Macdonald's conservativeness has won him plenty of competitions - he is a strategically minded skater who rarely falls or makes mistakes.
Andy Macdonald Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: Andy Macdonald says his favorite trick is the Lien Rodeo 540, because it feels like snowboarding, it's upside down, an d it feels original. Andy is famous for the Benihana - he performs this trick for demonstrations, and the Benihana is the trick being performed in the classic Andy Macdonald silhouette that is used on so many stickers and Sobe promos.
Andy Macdonald Skateboarding Career Highlights:
1996 - won X Games gold (vert)
1997-2002 - won X Games gold each year (vert doubles teamed up with Tony Hawk)
1997 - joined the Bones Brigade 1997 - first pro skater to land a backflip in competition (X Games, Street)
1997 - World Cup Skateboarding overall points champion (and for the next 7 years)
2003 - first in Vans Triple Crown year end ranking, World Cup skate N.A. year end rankings, and in overall points for World Cup Skateboarding
2005 - won his 16th X Games medal (top scoring medalist)
Andy Macdonald Interesting Fact: Andy Macdonald logs more board-time than any other pro skateboarder - usually 6 hours a day! Plus, Andy Macdonald is a multi-discipline skateboarder (vert, street, park, downhill, mega ramp, etc.)
Andy Macdonald Quote: "I did all the team sports all through high school but skateboarding came along and all the team sports went out the window." Read the Andy Macdonald interview for more


mehdi 29-12-2010 04:51 PM

Jake Brown
 
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Jake Brown Basic Bio Information:

* Name: Jake Brown
* Gender: Male
* Hometown: Sydney, Australia
* Date of Birth: September 6, 1974
* Family: married to April Brown
* Occupation: Pro Skateboarder
* Started Skating: 1987
* Started Competing: 1996
* Turned Pro: 1997
* Favored Discipline: Vert
* #1 Sponsor: Blind
* Stance: Regular

Jake Brown Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Jake Brown has some of the hardest vert skateboarding tricks dialed in, like 720s and his double kickflip mute. However, in competitions, Jake Brown tends to go for the biggest tricks, which often backfires if he doesn't land them. But skating conservatively is not Jake Brown's style, and his mastery of technical and flip tricks lead him to his first X Games gold finally in 2006. Jake Brown is known for being soft spoken about his incredible skating, and for his sly sense of humor (ESPN).
Jake Brown Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: Jake says he likes the tailgrab 540 and backside airs, and grinds.
Jake Brown Skateboarding Career Highlights:
2004 - First in Vert at LG Action Sports Tour, Beijing, China
2005 - First in Vert Best Trick at Globe World Cup, Australia
2005 - Second in Vert at LG Action Sports Tour, Paris, France
2005 - Won "Best Vert Skater" from TransWorld Skateboard Magazine
2006 - Won silver in big air at X Games
2007 - Won silver at X Games in Big Air, where he also fell 50 feet and walked away from it!
Jake Brown Personal History: Jake Brown's parents divorced when he was young, and he lived with his mom, riding horses and going to dog shows. In his early teens, Jake Brown gave up soccer for skateboarding, and eventually moved from Sydney to Melbourne to be able to skate more. In 1996, Jake Brown competed in his first pro event, the Slam City Jam, and in 1997, he moved to California. Jake Brown now lives in Carlsbad with his wife April, who works at a Biotech firm.
Jake Brown Interesting Fact: Jake Brown had a famous crash in the 2007 X Games Big Air competition. Jake Brown was leading as he went into his last run. He landed a huge 720 jump over the gap, but as he went up off the quarter pipe at the end of the Mega Ramp, he lost control of his skateboard and fell, running in air, 50 feet. Jake Brown fell hard, the crowd was shocked, but Brown got up and walked away from the fall! He still won a silver medal for his previous run - his first X Games medal


mehdi 29-12-2010 04:52 PM

Greg Lutzka
 
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Greg Lutzka Basic Bio Information:

* Name: Greg Lutzka (LUTS-ka)
* Gender: Male
* Height: 6'
* Weight: 140 lbs
* Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
* Born: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
* Date of Birth: April 20, 1984
* Family: Jeff and Lori (dad and mom), and Andy (brother)
* Occupation: Pro Skateboarder
* Began Skating: 1997
* Started Competing: 1998
* Turned Pro: 2001
* Favored Discipline: Street
* #1 Sponsor: Globe shoes
* Stance: Goofy
* Setup: Almost deck, Independent trucks, FKD bearings, Bones wheels, Globe shoes

Greg Lutzka Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Lutzka is a technical skater, who likes to incorporate kickflip combos into his runs - runs that usually seem to hit most everything on the course. Greg Lutzka loves to try new things and challenge himself, and this style shows in his skateboarding.
Greg Lutzka Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: "I just pretty much love to skate everything. I love to go out and ride my skateboard, pools, vert, street, stuff that's out of the ordinary. I like to try everything because it builds your skill around the whole ballpark. I don't want to be categorized in one particular way or moment." (EXPN)
Greg Lutzka Skateboarding Career Highlights:
2003 - Took first in Street at Globe World Championships in Dortmund, Germany
2004 - Won silver in Street at Gravity Games
2004 - Ranked third in world and 4th in North America in World Cup Skateboarding's year end rankings for Street
2004 - Placed second in the Vans Triple Crown year end rankings for Street
2005 - Won silver at X Games in Street
2005 - Featured in video "Almost Round 3"
2006 - Won first at Slam City Jam
2006 - Won first at Toronto West 49
2006 - Ranked first in street for world rankings for World Cup Skateboarding
Greg Lutzka Personal History: Greg Lutzka grew up playing hockey in Milwaukee. After 9 years of hockey, in 6th grade, Lutzka came home from a hockey camp and simply decided to ride a skateboard instead. He was in competitions by age 13, and in 2004 he and a couple of friends moved out to Huntington Beach, California. The move allowed him to skate with other pros, and get into more magazine photo shoots. His career has exploded over the last few years, as he has rocketed into first place over and over. But, he still likes to go back to Milwaukee each Christmas because he says, "I gotta have the snow!"
Greg Lutzka Interesting Facts: Australia is one of Greg Lutzka's favorite places to visit - he calls it, "The clean America."
Greg Lutzka Quote: About his approach to big skate contests, Greg Lutzka says, "I pretty much just go out there and think of it as skating and having fun with my friends. When I start thinking too much about it being a contest, it gets to be too much for my head. If I'm having fun I'll do a lot better than if I stress to do well." (EXPN


mehdi 29-12-2010 04:54 PM

Geoff Rowley
 
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Geoff Rowley Basic Bio Information:

* Name: Geoff Rowley
* Gender: Male
* Height: 5'8"
* Weight: 145 lbs
* Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
* Born: Liverpool, Great Brittan
* Date of Birth: June 6, 1976
* Family: Geoffrey and Ruth (mom and dad), and Louise (sister)
* Occupation: Pro Skateboarder
* Began Skating: 1989
* Started Competing: 1990
* Turned Pro: 1994
* Favored Discipline: Street
* #1 Sponsor: Flip & Vans
* Stance: Regular
* Setup: Flip deck, Ricta wheels, Independent trucks

Geoff Rowley Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Rowley is known for his incredible street skills. He is also famous for taking on big tricks: huge handrail tricks, stair drops, and the like. Geoff Rowley is also freakishly good at technical skating, and seems to have flip tricks in his back pocket. In 2005, Thrasher magazine said Geoff Rowley was, "tough as nails, crazy as a fox, and ready for more."
Geoff Rowley Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: Geoff Rowley doesn't so much have a favorite trick, as he loves big gaps, big handrail tricks, and flip tricks. He seems to know every flip trick known to humanity.
Geoff Rowley Skateboarding Career Highlights:
1995 - Competed in first X Games, taking 7th
1998 - Joined Flip
2000 - Thrasher's Skater of the Year
2003 - Featured in Flip's first video, "Sorry", which won Best Video from TransWorld Skateboarding 2005 - Nominated as one of Thrasher magazine's "15 Most Loved Skaters of All Time."
Geoff Rowley Personal History: Geoff Rowley was born in Liverpool, Great Brittan. At 12 years old, he saw some other kids at his school get skateboards. Says Rowley, "I had seen them skating and I started having a go on their boards. Happiness came forth." He went on to say, "As a little kid, all I wanted to do was be a little bastard and travel and mess around. You can do that in skateboarding, and that was OK." (EXPN) In the late 90's, Geoff Rowley moved to California, and only sees his parents once in a while now, but he still calls Liverpool one of his hometowns. He now does a lot of skating for videos, focusing on unique locations.
Geoff Rowley Interesting Facts: Neither of Rowley's parents have ever seen him skate, and he plans on keeping it that way. He also loves to hunt, and read about hunting, though he says he prefers to photograph animals instead of killing them. He started hunting when he was 15 years old.
Geoff Rowley Quote: On competitions, Geoff Rowley told EXPN, "I am about competing. I like contests. I just won't go to any these days


mehdi 29-12-2010 04:55 PM

Eric Koston
 
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Eric Koston Basic Bio Information:

* Name: Eric Koston
* Gender: Male
* Hometown: Los Angeles, California
* Date of Birth: April 29, 1975
* Family: Single
* Occupation: Pro Skater, Co-owner of Fourstar Clothing Company
* Began Skating: 1986
* First Sponsored: 1991
* Turned Pro: 1993
* Favored Discipline: Street
* Stance: Goofy
* #1 Sponsors: Girl Skateboards, eS Footwear, Fourstar

Eric Koston Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Eric Koston is a fearless skater. He has technical skill combined with the willingness to try out new, untested tricks in the middle of a competition. Eric Koston is one of the few ultra successful pro skateboarders who retains his reputation for throwing everything he's got into every competition he comes across, be it the X Games, or Koston's famous games of SKATE.
Eric Koston Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: Eric Koston's signature trick is the K grind, or crooked grind. The K is for Koston. Though he didn't in fact invent the trick, he was the first person to show it to the world in a video. Eric Koston has a battery of other tricks that he has invented.
Eric Koston Skateboarding Career Highlights:
1993 - Helped start Fourstar Clothing Company
2000 - Eric Koston won Globe World Contest, X Games and Gravity Games
2001 - won TransWorld Skateboarding Best Video part for his segment in eS Menikati
2002 - won gold in Gravity Games Street
2003 - won gold in X Games Street competition
2005 - Listed in Thrasher's '15 Most Loved Skaters of All Time'
2005 - Koston's Game of SKATE went international, with 24 contests world wide, and the winner competing against pros in the fall.
Eric Koston Personal History: Eric Koston's father, Bob, was in the airforce when he and Eric's mom met. Wanida, Eric's mom, was from Thailand. Eric was born in Bangkok, and moved to the states at 9 months old. His parents were divorced when he was only 5, and Eric grew up in San Bernardino, CA. Eric's older brother Chris gave him his first skateboard. Eric later went to a skate camp in MI, and met Eddie Elguera. This is where Eric realized his potential as a professional skateboarder.
Eric Koston Interesting Fact: Eric Koston plays basketball on an NBA Entertainment league in the winter. The team is called the Maverics, and he plays with Ashton Kutcher, Justin Timberlake and Mike Marlin to name a few. Eric also loves to play golf.
Eric Koston Quote: From skatinghazard.com - "The progression of skateboarding seems to be getting more technical with a flip into a slide then a flip back out as well as going down bigger rails and down more stairs. I like to do all that stuff, especially when it feels good. I don't stick myself into one type of style, I would get bored with that


mehdi 29-12-2010 04:57 PM

Danny Way
 
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Danny Way Basic Bio Information:

* Name: Danny Way
* Gender: Male
* Height: 6'1"
* Weight: 180 lbs
* Hometown: San Diego, California
* Date of Birth: April 15th, 1974 in Portland, Oregon
* Family: wife Kari Way, sons Ryden and Tavin Way
* Occupation: Professional Skateboarder
* Started Skating: 1978
* Started Competing: 1984
* Turned Pro: 1989
* Favored Discipline: Vert / Mega Ramp
* #1 Sponsor: DC
* Stance: Regular
* Setup: Plan B 81/4 x 35 1/2 board (extra thick 7 ply), extra stiff trucks

Danny Way Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Danny Way is continually pushing himself and his skateboarding to the next level. A daredevil and showman's spirit drive him. Danny Way is also perfectly at peace with the cost of pushing himself in this way, understanding that there will be yet another injury to work through, another rehabilitation. Danny Way is aggressive, calculated, inventive, and knows what he needs to do and is willing to do it.
Danny Way Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: More than favorite tricks, Danny Way seems to always want to change up the environment, and try something all together new. To the X Games interviewers he said, "I go through phases. I get bored and like to keep progressing with new and different terrain."
Danny Way Skateboarding Career Highlights:
1991 - won Thrasher Skater of the Year
1995 - won gold at X Games High Air (not Big Air)
1995 - broke his neck surfing
2000 - first of 7 knee surgeries. Danny's ACL has been replaced 3 times
2003-2004 - won Trans World Skateboarding Best Vert Skater (both years)
2004 - won Thrasher Skater of the Year (first skater to win this award twice)
2004-2005 - won gold at Big Air competition at X Games (both years)
2005 - jumped Great Wall of China (first non-motorized jump of wall in history)
Danny Way Personal History: Danny Way's father died when Danny was 8 months old. He went through a rough childhood with his mother working hard as a single parent. His mother re-married, and Danny Way gives credit to his step dad for his introduction to skating. Danny also played football and baseball, but quit for skateboarding. At age 15, Danny Way went through what he calls a "destructive era". He now loves to fish, as a way to get away from the world. He plays guitar, skates, and rides motorcycles with his boys.
Danny Way Interesting Fact: Danny Way is a Co-Founder of DC Shoe Co USA (the "D" of DC).
Danny Way Quote: "That's what we're operating on today!" Danny Way said this as he pulled off his sock and put his bruised, bloated, fractured ankle on the table in the press room at X Games 11, right after winning gold on the mega ramp. Danny originally fractured his ankle a few weeks prior, when jumping the Ju Yu Gong Gate, of the Great Wall of China


mehdi 29-12-2010 04:58 PM

Dan MacFarlane
 
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Dan MacFarlane Basic Bio Information:

* Name: Dan MacFarlane
* Gender: Male
* Height: 5'10"
* Weight: 170 lbs
* Hometown: Houston
* Birthday: December 9th
* Occupation: Pro Skateboarder, Instructor
* Began Skating: 1986
* Started Competing: 1989 as an amateur vert and mini ramp skater. 1993 as a street skater, and 2002 as a street pro
* Turned Pro: 2002
* Favored Discipline: Streetstyle
* Stance: Goofy
* #1 Sponsor: Mentality
* Setup: 7.75 Dan MacFarlane Mentality, 52 mm Mentality wheels, Bones Swiss bearings, Low profile Independent trucks (loose), Shorty's Silverados bolts, Mentality Grip tape

Dan MacFarlane Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Dan is a well rounded shredder who adds in a fair share of technical skill. His consistency and versatility set him appart, plus a good dose of creativity (Dan MacFarlane has created some trick variations over the years)
Dan MacFarlane Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: "Backside 270 to frontside tailslides, Switch varial heelflips, nollie frontside caballerials, Switch 180 to smith grinds, manuals. I recently came up with a new variation to me, I am calling it a Barley stall to 270 out." Check out the Barley stall to 270 out sequence.
Dan MacFarlane Skateboarding Career Highlights:
1990 - First sponsored by Skatepark of Houston
1993 - Took 4th place in Shut Up and Skate, Street Division, and shown in 411 #3
1995 - Began instructing in skateboarding at the Encinitas YMCA (Instructed Shaun White there. He was
1996 - First major sponsor, Formula One Skateboards (Omar Hassan's company)
2000 - 8th place Vans Am World Championships
2001 - 1st Place Damn Am
2002 - Turned pro for Vision
2003 - 17th Overall by Vans TripleCrown as a Pro
2003 - started Mentality Skateboards
2006 - made Skateboarding Explained, the instructional video
Dan MacFarlane Personal History: Dan MacFarlane was introduced to skateboarding in 1986 by his brother John, plus the Back to the Future movie. He was influenced at first by the Bones Brigade and Tony Hawk, then H-Street and the original Plan B. In 1990 MacFarlane was sponsored by the Skatepark of Houston, but a couple of years later a broken ankle combined with vert’s sudden drop in popularity forced MacFarlane to expand to street. MacFarlane went though a turbulent time with various sponsors, and focused more on his shredding. He now runs Mentality Skateboards, released the Skateboarding Explained DVD, and is back in the competition circuit.
Dan MacFarlane Interesting Facts: Dan MacFarlane is trained in mixed martial arts by UFC fighter Yves Edwards! He says that the stuff he learned in MMA helped him become a better skateboarder and instructor.
Dan MacFarlane Quote: "The only limits you have are the limits you set on yourself


mehdi 29-12-2010 04:59 PM

Corey Duffel
 
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Corey Duffel Basic Bio Information:

* Name: William Corey Duffel
* Gender: Male
* Height: 6'2"
* Weight: 160 lbs
* Hometown: Walnut Creek
* Date of Birth: April 11, 1984
* Family: "The best"
* Occupation: Pro Skateboarder / "Burger Eater"
* Began Skating: age 10
* Started Competing: doesn't
* Turned Pro: age 18
* Stance: Goofy
* Setup: "The one I like best"

Corey Duffel Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Duffel says, "I aint trying to toot my own horn. I jus wanna roll and get my kicks."
Corey Duffel Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: "I like to ollie and bomb hills."
Corey Duffel Skateboarding Career Highlights: "I'm jus siked to ride a skateboard and travel with my friends."
Corey Duffel Personal History: "I got a skateboard for my 10th birthday from my mom. It was fun, and I jus kept riding it and having fun. And over a few years s*** just happened. I'm jus influenced my firneds and music, my family is rad too."
Corey Duffel Interesting Facts: "I fancy brers and fries the most with a coke


mehdi 29-12-2010 05:00 PM

Colin McKay
 
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Colin McKay Basic Bio Information:

* Name: Colin McKay
* Gender: Male
* Hometown: Vancouver, BC Canada
* Date of Birth: August 29, 1975
* Family: Single
* Occupation: Pro Skater, Co-Owner of RDS Skate Supply / Center Distribution
* Began Skating: 1986
* Began Competing: 1987
* Turned Pro: 1992
* Favored Discipline: Vert
* Stance: Goofy
* #1 Sponsor: DC Shoes

Colin McKay Skateboarding Style and Strengths: Colin focuses on inventing and pulling off complicated technical combinations that no one has ever seen before. This "best trick" style makes his skateboarding perfect for skateboarding videos, and he's starred in several huge ones (the DC Video, Yeah Right!, the Red Dragon video, and more).
Colin McKay Favorite / Signature Skateboarding Tricks: "I like backside tail slides - the simple tricks, not the difficult ones. The simple tricks that I can do well. Like backside tailslides, backside ollies, stuff like that."
Colin McKay Skateboarding Career Highlights:
1995 - won Slam City Jam
1997 - won Slam City Jam
1999 - Colin McKay action figure came out
1999 - won silver in X Games (Vert Best Trick)
2000 - won silver in X Games (Vert Best Trick)
2003 - appeared in the movie Grind 2005 - Colin McKay and Danny Way resurrected Plan B Skateboards
Colin McKay Personal History: Colin McKay grew up in the skateboarding mecca of Vancouver, BC Canada. He started skating at the age of 10, but says he had to work to get good at it. In 1986 he saw Tony Hawk at the Vancouver Expo, and Colin began to think about becoming a pro skater. From 2001 to 2004, Colin has 8 serious shoulder surgeries, but still kept skating professionally. Now, he and long time friend Danny Way are building homes and a skateboarding compound on Kauai, for filming, skating, and enjoying life.
Colin McKay Interesting Fact: Colin McKay has a little minpin dog named Reggie, who goes with him everywhere (you see Reggie in the DC video, during the part with Danny Way practicing on the DC ramps).
Colin McKay Quote: On what he loves about skateboarding: "I love the feeling, the sensation that it gives me especially like landing a trick, riding away, there's no better feeling



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