Rene Shigueto

I got hooked on skateboarding as a kid watching the “Animal Chin” video, back then we didn’t have any ramps in our neighbourhood only hills and a flat ball court. My friend told me I should change my wheels to a complete freestyle setup, which I did and I have been skating freestyle ever since. When I am not skating I love to watch movies, do Yoga, play my bass guitar, and travel in fact I am currently on world wide tour just skateboarding. I have been in Cali since February filming and doing photos for magazines, After the World Round Up this year I plan to go to Japan, Thai, India, Turkey, Barcelona and many others countries. I have been influenced by skateboarders like Rodney Mullen, John Cardiel and Mark Gonzales. I love to help young kids discover skateboarding as it is awesome to see how kids learn so quickly. I graduated from college in Business Administration and worked for 18 years for the French-American Telecom company Alcatel Lucent, but last year I decided to quit my job and travel the world skateboarding. I have been the Brazilian Freestyle Champion 4 times and am really looking forward to competing in the World Freestyle Round-Up which I love to come to. I love the contest that Kevin and Monty are running. it just keeps getting better each year and it is always great to see all my skateboarding friends.

2014 – 5th place Pro World Round Up
2013 – 8th place Pro World Round Up
2012 – 3rd place Pro World Round Up