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From: Delta, BC, Canada
Division: Pro Division
Sponsored by: Protest Skateboards, Reverse Wheels, Yabai, Fabric Skateshop
Age: 26
Skating: 12 years
Although I started skateboarding when I was about 8, I really didn’t take it seriously until I was invited by my aunt’s friend Monty Little to a party were I met professional freestyle skater Kevin Harris, from that point on I was hooked. Kevin has spent so many hours helping me learn so many tricks that I have lost tract. That was almost ten years ago and to this day I have been skating about four days a week non-stop. It’s definitely become a routine much like eating or brushing your teeth. I also took a bad fall that resulted in two serious compound fractures to my left arm that took three surgeries to correct. For whatever reason though that accident was the spark that ignited the fire giving me the desire to become a professional skateboarder myself. There is something very special about freestyle, It’s a style of skateboarding that is just so creative. There are so many tricks and variations you never get bored, however spins are my favourite trick without a doubt. When I am spinning, it just feels so natural and turns all my problems into a blur. Aside from skating I am the Assistant Manager at the West 49 Store and Skatepark at the Tsawwassen Mills Mall. One of the perks of working there is being able to skate the 3,000 foot concrete skateboard park at the back of the shop that was designed and built by Newline Skateparks. I lived in Japan for two years where I attended and graduated from the Yokohama Design College. I also worked as an Interpreter at the school helping foreign students. While I was attending school I met and married the love of my life Rachel, we moved back to Canada in 2016 and now call Delta our home. Another thing that I am very proud of, is my great sponsors, one in particular, Protest Skateboards, has been there for me since 2011. The founder of Protest, Hippie Mike, who also happens to be one of my mentors, also makes my signature freestyle deck which I am holding in my photo. This will be the 6th World Round-Up that I have attended, love the freak-show, so of course I belong there. I am also a member of the World Round-Up Demo Team that puts on skateboard demonstrations across B.C. every year. RECENT CONTEST HISTORY:
2017 All Japan Freestyle Championships: 1st place 360 Spin-Off |
Canada's Freestyle Skateboard Competition