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The following is a list of notable companies that produce skateboards and skateboarding merchandise. Companies listed may also be members of the US -based trade association , the International Association of Skateboard Companies and may have skateboarding sponsorship arrangements with individuals, venues or events.
Pages in category "Companies based in Chicago" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 441 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The following is a list of notable professional skateboarders and their sponsors. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Entries with blank cells represent skateboarders who have not yet secured a sponsor in this category.
Wieboldt's operated its flagship store at State Street and Madison Street in Downtown Chicago. In 1961, Wieboldt's acquired the failed Mandel Brothers store on State Street as well as a smaller branch store in Lincoln Village shopping center. By the 1970s Wieboldt's operated more than 15 stores in the Chicago metropolitan area. [citation needed]
Thirteen-year-old Cui Chenxi of China clinched gold in women’s skateboarding at the Asian Games on Wednesday, becoming the country’s youngest gold medalist as teenage girls continue to ...
Jereme Rogers (born January 13, 1985) is an American professional skateboarder, well known in the skateboarding sub-culture for his early retirement and rap music production. Rogers returned to professional skateboarding in June 2010 with a press release announcing his own company, Selfish.
[citation needed] Long grew up skateboarding in California's Agoura Hills, which is just north of the Valley area and the nickname "Spanky" was created by a friend of Long's older brother. Long was a homeschool student but advised against it in a 2003 interview: "Basically I’d say homeschool is a bad idea for anybody—it’s just one step ...
Following his Pretty Sweet video part, a level of anticipation developed in regard to the awarding of the Skater of the Year (SOTY) trophy to Mariano by Thrasher magazine and Gary Rogers, from the Internet show, Skateline, was a significant contributor to this momentum—the award was eventually given to David González.