Pro Of The Week! Skater Bio 1.

RYAN SHECKLER
Ryan Sheckler, pro skater. This kid's gonna show the legends who's boss. And it's already begun.
Sheckler was born in San Clemente, California. At the age of 18 months, Sheckler found his dad's old school skateboard. Sheckler taught himself to push it around by using one knee, and eventually stood up on the skateboard. Since the age of 6, he spent up to 22 hours a week practicing tricks in his backyard - which includes a half pipe, table tops and several grind rails. He developed his own trick called the Sheck-lair - an indy kickflip flyout.
He turned professional in 2003 after winning in the X Games, Gravity Games, Vans Triple Crown and Slam City Jam.
Sheckler's career took shape during the summer of 1995, when Sheckler's dad built a new quarter pipe along with a few other additions making it a small skate park. A few years later, he joined the CASL (California Amateur Skateboarding League) and entered one of their contests and won. He idolized Tony Hawk and wanted to invite him to his seventh birthday party. Hawk attended the party and took some time to practice with Sheckler. During 1997-2001 Sheckler was winning the CASL state championships, where he picked up his first eye wear sponsor, Arnette, the same company sponsoring Tony Hawk. In 2004 he was named the World Cup of Skateboarding’s National Street Champion. In 2005, he was named the World Cup of Skateboarding’s National Street Champion and the AST Dew Tour Athlete of the Year. For 2006, he won the Global Assault in Australia and finished fifth at the Tampa Pro in Florida. Sheckler has had roles in the movies Grind, Dishdogz, and MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate, and stars in his own MTV reality show "Life of Ryan".
Ryan is sponsored by Etnies Shoes, Bones Wheels, FKD Bearings, Silver Trucks, Mob Griptape, Nixon Watches, Oakley Eyewear, Red Bull, Volcom Stone Clothing, Panasonic, Amp'd Mobile and CCS. He rides for Plan B Skateboards.

Contest history
2003
Gravity Games, first place (street discipline)
Slam City Jam, first place (street discipline)
United States Skateboarding Championships, third place (street discipline)
Vans Triple Crown, overall first place (street discipline)
World Cup of Skateboarding, overall first place (street discipline)
2004
Gravity Games, third place (street discipline)
United States Skateboarding Championships, first place (street discipline)
Vans Triple Crown, Vancouver event; third place (street discipline)
Vans Triple Crown, Cleveland event; third place (street discipline)
World Cup of Skateboarding, overall second place (street discipline)
2005
AST Dew Tour, Louisville event; first place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour, Denver event; first place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour, Portland event; second place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour, San Jose event; first place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour, Orlando event; third place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour; overall first place (park discipline)
Globe World Cup, Melbourne event; second place (street discipline)
World Championship of Skateboarding, third place (street discipline)
2006
Tampa Pro, Florida event, fifth place (street), biggest slam
AST Dew Tour, Louisville event; first place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour, Denver event; fourth place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour, Portland event; first place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour, San Jose, California event; first place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour, Orlando event; second place; second place (park discipline)
AST Dew Tour; overall first place (park discipline)
X Games, Los Angeles event; second place (park discipline)
Globe World Cup,Melbourne event; first place (street discipline)
2008
Thrasher Magazine's Bust or Bail Competition

He also acted in a few films (Grind, MVP2,Dishdogz) and hosts the superhit MTV show, 'Life Of Ryan'

He was featured on MTV's show 'Crib' when he was 14. At just 18 years old, Ryan has turned his name into a franchise. He started his own merchandise line, Sheckler Merch, which caters to the skate industry. He was the youngest skateboarder to win Gold at the X Games at the age of thirteen.

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