Aaron Homoki

Aaron Homoki
Personal information
Nickname(s) Jaws
Born (1990-02-02) February 2, 1990[1]
Sport
Country United States
Sport Skateboarding

Aaron "Jaws" Homoki is an American professional skateboarder from Phoenix, Arizona.[2] Homoki is famous for his ability to withstand big drops and to clear large gaps, despite his self proclaimed inability to "pop an ollie very high."[3]

He is a three-time winner of Thrasher's King of the Road competition: once as a mystery guest for Alien Workshop, in 2010, and twice for Birdhouse, winning back-to-back titles in 2013 and 2014.[3][4]

He also graced the cover of Thrasher magazine's March 2016 issue successfully doing an ollie melon grab over the 25-stair made famous (though never landed) by Swedish skateboarder Ali Boulala in Lyon, France. He had tried the drop the previous year, tearing his MCL, but he went back and made it with his father and Boulala in attendance as a tribute. (Jaws also listed Boulala's Flip Skateboards Sorry part as his "Classic" (or favorite) part for Thrasher.com.[5]

References

  1. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/aaronjawshomoki/info?tab=page_info
  2. ↑ http://xgames.espn.go.com/xgames/athletes/3015097/aaron-homoki
  3. 1 2 http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/kotr-2015-team-profiles-2/
  4. ↑ http://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/king-of-the-road-2014-team-profiles/
  5. ↑ http://shop.thrashermagazine.com/magazines/current-issue.html


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 26, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.