David González (skateboarder)

David González
Born (1990-08-09) August 9, 1990
Bello, Antioquia, Colombia
Residence Long Beach, California
Nationality Colombia Colombian
Occupation Professional skateboarder

David González (born 9 August 1990) is a Colombian professional skateboarder.[1] In December 2012 he was named Thrasher magazine's "Skater of the Year".[2]

Early life

González was born and raised in Bello, a suburb of Medellin, Colombia.[1] Gonzales revealed in a 2012 interview, for the "Weekend Buzz" show of the RIDE Channel, that he has been growing his hair since he was twelve years of age, the same age that he ceased attending school (in seventh grade) to concentrate on skateboarding.[3]

González revealed in a 2013 online interview that he lost his virginity to a sex worker in Colombia at the age of fifteen or sixteen years. González explained:

I was in Colombia. You know, one of those days where my homies, like, "Yeah, dude, it's time for you to do it now. You're a man—you hang out with the big boys now. It's time for you to really know what's going on." We went out, we got a hooker; went back to the hote-we went back to my homies house ... Yeah, the first time I had sex was with a hooker—it was fun.[4]

Professional skateboarding

At thirteen years of age, González came to the attention of skateboard company Flip Skateboards at the Tampa Am contest, held at the Skatepark of Tampa in Florida, U.S.—Flip negotiated a contract with the teenager, who, at that time, was a newly signed rider for a company named Monkey Stix. The Monkey Stix contract had become widely known among the participants of that years contest as highly questionable, as it offered González a nominal monthly remuneration amount (a five-year contract that paid US$50 per month—González signed the contract when he was twelve years of age). After signing with Flip, González engaged in a protracted process to remove himself from the contract.[1][3]

As of January 2013, González is a professional member of the Flip Skateboards team[5] the company has released numerous signature model skateboard decks that feature González's name, including "P2"-technology decks.[6]

González has released a signature model shoe with the Globe company, entitled "The Heathen"[7]—an advertisement for González's shoe model was published on the Internet.[8] The "Heathen", together with the "Odin", the signature model of professional skateboarder, Chris Haslam, was re-designed for a collaboration with Thrasher in April 2012[9])

The Globe brand was invited to film a "Double Rock" video segment in San Francisco, California, US, at the skatepark (named "Double Rock") that is owned by Thrasher—González, together with other Globe team members Haslam, Ryan Decenzo, and Louis Barletta, was featured in the video that was published in black-and-white on the Internet. In its blurb for the video, the magazine stated that the "Globe dudes kinda ripped Double Rock a new butthole".[10]

In September 2012, Thrasher magazine featured González in a profile and video, entitled Possessed to Skate, describing his "timeless transition skills" in "one of the best parts we've ever seen".[11] González filmed the part over six months, during which time, longtime professional skateboarder, Christian Hosoi, filmed guest tricks for the part.[3] Flip released a "Possessed to Skate" signature model skateboard deck for Gonzales, in a "P2"-technology design.[12]

The video part received the highest number of views out of all of the videos released by Thrasher in 2012[13] and was acknowledged on over 10,000 occasions on the magazine's Facebook fan page, as fans utilized Facebook's "Like" function.[14]

Sponsors

As of September 2012, González is sponsored by Flip, Volcom, Globe, Ricta, CCS, P2, Mob, and Independent.[15][16]

Management

Alongside sponsored skateboarders Geoff Rowley, Louie Lopez, Arto Saari, Curren Caples, and Erik Ellington, González is a client of management company RPRT. RPRT was founded by Matt Meyerson, is managed by Ken Perkins, and is described as "a hybrid agency whose core competencies include film/tv production, talent/athlete management, event production (they currently produce Expose NY, a twice yearly fashion showcase during NY Fashion Week geared towards the media and stylists) and brand consulting."[17][18]

Contests

González is a Street League competitor and placed 7th at the Ontario, California event in 2012. As of 2013, his best X Games result is 9th place for the street skateboarding event.[19]

Awards and accolades

In December 2012, González was named Thrasher magazine's twenty-second "Skater of the Year".[5] González was informed of the award at his American home and subsequently exclaimed, "You don't even know how fucking stoked I am dude!"[20]

NBC Sports' Alli (Alliance of Action Sports) described González as "the gnarliest skater to emerge from Colombia".[16]

Personal life

González has revealed that he enjoys walking around his house naked when he is drunk. He is also an avid guitar player and is the lead guitarist in his own band.[3]

Videography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Buckley, Narayan (6 December 2012). "Colombian named Thrasher magazine's skater of the year". Colombia Reports. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Skater of the Year 2012". Thrasher Magazine. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013. (video)
  3. 1 2 3 4 RIDE Channel; Rob Brink; Erica Yary (14 September 2012). "SOTY 2012 David Gonzalez & Louie Lopez: Possessed To Skate, Urine, Nu ..." (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  4. ↑ RIDEChannel (9 January 2013). "2012 SOTY David Gonzalez Talks Bam Margera, Taxi Fights, and More on Free Lunch ..." (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Gonzalez wins Thrasher's 2012 SOTY". ESPN. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Flip Skateboards: Decks – P2". NHS Fun Factory. NHS, Inc. January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  7. ↑ pbarranco (7 February 2011). "David Gonzalez Shoe Commercial: The Heathen" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  8. ↑ Joe G; George Manzanilla (January 2011). "Globe Shoes David Gonzalez Heathen Spot". george manzanilla @ rundfunk On Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Globe x Thrasher" (Video upload). Thrasher Skateboard Magazine. High Speed Productions, Inc. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  10. ↑ ThrasherMagazine (3 May 2012). "Double Rock: Globe" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "David Gonzalez: Possessed to Skate". Thrasher Magazine. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013. (video)
  12. ↑ "Flip Skateboards: Decks". NHS Fun Factory. NHS, Inc. January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  13. ↑ "Most Viewed Videos of 2012". Thrasher Skateboard Magazine. High Speed Productions, Inc. 25 December 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  14. ↑ "It's tough to write a caption for skating like this. We'll try to keep it simple: David sought out the gnarliest street spots in existence and annihilated them. Mix that in with his timeless transition skills and you have one of the best parts we've ever seen.". Thrasher Magazine on Facebook. Facebook. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  15. ↑ "The 3rd winner of the David Gonzalez setup giveaway is Philip Greene from Orting, WA! Check your email Philip, you have 48 hours to claim your prizes from FLIP SKATEBOARDS, Globe, INDEPENDENT TRUCK CO., RICTA WHEELS, and MOB GRIP.". Thrasher Magazine on Facebook. Facebook. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  16. 1 2 "Biography: David González". Alli Skate. 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  17. ↑ "Who We Are". RPRT. RPRT. January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  18. ↑ "Clients". RPRT. RPRT. January 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  19. ↑ "ESPN Athlete Profile: David González". ESPN. 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  20. ↑ ThrasherMagazine (4 December 2012). "Thrasher Magazine's 2012 Skater of the Year" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  21. ↑ Globe (January 2011). "UNITED BY FATE - Episode 6 - The Finale" (Video upload). Globe on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  22. ↑ Globe (January 2010). "Best of UBF Episodes 1-4" (Video upload). Globe on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  23. ↑ StrangeNotes (10 April 2007). "STRANGE NOTES DVD - COVERS BABY" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  24. ↑ 19toymachine98 (17 April 2012). "Flip - Extremely Sorry - David Gonzalez." (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  25. ↑ VIVE_SKATEBOARDING (December 2012). "David Gonzalez Possessed to Skate" (Video upload). VIVE_SKATEBOARDING on Vimeo. Vimeo LLC. Retrieved 19 January 2013.
  26. ↑ "David Gonzalez skate videos". SkatevideoSite.com. SkatevideoSite.com. 2005–2013. Retrieved 19 January 2013.

 Note: This article includes information from the article David González (pro skater) on the Spanish language Wikipedia.

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