Girl Skateboards
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The Girl Distribution Company is a skateboarding
distribution company based in Torrance, California
, which houses several companies including Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Royal Skateboard Trucks, and Fourstar Clothing.
The company has evolved into a distribution company that distributes skate goods, and makes shirts, hats, skateboard wheels, hoodies, trousers, bearings, belts, wallets, skateboarding films and many other accessories. Their logo is similar to the symbol on women's bathrooms.
Although the companies under the Girl Distribution Company appear as separate teams, the companies appear in each other's videos, (e.g. Chocolate Skateboards in Yeah Right!
), riders have been seen using other companies' boards, and teams often tour together or fourstar.
Jeron Wilson
that makes skateboard trucks, the axle-like structures to which a skateboard's wheels are attached. It was founded in October, 1997, by Rudy Johnson and Guy Mariano
.
is a footwear company based in Torrance, California
that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards
co-founders Mike Carroll
and Rick Howard
in 1999.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
distribution company based in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
, which houses several companies including Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Royal Skateboard Trucks, and Fourstar Clothing.
The company has evolved into a distribution company that distributes skate goods, and makes shirts, hats, skateboard wheels, hoodies, trousers, bearings, belts, wallets, skateboarding films and many other accessories. Their logo is similar to the symbol on women's bathrooms.
Although the companies under the Girl Distribution Company appear as separate teams, the companies appear in each other's videos, (e.g. Chocolate Skateboards in Yeah Right!
Yeah Right!
Yeah Right! is a skateboarding video by Girl Skateboards , directed by Ty Evans and Spike Jonze. Yeah Right! is notable for its soundtrack, length, and the extensive use of never-before-seen special effects.-Summary:A short prologue pays tribute to skater Keenan Milton, who died in 2001...
), riders have been seen using other companies' boards, and teams often tour together or fourstar.
Team members
Team roster from website.- Brian Anderson
- Mike Carroll
- Mike Mo
- Rick HowardRick HowardRick Howard is a Canada-born skateboarder who now resides in California. He is considered to been credited with helping to advance switch skateboarding to new levels in the 1990s....
- Guy MarianoGuy MarianoGuy Mariano is a professional skateboarder who gained widespread recognition at the age of 14 for his part in Blind Skateboards' Video Days . Before Blind, Mariano was sponsored by Powell Peralta, and appeared in their video Ban This. In his later years, Guy rode for Girl Skateboards and had a...
- Rick McCrankRick McCrankRick McCrank is a Canadian professional skateboarder. He was voted Best Street Skater by TransWorld Skateboarding Magazine in 2000. He co-founded and owns Anti-Social Skateshop and co-owns Momentum Wheels. Rick has designed several pro skate shoe models, including the éS Anti-Social...
- Eric KostonEric KostonEric Koston is a Thai American professional skater who grew up in San Bernardino, California.He began skating in 1986 and remains active. He was first sponsored in 1991 and turned pro in 1993. He has been featured in the "Tony Hawk" video game series and "EA" Skate 2 and Skate 3...
- Sean Malto
- Cory KennedyCory Kennedy (skateboarder)Cory Kennedy is an American professional skateboarder. Born in Seattle, Washington, Kennedy currently lives in Santa Monica, California. He started skateboarding at a young age, but first came to prominence after winning the "Bang Yo'self 2" amateur video submission contest put on by noted...
- Brandon Biebel
Jeron Wilson
- Matt Cataloni
Videography
- 1994: Goldfish
- 1996: Mouse
- 2003: Yeah Right!Yeah Right!Yeah Right! is a skateboarding video by Girl Skateboards , directed by Ty Evans and Spike Jonze. Yeah Right! is notable for its soundtrack, length, and the extensive use of never-before-seen special effects.-Summary:A short prologue pays tribute to skater Keenan Milton, who died in 2001...
- 2006: Badass Meets Dumbass (with Chocolate skateboards) (promo)
- 2008: Beauty and the Beast (with Anti-Hero Skateboards) (promo)
- 2009: Beauty and the Beast 2 (with Anti-Hero Skateboards) (promo)
- 2012: Untitled Girl Skateboards Video
Chocolate Skateboards
Chocolate Skateboards was founded in 1994.Team Members
Team roster from website.- Vincent Alvarez
- Kenny Anderson
- Chico Brenes
- Daniel Castillo
- Justin Eldridge
- Jesus Fernandez
- Gino Ianucci
- Marc JohnsonMarc Johnson (skateboarder)Marc Johnson is a professional skateboarder.-Biography:Marc Johnson is one of the pioneers of 1990's style "switch-stance" and "gnar-tech" street skateboarding and is known for his technical skill on a skateboard, including a "supernatural" level of ambidextrousness...
- Anthony Pappalardo
- Elijah Berle
- Devine Calloway
- Shaw Robinson
Videography
- 1995: Las Nueve Vidas De Paco
- 1999: The Chocolate Tour
- 2004: The Hot Chocolate Tour
- 2007: Badass Meets Dumbass (promo)
- 2012: Untitled Chocolate Skateboards Video
Royal Trucks
Royal Trucks is a company in Torrance, CaliforniaTorrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
that makes skateboard trucks, the axle-like structures to which a skateboard's wheels are attached. It was founded in October, 1997, by Rudy Johnson and Guy Mariano
Guy Mariano
Guy Mariano is a professional skateboarder who gained widespread recognition at the age of 14 for his part in Blind Skateboards' Video Days . Before Blind, Mariano was sponsored by Powell Peralta, and appeared in their video Ban This. In his later years, Guy rode for Girl Skateboards and had a...
.
Team Riders
Team roster from website.- Vincent Alvarez
- Daryl Angel
- Mike Mo CapaldiMike Mo CapaldiMichael Capaldi , also known as Mike Mo Capaldi, is a professional skateboarder. He is currently sponsored by Girl Skateboards, Matix Clothing, Royal Trucks, Spitfire wheels, Mob Griptape, Bones Bearings, Skatelab and MUCHOPASSION SERIES. Mike Mo was a part of the Lakai team, but has recently left....
- Mike Carroll
- Justin Eldridge
- * Andre Genovesi
- Kerry Getz
- Kayne Moore
- Jerry Hsu
- Cory Kennedy
- Wes Kremer
- Christian Rabenitas
- Guy MarianoGuy MarianoGuy Mariano is a professional skateboarder who gained widespread recognition at the age of 14 for his part in Blind Skateboards' Video Days . Before Blind, Mariano was sponsored by Powell Peralta, and appeared in their video Ban This. In his later years, Guy rode for Girl Skateboards and had a...
- Raymond Molinar
- John Motta
- Cale Nuske
- Brad Staba
- Kevin Taylor
- Jeron Wilson
Lakai Limited Footwear
Lakai Limited FootwearLakai Limited Footwear
Lakai Footwear Limited is a footwear company based in Torrance, California that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards co-founders Mike Carroll and Rick Howard in 1999...
is a footwear company based in Torrance, California
Torrance, California
Torrance is a city incorporated in 1921 and located in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Torrance has of shore-front beaches on the Pacific Ocean, quieter and less well-known by tourists than others on the Santa Monica Bay, such as those of neighboring...
that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards
Girl Skateboards
The Girl Distribution Company is a skateboarding distribution company based in Torrance, California, which houses several companies including Girl Skateboards, Chocolate Skateboards, Royal Skateboard Trucks, and Fourstar Clothing....
co-founders Mike Carroll
Mike Carroll
Mike Carroll is a professional skateboarder from San Francisco who skated for H-Street and then joined the super team Plan B Skateboards...
and Rick Howard
Rick Howard
Rick Howard is a Canada-born skateboarder who now resides in California. He is considered to been credited with helping to advance switch skateboarding to new levels in the 1990s....
in 1999.
Pro
- Marc JohnsonMarc JohnsonMarc Johnson, bassist, composer and band leader, was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1953, and grew up in Texas. At 19 he was working professionally with the Fort Worth Symphony, and while at the University of North Texas he played in the famed One O'Clock Lab Band while also was the principal bassist...
- Cory Kennedy (skateboarder)Cory Kennedy (skateboarder)Cory Kennedy is an American professional skateboarder. Born in Seattle, Washington, Kennedy currently lives in Santa Monica, California. He started skateboarding at a young age, but first came to prominence after winning the "Bang Yo'self 2" amateur video submission contest put on by noted...
- Mike CarrollMike CarrollMike Carroll is a professional skateboarder from San Francisco who skated for H-Street and then joined the super team Plan B Skateboards...
- Rick HowardRick HowardRick Howard is a Canada-born skateboarder who now resides in California. He is considered to been credited with helping to advance switch skateboarding to new levels in the 1990s....
- Guy MarianoGuy MarianoGuy Mariano is a professional skateboarder who gained widespread recognition at the age of 14 for his part in Blind Skateboards' Video Days . Before Blind, Mariano was sponsored by Powell Peralta, and appeared in their video Ban This. In his later years, Guy rode for Girl Skateboards and had a...
- Jesus Fernandes
- The Royal Family (Danny Brady/Nick Jensen)
- Rob Welsh
- Jeff Lenoce
- Brandon Biebel
- Vincent Alvarez