Andy Anderson (skateboarder)

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Andy Anderson
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Anderson in 2021
Personal information
Full nameAndy Anderson
Born (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 27)
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Skateboarding

Andy Anderson (born April 13, 1996) is a Canadian professional skateboarder. Anderson is best known for his unique style, which blends classic tricks of the early decades of skateboarding with more modern techniques. [1] Anderson is known for always wearing a protective helmet while skateboarding, which is extremely uncommon among professional street skateboarders. [2] Anderson represented Canada in the men's park skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [3] [4] [5] [6]

Career

Anderson turned pro for Powell Peralta in 2019, and is currently sponsored by Powell Peralta, Etnies, Skull Skates, Mini Logo, and Bones, along with clothing brands such as, Swatch and Skullcandy. [7] [8] [9] Anderson's first pro video part with Powell Peralta was released on December 25, 2020. [10] On March 25, 2021, Anderson starred in Seen Him, which was a skate film directed and filmed by the Zenga Bros. As of 2022, Seen Him is the most-viewed video on the Powell Peralta YouTube channel, and as of Sept 4th 2022, three of Anderson's videos are the most-viewed videos on the Powell Peralta YouTube channel of all-time. [11]

Anderson is known in the skateboarding world for a unique skateboarding style and extensive arsenal of technical tricks. He has competed and placed in the final round of various noteworthy competitions since 2015, including the Zumiez Best Foot Forward Vancouver, the Vans Park Series Americas Continental Championships, the Jackalope Festival, The Boardr Am, the Mystic Sk8 Cup, the Continental Championships, the Nitro World Games, and the semi-finals of the Dew Tour 2021. In the 2018 skateboarding world championships, Anderson placed 21st in the semifinals. In 2020 Anderson won the Canadian Men's Park final, while also placing 10th in the Street skateboarding category. Anderson competed in the 2020 Men's Olympic Park event, placing 16th of 20. [3] [12] Anderson's board skated in the Olympics can be found in the Olympic Museum.[ citation needed ]

In the final 2020 Olympic qualifying event (the Dew Tour 2021) Anderson tore his meniscus during a practice run. [13] Despite this, Anderson competed in the event finishing 11th in the semifinals upon achieving a score of 75.80 after two successful runs, qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. After performing qualifying runs, his third and fourth runs of the event were lighthearted, including a 33-second long manual atop the park exterior. [3] [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "ANDY ANDERSON'S #DREAMTRICK—PART TWO". The Berrics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Brady, Rachel (2021-06-03). "Skateboarder Andy Anderson looks to make most of Olympic opportunity". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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  4. ↑ Greenizan, Nick (3 June 2021). "White Rock skateboarder snags spot in Summer Olympics". Chilliwack Progress . Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Canada names first Olympic skateboard team for 2020 Tokyo Games". Toronto Star . Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Awad, Brandi (11 June 2021). "Three men to form Canada's first ever Olympic skateboarding team". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Andy Anderson". Powell-Peralta Team. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Powell Peralta Presents: Andy Anderson Skateboarding". YouTube. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "POWELL PERALTA PRO BOARD RELEASE FOR ANDY ANDERSON". Juice Magazine. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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  12. ↑ "2020 Olympics Men's Park Official Results". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
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