Sport | Skateboarding |
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Founded | 2003 |
Founder | Michael Burnett |
Country | United States, China |
Official website | Thrasher Magazine |
The title of King of the Road is given out once a year by Thrasher magazine. The tradition was started in 2003 by Thrasher editor Michael Burnett.
In the 'King of the Road' contest, three separate, pre-invited teams of professional skaters are each given a book [1] containing a series of challenges. The challenges themselves involve hard skateboarding tasks, as well as more trivial and humorous ones. There are various points available for each challenge, usually dependent on how difficult or uncomfortable the challenge is. The teams compete at the same time over a two-week period, in which they travel across the U.S. to complete as many challenges as possible.
KOTR has been held annually since its inception, with the exceptions of 2008, 2009 and 2018. In 2011, Thrasher and Converse hosted an addition KOTR competition in China, with the participation of four Chinese skateboard brands. [2]
Team Deluxe
Team Tum Yeto
Team Volcom
Team éS
Team Zero
Team Habitat
Team Flip
Team Element
Team Zero
Team Darkstar
Team Baker
Team Toy Machine
Team Blind
Team Foundation
Team Black Label
Team Zoo York
1st Place Team Nike SB Eric Koston, Grant Taylor, Ishod Wair, Cory Kennedy, Justin Brock. Mystery Guest Marissa Del Santo.
2nd Place Team C1RCA David Gravette, Scott Decenzo, Sierra Fellers, David Reyes, Robbie Brockel. Mystery Guest Alexis Sablone.
3rd Place Team Converse Angel Ramirez, Kenny Anderson, Sammy Baca, Julian Davidson, Eli Reed. Mystery Guest Lacey Baker.
4th Place Team Etnies Sean Malto, Mike Taylor, Jose Rojo, Willow, Ryan Sheckler. Mystery Guest Elisa Steamer.
1st Place – 6060 points Team Lakai Guy Mariano, Marc Johnson, Daniel Espinoza, Vincent Alvarez, Mikemo Capaldi, Sam Smyth TM, Ryan Lovell, Videographer, Joe Brook, on Photography, Aaron Meza on 2nd Angle. Mystery Guest Andrew Reynolds.
2nd Place – 5680 points Team Vans Tony Trujillo, Elijah Berle, Daniel Lutheran, Johnny Layton, Gilbert Crockett, Griffin Collins TM, Cody Green, Videographer, Joe Hammeke on Photography. Mystery Guest Arto Saari.
3rd Place – 5480 points Team Nike SB Eric Koston, Grant Taylor, Ishod Wair, Cory Kennedy, Shane O’Neill, Bob Reynolds TM, Jason Hernandez, Videographer, Rhino on Photography, Steve Chalme on 2nd Angle. Mystery Guest Leo Romero.
4th Place – 5340 points Team Dekline Chad Tim-tim, Matt Bennett, Nick Merlino, Dakota Servold, Ryan Spencer, Mike Sinclair TM, Jared Lucas, Videographer, Dan Zaslavsky on Photography, Tim Cisilino on Second angle. Mystery Guest Salman Agah.
Presented by Converse
1st Place – 2930 Points Team Gift Mystery Guest Raymond Molinar.
2nd place - 2710 Team Shox Mystery Guest Angel Ramirez.
3rd place - 2615 Team Society Mystery Guest Kenny Anderson.
4th place - 1930 Team Vagabond Mystery Guest ??? .
Alien Workshop (1st Place) | Toy Machine (2nd Place) | Creature (3rd Place) | Antihero (4th Place) |
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Grant Taylor | Leo Romero | David Gravette | Tony Trujillo |
Gilbert Crockett | Daniel Lutheran | Taylor Bingaman | Andrew Allen |
Jake Johnson | Collin Provost | Ryan Reyes | Frank Gerwer |
John Fitzgerald | Jeremy Leabres | Sean Conover | Robbie Russo |
Omar Salazar | Blake Carpenter | Darren Naverette | Chris Pfanner |
Aaron "Jaws" Homoki (Mystery Guest) | Austyn Gillette (Mystery Guest) | David Gonzalez (Mystery Guest) | Ryan Decenzo (Mystery Guest) |
Benny Maglinao (Videographer) | Jared Lucas (Videographer) | Lee Dupont (Videographer) | Preston "P-Stone" Maigetter (Videographer) |
Joe Brook (Photographer) | Dan Zaslavsky (Photographer) | Chris "Rhino" Rooney (Photographer) | Xeno Tsarnas (Photographer) |
Chad Bowers (Team Manager) | Mike Sinclair (Team Manager) | Al Partanen (Team Manager) | Andy Roy (Team Manager) |
Teams were announced [3] August 27, 2013. People were able to follow each team via blogs on the Thrasher site.
Enjoi | Birdhouse | Chocolate | Real |
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Cairo Foster | Aaron Homoki | Elijah Berle | Robbie Brockel |
Wieger van Wageningen | Ben Raybourn | Vincent Alvarez | Ishod Wair |
Zack Wallin | Clint Walker | Raven Tershy | Justin Brock |
Jimmy Carlin | Clive Dixon | Stevie Perez | Jake Ruiz |
Louie Barletta | Mike Davis | Justin Eldridge | Kyle Walker |
Matt Mullen (Videographer) | Adam Mills (Videographer) | Daniel Wheatley (Videographer) | Jeremy McNamara (Videographer) |
Austin Gardner | Ewan Bowman (Videographer) | Preston Maigetter (Videographer) | |
Joe Brooke (Photographer) | Dan Zaslavsky (Photographer) | Michael Burnett (Photographer) | Rhino (Photographer) |
Jerome Case (Team Manager) | Sam Smyth (Team Manager) | John Alden (Team Manager) | |
Taylor Smith (Mystery Guest) | David Gravette (Mystery Guest) | Auby Taylor (Mystery Guest) | TJ Rogers (Mystery Guest) |
Winners were announced [4] on September 19, 2013.
The 2013 edition of KoTR was shown in a series of videos on the Thrasher site and on YouTube.
Team were announced [5] September 3, 2014. Mystery guests were announced [6] September 12, 2014 and were all featured in the Osiris video, "The Storm".
Birdhouse | Flip | Element |
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Aaron Homoki | Curren Caples | Nyjah Huston |
Clive Dixon | Louie Lopez | Evan Smith |
Clint Walker | Alec Majerus | Julian Davidson |
Mike Davis | Ben Nordberg | Nick Garcia |
Ben Raybourn | Matt Berger | Dominick Walker |
Adam Mills (Videographer) | Layne Stratton (Videographer) | Dave Hoang (Videographer) |
Jake Johnson (Videographer) | Dan Stolling (Videographer) | Mark Stewart (Videographer) |
Dan Zaslavsky (Photographer) | Rhino (Photographer) | Michael Burnett (Photographer) |
Jerome Case (Team Manager) | John Nicholson (Team Manager) | Cole Mathews (Team Manager) |
Peter Smolik | Chad Knight | Tyrone Olson |
Winning team was announced [7] on December 13 in the final Web episode.
The 2014 edition of KoTR was shown in a series of web episodes on the Thrasher site and on YouTube.
The 2015 teams were announced [8] August 25, 2015. The Mystery guests were announced [9] September 2, 2015. Team Birdhouse was the winner. Elijah Berle was the MVP. In 2016 this season of King of the Road aired as eleven hour-long TV episodes on the VICELAND channel. [10] [11]
Birdhouse | Toy Machine | Chocolate |
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Aaron Homoki | Blake Carpenter | Raven Tershy |
Clive Dixon | Billy Marks | Justin Eldridge |
Clint Walker | Daniel Lutheran | Johnny Jones |
Mike Davis | Axel Cruysberghs | Elijah Berle |
Ben Raybourn | Collin Provost | Stevie Perez |
Adam Mills (Videographer) | Ryan Lee (Videographer) | Daniel Wheatley (Videographer) |
Ryan Lovell (Videographer) | Jon Holland (Videographer | Federico Vitetta (Videographer) |
Rhino (Photographer) | Joe Hammeke (Photographer) | Sam Muller (Photographer) |
Jerome Case (Team Manager) | Mike Sinclair (Team Manager) | Sam Smyth (Team Manager) |
Heath Kirchart (Mystery Guest) | Forrest Edwards (Mystery Guest) | Jereme Rogers (Mystery Guest) |
The 2016 teams were announced [12] October 14, 2016. Team Enjoi was the winner. Jackson Pilz was the MVP. In 2017 this season of King of the Road aired as eleven hour-long TV episodes on the VICELAND channel. [13] [14]
Enjoi | Deathwish | Creature |
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Louie Barletta | Mike "Lizard King" Plumb | David Gravette |
Jackson Pilz | Jake Hayes | Kevin Baekkel |
Ben Raemers | Jon Dickson | Sean Conover |
Enzo Cauleta | Jamie Foy | Chris Russell |
Zack Wallin | Neen Williams | Willis Kimbel |
Dan Stolling (Videographer) | Ryan "Beagle" Ewing (Videographer) | Noah Quale (Videographer) |
Carson Lee (Videographer) | Jon Holland (Videographer) | Ewan Bowman (Videographer) |
Joe Brook (Photographer) | Sam Muller (Photographer) | Chris Rooney (Photographer) |
James Craig (Team Manager) | Jay Thorpe (Team Manager) | Sam Hitz (Team Manager) |
Samaria Brevard (Mystery Guest) | Leo Baker (Mystery Guest) | Nora Vasconcellos (Mystery Guest) |
The 2017 teams were announced [15] July 6, 2017. Team Element was the winner. Evan Smith was the MVP. This season of King of the Road aired in 2018 as eleven hour-long TV episodes on the VICELAND channel and the Thrasher website. [16] [17]
Element | Real | Foundation |
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Madars Apse | Robbie Brockel | Aidan Campbell |
Nyjah Huston | Chima Ferguson | Corey Glick (AM) |
Tyson Peterson (AM at start of KoTR) | Jack Olson (AM) | Nick Merlino |
Mason Silva | Kyle Walker | Dakota Servold |
Evan Smith | Zion Wright (AM at start of KoTR) | Cole Wilson |
Jamie Foy (Mystery Guest) | Aaron "Jaws" Homoki (Mystery Guest) | Axel Cruysberghs (Mystery Guest) |
Ewan Bowman (Videographer) | Tim Fulton (Videographer) | Jon Holland (Videographer) |
Tom Mull (Videographer) | Dan Stolling (Videographer) | Don Luong (Videographer) |
Chris Rooney (Photographer) | Joe Brook (Photographer) | Sam Muller (Photographer) |
Cole Matthews (Team Manager) | Justin Brock (Team Manager) | Mike Sinclair (Team Manager) |
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