Phil Shao

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Phil Shao
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1973-12-28)December 28, 1973
San Dimas, California
DiedAugust 23, 1998(1998-08-23) (aged 24)
Arcata, California
Sport
CountryU.S.

Phil Shao (December 28, 1973 - August 23, 1998) was a goofy-footed professional skateboarder and journalist from Redwood City, California. [1] [2] [3] [4] Before his death, Shao was to be the next editor-in-chief of Thrasher magazine. [5] [6]

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Skateboarding career

Shao was featured in many skate magazines including Thrasher Magazine, Big Brother Skateboard Magazine, Skateboarder Magazine, TransWorld Skateboarding. [7] [8] Shao graced the July 1996 cover of Thrasher magazine with a smith grind on the top rail at Fort Miley. [9] [10] Shao was known as a master of many different styles of skating including street and vert. [11] Jake Phelps refers to Shao as "Hosoi and the Gonz in one dude." [12]

Shao appeared in many skateboarding videos in his career, traveling the world to skateboard. [13] [4] His last video was "Dedications" from Think Skateboards, released shortly before his death. [14] [15]

Skate video parts

Journalism

Thrasher Magazine

In addition to skating, Shao worked at Thrasher magazine as a copy editor. [14] Shortly before his untimely death, Phil was informed he was to be named Editor of Thrasher Magazine. [1] [2] After Shao's passing, Jake Phelps stayed on as Editor-in-chief. [17]

Death

On August 23, 1998, Phil Shao died in a car accident in Arcata, California. [14]

Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park

In the summer of 2003, Redwood City collaborated with Phil's friends and family to build a skatepark dedicated to Phil called the Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park. The park is a 13,000 square foot skatepark with 5 bowls, rails, and ledges. [18]

Personal life

Shao had an English degree from the University of California at Berkeley. [19] [2]

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  7. ↑ "RIP Phil Shao". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Autobiography - Christopher E. Brennen". authors.library.caltech.edu. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ Halba (April 10, 2010). "Shao 1 baby!". TiltmodeArmy.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ Williams, Neftalie. Colour in the Lines: The Racial Politics and Possibilities of US Skateboarding Culture (PDF) (Thesis). The University of Waikato.
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  12. ↑ Remembering Phil Shao , retrieved October 14, 2019
  13. ↑ "Phil Shao skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Phil Shao. | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  14. 1 2 3 "Phil Shao - Friends and family talk about a late great.Friends and family talk about a late great". TransWorld SKATEboarding. July 30, 1999.
  15. ↑ Thrasher: Insane Terrain. Universe Pub. 2001. ISBN   978-0-7893-0807-8.
  16. ↑ "411VM - Issue 8 skate video soundtrack | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
  17. ↑ "The Jake Phelps Interview". skatemorespots.com.
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