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Rick McCrank | |
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| Born | Richard McCrank January 23, 1976 Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Other names | Rick, Crankers, Mckrills |
| Occupation(s) | Professional skateboarder, business owner, TV host |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Website | antisocialshopworldwide |
Rick McCrank (born January 23, 1976) is a Canadian professional skateboarder and skate shop owner. [1] [2] [3]
McCrank was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario. [4] [5] [6] [7]
McCrank's first deck sponsor was Cherry Bombs, a small Canadian brand. McCrank was discovered by professional skateboarder Colin McKay and invited to join Plan B Skateboards. [8] After Plan B, McCrank briefly joined Birdhouse, appearing in the 1998 video The End. After Birdhouse, McCrank joined the Girl Distribution Company and is currently a team member of the Girl brand. [9] [10]
McCrank designed several signature skate shoe models for the éS brand, including the éS "Anti-Social" model. [11] Following the announcement of the brand's hiatus, McCrank has been filmed wearing the Lakai brand. [12] In 2019, McCrank announced he was leaving Lakai. [13] [14] In 2020, Rick was announced as a rider for the Vans skate team. McCrank is part owner of Momentum Wheels with ex-Bones Brigade pro Kevin Harris. [15]
McCrank competed in Street contests throughout his career. He was awarded one of the highest ever scores in a street skateboarding competition, scoring a 99.67 at ESPN's 2000 grand prix. [16] In the Summer of 2001, McCrank got 1st place in the X-Games Skateboard Street Best Trick contest. [17] [18] Also in 2001, McCrank placed 2nd at the Gravity Games, hosted in Providence, Rhode Island. [17] [19] He won the Globe World Cup at Melbourne in 2002 [20] and in 2003, McCrank placed 2nd at the 2003 Gravity Games behind Ryan Sheckler. [21] In 2003, McCrank placed 2nd at the Slam City Jam. [22] In 2004, he came second to Ronnie Creager at the Globe World Cup. [23]
McCrank was voted "Best Street Skater" by Transworld SKATEboarding magazine in 2001. [24]
McCrank co-founded the Anti-Social Skateshop in Vancouver. [25] [26] He co-owns the Momentum brand, a skateboard wheel company. [27]
McCrank has acted in the films Harvey Spannos (2006) and Machotaildrop (2009). [28] He hosted the television series Abandoned, which premiered on the Viceland network in 2016. [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] His most recent television project is Post Radical, which aired in 2018. [34] [35] [36]
In 2019, McCrank was part of a group of skateboard industry veterans who spoke at the Pushing Boarders conference in Malmö, Sweden. [37] [38]
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