Ricky Oyola

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Ricky Oyola is a regular-footed professional skateboarder from Philadelphia, PA. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Early life

Oyola was born in Pemberton, NJ. and grew up in Medford, NJ. [6] He received his first skateboard in 1985 as a birthday gift, a Town & Country Zoner. [1] Before he moved to Philadelphia, Oyola would drive into West Philadelphia, park at Roger Browne's house and spend the days skating with him. [1]

Skateboarding

Oyola is credited with popularizing the skate scene in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, alongside Browne, Matt Reason, and Sergei Trudnowski. [7] [1] Oyola is recognized for his distinctive east-coast street skate style. He was known in his early days to sport an afro and other hairstyles involving long hair. [3] His part in Dan Wolfe's 1996 skate video Eastern Exposure 3, showcased Oyola's creativity, versatility, and speed, exposing his skating to a larger audience. [3]

Skate video parts

Skate VideosYear
Devastation - Z Products [3] 1991
Spitfire [8] [9] 1993
Real Life - Sub Zero1994
#10 - 411VM [10] 1995
Eastern Exposure #3 [2] [11] 1996
7 Year Glitch - New Deal [12] 2002
Static II [13] 2004
Via - Traffic Skateboards [14] 2006
Black and Blue - Vox Footwear [15] 2007
Tokyo Transfer - Traffic Skateboards [16] 2009

Sponsors

Oyola's first official sponsor was Z-Products who noticed Oyola's skating while he was on a two month trip to California. [1] Oyola has held numerous sponsors over his career including companies he founded or helped influence (Illuminati and Silverstar) and long-established companies: Kastel, Zoo York, New Deal, Nicotine, Spitfire, Airwalk, Duffs, Memphis, Vox, Krux trucks, Division Wheel Company, as well as; Vision Street Wear and Converse. [6] [17]

Traffic Skateboards

After leaving New Deal skateboards in 2003, Oyola founded his own company Traffic Skateboards. [5] Staying true to its name, the initial Traffic team was composed of East Coast street skaters including Shaun Williams, Rich Adler, Jack Sabback, Bobby Puleo, and others. [3] Oyola currently skates for Traffic skateboards and Autobahn Wheels. [1] [3] He has a pro model shoe on Vox footwear named after him, however since he left the team the shoe has been renamed the Vox Philly. [18]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "RICKY OYOLA | 2008 – 48 BLOCKS MEDIA" . Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. 1 2 "Monday Classic: Ricky Oyola Eastern Exposure 3. « a brief glance skateboard mag" . Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Epicly Later'd: Ricky Oyola (Part 1/5), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2020-02-10
  4. ↑ "ARTICLES | Message Box – Ricky Oyola｜SKATEBOARDING PLUS". スケートボード・スケボー情報サイト｜SKATEBOARDING PLUS (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  5. 1 2 "Ricky Oyola Talks The Future of Traffic Skateboards". X Games. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
  6. 1 2 Man, Pusher (2015-10-23). "SULTANS OF SHRED: Mayor: The Ricky Oyola Interview". SULTANS OF SHRED. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  7. ↑ A eulogy for a fallen landmark. Love Park, skate spot Archived 2013-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Classics: 1993 Spitfire Video , retrieved 2020-02-10
  9. ↑ "VHS -- THE SPITFIRE VIDEO - 1993". The Berrics. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  10. ↑ Ricky Oyola 411 #10 (1995), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2020-02-10
  11. ↑ ricky oyola , retrieved 2020-02-10
  12. ↑ "VHS Review Volume II: 7 Year Glitch (2002)". smltalk.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  13. ↑ "Alternative edit of Ricky Oyola's Static 2 part – Caught in the Crossfire" . Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  14. ↑ "Traffic Skateboard – VIA". SOLO Skateboardmagazine (en). Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  15. ↑ Vox Footwear - Black & Blue Vol.1_Pt.4/7, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2020-02-10
  16. ↑ "Traffic – Tokyo Transfer – Skatevideosite" . Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  17. ↑ "The New Krux video Blown Out! is done!". TransWorld SKATEboarding. 2004-05-18. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  18. ↑ "Ricky Oyola Sponsors, Skate Videos, & Photos | Skateboarding!". skatemorespots.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.


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