Andy Anderson (skateboarder)

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Andy Anderson
Personal information
Full nameAndy Anderson
Born (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996 (age 25)
White Rock, British Columbia, Canada
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
CountryCanada
SportSkateboarding

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 wearing a helmet at all times while skateboarding, something that is extremely uncommon amongst professional skateboarders in a street skateboarding setting. Anderson represented Canada in the men's park skateboarding event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4][5]

Career[]

Anderson is sponsored by Bones, Mini Logo, and as of early 2019 Powell Peralta skateboard companies.[6][7][8] Anderson's first pro video part with Powell Peralta was released December 25, 2020,[9] and on July 1st 2021 was the most-viewed video on the Powell Peralta YouTube channel of all-time.[10]

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.[2][11]

In the final 2020 Olympic qualifying event (the Dew Tour 2021) Anderson tore his meniscus during a practice run.[12] 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.[2][13]

References[]

  1. ^ "ANDY ANDERSON'S #DREAMTRICK—PART TWO". The Berrics. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Andy Anderson - profile". olympic.ca. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  3. ^ Greenizan, Nick (3 June 2021). "White Rock skateboarder snags spot in Summer Olympics". Chilliwack Progress. Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Canada names first Olympic skateboard team for 2020 Tokyo Games". Toronto Star. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  5. ^ Awad, Brandi (11 June 2021). "Three men to form Canada's first ever Olympic skateboarding team". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Andy Anderson". Powell-Peralta Team. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Powell Peralta Presents: Andy Anderson Skateboarding". YouTube. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. ^ "POWELL PERALTA PRO BOARD RELEASE FOR ANDY ANDERSON". Juice Magazine. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ "ANDY ANDERSON - PRO VIDEO PART". Powell Peralta. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Powell Peralta YouTube Channel". YouTube. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  11. ^ "2020 Olympics Men's Park Official Results". Olympics.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Skateboarder Andy Anderson sees rewards greater than medal at Olympics". CBC Sports. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  13. ^ "Dew Tour 2021 results". Dew Tour. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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