Rodney Mullen

Is a professional skateboarder who practices freestyle and street skateboarding. Mullen is credited with inventing numerous skateboarding tricks, including the kickflip, heelflip, impossible, and 360 flip. Mullen has appeared in many skateboarding videos and has co-authored an autobiography entitled The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself with Sean Mortimer

Chris Cole

His current sponsors include Zero, DC Shoes, Thunder, Spitfire wheels, Mob Grip, Monster Energy, Cult, Omit, Stance, Kershaw knives, and Reign skate shop. His past sponsors were World Industries, Circa Shoes, eS Footwear, and Fallen Footwear.

Eric Koston

Girls Skateboards, Nike SB, Independent Truck Company, Spitfire Wheels, Jessup Griptape, Fourstar Clothing, Active Ride Shop.

Koston has also been featured on television and in a number of films and video games.

Sean Malto

Sean Malto is a professional skateboarder living in Kansas City, Missouri.

His sponsors include: Girl Skateboards, Nike SB, Fourstar Clothing, Spitfire Wheels, Thunder Trucks, Skullcandy Headphones, Escapist Skateboarding and Grizzly Griptape.

Ryan Sheckler

Ryan Sheckler is sponsored by Red Bull, Etnies Shoes, Plan B Skateboards, Oakley, Nixon, Go Pro, Independent Trucks, Kicker Car Audio, Power Balance, Grizzy Griptape, CCS, Ethika, and Panasonic.He also starred in his own MTV reality show "Life of Ryan", from 2007-2009.

Mike Mo Capaldi

Mike Mo Capaldi, is a professional skateboarder. He is currently sponsored by Girl Skateboards, DC Shoes, Matix Clothing, Royal Trucks, Spitfire wheels, Mob Griptape, Bones Bearings, Skatelab, Active Ride Shop, and muchopassion series. Mike Mo was a part of the Lakai team, but has recently left. His stance is regular.

Torey Pudwill

His sponsors include Plan B Skateboards, DVS Footwear, Select Wheels, Matix Clothing, Venture Trucks, Grizzly Griptape, Diamond Supply Company, Bones Bearings, CCS Mailorder, Primitive Skateshop, Dakine, Red Bull, Nixon watches, and Skatelab Skatepark.Is a great skateboarder. =)

Paul Rodriguez

 Rodriguez bought his first skateboard in December 1996. He got his first sponsor in 1999 with DNA Skateboards, after sending a tape to them. Soon after he was sponsored by City Stars skateboards. As an amateur, Paul had the prestigious final part of the video Street Cinema. Soon after this video came out, City Stars went out of business and Paul began riding for Girl skateboards. He turned professional in September 2002, after being featured in Transworld Skateboarding's In Bloom video.

Nyjah Houston

Huston started skating when he was around two years old and rides goofy. Huston was raised vegan by his parents from birth. He was the youngest-ever X Games competitor and has been competing against professionals since August 2009. He is featured in the "element skateboards" videos "This is my element" and "Elementality", as well as the Silver Trucks video "Silver" Barcelona.On November 11, 2011, Huston released a video "Rise and & shine" under Element Skateboards.

Skateboarding

The skate boarding it related to surfing, street culture, with urban art, but many skaters just skate on streets and / or squares. They are the "ramperos" who just skate ramps. In fact, in many competitions there are two categories street and vert , because an individual can slide down the slopes of a skatepark.