Zion of Nike

[90sDamiano]

Some dumb asses in here really think he got kicked off hahahaha
Y’all just gotta admit that you don’t like black people

[Xen]

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I find it surprising a productive skater with an agent would be cut rather than his contract is just not renewed

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What's he been putting out?

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not saying its the pinnacle of skate videos or anything, but this video seemed to be kind of a big deal

http://youtu.be/ZYAzo5OdqHM?t=2780

4 minutes from Dec. of last year?

Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar..

He's good for sure and I don't GAF about his 'redbull style' but it seems like his hype train left the station turning pro and he's just riding off into the sunset...it's like Kwalks. Maybe REAL is just too stacked these days.

[Mantracker]

I'm stoked we wont have to see footage in Nike track pants anymore, but now I am scared at what track pants we will see

I just miss when he used to wear light washed jeans

I'm also guessing NB#

[doyle]

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I find it surprising a productive skater with an agent would be cut rather than his contract is just not renewed

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What's he been putting out?

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not saying its the pinnacle of skate videos or anything, but this video seemed to be kind of a big deal

http://youtu.be/ZYAzo5OdqHM?t=2780

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4 minutes from Dec. of last year?

Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar..

He's good for sure and I don't GAF about his 'redbull style' but it seems like his hype train left the station turning pro and he's just riding off into the sunset...it's like Kwalks. Maybe REAL is just too stacked these days.

I'm confused, are you saying that he's unproductive because he hasn't done much since his last part that came out 10 weeks ago?

[alex]

NB seems like a good spot for him. But maybe that's just because he foy wear red bull hats exclusively

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I find it surprising a productive skater with an agent would be cut rather than his contract is just not renewed

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What's he been putting out?

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not saying its the pinnacle of skate videos or anything, but this video seemed to be kind of a big deal

http://youtu.be/ZYAzo5OdqHM?t=2780

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4 minutes from Dec. of last year?

Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar..

He's good for sure and I don't GAF about his 'redbull style' but it seems like his hype train left the station turning pro and he's just riding off into the sunset...it's like Kwalks. Maybe REAL is just too stacked these days.

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I'm confused, are you saying that he's unproductive because he hasn't done much since his last part that came out 10 weeks ago?

[TastyBurrito]

NB seems like a good spot for him. But maybe that's just because he foy wear red bull hats exclusively

If Red Bull told me they'd pay me good money to wear their hat all the time. Then why the hell not?

But I put my money on that Zion just got a better deal and it's waiting to be announced. He's going to lead the resurgence of Airwalk.

[Easy Slider]

He's going to lead the resurgence of Airwalk.

Me if they reissue the NTS:

[Alois Hitler Jr.]

I could see him on Krooiuma

[Owen]

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I find it surprising a productive skater with an agent would be cut rather than his contract is just not renewed

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What's he been putting out?

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not saying its the pinnacle of skate videos or anything, but this video seemed to be kind of a big deal

http://youtu.be/ZYAzo5OdqHM?t=2780

Do you guys know about the culture of skateboarding?

[spacial_profiling]

He's going to NB#. Case closed. Same reason Jamie left Nike and ended up there. Most bang for your buck. Pro shoe. Come on...

[TastyBurrito]

He's going to NB#. Case closed. Same reason Jamie left Nike and ended up there. Most bang for your buck. Pro shoe. Come on...

Jamie wasn’t on Nike, was he? I remember him being on Diamond footwear then going to NB when Diamond folded.

[Atiba Applebum]

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He's going to NB#. Case closed. Same reason Jamie left Nike and ended up there. Most bang for your buck. Pro shoe. Come on...

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Jamie wasn’t on Nike, was he? I remember him being on Diamond footwear then going to NB when Diamond folded.

Never listen to any account with a stock photo

[TwisT]

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He's going to NB#. Case closed. Same reason Jamie left Nike and ended up there. Most bang for your buck. Pro shoe. Come on...

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Jamie wasn’t on Nike, was he? I remember him being on Diamond footwear then going to NB when Diamond folded.

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Never listen to any account with a stock photo

Pre am scramble foy was wearing nikes, not sure if it he was flow or just buying shoes, but when he really started to buzz he got picked up by diamond, which was better than hoping for a Nike check.

[Fraserjamesjollyjamieson]

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The “can’t wait to see what my future holds” line makes me think that he actually got cut and is just trying to be positive about it.

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That does sound like it but Nike is a major sponsor of the US Olympic team and Zion is going to the Olympics so it would be weird to drop him. Maybe something happened and they’re distancing themselves for some reason? Looking at their team list on the website, there are way more people I’d think are less productive or less potentially profitable than Zion. Terp is still listed on there for Christ’s sake.

No one is for sure going to the Olympics yet they have a us team but they still have to qualify say ishod joslin foy have a really good results at the events before the Olympics they’d go instead of the guys they are showing on their team

[duniwayRobber]

Here is a link to information about the old rules concerning endorsements during the Olympics:

https://www.bustle.com/articles/176742-can-olympic-athletes-get-paid-for-endorsements-the-rio-olympics-rules-can-be-tricky-to-navigate

Here is another for the new rules, instituted for what would have been the 2020 games:

https://www.latimes.com/sports/olympics/story/2019-10-08/olympic-athletes-tokyo-2020-games


I was hoping that it would give some insight into why Zion left, but I can't piecemeal together anything.

The only thing it does indicate to me is that whoever claimed Under Armour might be right, since there awaits $$$ for anyone willing to side with Vader companies that can afford (inter)national marketing before, during, and after the games.

[I_Respect_Wood]

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sorry fellas but I've never seen Ishod or GT do a Tre flip into a vert 540 with a hangover for an IG throwaway

but that's all history. now that Zion off it frees up a spot for another nordic wallie guy

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Nordic wallie guys are cooler than vert 540's

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I have come to understand that in the SLAP forum alternate universe that being a smooth skinned white guy from Norway who does pivot fakie in sweatpants and no shirt is the pinnacle of what is considered cool. I am not yet convinced this definition of cool extends outside of this Internet forum

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Nike exists outside of SLAP y'know. Why would they hook up sweatpants Bjorn unless they also think he's cool?

You couldn't be thinking Fernando Bramsmark, he's Swedish not Norwegian... and I think he can probably 540 too? Oh, and he's black.

Nike didn't kick Zion off, right? So why are you mad?

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not mad just messing with the dorks on here

but nike hooks up people the guy at Nike wants to hook up. there's way less "logic" to it than the slap industry analysts assume. maybe Zion left because he doesn't get along with the TM there. not getting along with your boss is why most people quit their job

If so, who was the TM of Zion? Scuba? Sinclair? Bobier? they have a few I thin so.

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Weird, he basically looks like a textbook Nike skateboard athlete

People are misunderstood on The olympics shit though. 20 skaters get qualified based on contest points and Max 3 per country, so his chances are very slim

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Yeah and there's been no contests in almost a year so points won't really hold that much weight.

I bet it's go down to who's fittest, on form, had their vaccine, got their travel papers and can pass the drug test(s). That's who's going. If more than 2 of those prerequisites are a fail, they aren't going.

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Anyone have any info on paid/sponsored skateboarders in the Olympics? I was under the impression that no athlete in the Olympics could accept financial incentive from sponsors...

If that is the case, he could be leaving Nike to help secure his spot in the next games.

No one would be able to do the type of training it takes to get into the Olympics without sponsor support, you just can't wear sponsor branding in the games

[duniwayRobber]

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Weird, he basically looks like a textbook Nike skateboard athlete

People are misunderstood on The olympics shit though. 20 skaters get qualified based on contest points and Max 3 per country, so his chances are very slim

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Yeah and there's been no contests in almost a year so points won't really hold that much weight.

I bet it's go down to who's fittest, on form, had their vaccine, got their travel papers and can pass the drug test(s). That's who's going. If more than 2 of those prerequisites are a fail, they aren't going.

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Anyone have any info on paid/sponsored skateboarders in the Olympics? I was under the impression that no athlete in the Olympics could accept financial incentive from sponsors...

If that is the case, he could be leaving Nike to help secure his spot in the next games.

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No one would be able to do the type of training it takes to get into the Olympics without sponsor support, you just can't wear sponsor branding in the games

Absolutely, I was thinking there was some clause for companies that have their equipment used in the games.

If the entire running team is supposed to wear Airwalk for their races, I imagined conflicts would arise if only one of the runners was also being paid from Airwalk.

Unrelated but kind of odd that Visa and McDonalds are the sole sponsors of the games.

[Ilya Oblomov]

For track and field the kits are supplied by Nike because they are the track and field sponsor. The athletes have to wear the Nike clothing but the athletes wear whatever shoe brand they are sponsored by.

[BrockSamson]

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Weird, he basically looks like a textbook Nike skateboard athlete

People are misunderstood on The olympics shit though. 20 skaters get qualified based on contest points and Max 3 per country, so his chances are very slim

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Yeah and there's been no contests in almost a year so points won't really hold that much weight.

I bet it's go down to who's fittest, on form, had their vaccine, got their travel papers and can pass the drug test(s). That's who's going. If more than 2 of those prerequisites are a fail, they aren't going.

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Anyone have any info on paid/sponsored skateboarders in the Olympics? I was under the impression that no athlete in the Olympics could accept financial incentive from sponsors...

If that is the case, he could be leaving Nike to help secure his spot in the next games.

i looked into this when it first got announced cuz I was expecting the team to end up being all the Nike/Real Guys or something like that. The rule is you use any brand of any equipment(and outfit it with whatever stickers or whatever you want) but your "uniform" and like warm up gear has to be official US Olympic team issue(Nike)

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Unrelated but kind of odd that Visa and McDonalds are the sole sponsors of the games.

Really? Because those companies are the exact kinds of scumbag bastards I would expect to promote a needlessly wasteful, environmentally damaging, pointless public spectacle during a pandemic.

[duniwayRobber]

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Unrelated but kind of odd that Visa and McDonalds are the sole sponsors of the games.

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Really? Because those companies are the exact kinds of scumbag bastards I would expect to promote a needlessly wasteful, environmentally damaging, pointless public spectacle during a pandemic.

I should have placed 'sole' in bold. Their exclusive sponsorship leaves them as practical owners of the games.

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Unrelated but kind of odd that Visa and McDonalds are the sole sponsors of the games.

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Really? Because those companies are the exact kinds of scumbag bastards I would expect to promote a needlessly wasteful, environmentally damaging, pointless public spectacle during a pandemic.

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I should have placed 'sole' in bold. Their exclusive sponsorship leaves them as practical owners of the games.

Ah, I misunderstood. Apologies.

[squippy]

Slap:

"We need cancel PJ for following racist accounts."

Being racist to brazilians: ok.

You seem absolutely miserable to be around

[cky enthusiast]

seem like Zion may be living a real life Ballers situation. The Rock and Rob Corddry getting him a pro model on NB and partial ownership in the Jupiter FL women's MLS expansion team

do you mean the NWSL you sexist jerk?!?!

[Sold Out]

Just saw Skateline (that dude is his homie) and he was hinting that Nike kicked Zion off.

[RichardBarkley]

Just saw Skateline (that dude is his homie) and he was hinting that Nike kicked Zion off.

What did he say ?

[matty_c]

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Unrelated but kind of odd that Visa and McDonalds are the sole sponsors of the games.

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Really? Because those companies are the exact kinds of scumbag bastards I would expect to promote a needlessly wasteful, environmentally damaging, pointless public spectacle during a pandemic.

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I should have placed 'sole' in bold. Their exclusive sponsorship leaves them as practical owners of the games.

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Ah, I misunderstood. Apologies.

Yeah that’d be right
Money and food

[Gaius Julius]

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Slap:

"We need cancel PJ for following racist accounts."

Being racist to brazilians: ok.

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Brazilians are a nationality, not a race

You're right, it makes the guy a xenophobic ass