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What region of the world do you think generates the highest amount of rippers? Not where most currently live, because they could have moved there, but where on Earth is breeding the best?
Socal seems like an obvious answer, although a little boring.
Florida continually pushes out heavy weights. Got to be something in that water.
Minneapolis / MN has churned out some beasts.
Wildcard- Vermont. When I came to Burlington for college back in 2002, I was tripping at the level of skaters at the local. That was a crazy time for the area in terms of talent. Also the second least populated state in the US.
I can only really speak to where I've been in the US. Of course, Japan is proving to be a powerhouse.
As skating continues to grow, for me, the most interesting thing to see are the scenes popping up in unexpected places.
Shoutout Uganda Skateboard Society.
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I am quite surprised that no Chinese super bots have entered these olympic qualifiers yet.
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This i granite central here in Massachusetts. Everyone can slay a ledge out out. My grandma can frickin back nose bunt like she was Henry frickin Sanchez. Of course she won't. Not even for cough syrup flavored WW2 taffy
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Jersey
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Japan
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The answer is probably Sweden there's like 1000 people living there and they have Arto, Al Boulala, Tony Magnusson, Gustav Tonnenson, Oski, Dennis Busenitz, Claus Grabke etc etc
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The answer is probably Sweden there's like 1000 people living there and they have Arto, Al Boulala, Tony Magnusson, Gustav Tonnenson, Oski, Dennis Busenitz, Claus Grabke etc etc
Grabke is german
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The answer is probably Sweden there's like 1000 people living there and they have Arto, Al Boulala, Tony Magnusson, Gustav Tonnenson, Oski, Dennis Busenitz, Claus Grabke etc etc
Grabke is german
Arto is finish, Busenitz american
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The answer is probably Sweden there's like 1000 people living there and they have Arto, Al Boulala, Tony Magnusson, Gustav Tonnenson, Oski, Dennis Busenitz, Claus Grabke etc etc
Grabke is german
That's literally a part of Sweden it's the same country
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I am quite surprised that no Chinese super bots have entered these olympic qualifiers yet.
Doubtful Chinese government would allow the youth to skate. Being as authoritarian as they are over there, they are probably aware that a corner stone of skate culture is a rejection of authority. Xi Jingping the Phooh dont play dat shit
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new jersey, USA
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I am quite surprised that no Chinese super bots have entered these olympic qualifiers yet.
Doubtful Chinese government would allow the youth to skate. Being as authoritarian as they are over there, they are probably aware that a corner stone of skate culture is a rejection of authority. Xi Jingping the Phooh dont play dat shit
In typical Chinese fashion they tried to institutionalize skateboarding in preparation for the 2018 Olympics - https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2018/01/08/chinas-creating-skateboarding-army/
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The answer is probably Sweden there's like 1000 people living there and they have Arto, Al Boulala, Tony Magnusson, Gustav Tonnenson, Oski, Dennis Busenitz, Claus Grabke etc etc
you're only out by a factor of 10,000. not bad.
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I am quite surprised that no Chinese super bots have entered these olympic qualifiers yet.
Especially when you consider all the boards and what not are made there
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The answer is probably Sweden there's like 1000 people living there and they have Arto, Al Boulala, Tony Magnusson, Gustav Tonnenson, Oski, Dennis Busenitz, Claus Grabke etc etc
Grabke is german
I think that’s the joke
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What region of the world do you think generates the highest amount of rippers? Not where most currently live, because they could have moved there, but where on Earth is breeding the best?
Socal seems like an obvious answer, although a little boring.
Florida continually pushes out heavy weights. Got to be something in that water.
Minneapolis / MN has churned out some beasts.
Wildcard- Vermont. When I came to Burlington for college back in 2002, I was tripping at the level of skaters at the local. That was a crazy time for the area in terms of talent. Also the second least populated state in the US.
I can only really speak to where I've been in the US. Of course, Japan is proving to be a powerhouse.
As skating continues to grow, for me, the most interesting thing to see are the scenes popping up in unexpected places.
Shoutout Uganda Skateboard Society.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J14-hiZf1Ic
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brazil puts out some heavy hitters. they seem like extremely competitive people.
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Almost every single skateboarder you associate with New York City then and now is from jersey. Minus a select few from Queens.
Jupiter florida. Floridas huge but Jamie foy and all those Florida dudes are from the same town. Cromer too wtf they gave yall for lunch at school damn.
Brazilians have been fucking contests up for decades.
Free max b
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Brazil, #1 in skateboarding, #1 in liveleak
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They aren't all from Jupiter, which is a pretty small city, but Palm Beach County has a lot of current people. Cromer, Zion, Dilo, Delfinos, Foy, and slap legend Beatrice Domond. Jamie Thomas started skating there too.
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Norway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0S9GV1HrAiU
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They aren't all from Jupiter, which is a pretty small city, but Palm Beach County has a lot of current people. Cromer, Zion, Dilo, Delfinos, Foy, and slap legend Beatrice Domond. Jamie Thomas started skating there too.
A ton of talent comes from Jupiter for sure. Dave Bachinsky spent a good amount of time here too. We have one park thats mostly transition and barely any good street spots. Idk how it's such a hot spot for talent to come from but it really is. Even going back to the old SkateFL videos it was tons of talent and a lot of names that people know now. A few of the most talented even stopped skating for one reason or another.
But palm beach county as a whole is very tough to beat as far as talent per capita. I would say in the top 1% no doubt. Especially if you are comparing one county in Florida (population 1.5 million) to entire countries.
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What region of the world do you think generates the highest amount of rippers? Not where most currently live, because they could have moved there, but where on Earth is breeding the best?
Socal seems like an obvious answer, although a little boring.
Florida continually pushes out heavy weights. Got to be something in that water.
Minneapolis / MN has churned out some beasts.
Wildcard- Vermont. When I came to Burlington for college back in 2002, I was tripping at the level of skaters at the local. That was a crazy time for the area in terms of talent. Also the second least populated state in the US.
I can only really speak to where I've been in the US. Of course, Japan is proving to be a powerhouse.
As skating continues to grow, for me, the most interesting thing to see are the scenes popping up in unexpected places.
Shoutout Uganda Skateboard Society.
Small towns everywhere. Fuck all to do but skate.
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The answer is probably Sweden there's like 1000 people living there and they have Arto, Al Boulala, Tony Magnusson, Gustav Tonnenson, Oski, Dennis Busenitz, Claus Grabke etc etc
Grabke is german
That's literally a part of Sweden it's the same country
This is quote worthy.
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What region of the world do you think generates the highest amount of rippers? Not where most currently live, because they could have moved there, but where on Earth is breeding the best?
Socal seems like an obvious answer, although a little boring.
Florida continually pushes out heavy weights. Got to be something in that water.
Minneapolis / MN has churned out some beasts.
Wildcard- Vermont. When I came to Burlington for college back in 2002, I was tripping at the level of skaters at the local. That was a crazy time for the area in terms of talent. Also the second least populated state in the US.
I can only really speak to where I've been in the US. Of course, Japan is proving to be a powerhouse.
As skating continues to grow, for me, the most interesting thing to see are the scenes popping up in unexpected places.
Shoutout Uganda Skateboard Society.
I think he meant to say “weather” not water
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The asscrack of New England - nick dompierre, westgate, barley, zered, Sid abruzzi are all south of Boston. Get closer to Boston and you got PJ, Phelps, Robbie Gangemi, Jahaml Willliams, Matt Pailes, etc
BA from Groton CT (asscrack NE for sure)
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It’s Lakeland, FL. Reynolds, Renaud, and Pat Steiner, and are all from there.
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I am quite surprised that no Chinese super bots have entered these olympic qualifiers yet.
Doubtful Chinese government would allow the youth to skate. Being as authoritarian as they are over there, they are probably aware that a corner stone of skate culture is a rejection of authority. Xi Jingping the Phooh dont play dat shit
Yeah I was recently wondering the same thing. Is China silently producing some skate phenom. There was a women in the Olympics that skated alright. But like mentioned above it’s probably not something most of their culture is into or maybe even legal to participate in.
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I am quite surprised that no Chinese super bots have entered these olympic qualifiers yet.
Doubtful Chinese government would allow the youth to skate. Being as authoritarian as they are over there, they are probably aware that a corner stone of skate culture is a rejection of authority. Xi Jingping the Phooh dont play dat shit
I heard their TikTok algorithms popularize studying and technology/what not.
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What region of the world do you think generates the highest amount of rippers? Not where most currently live, because they could have moved there, but where on Earth is breeding the best?
Socal seems like an obvious answer, although a little boring.
Florida continually pushes out heavy weights. Got to be something in that water.
Minneapolis / MN has churned out some beasts.
Wildcard- Vermont. When I came to Burlington for college back in 2002, I was tripping at the level of skaters at the local. That was a crazy time for the area in terms of talent. Also the second least populated state in the US.
I can only really speak to where I've been in the US. Of course, Japan is proving to be a powerhouse.
As skating continues to grow, for me, the most interesting thing to see are the scenes popping up in unexpected places.
Shoutout Uganda Skateboard Society.
I'm sure we'd all like it to be something else but, come on. So cal has to be the definitive answer, and with good reason: ideal weather, relatively new architecture which can be easier to skate, plenty of skate-related history and culture, abundant skateparks, and the bulk of the industry is located there. I think Florida is a close second and has been slept on historically, but so cal is the answer.
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Florida and Australia have the skaters with the best mix of style and skill......Just my unwanted 2 cents
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Arizona
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It's not your mom's house.
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San Diego
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What region of the world do you think generates the highest amount of rippers? Not where most currently live, because they could have moved there, but where on Earth is breeding the best?
Socal seems like an obvious answer, although a little boring.
Florida continually pushes out heavy weights. Got to be something in that water.
Minneapolis / MN has churned out some beasts.
Wildcard- Vermont. When I came to Burlington for college back in 2002, I was tripping at the level of skaters at the local. That was a crazy time for the area in terms of talent. Also the second least populated state in the US.
I can only really speak to where I've been in the US. Of course, Japan is proving to be a powerhouse.
As skating continues to grow, for me, the most interesting thing to see are the scenes popping up in unexpected places.
Shoutout Uganda Skateboard Society.
Small towns everywhere. Fuck all to do but skate.
as someone from a small town i disagree, the lack of competition and good spots usually means small town skaters suck compared to kids from the city. also there's the inevitable small town drug spiral which all the talented guys usually end up getting into
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Ontario is pretty heavy.
-BDK
-TJ
-Appleyard
-Thomas Morgan
-Morgan
-GP
-Justin Bokma
-Tony Ferguson
-Rick McCrank
-Wade D
-Spenny
-Gailea Momolu
-Will Marsh
-Jesse Landon
-Mitch B
-Wade & Mike Fyfe
-Joe Buffalo
-etc
Ontario, Canada has to be up there as I can name like 30 pros (or close to pro) at least.
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Wyoming has a lot of people that rip for its tiny population. They aren’t pro or household names but I must’ve seen .002% residents of the state casually flying around that big bowl in jacksonhole
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What region of the world do you think generates the highest amount of rippers? Not where most currently live, because they could have moved there, but where on Earth is breeding the best?
Socal seems like an obvious answer, although a little boring.
Florida continually pushes out heavy weights. Got to be something in that water.
Minneapolis / MN has churned out some beasts.
Wildcard- Vermont. When I came to Burlington for college back in 2002, I was tripping at the level of skaters at the local. That was a crazy time for the area in terms of talent. Also the second least populated state in the US.
I can only really speak to where I've been in the US. Of course, Japan is proving to be a powerhouse.
As skating continues to grow, for me, the most interesting thing to see are the scenes popping up in unexpected places.
Shoutout Uganda Skateboard Society.
Small towns everywhere. Fuck all to do but skate.
as someone from a small town i disagree, the lack of competition and good spots usually means small town skaters suck compared to kids from the city. also there's the inevitable small town drug spiral which all the talented guys usually end up getting into
it's because some of the best guys from small towns move to big cities when they get older. I live in a city and all the best skaters of the scene grew up in small towns and then moved to the city to work or go to college.
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Not saying the answer is Norway, but it’s argueable. It’s a pretty damn small country and we got Gustav Tønnesen, Herman Stene, Karsten Kleppan, Deedz, Magnus Bordewick, Heitor Da Silva, Kevin Baekkel, Marcus Shaw, Janno, Tiago Lemos (on loan) and probably more I have forgot.
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Not saying the answer is Norway, but it’s argueable. It’s a pretty damn small country and we got Gustav Tønnesen, Herman Stene, Karsten Kleppan, Deedz, Magnus Bordewick, Heitor Da Silva, Kevin Baekkel, Marcus Shaw, Janno, Tiago Lemos (on loan) and probably more I have forgot.
I already said this
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after being in barcelona for 3 weeks, the amount of brazilians there fucking shit up was insane.
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Not to be rude, but i really think some of you could benefit from googling the term “per capita”.
Take the Chinese for example. Never will they ever have the most pro skaters per capita, because there are literally a billion and a half of them.
Put a gun to my head and ask me to name one Chinese pro skater, and I’d be dead.
I’m guessing the US as a country has the most. But you have an unfair advantage, as you guys pioneered it.
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Ottawa
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King of Prussia, PA no doubt
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This message board
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long island ny
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Japan
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If I had to guess, probably Malmo, Sweden. Small city, big impact.
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Whatever planet Kyle Nicholson is from
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This message board
Some people 🙄 are hurting our quota
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Wyoming has a lot of people that rip for its tiny population. They aren’t pro or household names but I must’ve seen .002% residents of the state casually flying around that big bowl in jacksonhole
I thought Sierra Fellers was from there
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Some people 🙄 are hurting our quota
yes officer
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The asscrack of New England - nick dompierre, westgate, barley, zered, Sid abruzzi are all south of Boston. Get closer to Boston and you got PJ, Phelps, Robbie Gangemi, Jahaml Willliams, Matt Pailes, etc
Add Rudeboi Reed, Pupecki, BA, Wrentham "Premium" Outlet Rogers, Aquil "I Rode for Zoo York" Brathwaite, Old School Racist Jim Gagne and lest we forget Anthony "I Just Started Smoking Weed, Have you Tried This Stuff?" Shetler.
Gallant is from West of Boston too, Gallant is all time.
The correct answer is probably Japan, or at least it will be soon. Leave it to the Japanese to take something we created and do it better, what an amazingly proficient culture.
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The asscrack of New England - nick dompierre, westgate, barley, zered, Sid abruzzi are all south of Boston. Get closer to Boston and you got PJ, Phelps, Robbie Gangemi, Jahaml Willliams, Matt Pailes, etc
Add Rudeboi Reed, Pupecki, BA, Wrentham "Premium" Outlet Rogers, Aquil "I Rode for Zoo York" Brathwaite, Old School Racist Jim Gagne and lest we forget Anthony "I Just Started Smoking Weed, Have you Tried This Stuff?" Shetler.
Gallant is from West of Boston too, Gallant is all time.
The correct answer is probably Japan, or at least it will be soon. Leave it to the Japanese to take something we created and do it better, what an amazingly proficient culture.
Don’t forget your Jim Greco’s and Alexis Sablone’s.
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I always thought California because they have really good band outs there, and great skaters and surfers too
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The asscrack of New England - nick dompierre, westgate, barley, zered, Sid abruzzi are all south of Boston. Get closer to Boston and you got PJ, Phelps, Robbie Gangemi, Jahaml Willliams, Matt Pailes, etc
Add Rudeboi Reed, Pupecki, BA, Wrentham "Premium" Outlet Rogers, Aquil "I Rode for Zoo York" Brathwaite, Old School Racist Jim Gagne and lest we forget Anthony "I Just Started Smoking Weed, Have you Tried This Stuff?" Shetler.
Gallant is from West of Boston too, Gallant is all time.
The correct answer is probably Japan, or at least it will be soon. Leave it to the Japanese to take something we created and do it better, what an amazingly proficient culture.
Don’t forget your Jim Greco’s and Alexis Sablone’s.
Greco and BA were both born in Connecticut, I believe. Although I'm not sure what constitutes the entire Asscrack of New England.
Boston/Greater Boston also has Brian Reid, Will Mazzari and I think Kevin Coakley Dana Erickson too.
Probably some of those Fancy Lad wizards as well.
Greater Boston population is just under 5 million.
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The asscrack of New England - nick dompierre, westgate, barley, zered, Sid abruzzi are all south of Boston. Get closer to Boston and you got PJ, Phelps, Robbie Gangemi, Jahaml Willliams, Matt Pailes, etc
Add Rudeboi Reed, Pupecki, BA, Wrentham "Premium" Outlet Rogers, Aquil "I Rode for Zoo York" Brathwaite, Old School Racist Jim Gagne and lest we forget Anthony "I Just Started Smoking Weed, Have you Tried This Stuff?" Shetler.
Gallant is from West of Boston too, Gallant is all time.
The correct answer is probably Japan, or at least it will be soon. Leave it to the Japanese to take something we created and do it better, what an amazingly proficient culture.
Don’t forget your Jim Greco’s and Alexis Sablone’s.
Greco and BA were both born in Connecticut, I believe. Although I'm not sure what constitutes the entire Asscrack of New England.
Boston/Greater Boston also has Brian Reid, Will Mazzari and I think Kevin Coakley Dana Erickson too.
Probably some of those Fancy Lad wizards as well.
Greater Boston population is just under 5 million.
I just assume New England is one giant asscrack. (As much as I love it here).
I’ve heard Ben Kadow is actually from one of the wealthier counties in CT, just outside NY.
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The asscrack of New England - nick dompierre, westgate, barley, zered, Sid abruzzi are all south of Boston. Get closer to Boston and you got PJ, Phelps, Robbie Gangemi, Jahaml Willliams, Matt Pailes, etc
Add Rudeboi Reed, Pupecki, BA, Wrentham "Premium" Outlet Rogers, Aquil "I Rode for Zoo York" Brathwaite, Old School Racist Jim Gagne and lest we forget Anthony "I Just Started Smoking Weed, Have you Tried This Stuff?" Shetler.
Gallant is from West of Boston too, Gallant is all time.
The correct answer is probably Japan, or at least it will be soon. Leave it to the Japanese to take something we created and do it better, what an amazingly proficient culture.
Don’t forget your Jim Greco’s and Alexis Sablone’s.
Greco and BA were both born in Connecticut, I believe. Although I'm not sure what constitutes the entire Asscrack of New England.
Boston/Greater Boston also has Brian Reid, Will Mazzari and I think Kevin Coakley Dana Erickson too.
Probably some of those Fancy Lad wizards as well.
Greater Boston population is just under 5 million.
I just assume New England is one giant asscrack. (As much as I love it here).
I’ve heard Ben Kadow is actually from one of the wealthier counties in CT, just outside NY.
Pretty sure he's from Brewster, NY, which is like a fairly average town on the outskirts of NYC's suburbs
Anyway in terms of places that punch above their weight I echo the people who have mentioned Florida, New Jersey and Sweden.
But we need to run the stats on some of it because Florida has like the third highest population of any US state (20mil or so), and thus it's not really surprising if they produce a lot of talent. I'm not totally convinced they are all that impactful per capita, even if they produce a lot of rippers overall
On the other hand, NJ and Sweden both have relatively small populations (8-10mil), but produce a lot of gnarly skaters.
Another area I would add to the conversation is Orange County CA. Only like 3.5mil but they've produced a ton of the brands and pros we all know. TBH I think they might take the cake
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The asscrack of New England - nick dompierre, westgate, barley, zered, Sid abruzzi are all south of Boston. Get closer to Boston and you got PJ, Phelps, Robbie Gangemi, Jahaml Willliams, Matt Pailes, etc
Add Rudeboi Reed, Pupecki, BA, Wrentham "Premium" Outlet Rogers, Aquil "I Rode for Zoo York" Brathwaite, Old School Racist Jim Gagne and lest we forget Anthony "I Just Started Smoking Weed, Have you Tried This Stuff?" Shetler.
Gallant is from West of Boston too, Gallant is all time.
The correct answer is probably Japan, or at least it will be soon. Leave it to the Japanese to take something we created and do it better, what an amazingly proficient culture.
Don’t forget your Jim Greco’s and Alexis Sablone’s.
Greco and BA were both born in Connecticut, I believe. Although I'm not sure what constitutes the entire Asscrack of New England.
Boston/Greater Boston also has Brian Reid, Will Mazzari and I think Kevin Coakley Dana Erickson too.
Probably some of those Fancy Lad wizards as well.
Greater Boston population is just under 5 million.
I just assume New England is one giant asscrack. (As much as I love it here).
I’ve heard Ben Kadow is actually from one of the wealthier counties in CT, just outside NY.
All of New England under Massachusetts is ass-crack, I know, I live it everyday. If you want to get real technical, the Connecticut River and it's encompassing valleys constitute the most technical ass-crack of New England, as it runs down the center of the area.
The Greater Boston area is essentially south to Providence, north to Manchester/Nashua and west to Worcester, so it actually really does encompass a whole host of great skaters.
Connecticut is kind of like New England's redhead step-child that while technically ours, feels more like a suburb of the New York megalopolis. Like yeah, we have to claim them on our taxes but we really don't want them to live with us...
Rhode Island is just the shitty friend that you hang out with out of pity, even in spite of them being older and having some cool toys, you almost feel dirty hanging out with them.
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per capita? HAS to be Arizona. the amount of talent from that area is insane. obviously LA county but that significantly more people than the entire state of arizona.
Pennsylvania also has quite a few monsters too.
edit: just saw that ontario list. that is pretty crazy.
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Determining the country that has produced the most professional skateboarders on a per capita basis is challenging because comprehensive statistics on professional skateboarders by nationality aren't readily available. Skateboarding is popular in many countries, and the number of professional skateboarders can vary greatly.
In the past, the United States has been a significant hub for professional skateboarders due to its large population and vibrant skateboarding culture. However, countries with smaller populations might have a higher per capita ratio of professional skateboarders. To get a precise answer, you would need access to specific data on the number of professional skateboarders by nationality, which is not widely documented
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The asscrack of New England - nick dompierre, westgate, barley, zered, Sid abruzzi are all south of Boston. Get closer to Boston and you got PJ, Phelps, Robbie Gangemi, Jahaml Willliams, Matt Pailes, etc
Add Rudeboi Reed, Pupecki, BA, Wrentham "Premium" Outlet Rogers, Aquil "I Rode for Zoo York" Brathwaite, Old School Racist Jim Gagne and lest we forget Anthony "I Just Started Smoking Weed, Have you Tried This Stuff?" Shetler.
Gallant is from West of Boston too, Gallant is all time.
The correct answer is probably Japan, or at least it will be soon. Leave it to the Japanese to take something we created and do it better, what an amazingly proficient culture.
Don’t forget your Jim Greco’s and Alexis Sablone’s.
Greco and BA were both born in Connecticut, I believe. Although I'm not sure what constitutes the entire Asscrack of New England.
Boston/Greater Boston also has Brian Reid, Will Mazzari and I think Kevin Coakley Dana Erickson too.
Probably some of those Fancy Lad wizards as well.
Greater Boston population is just under 5 million.
I just assume New England is one giant asscrack. (As much as I love it here).
I’ve heard Ben Kadow is actually from one of the wealthier counties in CT, just outside NY.
All of New England under Massachusetts is ass-crack, I know, I live it everyday. If you want to get real technical, the Connecticut River and it's encompassing valleys constitute the most technical ass-crack of New England, as it runs down the center of the area.
The Greater Boston area is essentially south to Providence, north to Manchester/Nashua and west to Worcester, so it actually really does encompass a whole host of great skaters.
Connecticut is kind of like New England's redhead step-child that while technically ours, feels more like a suburb of the New York megalopolis. Like yeah, we have to claim them on our taxes but we really don't want them to live with us...
Rhode Island is just the shitty friend that you hang out with out of pity, even in spite of them being older and having some cool toys, you almost feel dirty hanging out with them.
completely off topic, but driving from NC to Vermont thursday. What’s the drive like past Maryland? Flat, hilly, any good places to stop, etc.
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You just missed the annual Sasquatch Festival in Whitehall, NY. Too bad. They had some sick hair samples and footprint impressions.
Beautiful driving in upstate NY up to VT.