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Title: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ShyLow on March 24, 2022, 11:52:05 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/CbfajzGAFVA/

Seemed like this guy was destined for one of the Big Boy shoe brands.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: PuffinMuffin on March 24, 2022, 11:54:58 AM
Wow, three new pros in what... a month? Etnies is making moves.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Yonnycage on March 24, 2022, 12:00:13 PM
I don’t think anyone cares about this guy
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Candied cigarettes on March 24, 2022, 12:11:23 PM
I don’t think anyone cares about this guy

So in other words he’s a perfect fit for etnies
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: PuffinMuffin on March 24, 2022, 12:11:51 PM
Hyped to see which cargo shorts company is going to pick him up.

(https://i.imgur.com/y2NViiWl.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/87MBiEIl.png)
(https://i.imgur.com/meQZIACl.png)

Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Rune Spliffberg on March 24, 2022, 12:27:58 PM
i care about aurelian giraud as much as i care about cody mcentire skating a mini ramp
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: OldSkater on March 24, 2022, 12:42:36 PM
i care about aurelian giraud as much as i care about cody mcentire skating a mini ramp

he has a lion tattoo, a wolf tattoo, the word DREAM and an old timey anchor tattoo

did he just wander into an american tattoo shop, hand the dude 5 grand and say "gimme one of everything"
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ok boomer on March 24, 2022, 12:44:44 PM
I don't like anything about this guy
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: slappies on March 24, 2022, 12:50:11 PM
He has the exact same look as my stepbrother, who I DO NOT respect.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Chatbot on March 24, 2022, 12:52:54 PM
This is pretty much the foreign Chris Joslin trick wise. Funny how they're both on Plan B and Etnies.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Gab on March 24, 2022, 12:55:13 PM
This is pretty much the foreign Chris Joslin trick wise. Funny how they're both on Plan B and Etnies.

They probably make target runs together too
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: EdLawndale on March 24, 2022, 01:27:08 PM
I was never going to be no arurelian girard or Chris Jolson or whatever
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: PuffinMuffin on March 24, 2022, 01:33:52 PM
I don't like anything about this guy
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: layzieyez on March 24, 2022, 02:04:47 PM
I just want him to ollie the Lyon stairs with no grab.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: doublesteveburger on March 24, 2022, 02:20:22 PM
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I don't like anything about this guy
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Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: JugeL on March 24, 2022, 03:15:01 PM
Hyped to see which cargo shorts company is going to pick him up.

(https://i.imgur.com/y2NViiWl.png)
Life of Aurelien
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: #switchgod on March 24, 2022, 03:16:31 PM
Aurelien Giraud on Etnies?! A perfect opportunity for me to virtue signal by letting everyone on Slap know I care not for him! "Who cares! Fuck that guy!" Haha! Hell yeah, got him! That felt great. I feel great. Welp, back to digging this ditch! My Carhartt double knees doing double duty today!
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: EXTRA SPICY on March 24, 2022, 03:22:13 PM
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This is pretty much the foreign Chris Joslin trick wise. Funny how they're both on Plan B and Etnies.
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They probably make target runs together too

They’re getting geared up for T. Hawks new street only boom boom huck jam. Coordinated ghetto birds down four blocks come 2023.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: PatrickSkateman on March 24, 2022, 03:31:02 PM
He’s really good at skateboarding. Pretty fun to watch too.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: showbobs on March 24, 2022, 03:45:26 PM
Another welcome video filmed in their skatepark..
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Lou Strux on March 24, 2022, 03:55:50 PM
What results from Chris Jolson impregnating Ryan Sheckler:
(https://i.imgur.com/y2NViiWl.png)
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: h00man on March 24, 2022, 04:08:13 PM
meh
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ok boomer on March 24, 2022, 04:16:10 PM
What results from Chris Jolson impregnating Ryan Sheckler:
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Good call
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Mantracker on March 24, 2022, 04:34:35 PM
I just want him to ollie the Lyon stairs with no grab.

This and I wanna see what he did down Oceanside hubba and Wallenberg last year
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ToySanta on March 24, 2022, 04:40:17 PM
Another welcome video filmed in their skatepark..

Corporate synergy!

I always wonder why it looks so empty.. do they kick everybody out to film or are there truly dead days there??
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Rune Spliffberg on March 24, 2022, 04:56:14 PM
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I just want him to ollie the Lyon stairs with no grab.
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This and I wanna see what he did down Oceanside hubba and Wallenberg last year

would be soooo sick if he did a hardflip bs 180 down wallenberg
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Made In China on March 24, 2022, 05:25:50 PM
What results from Chris Jolson impregnating Ryan Sheckler:
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Bravo lou, this made me laugh so fucking hard
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: lk130 on March 24, 2022, 05:39:58 PM
Looks way better in Etnies
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ungzilla on March 24, 2022, 05:45:25 PM
this tattoo symbolizes the time i went beast mode at the monster park, and this one... i just really love the sea and sometimes i dream of just walking in to it until it takes me

but en francais
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ok boomer on March 24, 2022, 05:58:14 PM
Le wolf
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Sativa Lung on March 25, 2022, 02:16:23 AM
If I'm being honest I think he's got the potential to be really good, but he needs the right people to steer him... Kinda like Mason getting in with the dlx crew. Take that crazy bag of tricks and athleticism out of the TF and put it to use on some crusty and interesting spots..

I feel like chasing a stair count record is maybe the jockiest thing a skater can do. I'm obviously going to watch it, but it appeals to the same part of me as UFC does. I just can't respect it the same way, maybe because I can't really relate to it in any way.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: somethingmustbreaknow on March 25, 2022, 02:52:15 AM
this tattoo symbolizes the time i went beast mode at the monster park, and this one... i just really love the sea and sometimes i dream of just walking in to it until it takes me

but en francais
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r7dveDEv-I&t=17s (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-r7dveDEv-I&t=17s)

edit: damn, adding time-stamped youtube links does not work anymore?
well then, prehistoric ways 00:17
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: DISTANT RUMOURS on March 25, 2022, 04:45:55 AM
I'm 100% sure this dude was genetically engineered in French lab funded by Plan B. Probably with DNA from Sheckler and Joslin.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ziggy on March 25, 2022, 04:52:24 AM
Aurelien Giraud on Etnies?! A perfect opportunity for me to virtue signal by letting everyone on Slap know I care not for him! "Who cares! Fuck that guy!" Haha! Hell yeah, got him! That felt great. I feel great. Welp, back to digging this ditch! My Carhartt double knees doing double duty today!

nobody hates skateboarding more than skateboarders
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: annoyingskateshopemployee on March 25, 2022, 05:23:07 AM
If I'm being honest I think he's got the potential to be really good, but he needs the right people to steer him... Kinda like Mason getting in with the dlx crew. Take that crazy bag of tricks and athleticism out of the TF and put it to use on some crusty and interesting spots..

I feel like chasing a stair count record is maybe the jockiest thing a skater can do. I'm obviously going to watch it, but it appeals to the same part of me as UFC does. I just can't respect it the same way, maybe because I can't really relate to it in any way.

while i get what you are saying, i dont agree with you. im tired of seeing grinds on ditches and wallies, no complies and rough edgy spots. if there werent any guys like him out there still pushing tricks down famous spots skateboarding would become as boring as it was when that was all we cared about. i like him for the plain reason of him being a stunt man. do i need to love his fits and sponsors? hell no.
i just know i like the whole baker squad because of wilshire 15 and how they collectivly destroyed that stair while others also skated it.
last cool impact spot was probably that tripple set in downtown LA. loved to see pros making their signature tricks down that thing and see how far they could push it with good looking tricks.

would be cool if we had another 14-16 stair set and to see how far pros can go with tricks.
i dont skate impact shit at all so its nothing but entertainment.
i dont get why skaters always get so mad about that.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: livin on a speyer on March 25, 2022, 05:26:50 AM
Etnies is cooler than Nike so he is already going in the right direction.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: bo bice on March 25, 2022, 06:20:00 AM
Aurelien Giraud on Etnies?! A perfect opportunity for me to virtue signal by letting everyone on Slap know I care not for him! "Who cares! Fuck that guy!" Haha! Hell yeah, got him! That felt great. I feel great. Welp, back to digging this ditch! My Carhartt double knees doing double duty today!

that’s…. not what virtue signaling means
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: coyote2425 on March 25, 2022, 06:29:40 AM
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This is pretty much the foreign Chris Joslin trick wise. Funny how they're both on Plan B and Etnies.
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They probably make target runs together too
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They’re getting geared up for T. Hawks new street only boom boom huck jam. Coordinated ghetto birds down four blocks come 2023.

To be fair, that'd be pretty impressive.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Mean salto on March 25, 2022, 06:32:56 AM
While not really a fan of Etnies or Giraud I do like that there's a company that pays these top level skilled people and also a legacy company is still somewhat relevant. I wouldn't be bummed to see a bunch of the skatepark kids wearing Etnies rather than jumping thru all the hoops to get dunks.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Beeda Weeda on March 25, 2022, 07:02:44 AM
tout le monde s'en fout
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: PuffinMuffin on March 25, 2022, 07:16:46 AM
tout le monde s'en fout

Un tragique 
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: TwisT on March 25, 2022, 07:36:54 AM
glad to see etnies is investing in a team revamp. Looks like they were able to get some fresh blood in without giving anyone the boot (as far as I can tell atleast). I'm curious to see if adding dudes like He and && actually manage to push the needle in their favor.

https://etnies.com/pages/team-riders
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: PuffinMuffin on March 25, 2022, 07:45:08 AM
glad to see etnies is investing in a team revamp. Looks like they were able to get some fresh blood in without giving anyone the boot (as far as I can tell atleast). I'm curious to see if adding dudes like He and && actually manage to push the needle in their favor.

https://etnies.com/pages/team-riders

They really went in a weird direction lately. I feel like they undervalue Nassim, dude is incredible. Who's buying Etnies besides vegans? No one I know is stoked on them like with the other two Sole Tech companies.  :-\
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Magnolia on March 25, 2022, 07:50:41 AM
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This is pretty much the foreign Chris Joslin trick wise. Funny how they're both on Plan B and Etnies.
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They probably make target runs together too
The shopping list is Rockstar and Heart supply boards
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Lou Strux on March 25, 2022, 08:26:40 AM
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tout le monde s'en fout
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Un tragique
!!!
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Style Police on March 25, 2022, 09:02:10 AM
(https://i.postimg.cc/g0dKHvVx/y2NViiWl.png) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Brguy on March 25, 2022, 09:42:56 AM
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If I'm being honest I think he's got the potential to be really good, but he needs the right people to steer him... Kinda like Mason getting in with the dlx crew. Take that crazy bag of tricks and athleticism out of the TF and put it to use on some crusty and interesting spots..

I feel like chasing a stair count record is maybe the jockiest thing a skater can do. I'm obviously going to watch it, but it appeals to the same part of me as UFC does. I just can't respect it the same way, maybe because I can't really relate to it in any way.
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while i get what you are saying, i dont agree with you. im tired of seeing grinds on ditches and wallies, no complies and rough edgy spots. if there werent any guys like him out there still pushing tricks down famous spots skateboarding would become as boring as it was when that was all we cared about. i like him for the plain reason of him being a stunt man. do i need to love his fits and sponsors? hell no.
i just know i like the whole baker squad because of wilshire 15 and how they collectivly destroyed that stair while others also skated it.
last cool impact spot was probably that tripple set in downtown LA. loved to see pros making their signature tricks down that thing and see how far they could push it with good looking tricks.

would be cool if we had another 14-16 stair set and to see how far pros can go with tricks.
i dont skate impact shit at all so its nothing but entertainment.
i dont get why skaters always get so mad about that.
He just needs to do some proper parts with proper marketing instead of posting his best tricks on instagram. I remember when he finally released a street part and no one was impressed, his social media stuff was way better. If he starts doing shit like that fs flip with a good song and editor then it'll be cool.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: GlenSuggittsflexfit on March 25, 2022, 10:18:01 AM
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Aurelien Giraud on Etnies?! A perfect opportunity for me to virtue signal by letting everyone on Slap know I care not for him! "Who cares! Fuck that guy!" Haha! Hell yeah, got him! That felt great. I feel great. Welp, back to digging this ditch! My Carhartt double knees doing double duty today!
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that’s…. not what virtue signaling means

the action or practice of publicly expressing opinions or sentiments intended to demonstrate one's good character or the moral correctness of one's position on a particular issue.
"it's noticeable how often virtue signaling consists of saying you hate things"

Close enough for slap.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Dooky-shoes on March 25, 2022, 12:24:49 PM
Was he on cariuma before? Whos that guy? Maybe i’m thinking of a spanish dude. These guys are really starting to blend together for me
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: PuffinMuffin on March 25, 2022, 12:30:14 PM
Was he on cariuma before? Whos that guy? Maybe i’m thinking of a spanish dude. These guys are really starting to blend together for me

He's a French Olympian.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Jean-Ralphio Zaperstein on March 25, 2022, 12:30:27 PM
Was he on cariuma before? Whos that guy? Maybe i’m thinking of a spanish dude. These guys are really starting to blend together for me
He was on nike until last year or so
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Madam, I'm Adam on March 25, 2022, 12:35:58 PM
Was he on cariuma before? Whos that guy? Maybe i’m thinking of a spanish dude. These guys are really starting to blend together for me

You might be thinking of Gustavo Ribeiro.

Who, by the way, I'm still proudly able to tell apart from Ivan Monteiro. It's a skill.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Watson on March 25, 2022, 12:46:02 PM
If he starts doing shit like that fs flip with a good song and editor then it'll be cool.

Well then Etnies and Plan B is perfect place for him
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: lurker_and_poster on March 25, 2022, 01:09:40 PM
Have a soft spot for France and for French skateboarders in general.  Paris, Lion, Marseile and Montpellier- great skate cities…. They hate each other and all of them hate Paris. You have different kind of styles - but you have everywhere that sporty ghetto kid style guy who skates sick with a show off attitude- best example in the past was Bastien.

Aurelien is the perfect example of this skatepark local champ- you meet all over France. Maybe little pretentious - but if know him better a good guy, with humor and sharing his beer and dope with you.

I am sure Aurelien is a good guy.
Will not defend his clothing/ styling choices.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: TrainWreck on March 25, 2022, 01:45:44 PM
So he got the Boot from nike? I cant imagine Etnies sending im bigger Shecks
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Post by: funeral_tuxedo on March 25, 2022, 02:57:31 PM
(https://i.postimg.cc/g0dKHvVx/y2NViiWl.png) (https://postimages.org/)

<3
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ziggy on March 25, 2022, 05:17:59 PM
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Aurelien Giraud on Etnies?! A perfect opportunity for me to virtue signal by letting everyone on Slap know I care not for him! "Who cares! Fuck that guy!" Haha! Hell yeah, got him! That felt great. I feel great. Welp, back to digging this ditch! My Carhartt double knees doing double duty today!
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nobody hates skateboarding more than skateboarders
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it's neat that this logic only applies when people are criticizing brands and skateboarders you like and not the other way around

I’ve gotten plenty of shit about my opinions around here

all part of the fun
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: quackquack on March 25, 2022, 05:26:25 PM
So he got the Boot from nike? I cant imagine Etnies sending im bigger Shecks

No, he's getting the boot from Etnies, are you of reading?

(https://images.evo.com/imgp/700/85111/392698/etnies-polarise-boots--front.jpg)
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Logic on March 25, 2022, 06:24:39 PM
Both surprised and relieved that Cariuama didn't manage to swoop him up.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: lk130 on March 26, 2022, 05:56:13 AM
Was he on cariuma before? Whos that guy? Maybe i’m thinking of a spanish dude. These guys are really starting to blend together for me

It's Gustavo Ribeiro
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: conqueso on March 26, 2022, 07:00:54 AM
he gonna ollie that 30 stair soon or what? who gibe a fuck about etitnes
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ndsr on March 26, 2022, 10:22:59 AM
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i care about aurelian giraud as much as i care about cody mcentire skating a mini ramp
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he has a lion tattoo, a wolf tattoo, the word DREAM and an old timey anchor tattoo

did he just wander into an american tattoo shop, hand the dude 5 grand and say "gimme one of everything"
Gnarred, I couldn’t stop laughing then I imagined him adding”if you think of any good ideas for face tats there’s an grand in it for you, I’ll be back tomorrow “
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: manysnakes on March 26, 2022, 11:06:57 AM
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glad to see etnies is investing in a team revamp. Looks like they were able to get some fresh blood in without giving anyone the boot (as far as I can tell atleast). I'm curious to see if adding dudes like He and && actually manage to push the needle in their favor.

https://etnies.com/pages/team-riders
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They really went in a weird direction lately. I feel like they undervalue Nassim, dude is incredible. Who's buying Etnies besides vegans? No one I know is stoked on them like with the other two Sole Tech companies.  :-\

I don’t know if this is a good thing for Etnies, but around me they seem pretty popular with a certain type of over-40 skater who isn’t the typical Slap reader. My guess would be dudes who skated in the 90s and got back into it recently, who remember when Etnies was the shit.
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: Pipe Dreamer on March 26, 2022, 11:38:08 AM
The only Etnies rider I care about is Barney Page, nice to see they haven't updated his profile since 2010 ffs.
https://etnies.com/blogs/skate/barney-page
Title: Re: Aurelien Giraud on Etnies
Post by: ok boomer on March 26, 2022, 02:22:04 PM
Could see him on Affliction Clothing