is nike cutting skate program soon?

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Max Palmer?

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Max has never been on there. Neither have Caleb Barnett, Andrew Wilson or Nik Stain though.

Looks like Terps, Justin Brock & Fernando Bramsark are all off, joining Weiger & Willis Kimbel on the scrap heap.

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Uh no. Willis Kimbel is def not off Nike.

May still be getting shoes from them, but he's been removed from their website.

[DISTANT RUMOURS]

Pretty shocked to see Wieger is ACTUALLY off ... he was always one of my favs.

https://www.nikesb.com/team

Pretty sure at least 5 more people will be cut though.

[rejectpaul]

Noticed in Australia that Sam Sutton (pass~Port) and rob pace (real) who had clips in recent Nike videos are both wearing vans now? Probably more to come too?
I could see Nike aus just focus on Jack O’Grady, Ben Lawrie, Noah Nayef and Rowan Davis

[Swithflip]

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Max Palmer?

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Max has never been on there. Neither have Caleb Barnett, Andrew Wilson or Nik Stain though.

Looks like Terps, Justin Brock & Fernando Bramsark are all off, joining Weiger & Willis Kimbel on the scrap heap.

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Uh no. Willis Kimbel is def not off Nike.

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May still be getting shoes from them, but he's been removed from their website.

Caleb was in their page as am until 20.

[HORSES]

Noticed in Australia that Sam Sutton (pass~Port) and rob pace (real) who had clips in recent Nike videos are both wearing vans now? Probably more to come too?
I could see Nike aus just focus on Jack O’Grady, Ben Lawrie, Noah Nayef and Rowan Davis

The budget was probably already relatively small, looks like they have just streamlined to the guys who on the global radar. Robert Pace wasn't in the Nike Melbourne video was he?

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Max Palmer?

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Max has never been on there. Neither have Caleb Barnett, Andrew Wilson or Nik Stain though.

Looks like Terps, Justin Brock & Fernando Bramsark are all off, joining Weiger & Willis Kimbel on the scrap heap.

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Uh no. Willis Kimbel is def not off Nike.

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May still be getting shoes from them, but he's been removed from their website.

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Caleb was in their page as am until 20.

Caleb has never been on the Nike SB website.

[Swithflip]

He was in the page listed as am and had a part in this video...

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He was in the page listed as am and had a part in this video...

https://web.archive.org/web/20200121043515/https://www.nikesb.com/team


This is what the team page was back in early 2020. He's not on there.

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He was in the page listed as am and had a part in this video...

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https://web.archive.org/web/20200121043515/https://www.nikesb.com/team


This is what the team page was back in early 2020. He's not on there.

Can you find 19 archive, por favor. Year that trust fall dropped..

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He was in the page listed as am and had a part in this video...

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https://web.archive.org/web/20200121043515/https://www.nikesb.com/team


This is what the team page was back in early 2020. He's not on there.

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Can you find 19 archive, por favor. Year that trust fall dropped..

There isn't one, only goes back to January 2020. Trust Fall came out in July 2019, you seriously think they had Caleb on the website for 5 months? Dropping him off a full year before all the cuts, despite his staying power with high profile sponsors in Supreme & Hockey?

[Hopeless]

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He was in the page listed as am and had a part in this video...

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https://web.archive.org/web/20200121043515/https://www.nikesb.com/team


This is what the team page was back in early 2020. He's not on there.

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Can you find 19 archive, por favor. Year that trust fall dropped..

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There isn't one, only goes back to January 2020. Trust Fall came out in July 2019, you seriously think they had Caleb on the website for 5 months? Dropping him off a full year before all the cuts, despite his staying power with high profile sponsors in Supreme & Hockey?

And before that 2019 period, before Supreme, he was on Stussy. There is no way he's been on all these industry staples and gets cut.

Additionally, Kyle Wilson isn't on that "Team" web-page, but is 100% still on Nike SB. This team page is most likely just the people who will be on the "professional" premium contract.

[KGB]

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He was in the page listed as am and had a part in this video...

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https://web.archive.org/web/20200121043515/https://www.nikesb.com/team


This is what the team page was back in early 2020. He's not on there.

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Can you find 19 archive, por favor. Year that trust fall dropped..

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There isn't one, only goes back to January 2020. Trust Fall came out in July 2019, you seriously think they had Caleb on the website for 5 months? Dropping him off a full year before all the cuts, despite his staying power with high profile sponsors in Supreme & Hockey?

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And before that 2019 period, before Supreme, he was on Stussy. There is no way he's been on all these industry staples and gets cut.

Additionally, Kyle Wilson isn't on that "Team" web-page, but is 100% still on Nike SB. This team page is most likely just the people who will be on the "professional" premium contract.

Yeah I don't think that team page lists all the riders because they have too many...

[Gbeerme]

Quarterly revenues up 96%, yet gutting the skate program. 

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-news-live-updates-062421/card/Wa7oNBR8o9pDkU2sJ2DY

[wilk]

Just noticed their flagship SB RPM skate backpack, is no longer being advertised as an SB product on their website, same backpack but no SB tag...just Nike logo. Still has the skate straps and everything, virtually the same bag. Description doesn't say anything about skateboarding either.

https://www.nike.com/t/sportswear-rpm-backpack-f6pVpb

Idk if it's a clue or anything but I find it kindof odd, maybe there is some more products they've done this with? Idk. You can still find that original backpack other places, probably final inventory.

[theknifesong]

I took a screenshot of Nike SB team page on 2021-04-19 and just went back today. Back in April they had 50 people listed as "team" and as of now they down to 47:

Out:
Fernando Bramsmark
Justin Brock
Raven Tershy
Kevin Terpening

In:
Caleb Barnett

[DannyDee]

I took a screenshot of Nike SB team page on 2021-04-19 and just went back today. Back in April they had 50 people listed as "team" and as of now they down to 47:

Out:
Fernando Bramsmark
Justin Brock
Raven Tershy
Kevin Terpening

In:
Caleb Barnett

To be honest, have any of those guys outside of Brock done anything in the past 3 or 4 years to even have their contract renewed?

[urbneathme]

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I took a screenshot of Nike SB team page on 2021-04-19 and just went back today. Back in April they had 50 people listed as "team" and as of now they down to 47:

Out:
Fernando Bramsmark
Justin Brock
Raven Tershy
Kevin Terpening

In:
Caleb Barnett

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To be honest, have any of those guys outside of Brock done anything in the past 3 or 4 years to even have their contract renewed?

brock also moved into some sort of development role with nike

also terpening is the reason they’ve ever sold a pair of goddamn shoes, so that feels like enough

[Giza Butler]

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I took a screenshot of Nike SB team page on 2021-04-19 and just went back today. Back in April they had 50 people listed as "team" and as of now they down to 47:

Out:
Fernando Bramsmark
Justin Brock
Raven Tershy
Kevin Terpening

In:
Caleb Barnett

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To be honest, have any of those guys outside of Brock done anything in the past 3 or 4 years to even have their contract renewed?

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brock also moved into some sort of development role with nike

also terpening is the reason they’ve ever sold a pair of goddamn shoes, so that feels like enough

https://www.sbcareerdevelopment.com/

[theknifesong]

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I took a screenshot of Nike SB team page on 2021-04-19 and just went back today. Back in April they had 50 people listed as "team" and as of now they down to 47:

Out:
Fernando Bramsmark
Justin Brock
Raven Tershy
Kevin Terpening

In:
Caleb Barnett

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To be honest, have any of those guys outside of Brock done anything in the past 3 or 4 years to even have their contract renewed?

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brock also moved into some sort of development role with nike

also terpening is the reason they’ve ever sold a pair of goddamn shoes, so that feels like enough

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https://www.sbcareerdevelopment.com/

So is it like 401k for ex Nike pro's?

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They axed the U.K. team manager last month and a few riders have recently gone to new shoe companies. Zion being a prime example, so I'm wondering how long it'll last for.

This sentence confuses me. Starts off with the UK team, than the example is from the Global team, and now we're back at asking how long the UK program will last for?

[pizzafliptofakie]

waiting for all the crazy shake ups that were supposed to happen in June like:

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[Famdangle]

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oh no all those feet with no ugly ass shoes

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You like eS Accels don't you?

I guess you were more of a D3 kinda guy

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oh no all those feet with no ugly ass shoes

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You like eS Accels don't you?

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I guess you were more of a D3 kinda guy

This is outstanding patter.

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They axed the U.K. team manager last month and a few riders have recently gone to new shoe companies. Zion being a prime example, so I'm wondering how long it'll last for.

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This sentence confuses me. Starts off with the UK team, than the example is from the Global team, and now we're back at asking how long the UK program will last for?

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I mean, it's pretty straight forward. IF Nike are cutting the skate program (as the program is worldwide), then that means that anyone higher up also faces the heat of being cut, like the U.K. TM did, and possibly others will in the U.K. and U.S.A.

Well did they “axe” the UK team manager or not renew his contract?  Same with Zion.   Perhaps he came in with an offer Nike wasn’t interested in and they let him walk. 

[DannyDee]

Pretty shocked to see Wieger is ACTUALLY off ... he was always one of my favs.

https://www.nikesb.com/team

Pretty sure at least 5 more people will be cut though.

I'm sure they'll officially put some people on too. I'd be surprised if Jack O'Grady and Kyle Wilson aren't fully on soon.

[BALARGUE]

waiting for all the crazy shake ups that were supposed to happen in June like:

it already happened at a more local scale. Many flow guys / local rippers have been cut. Management in charge of SB changed for Europe (Vaughan Baker left Nike in June) and now they save money...
Seems like they don't care too much about that side of skateboarding marketing anymore

[smoothbrain]

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waiting for all the crazy shake ups that were supposed to happen in June like:

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it already happened at a more local scale. Many flow guys / local rippers have been cut. Management in charge of SB changed for Europe (Vaughan Baker left Nike in June) and now they save money...
Seems like they don't care too much about that side of skateboarding marketing anymore

In terms of UK I know they are cutting a lot of the shop accounts by spring 22, I think maybe 12 shops are keeping their SB account, the future that nike sees is direct to consumer and I don't know how well it will do, a lot of the sales in the shop I work in are just normal people after a pair of shoes (not just skaters after dunks and blazers) most buy the janoski but if thats gone from the shelves they will buy something else. They're not looking at the nike website or app for the latest bog standard shoe they're just coming into the shop and trying on a few pairs and buying whatever takes their fancy, yeah exciting pro shoes and dunks and things like that will be a bit different but I'd like to see how it goes

[manysnakes]

waiting for all the crazy shake ups that were supposed to happen in June like:

I love that, after all these pages of digital ink spilled, a few guys are off the team and some of them moved into corporate roles at Nike SB.

[wilk]

Another thread dude said they aren't selling costom janoskis anymore, not sure if it's just temporary or if they stopped it completely... I think I already posted that their flagship skate backpack isn't being tagged or marketed as an SB product anymore. Yeah they probably are slowly pulling out of skateboarding. They don't sponser events anymore like they used to, they don't have anything to do with the courthouse anymore. I don't think they are pulling completely out, but I think SB is gonna make up a lot less of their business model in the future... obviously way smaller team etc.. we'll probably see even less products than we are seeing now labeled as SB.

[Cheshire Cat]

The mark has been made