is alex olson the least technically skilled pro of the last 10 years?

[skate_bored]

he may not be the most technical skater but he skates with power and style and does all the right tricks. jason lee/ethan fowler/heath inspired. maybe throw reese and jeremy wray in there. its not about flipping in and flipping out, especially if you can do just fine without it.

[cuntzilla]

I don't think I've ever seen jaws do a ledge or manual trick in my life. he does flip in and out of tranny stuff occasionally though.

[thepman]

I couldn't find it on youtube but there's this demo video at 12&A and Olson does a line and at the end just does a nollie lazer flip really randomly and makes it look really good, anyone know what i'm talking about?

[dk]

There's also that web clip in that basketball court in NY where he does a nollie laser flip out of the blue. Made it look pretty cool too.

I couldn't find it on youtube but there's this demo video at 12&A and Olson does a line and at the end just does a nollie lazer flip really randomly and makes it look really good, anyone know what i'm talking about?

The line is at 1:21 - so good.

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There's also that web clip in that basketball court in NY where he does a nollie laser flip out of the blue. Made it look pretty cool too.

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I couldn't find it on youtube but there's this demo video at 12&A and Olson does a line and at the end just does a nollie lazer flip really randomly and makes it look really good, anyone know what i'm talking about?

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The line is at 1:21 - so good.

the tricks at 2:08 where really good too

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fred gall

wow you were clearly born in the year 2000. focus your account

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There's also that web clip in that basketball court in NY where he does a nollie laser flip out of the blue. Made it look pretty cool too.

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I couldn't find it on youtube but there's this demo video at 12&A and Olson does a line and at the end just does a nollie lazer flip really randomly and makes it look really good, anyone know what i'm talking about?

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The line is at 1:21 - so good.

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the tricks at 2:08 where really good too

the footage from the actual filmer is way sicker

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[Burt Ward]

skateboarding, much like playing a musical instrument, should be judged purely by technical ability. thats why i only listen to Yngwie Malmsteen.

Thread win.

[WeirdBeach]

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skateboarding, much like playing a musical instrument, should be judged purely by technical ability. thats why i only listen to Yngwie Malmsteen.

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Thread win.

[T.L.F]

Andy Roy only just returned as a pro a few years ago

[juuhnuuh]

learned the ollie footplant thing because of A.O. doing it in this clip.

[needlejuice]

gravettes the best skater that is the least technical imo, he could get a soty and not know how to nollie flip or sw tre.

[georgethecat]

Behold.?  The least tech skater.

Boy howdy that was enjoyable to watch.

[GershonSweaty]

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I've seen Olson in person do nice 2ft Backside Airs on an 8ft quarter. Don't think he's put much tranny stuff like that on tape. He definitely has some skills...

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What a crazy story! Please regail us again next week, you've obviously seen some shit

You really are an insufferable cunt

[BraveUlysses]

tech is sick, tech will have it's moment again in a few years probably, its just missing it's mike carroll.

They're both individuals doing their own thing but I've felt for a long time that Bobby Worrest is todays Mike Carroll when it comes to tech tricks.

[KUberry]

I'd say someone like lizard king or Sammy Baca.

[Dougiedunndidit]

dakota servold for sure. those FA kids and maybe sean powers?

alex is a top 5 power skater for this generation. easy. id rather watch him do 5 minutes of big ollies and simple tricks than do an awful looking trick like that tailslide impossible out. the dude is good at a specific thing, let him do that. why is he obligated to do every trick in the book? the koston model is an impossible standard. there is only one and there will never be another. even koston can't be koston anymore.

why cant you guys be ok with a guy who only does one thing really well? some people skate tech, some people don't.

also i feel like theres an undertone in some of your comments that because alex doesn't choose to do tech tricks they must not be worth doing or that tech is stupid or something.

tech is sick, tech will have it's moment again in a few years probably, its just missing it's mike carroll.

Im commenting on a post from 2 pages ago, but FA kids? Nakel hardflip a double, gap to smith.

[heckler]

Gou Miyagi.

[Willie]

3 pages in and I'm not sure if this thread is about not being a sufficiently "tech" or an overall "skilled" pro skater. I'm not sure anyone else seems to know either.

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[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

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[Lenny the Fatface]

[DannyDee]

I'd say its prolly Jaws or Gravette. Olson can do a lot of things if he skated slower or with less power, he just likes to skate fast and with power. Also, I think tech skating is still extremely popular, people love Shane and P-rod who are both really tech.  Also, while some people here didn't like it Pretty Sweet probably the most popular video in the last 5 years has 4 sections that are extremely tech.

[Dummbert]

skateboarding, much like playing a musical instrument, should be judged purely by technical ability. thats why i only listen to Yngwie Malmsteen.

This remembers me of one Tim O'Connor interview, i think it was on Jenkem...

That one quote always cracked me up:
"Skating can?t be put in the same category as other sports. It?s more like music? you can be technically good but nobody gives a crap. Just because somebody can play the shit out of a guitar doesn?t mean they can write a song."

[witty pseudonym]

skateboarding, much like playing a musical instrument, should be judged purely by technical ability. thats why i only listen to Yngwie Malmsteen.

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I'd say its prolly Jaws or Gravette. Olson can do a lot of things if he skated slower or with less power, he just likes to skate fast and with power. Also, I think tech skating is still extremely popular, people love Shane and P-rod who are both really tech.  Also, while some people here didn't like it Pretty Sweet probably the most popular video in the last 5 years has 4 sections that are extremely tech.

Both Jaws and Gravette are super 'technically' skilled for what they do. Jaws can do crazy high tranny airs with fliptricks and 540's. And Gravette does some of the biggest handrails and can fucking backflip. If you're talking about technically as in 'tech' flip in flip out ledge skating, I'd have to go with Austin Stephens. Great style, but not very tech.

[carbonite]

Oyola's still pro, right?

[deadhead]

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skateboarding, much like playing a musical instrument, should be judged purely by technical ability. thats why i only listen to Yngwie Malmsteen.

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This remembers me of one Tim O'Connor interview, i think it was on Jenkem...

That one quote always cracked me up:
"Skating can?t be put in the same category as other sports. It?s more like music? you can be technically good but nobody gives a crap. Just because somebody can play the shit out of a guitar doesn?t mean they can write a song."

Dylan said a similar thing in some interview like you can be in a Zeppelin cover band  and shred, but you can't write them or do your own thing, who cares, same thing with skating

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skateboarding, much like playing a musical instrument, should be judged purely by technical ability. thats why i only listen to Yngwie Malmsteen.

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This remembers me of one Tim O'Connor interview, i think it was on Jenkem...

That one quote always cracked me up:
"Skating can?t be put in the same category as other sports. It?s more like music? you can be technically good but nobody gives a crap. Just because somebody can play the shit out of a guitar doesn?t mean they can write a song."

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Dylan said a similar thing in some interview like you can be in a Zeppelin cover band  and shred, but you can't write them or do your own thing, who cares, same thing with skating

WTF r u guys talking about? If you can skate, it doesn't mean you can skate?