Eric Koston
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Koston |
| Nickname(s) | Frosty, Champ, Froston |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 29, 1975 Bangkok, Thailand |
| Height | 6 feet (1.8 m) |
| Weight | 160 pounds (73 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  United States |
| Sport | Skateboard and basketball |
| Event(s) | Street Street Best Trick Rail Bank to Bank Stair Set Park |
| Team | Girl Skateboards, Spitfire Wheels, Nike SB, Independent Trucks |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Achievements and titles | |
| World finals | 2000 Globe World Contest: 1st place 2000 X Games: 1st place 2000 Gravity Games: 1st place 2002 Gravity Games Street: 1st place 2003 X Games Street Competition: 1st place 2003 X Games Global Championship: 1st place 2003 Gravity Games: 1st place |
| Regional finals | 2007 Tampa Pro: 1st place |
| National finals | 2005 Canadian Open: 1st place |
Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975) is a Thai American professional skater who grew up in San Bernardino, California.[1][2] He began skating in 1986 and remains active. He was first sponsored in 1991 and turned pro in 1993. He has been featured in the "Tony Hawk" video game series and "EA" Skate 2 and Skate 3. Koston co-owns Fourstar Clothing and also co-owns the skatepark "The Berrics" with professional skater and friend Steve Berra.
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[edit] Career
[edit] Skateboarding
Eric Koston is currently sponsored by Girl Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, Nike SB shoes, Four Star clothing, Oakley sunglasses and Jessup Griptape. Koston has had many other high-level sponsors over the years such as éS and Lakai Footwear. He has designed many pro model shoes such as the Lakai Koston Select and the éS Koston. He is considered by many the Billy Ruff of street skateboarding. He is co-founder of The Berrics along with Steve Berra.[3]
[edit] Films and television
Koston also been featured on television and in a number of films and video games.
[edit] Select filmography
- "H-Street - Next"
- "Lick" (1991)
- "Falling down" (1992)
- "Goldfish" (1994)
- Mouse (1996) (V)
- The Chocolate Tour (1999) (V)
- Ultimate X: The Movie (2002)
- Menikmati (2002) (V)
- Jackass Backyard BBQ (2002) (TV)
- Gigantic Skate Park Tour: Summer 2002 (2002) (TV)
- Jackass: The Movie (2002)
- Harsh Euro Barge (2002) (V)
- Yeah Right! (2003) (V)
- Cribs (1 episode, 2003) (TV)
- Trippin (2 episodes, 2005) (TV)
- Super Champion Funzone (2005)
- Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi (2006)
- The Global Assault!!! (2006) (TV)
- Fully Flared (2007) (V)
- Maloof Money Cup (2008) (TV)
- Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (2 episodes, 2009) (TV)
[edit] Video games
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (2000)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (2001)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (2002)
- Tony Hawk's Underground (2003)
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2 (2004)
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (2005)
- Skate 2 (2009)
- Skate 3 (2010)
[edit] Skateboard competitions and rankings: 1996-2008
| Event | 1996 | 1997 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer X Games 1, "park" | 4th | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 2, "park" | 23rd | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 5, "park" | 1st | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 6, "street" | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 6, "park" | 13th | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 6, "best trick" | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Melbourne Global World Cup, "street" | 12th | ||||||||||
| Vancouver Slam City Jam, "street" | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Gravity Games, "street" | 1st | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 7, "park" | 3rd | ||||||||||
| Vancouver Slam City Jam/VTC#1, "street" | 35th | ||||||||||
| Boost Mobile Vegas Pro Invitational, "street" | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Gravity Games, "street" | 4th | ||||||||||
| X Games 8 Global, "park" | 1st | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 8, "street" | 1st | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 8, "park" | 20th | ||||||||||
| Summer X Games 8, "best trick" | 9th | ||||||||||
| Goofy VS Regular, "street" | 2nd | ||||||||||
| X Games 9, "street" | 5th | ||||||||||
| World Cup Season Ender, "street" | 31st | ||||||||||
| Dew Tour Season Ender, "street" | 8th | ||||||||||
| Dew Action Sports Tour, "park" | 11th | ||||||||||
| Van's Downtown Showdown, "stair set" | 13th | ||||||||||
| Van's Downtown Showdown, "bank to bank" | 10th | ||||||||||
| West 49 Canadian Open, "street" | 8th | ||||||||||
| West 49 Canadian Open, "rail" | 1st | ||||||||||
| Dew Tour, "park" | 5th | ||||||||||
| X Games 11, "street" | 7th | ||||||||||
| Tampa Pro Games, "street" | 1st | ||||||||||
| X Games 12, "street" | 5th | ||||||||||
| Event | 1996 | 1997 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
[edit] References
- ^ Action Sports Tour, "Eric Koston", Retrievd 11-12-2008
- ^ EXPN, Eric Koston bio and competitive history, Retrieved 11-12-2008
- ^ http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.top-selling-brands.com/images/730/7305597/10280-834668-d.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.top-selling-brands.com/Lakai/Men-Athletic-Skate-Shoes-1.html&usg=__FCi1noTsw8AFpXLEbrHdTHgeT10=&h=240&w=240&sz=17&hl=en&start=0&tbnid=-zDihU_9S58c1M:&tbnh=140&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkoston%2Bselect%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1189%26bih%3D679%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C99&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=658&vpy=390&dur=2830&hovh=192&hovw=192&tx=64&ty=137&ei=2P1ITIHULM-P4gavneyZDA&page=1&ndsp=18&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:0&biw=1189&bih=679
