SKATING NEWS
Genetic Signs Channita
OCTOBER 20, 2000
By Press Release
Carlsbad, CA, -- Considered one of the most
technical skaters in the world, 6th WCS
Street world ranked, 23-year-old Pat
Channita has entered into a long-term
licensing agreement with genetic shoes. A
14-year skater, Channita was looking for a
performance skate shoe partner that could
meet his technical demands.
The multi-year sponsorship agreement joins
Channita with genetic's Bucky Lasek on the
elite genetic skate team. In addition to
genetic, Channita's sponsor roster includes
BRIGADE, Independent Trucks, Bones
Wheels, Bones Bearings, Hurley apparel and
Dragon sunglasses.
As a genetic pro team member, Channita will
work closely with genetic category manager
Rob Dotson, former pro skater and current
World Cup of Skateboarding judge, to build
an elite team and superior skate product.
"The genetic team will be made up of the
most talented skaters in the industry," Dotson
said. "It's for sick skaters like Pat who have
a history of performance and doing
innovative tricks. genetic athletes have high
standards for their skate product, and the
internal genetic team has the core knowledge
to exceed these expectations."
In his fourteen years of skating, Channita's
brightest years have been the last two. As
well as emerging 6th worldwide for WCS
street rankings, he took 7th place in the 2000
Triple Crown Finals earlier this month. He
captured 2nd place at the Summer X Games
with a score of 88.25, and he took the Street
- Most Points award and emerged as the
1999 WCS Street Champion. He also took
the Best Trick Street award at the Triple
Crown. In '99, Channita took second place in
the street competition at the 99 X-Trials and
first place in the Triple Crown in Milwaukee.
A native of Seattle, Channita now resides in
Garden Grove, CA. When at home, he takes
biz classes at Cal State University - Fullerton,
skates around Orange County and at his
favorite street course at Huntington Skate
Park. Currently, Channita is constructing a
40- foot wide mini ramp and street course in
his own backyard. genetic is assembling a
team of world-class skaters who represent
the future of skate. By skaters for skaters,
the performance-driven genetic line was
launched at ASR in September 2000, with an
unprecedented response rate, and will hit
retail stores in February of 2001.
Tony Hawk To Appear At San Diego Hall Of Champions
OCTOBER 18, 2000
Tony Hawk will be on hand at San Diego's
Hall Of Champions sports museum to help
open an exhibit dedicated to his career. On
Friday, November 10 he will be signing copies
of his autobiography, Hawk: Occupation
Skateboarder. The exhibit, Bird
Wathing—Tony Hawk In Flight, will feature
photographs of Hawk taken by J. Grant
Brittain and Thom Vollenweider, plus artifacts
from Hawk's career, and a video presentation
comprised of footage from the ESPN Tony
Hawk's Gigantic Skatepark Tour series.
The Exhibit will run from November 10
through February 9. The San Diego Hall Of
Champions is open daily from 10:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., and is located in the historic Federal
Building in Balboa Park at 2131 Pan American
Plaza, San Diego, California 92101. For more
information, call the museum at: (619)
234-2544. Or log on to sandiegosports.org.
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