Joey Brezinski

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Joey Brezinski
Personal information
Birth nameJoey Brezinski
Born (1980-07-11) July 11, 1980 (age 44)
California, America
Sport
CountryAmerica
SportSkateboarding

Joey Brezinski (born 10 20 1980) is an American street skateboarder from Venice, CA.[1]

Professional skateboarding

The "backside tail-slide" is Brezinski's favored trick and he is well known for his manual tricks.[2]

Sponsors

As of December 2011, Brezinski is sponsored by Cliché Skateboards, Autobahn, Diamond, Andale Bearings, Val Surf, Red Bull, Skatepark of Tampa Party Team, Siege Audio, So Rad Clothing, Tensor, Grizzly Grip, Evol Burritos, FP Insoles, AWE Tuning, and lifestyle accessories brand, AWSM.[1][3]

Contest history

Brezinski won his fourth Manny Mania contest, hosted by Red Bull in New York City, in August 2012.[4]

Company owner

Brezinski has collaborated with fellow professional skateboarder, Paul Rodriguez, to form the bearing company, Andale. Brezinski has revealed that the name initially emerged following a conversation between Brezinski and another professional skateboarder, Chico Brenes,[5] and the brand concept was then initiated during a period when both Brezinski and Rodriguez were between bearing sponsors.[6]

Inspiration

Brezinski has stated that his favorite skateboarding video is Transworld Skateboarding's Modus Operandi.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Skatepark of Tampa (December 21, 2011). "JOEY BREZINSKI SKATER PROFILE". SPoT Skate Shop. Skatepark of Tampa. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Joey buklau Brezinski". Tensor Trucks. 2012. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
  3. ^ Templeton Elliot (October 8, 2012). "Brezinski On AWSM". The Skateboard Mag. Strictly Skateboarding. Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
  4. ^ Blair Alley (August 19, 2012). "JOEY BREZINSKI WINS 2011RED BULL MANNY MANIA". Transworld Skateboarding. Bonnier Corporation. Retrieved August 22, 2012.
  5. ^ Aberrican Times (August 5, 2012). "JOEY BREZINSKI FOR ANDALE BEARINGS". The Berrics. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
  6. ^ NetworkA (May 1, 2012). "Joey Brezinski Talks Boards, Bearings, And Ancient Aliens". YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved August 26, 2012.