King of the Road (skateboarding)

Skateboarding award

King of the RoadSport| Skateboarding

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Founded| 2003
Founder| Michael Burnett
Country| United States, China (2011)
Official website| Official website

King of the Road is an American skateboarding tournament held by Thrasher magazine, founded by its editor Michael Burnett in 2003.

## History

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The tournament involves three or four teams of professional skaters competing over a two-week period. All teams are given "The Book", which contains a series of challenges.[1] The challenges themselves typically involve hard skateboarding tasks and humorous ones, such as making out with a certain number of women, or getting a tattoo.[2] There are various points available for each challenge, usually dependent on how difficult or uncomfortable the challenge is. The teams travel across numerous American cities to complete as many of these challenges as possible.[3]

The tournament was held annually from 2003 to 2007, with each of these years being released on DVD. In 2010, the tournament was returned, however would be released as an Internet series going forward, instead of a DVD. In 2011, Thrasher and Converse hosted a special one-off edition of the competition in China, with the participation of four Chinese skateboard brands.[4]

Later on, Thrasher would sign an agreement for Viceland to broadcast the 2015 tournament, and this agreement would continue for the next two years. Ultimately, Viceland did not renew the rights to distribute any future King of the Road tournaments after the 2017 edition, and there has yet to be any held since.[5]

## Tournaments

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### 2003

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Deluxe (1st place) | Tum Yeto (2nd place) | Volcom (3rd place) | éS (4th place)

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Dan Drehobl | Ethan Fowler | Rune Glifberg | Eric Koston
Darrell Stanton | Gareth Stehr  | Caswell Berry  | Rick McCrank
JT Aultz  | Diego Bucchieri  | Dustin Dollin | Paul Rodriguez
Ernie Torres  | Johnny Layton  | Dennis Busenitz  | PJ Ladd
Tony Trujillo | Adrian Mallory  | Javier Sarmiento  | Alexis Sablone

### 2004

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Zero (1st place) | Girl (2nd place) | Almost (3rd place) | Real (4th place)

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Jamie Thomas | Eric Koston | Daewon Song | Peter Ramondetta
Jon Allie  | Mike Carroll | Greg Lutzka | Dennis Busenitz
Tommy Sandoval  | Rick Howard  | Chris Haslam | Tony Trujillo
Chris Cole | Brian Anderson | Ryan Sheckler | Darrell Stanton
James Brockman  | Jereme Rogers | Cooper Wilt  | Ernie Torres

### 2005

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Zero (1st place) | Habitat (2nd place) | Flip (3rd place) | Element (4th place)

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Jamie Thomas | Fred Gall | Geoff Rowley | Jeremy Wray
Chris Cole | Silas Baxter-Neal  | Bastien Salabanzi | Mike Vallely
Garrett Hill  | Stefan Janoski | Shane Cross | Brent Atchley
John Rattray | Kerry Getz | Arto Saari | Tosh Townend
Tommy Sandoval  | Danny Garcia  | Alex Chalmers  | Colt Cannon

### 2006

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Zero (1st place) | Darkstar (2nd place) | Baker (3rd place) | Toy Machine (4th place)

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Jamie Thomas | Chet Thomas | Andrew Reynolds | Ed Templeton
Chris Cole | Paul Machnau  | Erik Ellington | Billy Marks
Tommy Sandoval  | Gailea Momolu  | Jim Greco | Josh Harmony
John Rattray | Paul Trep  | Bryan Herman  | Johnny Layton
James Brockman  | Adam Dyet  | Leo Romero | Matt Bennett

### 2007

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Blind (1st place) | Foundation (2nd place) | Black Label (3rd place) | Zoo York (4th place)

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Ronnie Creager | Don Nguyen | Chet Childress | Ryan Sheckler
Jake Duncombe | Sierra Fellers  | Adam Alfaro  | Aaron Suski
James Craig  | David Reyes  | Brian "Slash" Hansen  | Anthony Shetler
Christian Johnson  | Angel Ramirez  | Shuriken Shannon  | Lamare Hemmings
Gabriel Vedenhaupt  | Abdias Rivera  | Chris Troy  | Brandon Westgate

### 2010

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Nike SB (1st place) | C1RCA (2nd place) | Converse (3rd place) | Etnies (4th place)

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Eric Koston | David Gravette | Angel Ramirez | Sean Malto
Grant Taylor  | Scott Decenzo  | Kenny Anderson  | Mike Taylor
Ishod Wair  | Sierra Fellers  | Sammy Baca  | Jose Rojo
Cory Kennedy  | David Reyes  | Julian Davidson  | Willow
Justin Brock  | Robbie Brockel  | Eli Reed  | Ryan Sheckler

### 2011

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Lakai (1st place) | Vans (2nd place) | Nike SB (3rd place) | Dekline (4th place)

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Guy Mariano | Tony Trujillo | Eric Koston | Chad Tim-tim
Marc Johnson  | Elijah Berle  | Grant Taylor  | Matt Bennett
Daniel Espinoza  | Daniel Lutheran  | Ishod Wair  | Nick Merlino
Vincent Alvarez  | Johnny Layton  | Cory Kennedy  | Dakota Servold
Mikemo Capaldi  | Gilbert Crockett  | Shane O’Neill  | Ryan Spencer

### 2011 (China)

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Gift (1st place) | Shox (2nd place) | Society (3rd place) | Vagabond (4th place)

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### 2012

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Alien Workshop (1st place) | Toy Machine (2nd place) | Creature (3rd place) | Antihero (4th place)

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Grant Taylor | Leo Romero | David Gravette | Tony Trujillo
Gilbert Crockett | Daniel Lutheran | Taylor Bingaman | Andrew Allen
Jake Johnson | Collin Provost | Ryan Reyes | Frank Gerwer
John Fitzgerald | Jeremy Leabres | Sean Conover | Robbie Russo
Omar Salazar | Blake Carpenter | Darren Naverette | Chris Pfanner

### 2013

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Birdhouse (1st place)  | Enjoi | Chocolate | Real

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Aaron Homoki | Cairo Foster | Elijah Berle | Robbie Brockel
Ben Raybourn  | Wieger van Wageningen | Vincent Alvarez | Ishod Wair
Clint Walker  | Zack Wallin | Raven Tershy | Justin Brock
Clive Dixon  | Jimmy Carlin | Stevie Perez | Jake Ruiz
Mike Davis  | Louie Barletta | Justin Eldridge | Kyle Walker

### 2014

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Birdhouse (1st place) | Element (2nd place) | Flip (3rd place)

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Aaron Homoki | Nyjah Huston | Curren Caples
Clive Dixon | Evan Smith | Louie Lopez
Clint Walker | Julian Davidson | Alec Majerus
Mike Davis | Nick Garcia | Ben Nordberg
Ben Raybourn | Dominick Walker | Matt Berger

### 2015 [Season 1 on Viceland]

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Birdhouse (1st) | Toy Machine (3rd) | Chocolate (2nd)

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Aaron Homoki | Blake Carpenter | Raven Tershy
Clive Dixon | Billy Marks | Justin Eldridge
Clint Walker | Daniel Lutheran | Johnny Jones
Mike Davis | Axel Cruysberghs | Elijah Berle
Ben Raybourn | Collin Provost | Stevie Perez

Mystery guests: Heath Kirchart (Birdhouse), Forrest Edwards (Toy Machine), Jereme Rogers (Chocolate)

### 2016 [Season 2 on Viceland]

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Enjoi (1st place) | Deathwish (3rd) | Creature (2nd)

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Louie Barletta | Mike "Lizard King" Plumb | David Gravette
Jackson Pilz | Jake Hayes | Kevin Baekkel
Ben Raemers | Jon Dickson | Sean Conover
Enzo Cauleta | Jamie Foy | Chris Russell
Zack Wallin | Neen Williams | Willis Kimbel

Mystery guests: Samarria Brevard (Enjoi), Leo Baker (Deathwish), Nora Vasconcellos (Creature)

### 2017 [Season 3 on Viceland]

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Element (1st place) | Real (2nd place) | Foundation (3rd place)

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Madars Apse | Robbie Brockel | Aidan Campbell
Nyjah Huston | Chima Ferguson | Corey Glick
Tyson Peterson | Jack Olson | Nick Merlino
Mason Silva | Kyle Walker | Dakota Servold
Evan Smith | Zion Wright | Cole Wilson

Mystery guests: Jamie Foy (Element), Aaron Homoki (Real), Axel Cruysberghs (Foundation)

## References

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1. ^ "King of the Road 2014: The Book". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
2. ^ "King of the Road 2013: The Book". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
3. ^ "King of the Road 2014: The Book". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
4. ^ "King of the Road China".
5. ^ "MICHAEL BURNETT INTERVIEW". northskatemag. Retrieved 2024-04-18.

## External links

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* Eric Swenson (founder)
* Fausto Vitello (founder)

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* Thrasher (magazine)
* Juxtapoz

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Television|

* King of the Road (skateboarding)

Other|

* Thrasher Presents Skate and Destroy

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* Slap (magazine)

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