Torey Pudwill

Torey Pudwill

Personal information
Birth name	Torey Jamison Pudwill
Born	May 2, 1990 (age 24) Simi Valley, California, U.S.
Height	5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m)
Weight	135 pounds (61 kg)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Skateboarding
Medal record[hide] Summer X Games Representing  United States Bronze 2013 Brasil Street

Professional skateboarding

Following the demise of Pudwill's first board sponsor Shorty's, Pudwill was invited to join the Almost team by company co-owner Daewon Song during the pair's time as DVS team riders (as of March 2013, Pudwill and Song are DVS teammates). Pudwill accepted Song's offer and achieved professional status in 2008 during his tenure at Almost. Following the announcement that Pudwill had decided to join the Plan B team, Schulte was announced as a new Almost rider and a short video part accompanied the announcement.

An official announcement was released in March 2010, stating that Pudwill had joined the Plan B Skateboards team, alongside skateboarders such as Danny Way, Colin McKay, Ryan Sheckler, PJ Ladd and Paul Rodriguez. A welcome video that was published on the Internet also accompanied the announcement.

On January 4, 2012, a teaser video was released, featuring Pudwill performing an upward tailslide-to-kick flip-out on a ledge, stating that the Plan B video is due for release in summer of 2013. The video is the first in a series of teasers that will be released during the period leading up to the video release date.

In October 2012, the DVS Shoe Company published a press release stating that Pudwill had signed a three-year contract. The press release revealed that the two signature shoes that Pudwill has released with the company have been among the brand's most popular. As of the press release date, Pudwill's third shoe model was in the process of being designed. Pudwill explained in a May 2013 interview:

I’ve been with DVS for a long time and it’s definitely part of my roots in skateboarding. DVS is a big part of me and we have a solid team and family there. We’re all really close and as a team we’re all really hyped on each other. I recently re-signed with them and we’re rebuilding with a solid crew especially with guys like Daewon and Chico. We’re all working tough towards new goals for the brand. It’s shoes and skateboarding, man. It’s sick.

Sponsors

As of August 2012, Pudwill's sponsors are Plan B Skateboards, DVS Shoes, Skatelab, Diamond Supply Co, Andale Bearings, Venture Trucks, Primitive, Plan B Wheels, CCS, Grizzly Grip, DaKine, Red Bull, andNixon.

Pudwill's former sponsors are Shorty's, Alien Workshop (flow), Chocolate (flow), Force Trucks, Almost, and Matix.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torey_Pudwill