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CHAZ ORTIZ
Name: Chaz Ortiz
Birthdate: 5/4/1994
Birthplace: Algin, Illinois
Resides: Carpentersville, Illinois
Years skating: 7
Music: Hip Hop and rock. Lil’ Wayne or Jay-Z
Last skate magazine looked at: Skateboarder or Thrasher
Last skate video you saw: And Now
Favorite video: Forecast
Favorite place to travel to: Cali or Arizona
You will never catch me filming in: snow
You will never catch me entering: a bar
Sponsors: DC Shoes, Zoo York, Bones, Diamond, FKD Bearings, Warp Skatepark, Gatorade, and Silver Trucks
Favorite DC’s: Smith 2.0
BIOGRAPHY
Hailing from Carpentersville, Ill, the 14-year-old Chaz Ortiz leads a life of opposites—a normal family life at home as he attends public school in the Chicago suburb, and a crazy life on the road, traveling and skating in front of 15,000 at arenas. Off board, Chaz is your average kid; on-board, he possesses a rare combination of raw skateboarding talent and polished style. His first boost into skateboarding fame came in 2005 while on a trip to NYC, where DC brand manager Jeff Pang and Harold Hunter (Zoo York) spotted him. From there he took off, collecting solid sponsors and steadily earning credibility.
When it comes to the contest circuit, Chaz has been on a rampage for the last two years, with ’08 proving extra successful. After kicking off the summer with 2nd place at Damn Am (Minneapolis, MN), Chaz tore through AST Dew Tour stops, chalking up five top four finishes (including two firsts) in route to becoming the 2008 Dew Tour Skateboarding Champion.
Birthdate: 5/4/1994
Birthplace: Algin, Illinois
Resides: Carpentersville, Illinois
Years skating: 7
Music: Hip Hop and rock. Lil’ Wayne or Jay-Z
Last skate magazine looked at: Skateboarder or Thrasher
Last skate video you saw: And Now
Favorite video: Forecast
Favorite place to travel to: Cali or Arizona
You will never catch me filming in: snow
You will never catch me entering: a bar
Sponsors: DC Shoes, Zoo York, Bones, Diamond, FKD Bearings, Warp Skatepark, Gatorade, and Silver Trucks
Favorite DC’s: Smith 2.0
BIOGRAPHY
Hailing from Carpentersville, Ill, the 14-year-old Chaz Ortiz leads a life of opposites—a normal family life at home as he attends public school in the Chicago suburb, and a crazy life on the road, traveling and skating in front of 15,000 at arenas. Off board, Chaz is your average kid; on-board, he possesses a rare combination of raw skateboarding talent and polished style. His first boost into skateboarding fame came in 2005 while on a trip to NYC, where DC brand manager Jeff Pang and Harold Hunter (Zoo York) spotted him. From there he took off, collecting solid sponsors and steadily earning credibility.
When it comes to the contest circuit, Chaz has been on a rampage for the last two years, with ’08 proving extra successful. After kicking off the summer with 2nd place at Damn Am (Minneapolis, MN), Chaz tore through AST Dew Tour stops, chalking up five top four finishes (including two firsts) in route to becoming the 2008 Dew Tour Skateboarding Champion.
Check out the welcome interview by clicking here.
Aug 21, 2009
he 15-year old took the skateboarding park win, his first of 2009, as he looks to repeat on his Dew Cup from 2008. [+]
May 22, 2009
Whether he becomes “The LeBron James of skating” or “the next great skater” (as the ESPN says) remains to be seen. [+]
May 15, 2009
Check it out for Chaz' perspective on being a young buck on the very, very, very fast come up.[+]
May 1, 2009
The DC team, autographs, demos, music, food, games, a little sunshine... act like you're not into that. [+]
Apr 21, 2009
Following up support from 2008, DC has signed on once again as sponsor of Damn Am, Minneapolis. It's going down May 29-31 at 3rd Lair. [+]
Mar 30, 2009
Congrats also go to DC Europe's Jani Laitiala, who finished right behind him in 4th. [+]
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