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Rick McCrank
Canadian skateboarder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Richard McCrank (born January 23, 1976) is a Canadian professional skateboarder and skate shop owner.[1][2][3]
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Early life
McCrank was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario.[4][5][6][7]
Professional skateboarding
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McCrank's first deck sponsor was Cherry Bombs, a small Canadian brand. McCrank was discovered by professional skateboarder Colin McKay and invited to join Plan B Skateboards.[8] After Plan B, McCrank briefly joined Birdhouse, appearing in the 1998 video The End. After Birdhouse, McCrank joined the Girl Distribution Company and is currently a team member of the Girl brand.[9][10]
McCrank designed several signature skate shoe models for the éS brand, including the éS "Anti-Social" model.[11] Following the announcement of the brand's hiatus, McCrank has been filmed wearing the Lakai brand.[12] In 2019, McCrank announced he was leaving Lakai.[13][14] In 2020, Rick was announced as a rider for the Vans skate team. McCrank is part owner of Momentum Wheels with ex-Bones Brigade pro Kevin Harris.[15]
Contest history
McCrank competed in Street contests throughout his career. He was awarded one of the highest ever scores in a street skateboarding competition, scoring a 99.67 at ESPN's 2000 grand prix.[16] In the Summer of 2001, McCrank got 1st place in the X-Games Skateboard Street Best Trick contest.[17][18] Also in 2001, McCrank placed 2nd at the Gravity Games, hosted in Providence, Rhode Island.[17][19] He won the Globe World Cup at Melbourne in 2002 [20] and in 2003, McCrank placed 2nd at the 2003 Gravity Games behind Ryan Sheckler.[21] In 2003, McCrank placed 2nd at the Slam City Jam.[22] In 2004, he came second to Ronnie Creager at the Globe World Cup.[23]
Awards
McCrank was voted "Best Street Skater" by Transworld SKATEboarding magazine in 2001.[24]
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Other ventures
McCrank co-founded the Anti-Social Skateshop in Vancouver.[25][26] He co-owns the Momentum brand, a skateboard wheel company.[27]
McCrank has acted in the films Harvey Spannos (2006) and Machotaildrop (2009).[28] He hosted the television series Abandoned, which premiered on the Viceland network in 2016.[29][30][31][32][33] His most recent television project is Post Radical, which aired in 2018.[34][35][36]
In 2019, McCrank was part of a group of skateboard industry veterans who spoke at the Pushing Boarders conference in Malmö, Sweden.[37][38]
Videography
- Sheep: Life of Leisure (1996)
- Church of Skatan: Santa Barbara (1996)
- Plan B: The Revolution (1997)
- Birdhouse: The End (1998)
- Transworld: The Reason (1999)
- 411VM: Brazilian Vacation (1999)
- The XYZ Video (1999)
- Powell: Bones Bearings Class of 2000 (2000)
- éS: éSpecial
- Dwindle: Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song Round 2 (1999)
- éS: Menikmati (2002)[39]
- Girl: Harsh Euro Barge (2002)
- Girl: Yeah Right! (2003)
- Stereo: Way Out East (2004)
- FuelTV: Riding the Long White Cloud (2009)[28]
- Girl/Chocolate: Pretty Sweet (2012)[40]
- Viceland TV: Abandoned – Skateboarder Rick McCrank explores abandoned places with the people who love them long after the lights have gone out (2016)[30]
- Viceland TV: Post Radical - Rick McCrank takes viewers on an exploration of skateboarding's varied subcultures.[41][34]
- Girl Skateboards "Doll" (2018)[42]
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References
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