“I remember looking out my livingroom window as a little kid at this guy just pushing with his leg, like it was so awesome,” Anderson said. Today, his skateboard life is nomadic, and he trains in streets and skate parks – usually California or British Columbia – surrounded by skaters of all ages and abilities. He has started his own helmet company, too, called Mind Control.Īnderson has been in love with the sport since he begged his parents for a skateboard for his fourth birthday after seeing a carefree teenager skateboard down the middle of his street. He is a freestyle skateboarding world champion, has more than 330,000 Instagram followers, and his own signature skateboard design with manufacturer Powell Peralta. He wears a helmet to train, compete and most everywhere you see him publicly – even after detractors have urinated in his helmets or run them over with cars.Īnderson, with long golden hair and a wispy moustache, is popular in short YouTube films, skateboarding around the world while stopping to engage with people, animals and nature. coach, and challenges the old-school idea that wearing a helmet in the sport is uncool. The 25-year-old from White Rock, B.C., drives around in an old ambulance that he uses as a camper, performs a trick that is a tribute to a U.S.
ANDY ANDERSON PROFESSIONAL
When skateboarding makes its debut as an Olympic sport this summer, Canadians will be entertained by Andy Anderson, a professional skater known in the industry for his mesmerizing originality and eclectic skills, making even old tricks look fresh.
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