Elliot Sloan.

The Sloanyard.

Elliot is from Manhattan and relocated to California to skate vert. He learned how to skate on the few ramps that were in the New York and New Jersey area. Given the Big Apple's propensity for street skateboarding, it's a tad amazing that's what he picked, but he was inspired by Tony Hawk's 900 at a young age and stuck with it. Elliot would sometimes skate with Ivory and Shelter Serra and Rich and Sanford Lopez. He later would meet East Coast vert legends Tom Boyle, Darren Menditto, and Dan Tag. With a little bit of luck and an assist from Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Elliot bought a house in 2012 where he was able to install a giant ramp complex, similar to what Bob Burnquist has. ESPN even rented out his yard for an X-Games contest. His sponsors include Birdhouse, Fallen, Thunder, Skatelite, and Bones Wheels. Elliot is also into electronic music and scored his Monster Energy part himself with an appropriately titled song called "Ode To Rune".

The photo is by Will Owens.

Thrasher - April 2021 Volume 42 Number 4