Cody Chapman #3.

The Cold Dawg had a very respectable 2023 with a couple of video parts and a shoe design for Lakai. Cody is from the Santa Cruz area and turned pro for Omar Salazar's Doomsayers before Evan Smith asked him to ride for Uma Landsleds in 2021. I like how he's been on Lakai this whole time. In addition to blasting around on all manner of transitions and parks, Cody has a mean hardflip out in the streets.

The photo is by Dave Chami.

Thrasher - September 2014 Volume 35 Number 9

Una Farrar & Sam Narvaez.

Good omens.

Una turned pro for Krooked in the spring of 2023. She's from Vancouver and has been in the sponsored spotlight for a little while now. Rick McCrank is her neighbor.

Sam is from Key Largo, Florida and lives in LA. Her sponsors include Krooked, HUF, and Adidas. She's into cooking when she isn't skating.

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John Shanahan #3.

Doubling Down.

John had a rock solid 2023 with a Thrasher cover, a pro model shoe for DC, and a couple of great video parts.

January has gone so quickly and it feels like I didn't do anything with the time. I've barely skated at all due to weather, which I didn't realize until yesterday. Our weather wasn't even overly wintery, but I guess it was blustery enough to prevent skateboarding. We usually luck into some dry patches or a mild weekend. The time off, which I probably needed, didn't even feel relaxing either. Strange days and weird vibes.

Thrasher - December 2023 Volume 44 Number 12

Jimmy Wilkins #3.

He's literally street skating on vert. No hands needed.

Brian Shamanski's ladder gets the photo credit.

Thrasher - October 2014 Volume 35 Number 10

Chandler Burton.

Castle Freak.

Chandler had a goth infused full part for There Skateboards. It featured drops-ins, street gaps, wallrides, backside nollies, handrails, and full Cabs down big sets of stairs. The part also had swords and castles.

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Rob Pace.

Rob is from the Central Coast area of Australian. He caught everyone's attention by grinding a lot of very long handrails. Rob is a mechanical engineer who works at the family business doing metal fabrication on heavy earthmoving and mining equipment. I think that's really cool.

Eric Palozzolo took the photo.

Thrasher - September 2023 Volume 44 Number 9

Reece Knobloch.

Arrow & Beast is a skateshop with locations in Germany and France. I simply like the graphic design of the ads. Reece is on their team and had a solo part for them that went on the internet this past summer. They also put out a shop video that featured Dennis Busenitz, Austyn Gillette, and Mark Suciu at the end of 2023.

Thrasher - December 2022 Volume 43 Number 12