Phil Shao
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | December 28, 1973 Redwood City, California |
| Died | August 22, 1998 (aged 24) Arcata, California |
| Sport | |
| Country | U.S. |
Phil Shao (December 28, 1973 - August 23, 1998) was a goofy-footed professional skateboarder and journalist from Redwood City, California.[1][2][3][4] Before his death, Shao was to be the next editor-in-chief of Thrasher magazine.[5][6]
Skateboarding career[edit]
Shao was featured in many skate magazines including Thrasher Magazine, Big Brother Skateboard Magazine, Skateboarder Magazine, TransWorld Skateboarding.[7][8] Shao graced the July 1996 cover of Thrasher magazine with a smith grind on the top rail at Fort Miley.[9][10] Shao was known as a master of many different styles of skating including street and vert.[11] Jake Phelps refers to Shao as "Hosoi and the Gonz in one dude."[12]
Shao appeared in many skateboarding videos in his career, traveling the world to skateboard.[13][4] His last video was "Dedications" from Think Skateboards, released shortly before his death.[14][15]
Skate video parts[edit]
- 1994 - Just Another Day On The Range - Think
- 1994 - Issue 8 - 411VM[16]
- 1995 - High 5 - Etnies
- 1996 - Jim's Ramp Jam - Deluxe
- 1996 - Hitting The Streets - Thrasher
- 1996 - Damage - Think
- 1997 - Yellow - Emerica
- 1998 - Portable Flat Bar
- 1998 - Dedication - Think
Journalism[edit]
Thrasher Magazine[edit]
In addition to skating, Shao worked at Thrasher magazine as a copy editor.[14] Shortly before his untimely death, Phil was informed he was to be named Editor of Thrasher Magazine.[1][2] After Shao's passing, Jake Phelps stayed on as Editor-in-chief.[17]
Death[edit]
On August 22, 1998, Phil Shao died in a car accident in Arcata, California.[14]
Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park[edit]
In the summer of 2003, Redwood City collaborated with Phil's friends and family to build a skatepark dedicated to Phil called the Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park. The park is a 13,000 square foot skatepark with 5 bowls, rails, and ledges.[18]
Personal life[edit]
Shao had an English degree from the University of California at Berkeley.[19][2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Staley, Willy; by, Provided (2016-05-01). "Thrashed: How a San Francisco magazine came to rule the skating world". SFGate. Retrieved 2020-04-14.
- ^ a b c "Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park | City of Redwood City". www.redwoodcity.org.
- ^ "Phil Shao Profile < Skately Library". skately.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ a b Ogden, Luke (Jan 1998). "Phil Shao". Thrasher Magazine: 80–85.
- ^ Whiteley, Mark (November 1998). "Phil Shao remebrance". Slap: 72–73.
- ^ Phelps, Jake. "Thrasher Magazine Issue# 311." (2006).
- ^ "RIP Phil Shao". www.thrashermagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ "Autobiography - Christopher E. Brennen". authors.library.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2020-04-16.
- ^ Halba (2010-04-10). "Shao 1 baby!". TiltmodeArmy.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ Williams, Neftalie. Colour in the Lines: The Racial Politics and Possibilities of US Skateboarding Culture (PDF) (Thesis). The University of Waikato.
- ^ Whiteley, Mark (19 August 2014). "guest post: "the gnarler" phil shao by mark whiteley". the chrome ball incident.
- ^ Remembering Phil Shao, retrieved 2019-10-14
- ^ "Phil Shao skater profile. Online skate videos and video parts by Phil Shao. | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ a b c "Phil Shao - Friends and family talk about a late great.Friends and family talk about a late great". TransWorld SKATEboarding. 30 July 1999.
- ^ Thrasher: Insane Terrain. Universe Pub. 2001. ISBN 978-0-7893-0807-8.
- ^ "411VM - Issue 8 skate video soundtrack | Skatevideosite". www.skatevideosite.com. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ "The Jake Phelps Interview". skatemorespots.com.
- ^ "Phil Shao Memorial Skate Park - Redwood City, CA". Yelp. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ "Viskart:Remembering Phil Shao". Viskart (in Japanese).