Linda N.

ESTONIA - PRO

Year of birth:

1999

First words:

I am Linda.

Year started fingerboarding:

2011

Year you plan to stop fingerboarding:

Tough one.

Favorite trick (s):

My signature trick, also hurricane grinds and feather flips.

Special powers:

I can be really sweet if I want to.

Kryptonite:

Coffee and chocolate.

Pet:

My brazilian friend João, he's a real cutie.

Up time:

I mostly try my best at school and focus on tasks that make me a better and smarter person.

Down time:

Fingerboarding, skateboarding, guitar, reading, drawing, filming, editing, music, yoga, philosophy.

Advice to a newbie:

Ride, do your own thing, enjoy yourself and stay in touch with the team.

Life approach:

To be wise, somewhat happy and dedicated to something I'm good at.

Why you ride:

It's a perfect way to blow off the steam.

Why Northwoods:

They make me proud.

Last words:

Have a nice time.

Ken Higa G

Peru- PRO

Year of birth:

1989

First words:

Go skate.

Year started fingerboarding:

2002

Year you plan to stop fingerboarding:

The last one.

Favorite trick (s):

Tre flip, Switch tre flip, Tailslide, Crooked grind.

Special powers:

Being Asian.

Kryptonite:

Not eating.

Pet:

Cat ( R.I.P. Mona)

Up time:

Publicist / advertiser / marketing

Down time:

Video gaming, reading, find new music

Advice to a newbie:

Keep motivated, put your heart into it, let it flow, be constant and more than anything, have fun. Eventually everything will fall into place.

Life approach:

With hope and a smile.

Why you ride:

I love it and can´t stop doing it.

Why Northwoods:

Because it is conformed by a team of true fingerboarding passionates and its top level hand craftsmanship and product quality. For its constant effort to innovate and reinvent itself for the sake of the international scene of fingerboarding.

Last words:

Fingerboarding is forever.

Geraldine Milne

USA- PRO

Year of birth:

1995

First words:

The usual.

Year started fingerboarding:

2007 with Tech Decks, 2009 with wooden boards

Year you plan to stop fingerboarding:

When the world or my life ends... whichever happens first.

Favorite trick (s):

Varial kickflip, Nollie 360 flip.

Special powers:

flyhalf-ing

Kryptonite:

Fettuccini Alfredo, colorful decks and wheels.

Pet:

The worlds most stubborn bunny.

Up time:

Studying law and criminal justice, rugby training, fingerboarding.

Down time:

fingerboarding, filming/editing, family time.

Advice to a newbie:

"Don't be hesitant to take the first step,  the expert in anything was once a beginner"

Life approach:

"Don't be afraid to stand for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone"

Why you ride:

I feel as if it's unexplainable; words cannot describe my passion for fingerboarding. I ride because it is not only fun to do, but is a great feeling to be a part such a welcoming, diverse, supportive, and passionate community.

Why Northwoods:

Northwoods is the definition of innovation and passion. The decks are phenomenal; truly the best decks I've ever ridden, and the folks running the show are friendly, dedicated, and passionate about fingerboarding and the scene.

Last words:

Cheers :)

Alexis Ramayo

Mexico- PRO

Year of birth:

1995

First words:

Welcome to my bio, let´s talk a few about me.

Year started fingerboarding:

2009

Year you plan to stop fingerboarding:

Maybe never, it depends of a lot of factors.

Favorite trick (s):

Crooked grind, nollie varial heels and FS kickflips.

Special powers:

I can kill people doing kickflips.

Kryptonite:

Dancing and such kind of things.

Pet:

I have a dog, it name is Tobby.

Up time:

I go to the university. I´m studying architecture and I´m so happy about that, I really love it.

Down time:

I fingerboard if I´m at my place, also go out on weekends, love parties and such things.

Advice to a newbie:

Go ahead, never give up, fingerboarding is not easy but if you practice a lot.

Life approach:

I love life, love to go out with friends and enjoy the good times and that includes fingerboarding.

Why you ride:

Because I discovered that riding a fngerboard makes me feel good, and when I can´t land a trick I don´t feel defeated, instead I get courage to land that trick.

Why Northwoods:

Because is such a family, and I enjoy the feeling whie riding a northwoods deck. I like the treatment that Jared gives to the entire team.

Last words:

I´m glad of being part of the Northwoods fingerboards family, I love fingerboarding! Enjoy life and go ahead!

Tamara Cakić

CROATIA - AM

Year of birth:

1998

Year started fingerboarding:

2010

Year you plan to stop fingerboarding:

I will never intentionally stop fingerboarding.

Favorite trick (s):

nollieflip, impossible.

Special powers:

Intelligence.

Up time:

School

Down time:

Fingerboarding, reading books, working out, listening to music, watching videos.

Advice to a newbie:

Don't give up. It literally took me three years to get my kickflips down. I was able to do switch tres before being able to do kickflips. It may be frustrating to practice the same trick over and over again, but in the end it'll be worth it.

Life approach:

"If you fight, you may lose; but if you don't fight, you've already lost."

Why you ride:

I simply love fingerboarding, I love the feeling I get when I land a combo I've been trying to land for a long time. I also love how there are so many people that share the same passion as me.

Why Northwoods:

I absolutely adore everything about Northwoods. My teammates are awesome and I consider them my real friends. The owner is a great guy and I can talk about basically everything with him. The boards are flawless and they fit my style of riding perfectly. Northwoods is not in it for money and that's something I appreciate the most. "For fingerboarders by fingerboarders."

Last words:

I'd like to thank Jared for being such an amazing guy for the past 2 years. He has always been a great support to me and I seriously can't thank him enough. He definitely knows how to cheer me up.

Pontus Norberg

Sweden - PRO

Year of birth:

1995

Year started fingerboarding:

2008

Year you plan to stop fingerboarding:

I don't know if you really can quit. When the fingerboard is on the run and taking a field trip from me (lets say under the bed) I sometimes find my self doing kickflips with the TV remote. It has grown to a deep addiction for my fingers to get there fun. Im not planing to stop fingerboarding anytime soon.  

Favorite trick (s):

I like casper flips. Also nollie treys .

Special powers:

My armpits sometimes gets the scent of curry. Thats pretty much it.

Kryptonite:

Fingerboard-wise, Heelflips. And no-complys! I want to learn no-complys.

Pet:

Kiara! If you seen my videos on youtube you probably noticed her several times.

Up time:

Up on the mountain, riding snowboard. And eating ice cream, wile getting my haired massaged. 

Down time:

Monday morning

Advice to a newbie:

Just have fun with this new thing you just get to know about, and don't be afraid to show the world and them around you about fingerboarding! Go out and have a public session. Good marketing for the sport.

Life approach:

I try to do the things I like as much as I can without ruin everything else. 

Why you ride:

I’ve now done this for 5 years and its still something funny to do in the classroom, on the buss or even as a party trick. It has become a part of my life. I would feel completely empty as a human being without a fingerboard in my pocket. 

Why Northwoods:

In one to long sentence: The decks are perfect for me and the owner is one of the coolest guys I've get to know in the fingerboard community, with a huge amount of passion for the small piece of wood that we all learned to love.

Last words:

"You must unlearn what you have learned" – Yoda

Julien Pattison-Blouin

Canada - AM

Year of birth:

1996

First words:

Have your own unique style and tricks, keep it clean, not big.

Year started fingerboarding:

December 2012

Year you plan to stop fingerboarding:

When there are no more trees to make fingerboards out of.

Favorite trick (s):

Treflip, nollie flip, 3shuvit.

Special powers:

I never broke my fingers fingerboarding .

Pet:

3 year old Irish Setter.

Up time:

Skateboarding.

Down time:

Music, movies.

Advice to a newbie:

Be creative, try various filming angles, keep it interesting and short.

Life approach:

Your life is what you make of it.

Why Northwoods:

My first fingerboard was a Northwoods and Jared has always been very helpful and like a brother. Northwoods product is always different and innovative

Last words:

Shred !