Thumper Nagasako Photo Set
up : Thumper Nagasako. Photo : Jeff Linett
Thumper Nagasako In-Line Skater.
Thumper Nagasako has made the leap from his solitary practice on an island in the Pacific (Hawaii) to competing in huge events such as the X-Games, Gravity Games and World Championships. His passion has taken him all over the US and all the way to Germany and England. Since he was 11 years old he wanted to become pro and once he started he never looked back.
His career hasn’t been easy. He has had many broken bones, torn ligaments, and the huge disadvantage he has had from training away from other pros to inspire him. Thumper Nagasako’s unrelenting tenacity brought him from grass roots to world renowned.
Discover the Thumper Nagasako Photo Set by Jeff Linett / 838 LA :
Thumper Nagasako Honor Roll :
- 2002 Vert World Amateur Champion
- 2003 Pro Tour Ranking : 4th in the world, 1st in the US
- 2004 8th X-games; 6th World Championship
- 2005 #1 American at World Championships, 3rd European Challenge
September 18th, 2006 at 8:30 pm
its fery cool.
September 18th, 2006 at 9:33 pm
Nice to see a vert skater on real street. It’s all about diversity
September 18th, 2006 at 9:35 pm
yeah thumper! sick. I m still shooting footage for his film, i m sure it will be sick.
September 18th, 2006 at 11:22 pm
verts coming back. soon. i hope so :)
September 18th, 2006 at 11:50 pm
looks weird when people dont wear a helmet on vert, looks about 1000x scarier than it already is :|
sick street shots tho, that guy looks pretty good
edit?
September 19th, 2006 at 6:13 am
wish i lived on maui…
September 19th, 2006 at 9:51 am
I wish I could make photo like Jeff Linett…
September 24th, 2006 at 7:59 pm
Awesome photos! No protective gear tho? hmmmm…. I guess that means you’re REAL sure of your self huh Thumper! We’ll be looking forward to you competing again and heal up fast. Wishing you the best …
September 25th, 2006 at 9:46 am
You’ve come a long way! Cool Thumper!!!!!!!!
Terri:)
October 2nd, 2006 at 5:42 am
some sick stuff
October 18th, 2006 at 5:48 pm
hey thumper! .. holy peanuts!! I did not know you could skate street :)
wishing you well and hope you are recovering fast from your knee probs.. and thanks for promoting VERT as you do… ;)