Arto Saari
Encyclopedia
Arto Saari is a professional skateboarder
. He lives in Huntington Beach, California
. He was selected as the "2001 Skater of the Year" by Thrasher magazine
. His skating stance is regular. He is known for his big and aggressive skating style and also for his lipslides. In 2001 he starred in Flip Skateboards
' video Sorry.
Saari has had several major injuries during his career. Saari was 19 when he almost died of brain injuries suffered as he was warming up with a backside Feeble grind on a handrail. The clip was used as a cartoon on Flip Skateboards
' first video, Sorry. As of 2009 Saari has been selling boards and going to skate park premieres, such as Mindfield and Extremely Sorry.
held during the summer of 2004 by the Finnish Broadcasting Company
. However, Saari is almost unnoticed in Finnish mainstream media. Saari is sponsored by Flip, Gravis Footwear, Analog Clothing, Ricta Skateboard Wheels, CCS, and Destructo Trucks. Former sponsors included Flip Skateboards, Alien Workshop, éS Footwear, Quiksilver, Fury Trucks, and Etnies Shoes.
Arto appears as a playable character in the video games Evolution Skateboarding
, Tony Hawk's Underground
, Tony Hawk's Underground 2
, Tony Hawk's Project 8
, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
, Tony Hawk Ride, and Tony Hawk Shred. He is the instructor in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground for Nail-The-Trick, a career option on the video game.
Skateboarding
Skateboarding is an action sport which involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard.Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. A 2002 report...
. He lives in Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach, California
Huntington Beach is a seaside city in Orange County in Southern California. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 189,992; making it the largest beach city in Orange County in terms of population...
. He was selected as the "2001 Skater of the Year" by Thrasher magazine
Thrasher magazine
Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 by Kevin Thatcher, Eric Swenson, and Fausto Vitello. It regularly publishes articles , skateboard photography, interviews with professional skateboarders, interviews with and reviews of musical groups, skatepark reviews, and miscellaneous...
. His skating stance is regular. He is known for his big and aggressive skating style and also for his lipslides. In 2001 he starred in Flip Skateboards
Flip Skateboards
Flip Skateboards is a US-based international skateboard company, owned by Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon, and Geoff Rowley. The company produces skateboard decks, wheels, and clothing. Flip is distributed by NHS Distribution in the US.- History :...
' video Sorry.
Saari has had several major injuries during his career. Saari was 19 when he almost died of brain injuries suffered as he was warming up with a backside Feeble grind on a handrail. The clip was used as a cartoon on Flip Skateboards
Flip Skateboards
Flip Skateboards is a US-based international skateboard company, owned by Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon, and Geoff Rowley. The company produces skateboard decks, wheels, and clothing. Flip is distributed by NHS Distribution in the US.- History :...
' first video, Sorry. As of 2009 Saari has been selling boards and going to skate park premieres, such as Mindfield and Extremely Sorry.
Awards and recognition
Arto Saari was voted 26th on the list of 100 Greatest FinnsSuuret suomalaiset
Suuret suomalaiset was a 2004 television show broadcast in Finland by YLE , which determined the 100 greatest Finns of all time according to the opinions of its viewers. The viewers were able to vote during a programme which lasted from October to December 2004...
held during the summer of 2004 by the Finnish Broadcasting Company
Yleisradio
The Finnish Broadcasting Company , abbreviated to YLE , is Finland's national broadcasting company, founded in 1926. YLE is a public-broadcasting organization which shares many of its characteristics with its British counterpart, the BBC, on which it was largely modelled...
. However, Saari is almost unnoticed in Finnish mainstream media. Saari is sponsored by Flip, Gravis Footwear, Analog Clothing, Ricta Skateboard Wheels, CCS, and Destructo Trucks. Former sponsors included Flip Skateboards, Alien Workshop, éS Footwear, Quiksilver, Fury Trucks, and Etnies Shoes.
Arto appears as a playable character in the video games Evolution Skateboarding
Evolution Skateboarding
Evolution Skateboarding is a skateboarding video game released by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube. It consists of several popular skateboarders, such as Rick McCrank, Arto Saari, Kerry Getz, and Danny Way. There is also a create-a-skater feature and an unlockable character for every...
, Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground
Tony Hawk's Underground, abbreviated to THUG, is a skateboarding video game, available for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Game Boy Advance, and Xbox platforms released in 2003. A PC version was released exclusively in Australia as a budget release in 2005. This version was ported by Beenox. In 2004,...
, Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2
Tony Hawk's Underground 2, also known as THUG 2, is the sixth installment in Neversoft's Tony Hawk's Series and sequel to Tony Hawk's Underground. Tony Hawk's Underground 2 was released on October 4, 2004 for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox, PC, and Game Boy Advance platforms...
, Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Project 8
Tony Hawk's Project 8, officially abbreviated as THP8, is the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk series of video games. It was released on sixth-generation and seventh-generation consoles...
, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground
Tony Hawk's Proving Ground is a video game developed by Neversoft for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 video game consoles; by Page 44 Studios for the PlayStation 2 and Wii; and by Vicarious Visions for the Nintendo DS...
, Tony Hawk Ride, and Tony Hawk Shred. He is the instructor in Tony Hawk's Proving Ground for Nail-The-Trick, a career option on the video game.