Kyle Walker
Kyle Walker
Kyle Walker is an American Skateboarder from Oklahoma known for his smooth grinds. [undefined] [undefined] He is a part of the Real Skateboards and Vans team. [undefined] [undefined]
Biography
Early Life
Kyle was born raised in the town of Moore, not far from Oklahoma City. [undefined] His parents were very flexible with the activities he would commit to. Since a young age, he started playing the game of baseball alongside Skateboarding. [undefined]
In 1999, as young child he experienced a tornado for the first time as is common living in Oklahoma. [undefined]
He was offered sponsorships since he was a young child.
Ultimately, he decided to pursue skateboarding instead of Baseball as a child.
For the skateboarding community, it was only a matter of time before he would go pro.
Skateboarding
Since going professional, Kyle has never stopped working.
He has been featured in dozens of videos for various brands.
He has also traveled to other countries to form part of competitions that he's invited to.
Style
An agile rider, he is predominantly a street skater with a goofy stance.
[undefined] He is remarkable in holding his balance when grinding big rails, and stomping big drops.
Vans
He was signed to Vans in 2013, but it wasn't until 2015 that he would drop a break out part in Van's first ever feature-length video called Propeller that he made tremendous noise in the skateboarding industry. He was welcomed by Real Skateboards to be a part of their professional team. [undefined]
Thrasher Skater of The Year 2016
In 2016 Kyle became an SLS Pick, was named Thrasher’s 2016 Skater of the Year after a heavy part in Vans’No Other Way video. He was also won the SLS Trick of the Year. As a 2016 SLS Pick, Kyle placed high enough in the season to become an official SLS Pro and is coming into the 2017 season with quite a bit of momentum. [undefined] [undefined]