Nike SB | froSkate | All Love, No Hate

Loud, proud, colorful, and full of energy, respectfully. That’s froSkate, a Women and POC–centered skate crew based in Chicago founded by Karlie Thornton in 2019. In just three years froSkate’s not only grown exponentially but become a global example of empowerment in skateboarding through inclusion, positivity, and being unabashedly real.

For their first collaboration with Nike SB, froSkate designed a Nike Dunk Pro High SB that reflects their diversity, style, heritage, and personality, using every inch of the classic silhouette as a platform for their mission statement and swag.

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Nike SB | Not Here By Luck | Julie Betrix

For the past three years, Nike SB’s Not Here By Luck series has been shining a light on emerging talents within women’s skateboarding. The latest episode offers a candid insight into the life of 19-year-old Julie Betrix.

Hailing from Annecy, France, Julie, like many of her peers, began skiing in the mountains before a childhood friend inspired her to take up skateboarding. It wasn’t long before the local skate shop made Julie their first female team rider.

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Nike SB | Not Here By Luck | Nazari Sisters

For the past three years, Nike SB’s Not Here By Luck series has been shining a light on emerging talents within women’s skateboarding. In a sport previously dominated by men, the series focuses on empowering women, aiming to inspire and engage with the women’s skate scene, showcasing the inclusivity and progress skateboarding brings.

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Nike SB | Who Would Have Thought? | Rayssa and Shane

Rayssa Leal has been skating since she was six years old. She grew up shredding and watching bootlegs of Shane O’Neill’s breakthrough 2009 “Debacle” part. Fast forward to 2021 and Rayssa and Shane are skating together on the world stage with Rayssa repping the Nike SB Shane on her feet.

‘Who Would Have Thought?’ is a new series about the connections the Nike SB community created over the last 20 years. Connections that cross continents, cultures and any other classification you can imagine.

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