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Skateboarder & Street Athlete
About Jess Vrbica
In the summer of 2022, Jess Vrbica landed a switch frontside boardslide down the 12-stair at Love Park, just weeks before its permanent closure, capturing one of the last iconic street moments at that legendary Philadelphia spot. Unlike many pros who pivot to contests or video parts, she’s spent the last five years quietly mentoring teens in under-resourced neighborhoods through her nonprofit Concrete Roots, converting vacant lots into DIY skate spots with community-built ramps and art walls. Her style isn’t just technical, it’s architectural: she reads concrete like topography, using drainage grates, fire escapes, and rusted handrails as intentional features, not obstacles. She’s appeared in three Thrasher 'King of the Road' segments but refuses sponsorship from shoe brands that outsource manufacturing overseas, instead launching her own hardware line with ethically sourced trucks and recycled-grip tape. That blend of spatial intuition, civic grit, and quiet consistency, never chasing virality, always reshaping where and how skating happens, is what defines her impact beyond the trick list.
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- “What made you choose Love Park’s 12-stair for that final switch boardslide?”
- “How do you design a DIY skate spot so it works for beginners *and* advanced skaters?”
- “Why did you stop filming full parts for mainstream videos after 2020?”
- “What’s the most unexpected material you’ve ever used in a custom truck?”