Brandon Westgate

Brandon Westgate (born February 15, 1989) is a professional skateboarder.[1]

Brandon Westgate
Born
Brandon Westgate

(1989-02-15) February 15, 1989
NationalityAmerican
OccupationProfessional skateboarder

Early life

Westgate was born in Wareham, Massachusetts, United States (US).[2] When he was young, Westgate skated in his hometown and at Skater Island skate park in Rhode Island, US.[3]

Professional skateboarding

In 2003 Westgate started his skateboarding career as a "flow" (a skateboarder's status prior to becoming an amateur where equipment and goods are 'flowed' to them) team rider for 5boro Skateboards. He gained some attention for his Word of Mouth part in 2004 (it was later identified in the "Classics" segment of Thrasher magazine),[2] but left 5Boro to join Birdhouse Skateboards in October 2005, a company founded and owned by professional skateboarder Tony Hawk.[4]

In 2007 Westgate joined Zoo York Skateboards,[5] followed by Emerica footwear in 2008—he would later attain professional status with Zoo York in May 2009[6] and released his first professional model Emerica shoe in early 2011.[7]

In a September 2013 interview, Westgate explained the best thing in skateboarding at that time for him: "I’m just into simple and fast, and good style."[8] Alongside other professional skateboarders such as Ishod Wair and Nyjah Huston, Westgate was nominated for Thrasher Magazine's 2013 "Skater Of The Year" (SOTY) award in December 2013. The publication summarized Westgate's 2013 performance in the following manner: "Emerica's Made saw Westgate returning to the streets of SF [San Francisco] to put the final nail in the coffin at that old lady's house before cruising the U.S. - ollieing and flipping his way up, over and onto ever more gigantic obstacles including a neck-high natty euro gap and that hellacious three flip flyover. "[9]

Sponsors

As of July 2017, Westgate is sponsored by Element,[10] Ricta,[11] Venture,[12] Bones Bearings,[13] Mob Grip,[14] CCS, [15] and New Balance

Personal life

As of September 2013, Westgate, together with his girlfriend, is a vegetarian. The pair reside together, grow a garden, and raise chickens—Westgate has built a chicken coop and, as of September 2013, is in the process of constructing a greenhouse for his mother. When asked about his vegetarianism in 2013, Westgate explained:

Green apple, carrot, celery, parsley, ginger, kale, maybe a little bit of lemon or something, but that’s a standard juice we make ... I think the best thing to do, even if you’re not vegetarian, is to juice vegetables. There’s no possible way to eat all that—you can’t consume it all. So you drink it and get all the nutrients, and also it gets in your body faster because your body doesn’t have to break it down or anything. Juicing is one of the best things to do to heal or replenish your body and get rid of all the toxins ... When I’d go on trips I’d just feel like shit and eat like shit ... I think I just feel healthier in general.[8]

Westgate further explained that his girlfriend influenced him to become a vegetarian.[8]

Videography
  • 5boro: Word of Mouth (2004)
  • Zoo York: Welcome To Zoo York City (2006)
  • Emerica: Wild Ride 2007 (2007)
  • Thrasher: King Of The Road 2007 (2007)
  • Transworld: Skate & Create (2008)
  • Volcom: All The Days Roll Into One (2008)
  • Zoo York: State of Mind (2009)
  • Emerica: Stay Gold (2010)
  • Emerica: Brandon Westgate: New Shoe, New Part (2011)
  • Zoo York: True East (2012)
  • Emerica: Made: Chapter One (2013)
  • Zoo York: Zoo England (2014)
  • Element: Welcome to the Family (2015)[16]
  • WAR and PEACE (2019)[17]

References
  1. Nieratko, Chris (July 25, 2011). "Real Street speaks: Brandon Westgate". ESPN Action Sports. ESPN. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
  2. ThrasherMagazine (21 February 2012). "Classics: Brandon Westgate, "Word of Mouth"" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. "Brandon Westgate". ESPN.com. 2009-05-20. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  4. "BRANDON WESTGATE ON BIRDHOUSE, NIXON LTD COLLECTION". TransWorld Skateboarding. GrindMedia. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  5. "Welcome to Zoo York Promo". Emerica. Sole Technology. 31 December 2007. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  6. Crossfire (19 May 2009). "Brandon Westgate Pro for Zoo York". Caught in the Crossfire. Division Media. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  7. "Along with Brandon Westgate's first Emerica pro model shoe, Venture Trucks is dropping his first pro truck. And Hubba Wheels and THE ZOO YORK INSTITUTE are dropping Westgate product too. January 15th: New shoe, new part, new truck, new wheels and a new board. Get ready for Westgate". Emerica on Facebook. Facebook. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  8. Kevin Duffel (11 September 2013). "Brandon Westgate Interrogated". The Berrics. The Berrics. Archived from the original on 14 September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  9. "The Top 5 SOTY Finalists - VOTE!". Thrasher Magazine. High Speed Productions. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  10. "Team". Zoo York. Zoo York. September 2013. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  11. Templeton Elliot (7 August 2013). "Westgate On Ricta". The Skateboard Mag. Strictly Skateboarding. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  12. "Fall '13 Drop 1". Venture. Deluxe Distribution. September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 August 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  13. "BONES® BEARINGS TEAM". Bones Bearings. Skate One. September 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  14. "Mob Grip". Strange Notes. NHS, Inc. September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-11. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  15. "Team - Brandon Westgate". CCS. CCS. September 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-08-25. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  16. "Brandon Westgate skate videos". Skatevideosite.com. Skatevideosite.com. 2005–2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  17. ThrasherMagazine (2019-02-22), Brandon Westgate: WAR and PEACE, retrieved 2019-03-08
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