(Posted 3/13/2003)
Six year old skater Mitchie Brusco *, also known as "Little Tricky", continues to garner increasing attention from the media. An article in USA * Today spotlights the Kirkland, Washington * skateboarder and talks about how "At a recent appearance ... in California *, Brusco was asked to demonstrate a 15-foot 'vert drop.'" Says mom Jennifer: "Mitchie didn't even wobble".
The article goes on to mention the widely quoted statistic from the Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA), that 12.5 million Americans skateboarded in 2001 * -- meaning the sport's total participants topped baseball, and has more than doubled since 1995 *. In addition, they say that skateboard gear sales have also more than doubled since 1995 and now top U.S. dollar sales of football gear.
The complete article was called "Skateboard phenom, 6, wheels * into role as pitchman" and was originally found at
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/ columnist/hiestand/ 2003 *-03-13-hiestand_x.htm Search this site for more about Skating vert six * |
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