Info began skating: 1994
started competing: 1996
turned pro: 2004
favored discipline: vert / big air
stance: regular
#1 sponsor: redsand
rob lorifice skateboarding style and strengths:
rob sticks mostly to vert ramp skating, and is great at technical tricks. he is also one of the few skaters to tackle the big air mega ramp at the x games.
rob lorifice favorite / signature skateboarding tricks:
540's are his favorite vert trick. he says, "they're just fun. i don't make too many of them, so when i do, i'm like 'yeah'!" (expn)
rob lorifice skateboarding career highlights:
2003 - took third in vert at tampa am
2004 - won first in vert at tampa am
2004 - finished tenth in vert at gravity games
2004 - landed eighth in vert at the west 49 canadian open
2004 - ranked 12th for vert in world cup skateboarding world rankings, and 18th in north america rankings
2005 - won fourth in vert at x air in wellington, new zealand
2005 - took third in vert best trick and fifth in vert at tampa pro
rob lorifice personal history:
rob lorifice was born in ventura, california, and his family moved to toronto canada when rob was one year old. rob got his first skateboard at 6 years old, which is also when he met and became good friends with shaun white. rob lorifice started riding vert at a ymca at age 8, and was first sponsored by converse at 10 years old! rob is one of the younger pro skaters invited to the x games, and lives are fairly simple, normal life. "i skate. every one of my friends skates. i go to the beach. i surf. go look for some chicks at the beach." that's how he sums up his life (quote from expn)