Interview with Markus Jalaber -

the 2008 King of the Groms Champion

What is your birth date?:

May 12th, 1995

How long have you been skating?:

2 years

1st board?:

688 shop deck

What is you local skatepark?:

Ross Norton skatepark, Clearwater, fl.

How far away?:

2 minutes away

How many contests have you been in:?

A lot,

Best finish?:

Can’t remember,

Won mostly all of them

Harvest jam at Skatepark of Tampa – division 13 – 15, I wanted to be in the higher division – lower division to easy

How did you get into skateboarding?:

My friend, name Jesus, hanging out with him, he let me use his board

Then the skatepark opened and I went there a lot – shared the board and then my mom bought me one

Have you had any bad injuries?:

Broke my left wrist – tried a nollie 5-0 over spine at ross Norton skatepark

Fractured – had a cast for 4 months and still skated the next day

Who do you skate with?:

Daren, Alex, Jesus, & Derek

Pros you look up to?:

Andrew Reynolds – he’s really good nice guy, seems like a cool person to hank out with

Who are your sponsors?:

688 skateshop and park, pistol grip and World Industries flow

What is next for you in skateboarding?:

I want to go pro

Skating every day and get into Tampa am

No video yet – will start working on one soon

Any final comments?:

Not really

Keep skating and don’t quit

Thanks to –

People that got me into skating and helped me

That’s all