https://www.badbillys.com/tags/vert-skateboarding/Recent content in Vert Skateboarding on BadBillys.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenBadBillys.comWed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.badbillys.com/post/christian-hosoi-vert-style-rival/Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.badbillys.com/post/christian-hosoi-vert-style-rival/ <h2 id="a-marina-del-rey-prodigy-turned-pro-at-fourteen">A Marina del Rey Prodigy Turned Pro at Fourteen</h2> <p>A single deck shape, patented in 1985, is still marketed today by retailers as &quot;the shape made famous by Christian Hosoi.&quot; That kind of staying power says something about how vert skating's most flamboyant star built his reputation during the 1980s boom — not only through contest wins, but through a persona built around style rather than trick difficulty, in a way that set him apart from the era's more technical riders.</p>