Chris Haslam (skateboarder)

Chris Haslam is a Canadian professional skateboarder, born on 19 December 1980, whose natural stance is right foot forward, or goofy, and who is recognized as an innovative skateboarder whose skating is defined by creativity and progression. At 11 he moved to Singapore with his parents, and the family returned to Canada for a year in 1996, living in Komoka, where he attended St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School in London, Ontario. His interest in skateboarding began in November 1993, before his thirteenth birthday, his first deck was from Santa Cruz and the first trick he learned was a kickflip. In Singapore he entered his first contest, a mini-ramp event, with his brother and finished fourth after tying for third. His first magazine cover photograph was for Concrete Powder, taken at the University of British Columbia, and shows him in an ollie.