Cory Kennedy (skateboarder)

Cory Kennedy is an American professional skateboarder, born on 4 October 1990, who first came to prominence by winning the amateur competition Bang Yo'self 2, in which contestants submitted video parts to the judges from The Berrics website. In 2009 he finished third at The Battle at the Berrics 2, losing to Paul Rodriguez in the finals round, and in October 2009 a trailer for the full-length video Beware of Sasquatch was released with a part of just under ten minutes featuring him. In 2010 he named a switch front-foot impossible 180, landed down the Berrics seven-stair, the Merlin Twist, and won the MVP award at Thrasher magazine's King of the Road contest, followed a year later by the Bob Gnar award at King of the Road 2011. In 2011 he attained professional status with Girl Skateboards.