Phil Shao

Phil Shao, born on 28 December 1973 and died on 23 August 1998, was a goofy-footed professional skateboarder and journalist from Redwood City, California. Before his death he was to be the next editor-in-chief of Thrasher magazine. He was featured in many skate magazines, including Thrasher, Big Brother, Skateboarder and TransWorld Skateboarding, and graced the July 1996 cover of Thrasher with a smith grind on the top rail at Fort Miley. He was known as a master of many styles of skating, including street and vert, and Jake Phelps described him as Hosoi and the Gonz in one dude. He appeared in many skateboarding videos and travelled the world to skate.