2002 Year in Review:
P.J. Ladd and Mike Taylor join the éS team. A close friend of P-Rod and new acquaintance of Eric Koston, Taylor quickly becomes noted for the multiple combinations of tricks he's capable of in both regular and switch stances. P.J. literally comes out of nowhere to absolutely amaze the skateboarding public. Not since Tom Penny has anyone so relatively anonymous come into the scene and single-handedly changed it forever.
P.J. Ladd hoists a nollie flip in Hamburg, Germany.
Mike Taylor on tour in Germany.
A young Mikey Taylor 50-50s on the Mega Rail.
P.J. Ladd's Wonderful, Horrible Life video and DVD, produced by Coliseum skate shop, catches the stair / handrail world off guard with its mind-blowing technical flatground and ledge skating.
P.J. Ladd's Wonderful, Horrible Life video part.
Arto Saari switch front boards the Hollywood High 16.
Bob Burnquist becomes the first-ever skater to air across an upside-down gap in a loop, winning the King Of Skate contest (shown on pay-per-view TV) and $25,000 in the process. Bob also casually nabs 1st place in the vert event at the Oceanside Triple Crown.
A good year for Bob Burnquist.
Bob Burnquist follows up the Breakfast of Champions with a little kickflip over an airplane.
Bob Burnquist makes a massive switch tailgrab feel right at home in his backyard.
Eric Koston front blunts a seriously graffitied hubba.
Rick McCrank frontside hurricane.
The ever elusive Tom Penny is found ripping all over the globe.
éS Team Tours Germany
The entire éS team comes together for the first time in several years for a very successful three-city Germany Tour of demos. Later in the year, éS produces a special giveaway DVD featuring footage from this tour.
Eric Koston, front tail gap out.
Eric Koston and Tom Penny, Germany.
Tom Penny slumbers in Germany.
Tom Penny, backside nollie 180 in Germany.
Rick McCrank nods out to recharge his batteries in Germany.
Rick McCrank backlip hubba to gap.
Paul Rodriguez enjoys some tunes in Germany.
P-Rod switch flips a huge set.
P-Rod frontside flips a huge ash can.
2002 Product
2002 Headlines
- U.S. President George W. Bush faints after choking on a pretzel.
- Kmart becomes the largest retailer in American history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
- The 2002 Winter Olympics occur in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Andrea Yates is found guilty of drowning her five children and is later sentenced to life in prison.
- The funeral of Queen Elizabeth takes place in Westminster Abbey, London.
- The first official version of Mozilla is released.
- Terrorists detonate massive bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and injuring over 300.
- The Beltway Snipers go on an East Coast shooting rampage.
- U.S. President George Bush signs the Homeland Security Act into law, establishing the Department of Homeland Security in the largest U.S. government reorganization since the creation of the Department of Defense in 1947.
- Laci Peterson of Modesto, California is reported missing.
2002 Ad archive
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P-Rod - ad January 2002
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Arto Saari - ad February 2002
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The Arto - ad March 2002
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Arto Saari - ad March TWS 2002
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Arto Saari - ad March TWS 2002
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The Burnquist 2 - ad May 2002
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Bob Burnquist - ad May 2002
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Bob Burnquist - ad May 2002
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Introducing P.J. Ladd - ad April 2002
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éS Team - ad June 2002
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Rodrigo TX - ad June 2002
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Rick McCrank - ad July 2002
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The K4 - ad July 2002
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Bob Bunquist - ad April 2002
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The McCrank 2 - ad August 2002
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Rick McCrank - ad August 2002
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Rick McCrank - ad August 2002
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Tom Penny - ad September 2002
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Paul Rodriguez - ad October 2002
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The K4 - ad November 2002
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The K4 - ad November 2002
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The K4 - ad December 2002
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Eric Koston - ad December 2002
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Eric Koston - ad December 2002
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Tom Penny - ad 2002
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PJ Ladd - ad 2002