Greg Lutzka
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Lutzka |
| Born |
20 April 1984 Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 140 lb (64 kg) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 United States
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| Sport | Skateboarding |
Greg Lutzka (born April 20, 1984) is a "goofy-footed" (naturally places his right foot at the nose of the skateboard) professional skateboarder.
Lutzka was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (US). Lutzka explained in 2014 that he "grew up on skates," and first tried ice skating at the age of two before playing ice hockey in high school.
Lutzka commenced skateboarding at the age of nine after discovering it through his peers in the ice hockey team. Skateboarding was initially an activity that he enjoyed as an aside to ice hockey, but three years later, Lutzka replaced ice hockey with skateboarding because he "loved it so much."
Lutzka was first sponsored at the age of 15 and he explained in 2014 that, upon attaining sponsorship, he realized that professional skateboarding was a feasible option for him. Volcom and Oakley were two of the brands that supported Lutzka, while he was connected with established skateboarders like Rodney Mullen and Tony Hawk. Lutzka relocated to California, U.S., at the request of his sponsors.
Lutzka was one of the original team members of the Almost skateboard deck brand that was cofounded by Mullen and Daewon Song.
Luztka is a former team member of the Globe shoe company team and released one signature shoe model with the brand, named the "Culprit" (also released in a "high-top" model, whereby the length of the shoe is extended to cover the lower shin). A full-length Lutzka video part appears in the United By Fate series of short episodic films that were released by Globe between 2007 and 2009—Lutzka's part, edited to the Justice song "D.A.N.C.E.", is the feature section of the fourth episode.
Following the completion of his contract with Globe, Lutzka negotiated a skate shoe contract with tennis shoe company K-Swiss in 2009 and, as of August 2012, continues to develop the company's skateboard area. In an August 2012 interview with the internet-based Jenkem publication, Lutzka explained:
They’re building up the program but the economy kind of took a hit right now so like every company is cutting back. Actually I don’t think they’re cutting back that much as they are just taking time to think about the decisions we make. My shoe is pretty much done it just comes down to when they want to release it.
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