King of the Road (skateboarding)
| Sport | Skateboarding |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 |
| Founder | Michael Burnett |
| Country | United States, China |
| Official website | Thrasher Magazine |
The title of King of the Road is given out once a year by Thrasher magazine. The tradition was started in 2003 and has been one of the premier skateboarding contests in the USA.
In the King of the Road (KOTR) contest, a group of pre-invited teams of professional skaters are each given a book containing a series of challenges. Points are awarded at the completion of each challenge. The teams compete at the same time over a two-week period, in which they travel across the U.S. to complete as many challenges as possible.
KOTR has been held annually since its inception, with the exceptions of 2008 and 2009. In 2011, Thrasher and Converse hosted an addition KOTR competition in China, with the participation of the four biggest Chinese skateboard deck companies.
Team Deluxe
Team Tum Yeto
Team Volcom
Team eS
Team Zero
Team Habitat
Team Flip
Team Element
Team Zero
Team Darkstar
Team Baker
Team Toy Machine
Team Blind
Team Foundation
Team Black Label
Team Zoo York
Team were announced August 27, 2013. People were able to follow each team via blogs on the Thrasher site.
Winners were announced on September 19, 2013.
The 2013 edition of KoTR was shown in a series of videos on the Thrasher site and on YouTube.
Team were announced September 3, 2014. Mystery guests were announced September 12, 2014 and were all featured in the Osiris video, "The Storm".
Winning team was announced on December 13 in the final Web episode.
The 2014 edition of KoTR was shown in a series of web episodes on the Thrasher site and on YouTube.
The 2015 teams were announced August 25, 2015. The Mystery guests were announced September 2, 2015. Team Birdhouse was the winner. In 2016 this season of King of the Road aired as eleven hour-long TV episodes on the VICELAND channel.
The 2016 teams were announced October 14, 2016. Team Enjoi was the winner. In 2017 this season of King of the Road aired as eleven hour-long TV episodes on the VICELAND channel.
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