Rick McCrank
{{Short description|Canadian skateboarder}}
{{Primary sources|date=April 2024}}
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| birth_place = Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
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| sport = Skateboarding
| position = Regular
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Richard McCrank (born January 23, 1976) is a Canadian professional skateboarder and skate shop owner.{{Cite book|last=O'Connor|first=Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s5GzDwAAQBAJ&q=rick+mccrank+skateboarding&pg=PA159|title=Skateboarding and Religion|date=October 2, 2019|publisher=Springer Nature|isbn=978-3-030-24857-4|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Derdeyn|first=Stuart|title=VIFF 2016: Abandoned skates the world|url=https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/celebrity/abandoned-skates-the-world|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=VancouverSun|language=en-CA}}{{Cite web|last=Hunter|first=Rob|title=How skateboarding changed popular culture|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2018/09/17/how-skateboarding-changed-popular-culture|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=SBS TV|language=en}}
Early life
McCrank was born in Peterborough, Ontario, and grew up in Ottawa, Ontario.{{Cite web|title=RICK MCCRANK -- Route One Interview|url=https://theberrics.com/rick-mccrank-route-one-interview-part-1|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=The Berrics|date=March 29, 2018 }}{{Cite web|title=Post Radical: An Interview with Alex Craig and Rick McCrank|url=https://tv.booooooom.com/2018/10/24/post-radical-an-interview-with-alex-craig-and-rick-mccrank/|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=tv.booooooom.com|date=October 24, 2018 |language=en}}{{Cite web|date=December 21, 1999|title=Rick McCrank Interview|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/magazine-archive/rick-mccrank-interview/|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=Transworld SKATEboarding|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=CrailTap 3: Rick McCrank Interview|url=https://crailtap.com/c3/features/mccrank/index.html|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=crailtap.com}}
Professional skateboarding
McCrank's first deck sponsor was Cherry Bombs, a small Canadian brand. McCrank was discovered by professional skateboarder Colin McKay and invited to join Plan B Skateboards.{{cite web|author1=Lucas Wisenthal|date=November 4, 2014|title=Rick McCrank's Favorite Vancouver Skaters|url=http://theridechannel.com/features/2014/11/rick-mccrank-favorite-vancouver-skaters/|access-date=January 16, 2015|website=RIDE|publisher=Complex Media}} After Plan B, McCrank briefly joined Birdhouse, appearing in the 1998 video The End. After Birdhouse, McCrank joined the Girl Distribution Company and is currently a team member of the Girl brand.{{cite web|title=Team: Rick McCrank|url=http://girlskateboards.com/rick-mccrank/|work=Girl Skateboards|publisher=THE GIRL SKATEBOARD COMPANY, INC|access-date=March 16, 2014|year=2014}}{{Cite web|title=Rick McCrank|url=https://thenineclub.com/blogs/episodes/rick-mccrank|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=The Nine Club|language=en}}
McCrank designed several signature skate shoe models for the éS brand, including the éS "Anti-Social" model.{{Cite press release|date=September 2, 2019|title=Rick McCrank Recalls His Journey From Industry Outlier to Cultural Icon ⋆ SKATE NEWSWIRE|url=https://skatenewswire.com/mission-statement-rick-mccrank/|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=SKATE NEWSWIRE|language=en-US}} Following the announcement of the brand's hiatus, McCrank has been filmed wearing the Lakai brand.{{cite web|title=SKATE Vancouver with Rick McCrank|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jz62dvzQ9F8&index=14&list=PL6CA66115E01547E7 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/jz62dvzQ9F8 |archive-date=December 13, 2021 |url-status=live|work=Ride Channel on YouTube|publisher=Google Inc|access-date=March 16, 2014|author=Ride Channel|format=Video upload|date=July 25, 2013}}{{cbignore}} In 2019, McCrank announced he was leaving Lakai.{{Cite web|title=Rick McCrank Leaves Lakai After 7 Years|url=https://theberrics.com/rick-mccrank-leaves-lakai-after-7-years|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=The Berrics|date=November 28, 2019 }}{{Cite web|title=Rick McCrank Interview – Caught in the Crossfire|url=http://www.caughtinthecrossfire.com/skate/rick-mccrank-interview/|access-date=November 30, 2020|language=en-US}} In 2020, Rick was announced as a rider for the Vans skate team. McCrank is part owner of Momentum Wheels with ex-Bones Brigade pro [https://juicemagazine.com/home/bones-brigade-chronicles-kevin-harris/ Kevin Harris].{{Cite web|title=New Products Available from Momentum Wheels!|url=https://www.warehouseskateboards.com/momentum-wheels|access-date=December 19, 2020|website=Warehouse Skateboards}}
= Contest history =
McCrank competed in Street contests throughout his career. He was awarded one of the highest ever scores in a street skateboarding competition, scoring a 99.67 at ESPN's 2000 grand prix.{{Cite web|title=Rick McCrank's official X Games athlete biography|url=http://www.xgames.com/athletes/3014120/rick-mccrank|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=X Games}} In the Summer of 2001, McCrank got 1st place in the X-Games Skateboard Street Best Trick contest.{{Cite web|title=Rick Mccrank|url=http://erickoston.freeservers.com/custom3.html|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=erickoston.freeservers.com}}{{Cite book|last=Blomquist|first=Christopher|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3CFgRmRXG8gC&q=rick+mccrank+skateboarding&pg=PP22|title=Skateboarding in the X Games|date=2003|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-8239-6300-3|language=en}} Also in 2001, McCrank placed 2nd at the Gravity Games, hosted in Providence, Rhode Island.{{Cite book|last=Layden|first=Joe|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Hyf7-I3Cj1EC&q=rick+mccrank+skateboarding|title=More to the Xtreme|date=2002|publisher=Scholastic|isbn=978-0-439-38574-9|language=en}} He won the Globe World Cup at Melbourne in 2002 {{cite web |title=Results From Globe World Cup, Australia |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/news/results-from-globe-world-cup-australia/ |website=TransWorld SKATEboarding |publisher=A360 Media LLC |access-date=December 22, 2020 |date=February 18, 2002}} and in 2003, McCrank placed 2nd at the 2003 Gravity Games behind Ryan Sheckler.{{Cite book|last1=Hillman|first1=John|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IAknmnvZrwUC&q=rick+mccrank+skateboarding&pg=PP134|title=The One Year Devos for Sports Fans|last2=Hillman|first2=Kathy|last3=Florea|first3=Jesse|date=2004|publisher=Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.|isbn=978-0-8423-8711-8|language=en}} In 2003, McCrank placed 2nd at the Slam City Jam.{{Cite book|last=Higgins|first=Matt|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_-gXQnnaOgC&q=rick+mccrank+skateboarding|title=Insider's Guide to Action Sports|date=2006|publisher=Scholastic Reference|isbn=978-0-439-84780-3|language=en}} In 2004, he came second to Ronnie Creager at the Globe World Cup.{{cite web |title=The 2004 Globe World Cup |url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/features/the-2004-globe-world-cup/ |website=TransWorld SKATEboarding |publisher=A360 Media LLC |access-date=December 22, 2020 |date=February 19, 2004}}
= Awards =
McCrank was voted "Best Street Skater" by Transworld SKATEboarding magazine in 2001.{{cite web|author=Shad Lambert|date=August 6, 2001|title=READERS – POLL BEST STREET SKATER RICK MCCRANK|url=http://skateboarding.transworld.net/1000010939/magazine/readers-poll-best-street-skater-rick-mccrank/|access-date=October 2, 2012|work=Transworld Skateboarding|publisher=Bonnier Corporation}}
Other ventures
McCrank co-founded the Anti-Social Skateshop in Vancouver.{{Cite web|title=The It List: Vans Foot The Bill initiative|url=https://vancouversun.com/life/fashion-beauty/the-it-list-vans-foot-the-bill-initiative|access-date=December 24, 2020|website=vancouversun|language=en-CA}}{{Cite web|title=A look inside the life of Antisocial's owner/operator|url=https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/events-and-entertainment/a-look-inside-the-life-of-antisocials-owneroperator-1931317|access-date=December 24, 2020|website=Vancouver Is Awesome|date=October 6, 2015 |language=en}} He co-owns the Momentum brand, a skateboard wheel company.{{cite web|title=Rick McCrank Vegetarian Ad|url=http://www.peta2.com/heroes/rick-mccrank-vegetarian-ad/|work=peta2|publisher=PETA|access-date=October 2, 2012|year=2012}}
McCrank has acted in the films Harvey Spannos (2006) and Machotaildrop (2009).[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0566898/ Rick McCrank] He hosted the television series Abandoned, which premiered on the Viceland network in 2016.{{Cite web|title=Rick McCrank's "Abandoned" Ep.1 and Interview|url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/rick-mccrank-s-abandoned-interview/|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=www.thrashermagazine.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/abandoned|title=ABANDONED – VICELAND|website=VICELAND|language=en-us|access-date=September 11, 2016}}{{Cite web |last=Yeusuff |first=Bahir |date=July 3, 2020 |title=Abandoned – The Vice Docuseries is Not Poverty Porn |url=https://goggler.my/abandoned-vice-review/ |access-date=December 17, 2020 |website=Goggler |language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Viceland's Abandoned explores broken down America|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/schedule-for-wednesday-september-7-2016-1.3750932/viceland-s-abandoned-explores-broken-down-america-1.3750942|website=CBC Radio}}{{Cite news|last=Aridi|first=Sara|date=July 10, 2018|title=What's on TV Tuesday: 'No Passport Required' and 'Drug Lords' (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/10/arts/television/whats-on-tv-tuesday-no-passport-required-and-drug-lords.html|access-date=November 30, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} His most recent television project is Post Radical, which aired in 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://theberrics.com/rick-mccrank-post-radical-viceland/|title=RICK MCCRANK TO EXPLORE SKATEBOARDING'S SUBCULTURES IN NEW VICELAND SHOW -|work=The Berrics|access-date=August 20, 2018|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=O'Leary|first=Devin D.|title=Idiot Box: "Post Radical" on Viceland|url=https://alibi.com/film/56302/story.html|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=alibi|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Aridi|first=Sara|date=August 14, 2018|title=What's on TV Tuesday: 'Zama' and 'Action Point' (Published 2018)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/14/arts/television/whats-on-tv-tuesday-zama-and-action-point.html|access-date=November 30, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}
In 2019, McCrank was part of a group of skateboard industry veterans who spoke at the Pushing Boarders conference in Malmö, Sweden.{{Cite web|title=Pushing Boarders: Second Annual Academic Skate Conference|url=https://www.thrashermagazine.com/articles/pushing-boarders-second-annual-academic-skate-conference/|access-date=December 28, 2020|website=www.thrashermagazine.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Speakers 2019|url=https://www.pushingboarders.com/speakers-2019|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=Pushing Boarders|language=en-US}}
Videography
- Sheep: Life of Leisure (1996)
- Church of Skatan: Santa Barbara (1996)
- Plan B: The Revolution (1997)
- Birdhouse: The End (1998)
- Transworld: The Reason (1999)
- 411VM: Brazilian Vacation (1999)
- The XYZ Video (1999)
- Powell: Bones Bearings Class of 2000 (2000)
- éS: éSpecial
- Dwindle: Rodney Mullen vs Daewon Song Round 2 (1999)
- éS: Menikmati (2002){{Cite web|date=March 2, 2015|title=10 TRICKS TO GET YOU THROUGH WINTER|url=http://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2015/03/02/10-tricks-to-get-you-through-winter/|access-date=December 17, 2020|website=Jenkem Magazine|language=en}}
- Girl: Harsh Euro Barge (2002)
- Girl: Yeah Right! (2003)
- Stereo: Way Out East (2004)
- FuelTV: Riding the Long White Cloud (2009)
- Girl/Chocolate: Pretty Sweet (2012){{cite web|year=2005–2012|title=Rick McCrank skate videos|url=http://www.skatevideosite.com/skaters/175/rick+mcCrank|access-date=October 3, 2012|work=SkatevideoSite.com|publisher=SkatevideoSite.com}}
- Viceland TV: Abandoned – Skateboarder Rick McCrank explores abandoned places with the people who love them long after the lights have gone out (2016)
- Viceland TV: Post Radical - Rick McCrank takes viewers on an exploration of skateboarding's varied subcultures.{{Cite web|title=Post Radical – VICELAND|url=https://www.viceland.com/en_us/show/post-radical|access-date=August 20, 2018|website=Viceland|language=en-us}}
- Girl Skateboards "Doll" (2018){{Cite web|title=Rick McCrank|url=https://www.vans.com/team/skate/rick-mccrank.html|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=www.vans.com|language=en}}