Arto Saari

Arto Saari ( born November 9, 1981 in Seinäjoki, Finland) is a professional skateboarder living in Huntington Beach, California. He was awarded by Thrasher magazine in 2001 as "Skater of the Year " (English skateboarder of the year) and can thus among the world's best skateboarders, furthermore, he was named in 2001 by Transworld Skateboarding Magazine's " Street Skater of the Year". Be able to drive due to its great diversity trick, his loose and effortless styles, his ability almost any terrain with the board at the highest level, Arto Saari is one of the most popular and respected skateboarder in the world.

In addition to numerous injuries in his career, it should be mentioned that Arto already suffered two ACL tears, which forced him to each of a half -year break. After his recent knee injury that he during the filming of the DVD FLiP "really sorry. " 2003 drew upon his cruciate ligaments were replaced by synthetic ligaments. This new treatment method already helped Danny Way, professional to ride a skateboard after a long knee injury.

In addition to detailed coverage (photos, interviews, etc. ) in all major skateboard magazines in the world ( Transworld, Thrasher, Big Brother, Slap, the Skateboard Mag, etc.) could Arto his talent in many video productions (411 VM # 32, Transworld " feedback, " Thrasher" soty " etc. do ) to the test. Leading the way, however, were mainly his contributions in " Menikmati " (2000) by Es Footwear, in "Sorry. " (2002) by FLiP skateboards and in "really sorry. " (2003) by FLiP skateboards with Arto which set new standards in terms of style and trick level. In 2007, he also won first place in the WSR in Rotterdam.

The Finns chose Saari in the list of the 100 Greatest Finns in a vote in 2004, which was conducted by YLE.

• Man
• Finn
• Skater
• Born in 1981