Rune Glifberg
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Rune Glifberg (born October 7, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional skateboarder who resides in Costa Mesa, California. Glifberg began skating at age 11 after a friend brought a board over to his house. In the early 1990s, Glifberg turned professional as a vert skater and made the trek across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States. Glifberg signed on with Flip Skateboards, the company he still skated for, and immediately made a splash by trying wild stunts in pools and on vert ramps.
Perhaps Glifberg's most famous trick was his "thread the needle", where he carved in a pool, then jumped off his board and over a propped-up 2x4 while his board rolled under the 2x4, and finally landed on his deck to complete the trick. Glifberg also has a penchant for using bystanders in his tricks; once he lip-tricked off a piece of wood that a fellow skater was holding. Glifberg is also known for his use of the "Christ Air" trick, which was created by Christian Hosoi.
Rune now had a part ownership of Flip, and looks to continue his avant-garde brand of skating for years to come.
Rune is sponsored by: Flip Skateboards/HKD Flip Bearings, Fury Truck Company, Ricta Wheel Dynamics, Blackhole Griptape, Bell Helments, Boneless-Pads, Volcomstone Clothing, etnies Footwear, Oakley, Amp'd Mobile, Utiltiyboardsupply.com, Daggerskates, P.R.O. Pro Riders Organsation, and ALIS.
Glifberg was also a playable character in the first four installments of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video game series, along with the follow-up Tony Hawk's Underground.
He has a signature shoe with etnies called the Forsavor
[edit] Contest history
- Ranked 5th in 2006 World Pro Vert Ranikngs. www.wcsk8.com
- Ranked 1st in 2006 Pro Bowl North American Rankings. www.wcsk8.com
- Ranked 2nd in 2006 World Bowl Rankings. www.wcsk8.com
- 1st in 2007 Bondi Bowl A Rama Australia
- 1st in 2006 Northshore Bowl Jam
- 3rd in 2006 Dessert Dog Park Slalom
- 1st in 2006 Dessert Dog Bowl Bash
- 2nd GVR Etnies Mens Bowl.
- 1st i 2006 Mystic Sk8 Cup: Vert.
- 2nd in 2006 Oregon Trifecta West Linn, Oregon Bowl
- 1st in 2006 Oregon Trifecta Lincoln City, Oregon Bowl.
- Ranked 2nd 2006 WCSK8 World Bowl Rankings. (Wcsk8)
- 2nd in 2006 Pro-Tec Pool Party
- 1st in 2006 Quiksilver Bowlriders (Sweden)
- 1st in 2005 Pro-Tec Pool Party
- 1st in 2004 Mystic Sk8 Cup: Vert.
- 3rd In 2004 TORONTO West 49 Open Vert Best Trick.
- 3rd in 2004 TORONTO West 49 Open Vert.
- 1st in 2004 Gravity Games: Vert.
- 1st in 2004 Snickers Bowl Games.
- Ranked 2nd in 2003 Pro Vert European Rankings. www.wcsk8.com
- 2nd in 2003 Globe Wolrd Championships Vert.
- 1st in 2003 Scandinavian Open: Vert.
- 1st in 2003 Tampa Pro: Vert
- Ranked 2nd in 2002 Pro Vert European Rankings. www.wcsk8.com
- 1st in 2002 Scandinavian Open: vert.
- Ranked 1st; World Champion Skateboardig Vert 2001. www.wcsk8.com
- 1st in 2001 Scandinavian Open: vert.
- 1st 2001 Gravity Games: vert.
- 1st in 1998 Slam City Jam: vert.
- 1st in 1996 Slam City Jam: vert.
X-Games history:
- Summer 1995 Skateboard VERT: 3
- Summer 1996 Skateboard VERT: 17
- Summer 1997 Skateboard VERT: 2
- Summer 1997 Skateboard VERT DOUBLES (Mike Crum): 5
- Summer 1997 Skateboard PARK: 15
- Summer 1998 Skateboard VERT: 12
- Summer 1999 Skateboard VERT: 12
- Summer 1999 Skateboard VERT DOUBLES (Mike Crum): 3
- Summer 2000 Skateboard VERT 5
- Summer 2000 Skateboard VERT DOUBLES (Mike Crum): 6
- Summer 2001 Skateboard VERT: 6
- Summer 2002 Skateboard VERT: 3
- Summer 2002 Skateboard VERT DOUBLES (Mike Crum): 3
- Summer 2003 Skateboard VERT: 3
- Summer 2003 Skateboard VERT DOUBLES (Mike Crum): 2
- Summer 2003 Skateboard VERT BEST TRICK: 6
- Summer 2004 Skateboard VERT: 3
- Summer 2005 Skateboard VERT: 9
- Summer 2005 Skateboard VERT BEST TRICK: 5
- Summer 2006 Skateboard VERT: 5
