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The 51 Years Old Who Only Skates A Piece Of Wood

TheSkateNomad3 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2025 to 2026
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214K views · 1 year ago · Documentary

Short documentary from TheSkateNomad on Gian Franco, a 51 year old pro from Argentina who now skates a palito, a plain 2x4 plank with wheels. It covers his career and how he still skates like he is 20.

Why skaters like it

Gets linked when someone posts a plank-of-wood board and skaters want to show the palito has a real rider. Commenters say he rips.

“Pretty sure that board belongs to this guy [VIDEO]. He rips”

u/bmead0ws

What skaters said on Reddit

u/bmead0ws2025 · 44 points

Pretty sure that board belongs to this guy [VIDEO]. He rips

u/DonkeyTrunk2025 · 12 points

It’s called a palito [VIDEO]

u/xdethbear2025 · 6 points

reminds me of this dude from brazil [VIDEO]

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