The 51 Years Old Who Only Skates A Piece Of Wood
TheSkateNomad3 skaters recommend it · 4 mentions, 2025 to 2026
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”
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What skaters said on Reddit
Pretty sure that board belongs to this guy [VIDEO]. He rips
It’s called a palito [VIDEO]
reminds me of this dude from brazil [VIDEO]