{"id":82699,"date":"2021-07-31T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=82699"},"modified":"2021-08-31T11:58:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T18:58:18","slug":"adaptive-skateboarder-felipe-nunes-joins-vans-skateboarding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/adaptive-skateboarder-felipe-nunes-joins-vans-skateboarding\/","title":{"rendered":"Adaptive Skateboarder Felipe Nunes Joins Vans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cThe challenges I face everyday are my motivation. And I\u2019ve never been more motivated in all my life! Thank you, skateboarding!\u201d&nbsp;<strong>\u2013&nbsp;Felipe Nunes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">Story by Elly Mather<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>On National Disability Independence Day this year, Vans Skateboarding added adaptive skateboarder, Felipe Nunes, to the Vans family. Nunes, a 21-year-old skater who hails from&nbsp;Curitiba&nbsp;Paran\u00e1,&nbsp;Brazil, is representative of not only some of the most technical skateboarding skills, but also the freedom that skateboarding can allow. Watch Felipe Nunes Vans welcome video&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Welcome to the Family: Felipe Nunes | Skate | VANS\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2nUhurQqxxw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nunes lost his legs during a train accident when he was 6 years old, losing the independence he once knew. Five years after his accident, Nunes began using a skateboard solely for transportation, but that soon changed when he realized the creative possibilities that skateboarding allows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image003-1-614x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image003-1-614x768.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image003-1-600x750.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image003-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image003-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image003-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image003-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image003-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nunes learned how to adapt the basics, such as ollies and kickflips, to accommodate his body\u2019s unique abilities, and Nunes quickly gained a following on social media and global recognition. The \u201cnew normal\u201d that Nunes presents to the skateboarding community has resulted with him joining Birdhouse Skateboards as a professional skater. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image004-1-614x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image004-1-614x409.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image004-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image004-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image004-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image004-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image004-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There aren\u2019t rules or restrictions that explain what is or isn\u2019t skateboarding. It is skateboarders who create skateboarding. This freedom has given Nunes the opportunity to reclaim the independence that he lost after his accident. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image001-1-614x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image001-1-614x409.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image001-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image001-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image001-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image001-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image001-1-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nunes is a beacon within the skateboarding community of what hard work and dedication can lead to. He coined the phrase, \u201cNo excuses!\u201d which is his way of saying that you must do what needs to be done.&nbsp;Congratulations Felipe Nunes and thank you for reminding everyone about the creative freedom that skateboarding provides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"921\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image005-1-614x921.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-82700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image005-1-614x921.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image005-1-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image005-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image005-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image005-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, 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