Name: Spencer Hovland

Age/Year of Birth: 25 years old/1999

Fingerboarding Since: Playing with tech decks since the early 2000s but seriously fingerboarding since 2019

Location: Oregon

Favorite thing about fingerboarding: It gives me the ability to do tricks that I could never do on a real skateboard. Also the massive sense of community it has brought me.

How you got started fingerboarding: Initially I was more drawn to the creative/building aspect of fingerboarding, having experience building diy skateparks on a full scale, I decided I would make a concrete park for my tech deck in my spare time, and then from there dove into the world of pro fingerboarding. 

Other hobbies: Snowboarding, mountain biking, art, spending time with my family, and cooking

Message to the new generation of kids: it doesn't matter what people think of you, enjoy your life, have fun, and never grow up. 

Favorite music: 80s pop, 50s and 60s country and rock music, grunge, 90s hip hop, reggae

books: Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells

Movies: Any marvel movies, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Billy Madison, The Waterboy, Happy Gilmore, Monsters Inc, Rain Man, I Am Sam, Catch Me if You Can, Titanic, Little Monsters, and last but not least the 2000s Spiderman trilogy. 

Shows: The Office, Survivor, Cops, Cobra Kai, Will Survives Vlogs, Garret Ginner Vlogs, occasionally I like some 90 day fiancee or some other drama based reality shows 

Fingerboard setup: @vidafbco 33.mm street shape or popsicle, 34mm Blackriver trucks, Blistered conical full

Favorite blistered wheel: Conical minis 

Why Choose Blistered?: They are the best wheels I have ever used, and they are local to me in Oregon so it only feels right to support them. Not to mention, Bailey is such a cool person and a huge part of our community.

Social media links: IG @ride2relaxfb 

YT @spencerhovland1719​