Cardone is a true great. I once saw him shred a perfect, spontaneous, mach-10 line at the Prague Mystic Cup Contest. At the end of the run he was off his board for the first time in that particular minute. He was so dizzy from his run (and affected from the party-side of the contest) that he stumbled for a bit in a circlular path and collapsed into a heap of happiness. Too loose to walk. Yet perfectly loose to rule on a board. This was a pure Cardone moment.
Just stumbled across this video part of Cardoneskis revealing some never before seen Australian destruction. Amongst other atrocities watch him ollie an un-clearabley tight set of steps in the shallow end of a pool and pump to new heights in the infamous brick Werribee u-pipe (which has to be one of the most picturesque spots in the world). To add to the charismatic shreddery on the clip I have also sampled the intro, and included some stills from his kingpin interview…

Daniel Cardone Kingpin Interview.

I just came back from an event where Daniel rode with his unique style.

Have you ever skated a spot with him?

Look around after a few of his runs and what you’ll see will be confused faces and people saying ”That’s just impossible.”

His skating will amaze and you know that each and every moment he could drop a unique trick even in an unconventional line, Daniel style.

He’s fast, mellow and his riding is fluid and spontaneous.

No plans, no rules, whatever is going on in his mind he doesn’t even question himself, he just rides it no matter what the trick will be...of course it would be perfect and he would enjoy it with a big smile on his face, the biggest of the whole skatepark...skating’s always fun!

Daniel is a living contradiction, he could ride the worst things, from fucked up parks to giant bowls to huge hubbas (which comes easily since he’s a pretty short guy) and even tricks on handrails with shitty landings always with ease and his style, but he could sprain his ankle stepping off from a pavement while cruising home after a day of pure skateboarding.
No matter how many contests he won and how many pics he got in magazines, Daniel is still the same kid happy about life and skating with this infectious passion.

But don’t get me wrong, he’s not any hero or something, he’s got his faults like everybody else...he get drunk fast, he’s a mess after 10 minutes of skating and he’s probably the least competitive skateboarder in the whole skate biz.
He was with no board sponsor for 2 years, and even if a lot of people would have given him free boards he didn’t seem to care. He prefers to buy his boards so nobody was displeased.
Shy, humble, hearty, stylish and fast, never dull or fake, never a primadonna, he’s always at the top, with or without his board Daniel is always a real Gentleman. Enjoy the style.

Hello Daniel. What's going on?
Yes!  Everything is OK....today its so hot here, this morning I went to buy two electric fans..I was riding around the city with my Vespa with two fans on board people were looking at me with strange faces (laughs)...I've been barricaded in my house, naked with the two fans at full power…you know it's “Go Skateboarding Day”?
Yes I know.
I forgot about it...a kid called me five minutes ago to remind me that today there is this contest for under 14's at the Elbow bowl and then a party with concerts. I’ll go there later- I have to bring a pair of shoes to a young kid that skates well...he's the same size as me. I’m supporting him…

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