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			\| founders = Johnny Schillereff<ref>{{Cite web\|date=November 19, 2018\|title=After fanfare, Element Skateboards didn't stay in Boise; pizza place takes its spot\|url=https://boisedev.com/news/2018/11/19/after-fanfare-element-skateboards-didnt-stay-in-boise-pizza-place-takes-its-spot/\|access-date=June 17, 2020\|website=BoiseDev\|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Brands: This is how Nigel Cabourn is reinterpreting Element\|url=https://www.sportswear-international.com/news/stories/Brands-This-is-how-Nigel-Cabourn-is-reinterpreting-Element-14771\|access-date=June 17, 2020\|website=sportswear-international.com\|language=en}}</ref>
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			'''Element Skateboards''' is an American skateboard company, founded in 1992 by ],<ref>{{cite web\|title=In 1992 the Element seed was planted\|url=https://us.elementbrand.com/mens/page/about\|website=Element}}</ref> that manufactures skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, griptape, wax, apparel, and footwear. In 2014, Element created and moved to The Branch, a creative space in ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Element founder Johnny Schillerefg brand vision branch\|url=http://business.transworld.net/151253/features/element-founder-johnny-schilleref-brand-vision-branch/\|website=Transworld Business}}</ref> In 2018 Element was acquired by ] and has headquartered ], ] and ], ].
	'''Element''' is a ] company that was established in ] in ] as '''Underworld Element.''' The company later dropped the "Underworld" from its name and became known as just Element. In ], it was purchased by ]. The founder and president of the company, Johnny Schillereff, invented the logo as being the life of natural wood and being "one" with the board.The Element ] is a stick figure style tree inside a circle, often white in a red background. In some renditions, the logo is also circled by the words: ], ], ], and ], the four basic ]. Element is also the main sponsor of Visalia YMCA Skate Camp, located on Sequoia Lake near Miramonte, CA.

	== ~~Team~~ ==		==Stores==
			The flagship store is based in ], other stores are located in ] ], ] and Pau (France).
	===Main team===
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	==~~=Former riders=~~==		==Team==
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	=== ~~International Teams~~ ===		===Pros===
			* Brandon Westgate
			* Ethan Loy
			* Gabriel Fortunato
			* Jaakko Ojanen
			* Madars Apse
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			* Nick Garcia
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			* Donny Barley
			* Vitoria Mendonça

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			* Eetu Toropainen
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			* Greyson Beal
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			* Leon Charo-Tite
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			* Ryo Sejiri
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			* Victor Cascarigny
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			* Vinicius Costa
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	== Element Footwear ==
	In 2006 Element Skateboards launched a footwear brand called Element Footwear. Element footwear comes in many different styles and has different collections called the earth, wind, water, and fire collections.

	'''The Element Footwear team consists of:'''
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	== Elemental Awareness ==
	Elemental Awareness is an organization designed to promote wilderness conservation and survival skills to young people through skateboarding. The program was started by Mike Kershnar and Todd Larson. The idea of the program is to promote environmental values to kids in a way that will get them interested and enthusiastic, which for many is through skateboarding.

	Another goal of Elemental Awareness is to promote skateboarding by providing scholarships to skate camps, taking kids to professional skating facilities, and letting them meet with professional skaters.

	The wilderness survival and conservation aspect of Elemental Awareness is officially recognized by ] and his school of trackers.

	== Videography ==
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	* '']'' (1999)
	* '']'' (2005)
	* '']'' (2006)
	* '']'' (2006) (released on the internet only)
	* '']'' (2007)

	==Elementality==
	Elementality started (with Vol. 1) as a series of full videos to be released several years apart. Now with the recent release of Vol. 2, it has grown into an Element skateboards video magazine much like 411VM, with 15 minute videos to be released twice a year.

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American skateboard company

Element Skateboards
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Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail
Founded	1992
Founders	Johnny Schillereff
Headquarters	Irvine, California, United States
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Skateboards, Trucks, Wheels, Apparel, Hardware,
Parent	Boardriders, Inc.
Website	elementbrand.com

Element Skateboards is an American skateboard company, founded in 1992 by Johnny Schillereff, that manufactures skateboard decks, trucks, wheels, griptape, wax, apparel, and footwear. In 2014, Element created and moved to The Branch, a creative space in Costa Mesa, California. In 2018 Element was acquired by Boardriders, Inc. and has headquartered Huntington Beach, U.S. and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France.

Stores

The flagship store is based in Paris, other stores are located in Hossegor Lyon, Toulouse and Pau (France).

Team

Team as of July 2023:

Pros

Brandon Westgate
Ethan Loy
Gabriel Fortunato
Jaakko Ojanen
Madars Apse
Mark Appleyard
Nick Garcia
Tom Schaar
Donny Barley
Vitoria Mendonça

Ams

Eetu Toropainen
Funa Nakayama
Greyson Beal
Leon Charo-Tite
Ryo Sejiri
Victor Cascarigny
Vinicius Costa

References

"After fanfare, Element Skateboards didn't stay in Boise; pizza place takes its spot". BoiseDev. November 19, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
"Brands: This is how Nigel Cabourn is reinterpreting Element". sportswear-international.com. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
"In 1992 the Element seed was planted". Element.
"Element founder Johnny Schillerefg brand vision branch". Transworld Business.
"Team | Element". elementbrand.com.

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