Shane O'Neill (skateboarder)


Shane O'Neill is an Australian professional skateboarder from Melbourne, Victoria. Shane is a member of the SLS "9 Club" meaning he has landed a trick in the Street League competition that judges scored an average of 9 or better. Shane's trick was a switchstance 360 double kickflip. In 2016 Shane won a silver medal at the X Games in Oslo.His normal stance is Goofy.

Sponsors

Shane O'Neill has been sponsored since the age of 14. He's sponsored by Nike SB, Thunder Trucks, Villager, Diamond Supply & Co. and Spitfire Wheels. O'Neill was previously sponsored by Primitive Skateboarding, and Skate Mental.

April skateboards

On June 8, 2018 O'Neill announced via his Instagram that he would be leaving Primitive to start his own skateboard company. On May 5th, 2019, O'Neill announced via Instagram that his new company was called April Skateboards.
As of 2019, the team consists of Shane O'neill, Yuto Horigome and Diego Najera.

Notable tricks

In Shane's 2015 "Shane Goes Skate Mental" video part, Shane performed a nollie backside heelflip down the steps at Wallenberg. This is one of the most difficult tricks a skateboarder has done at this location.