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The title of King of the Road is given out once a year by Thrasher magazine. The tradition was started in 2003 and has been one of the premier skateboarding contests in the USA.
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In the King of the Road (KOTR) contest, a group of pre-invited teams of professional skaters are each given a book containing a series of challenges. Points are awarded at the completion of each challenge. The teams compete at the same time over a two-week period, in which they travel across the U.S. to complete as many challenges as possible.
KOTR has been held annually since its inception, with the exceptions of 2008 and 2009. In 2011, Thrasher and Converse hosted an addition KOTR competition in China, with the participation of the four biggest Chinese skateboard deck companies.
Teams
Team Deluxe
Team Tum Yeto
Team Volcom
Team eS
Teams
Team Zero
Team Habitat
Team Flip
Team Element
Teams
Team Zero
Team Darkstar
Team Baker
Team Toy Machine
Teams
Team Blind
Team Foundation
Team Black Label
Team Zoo York
Teams
Team were announced August 27, 2013. People were able to follow each team via blogs on the Thrasher site.
Final Standings
Winners were announced on September 19, 2013.
Web Episodes
The 2013 edition of KoTR was shown in a series of videos on the Thrasher site and on YouTube.
Teams
Team were announced September 3, 2014. Mystery guests were announced September 12, 2014 and were all featured in the Osiris video, "The Storm".
Final Standings
Winning team was announced on December 13 in the final Web episode.
- Birdhouse
- Element
- Flip
Web Episode
The 2014 edition of KoTR was shown in a series of web episodes on the Thrasher site and on YouTube.
Teams
The 2015 teams were announced August 25, 2015. The Mystery guests were announced September 2, 2015. Team Birdhouse was the winner