The Nine Club #223 · Show notes.
Chany Jeanguenin
About this episode
Chany Jeanguenin discusses growing up in Switzerland, skating in vert Swiss Cup contests, getting on Real distributer flow, coming to San Francisco for the first time not knowing that vert had died, focusing on street skating since no vert ramps were around, getting on Planet Earth then Rhythm Skateboards, filming for the Transworld video “Modus Operandi”, coming in hot with a 6 page ad introducing Expedition Skateboards, skating for Converse & the helium shoe, dealing with knee issues due to ACL surgery, studying Kung Fu, moving back to Switzerland, working at Alaia skatecamp in the Swiss Alps and much more!
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The guest
Chany Jeanguenin
Chany Jeanguenin came from Switzerland to San Francisco and moved from vert to street skating. His career includes Rhythm, Expedition and TransWorld’s Modus Operandi.
Chapters
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- Chany Jeanguenin joins The Nine Club
- Learning English in the United States
- Catching up with old friends
- Learning to skate in Switzerland
- Building and skating ramps
- Early boards and equipment
- Swiss contests
- Getting REAL boards through a distributor
- The first trip to America
- Setting up a place to stay
- Skating Embarcadero
- Christmas away from home
- Learning switchstance
- Touring and early travel
- Pressure to perform
- Going back to Switzerland
- Returning to California
- 411 video openers
- Living with other skaters
- Vert influences
- Sponsorship and video projects
- The fakie 50-50 at LA City College
- Chasing tricks and unfinished goals
- Switching approaches while filming
- Touring with different teams
- Tour footage and distribution problems
- Working with team managers
- Getting into martial arts
- Kung fu and learning new skills
- Moving home and working outside skating
- Alaïa and the Swiss skate camp
- The facilities and teaching kids to skate
- Returning to California to see friends
Links
Videos / Articles
EXPEDITION - ITS OFFICIAL - CHANY JEANGUENINthekayocorporation![Chany Jeanguenin in TWS - 'Modus Operandi' [2000]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tR11Urc8Dk0/hqdefault.jpg)
Chany Jeanguenin in TWS - 'Modus Operandi' [2000]William Sanders · Original part / film archive
People mentioned
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Spencer Hamilton
Jason Hernandez
Bruce Lee
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