Mark Suciu (pronounced Soo-Choo) (Born August 3, 1992) is an American professional skateboarder from Saratoga, California, based out of New York City. In 2021, Suciu was named Thrasher's Skater of the Year.
Early life and education Mark Suciu was born on August 3, 1992, and grew up less than an hour south from San Francisco in Saratoga, California. Suciu has a brother and their father is from Romania. His father attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he graduated with a Ph.D. in Engineering. After graduating high school, Suciu was skating full time until he sustained an ankle injury. After a period of time, Suciu felt that he was burned out from skateboarding and wanted to explore other facets of life. Suciu decided to attend Temple University where he studied Creative Writing and Literature. After two years of living in Philadelphia, Suciu moved to New York City to attend The New School.
Skateboarding career Suciu started skateboarding when he was six years old. He found inspiration through watching the X Games on TV, seeing local kids skating, and from his cousin who lives in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Every summer, Suciu would visit his cousin in Pennsylvania where he was able to skate frequently in Philadelphia and Love Park. His first real skateboard was a Powell Peralta Blue & Golden Dragon Steve Caballero deck. Suciu used to compete in the eS Game of Skate contests frequently.
Video appearances 2005: Mijos (Getofab #6) 2006: Future $ellout$ (Getofab #7) 2007: Mortigi Tempo 2009: Party Banks – Fishbanks Skateshop 2010: Double Rock – Thrasher 2010: Origin – Habitat 2011: Hell on Wheels – Thrasher 2012: Cityscape 2012: Sabotage3 2012: Cross Continental – Atlas/Habitat 2013: Philadelphia with Mark Suciu – Adidas 2013: Search The Horizon – Habitat 2013: The Philadelphia Experiment – Caste Quality 2014: Good Times Are Coming – sml. Wheels 2015: Sabotage4 2016: Away Days – Adidas 2017: Broadway Bullet – Adidas 2018: Suciu ADV II part – Adidas 2019: Verso 2019: Connector Line – Habitat 2021: Blue Dog – Adidas 2021: Curve – Habitat 2021: Spitfire – Spitfire 2021: "Flora" Episode III – Thrasher 2021: Ground Glass – Jenkem Magazine
Sponsors As of 2021, Suciu rides for Habitat Skateboards, and has numerous other sponsors including Adidas Footwear, Spitfire Wheels, Thunder Trucks, RVCA Clothing, Jessup Griptape, and Atlas Skateshop.
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