The Story Of Double-Amputee Pro Skater Felipe Nunes | SKATE TALES S2
Felipe Nunes is a 22-year old skater from Curitiba in Brazil. Aged just six, he lost both legs while playing on train tracks.
0:00 - Intro
0:55 - Who Is Felipe Nunes?
2:10 - How Felipe Lost His Legs
4:00 - Skateboarding Enters Felipe’s Life
5:16 - Felipe & Madars Skate A Local Park
7:38 - Skate Life With Felipe In Brazil
9:48 - Felipe’s Contest Trophies
10:14 - Getting The Cover Of Thrasher
10:38 - Taking 2nd Place At Xames With A Broken Hand
12:00 - Madars & Felipe Bomb Hills
13:01 - Curitiba DIY Spot
13:37 - How Felipe Learned Tricks
16:13 - Living With No Legs
19:00 - Skatepark Session
21:08 - Doing The Loop With Tony Hawk
22:33 - Street Skating In Curitiba
24:30 - What Does Skateboarding Mean To Felipe?
After five years in a wheelchair, he was given a longboard to get around on. That longboard would become a skateboard- and the rest is history. In a short space of time he was competing in and winning contests against all-comer