...Gravette was a heavy contender for Thrasher's Skater of the Year award this year before Chris Cole made a mad dash for the finish line. Still, with "Baby Lamb's" ability to endure...

Chris Cole dominated all year. SOTY 2009. Launch Gallery »

20 Years of Skater of the Year

...Andrew Reynolds, Brian Anderson, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Tony Trujillo, Mark Appleyard, Danny Way (2nd time), Chris Cole, Daewon Song, Marc Johnson and Silas Baxter-Neal—in that order. Check out this gallery of...

Chris Cole

Chris Cole always had the skill, but when he underwent a metamorphosis punctuated by his addition to Zero...

Chris Cole's Philadelphia pride runs deep. Look no further than his recent interview in which he expressed...

...face-melting tricks at the Thrasher magazine "Back to The Berg" throw down weren't enough, Chris Cole has a new video part from Zero skateboards dropping soon, an endless barrage of editorial coverage...

Chris Cole midway through a balancing act boardslide. Launch Dew Gallery »

The men's World Champions. From left: Ryan Decenzo, Ryan Sheckler and Chris Cole

Chris Cole

Chris Cole

The street contest was split into three sections, and the winner, Chris Cole, murdered the middle Rincon section as though it were a one-man best-trick contest: backside...

Winner of the Maloof Money Cup 2009 street contest

P-Rod won last year, but some people thought Chris Cole should have won. This year, there was no question. Cole skated the whole course and landed...

Chris Cole fought tooth and claw at last year's comp and was the people's champ in...

Seattle Slew

...at Gulfstream Park, Miami, Florida. A.P. Indy goes on to win the race. \ Mandatory Credit: Chris Cole/Allsport Racehorse Seattle Slew. (Photo by Ted Thai//Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) Held by trainer...

Chris Cole doesn't hold anything back, ever. He's always a contender

Chris Cole

After the back three, Chris Cole tweaked out a switch frontside flip. Wow