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Tony Hawk Joins Sony

Tony Hawk Joins Sony

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Team Action Cam’s 27 athletes span skate, snow, ski, surf, BMX, motocross, mountain bike and rallycross. Sony’s Action Cam has also developed event sponsorships, resort partnerships and trial programs and launched www.sony.com/actioncam.  It can all be found on Twitter (@ActionCam), Instagram (@ActionCam) and by following the hashtag #ActionCam.

“We are honored to have Tony Hawk as part of Team Action Cam.  Tony is the most recognized skater in the world, and has been creating content with Sony cameras for a long time.  With a variety of class-leading features including image stabilization and the new Live Stream capability, Action Cam opens up a new world of possibilities for him,” said Patrick Huang, director of the camcorder business at Sony Electronics.

The full Team Action Cam roster is below:

SKATE
·         Tony Hawk
·         Tom Schaar

BMX
·         Nigel Sylvester

SURF
·         Sebastian Zietz

SNOWBOARD
·         Danny Davis
·         Terje Haakonsen
·         Jeremy Jones
·         Hans Mindnich
·         Nils Mindnich
·         Keegan Valaika
·         Forest Bailey

MX/SX
·         Ricky Carmichael
·         Ryan Dungey

RALLYCROSS
·         Geoff Sykes
·         Nick Roberts

SKI
·         Gus Kenworthy
·         Sage Cattabriga-Alosa
·         Ian McIntosh
·         Dash Longe
·         Angel Collinson
·         Tim Durtschi

MOUNTAIN BIKE
·         Brett Rheeder
·         Matt Hunter
·         Cam McCaul
·         Stevie Smith
·         Casey Brown
·         Thomas Vanderham

About Sony:

Headquartered in San Diego, Sony Electronics is a leading provider of electronic products for both the consumer and professional markets.  Within Digital Imaging, their lineup includes a variety of award-winning cameras from the Alpha Interchangeable Lens Camera line, the Cyber-shot® compact camera line and the Handycam® video camera line, as well as premium lens offerings from partners ZEISS® and G-series Lenses.

About Tony Hawk Inc.

Tony Hawk Inc. is a world leader in its field with the unprecedented ability to bring alternative sports and their unique lifestyle to the masses while maintaining an indispensable edge of authenticity with the market’s hard-core, trendsetting audience. Founded by Tony Hawk in 1998, THI is based in Vista, CA.