Chaz Ortiz On Gatorade
Blair Alley
- January 05 2009
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Gatorade Welcomes Chaz Ortiz to the Team
CHICAGO, January 5, 2009 – The Gatorade Company, a division of PepsiCo, announced today the addition of 14-year-old skateboarder Chaz Ortiz to its elite team roster. This is Ortiz’s first beverage sponsorship deal.
“The support from Gatorade means a lot to me and I think it’s important for skateboarding too,” said Ortiz. “It’s a sweaty sport, and if you want to stay out there and keep skating, you have to be hydrated so it just makes sense for Gatorade to support skaters.”
Ortiz is one of the top young up-and-comers and took home several big wins in 2008, including the overall 2008 Dew Tour title in Skate Park, edging out three-time reigning champ Ryan Sheckler.
In addition to working with action sports athletes like Ortiz, snowboarder Ellery Hollingsworth, and BMX rider Nigel Sylvester, Gatorade also has plans to support professional and amateur action sports events in 2009 and will do more with parks and in films as well.
“We’re excited to take our presence in action sports to the next level,” said Kenny Mitchell, action sports team manager with Gatorade. “Many skaters are using our products already because they know Gatorade is what you reach for when you want to stay hydrated and fueled so you can session longer. We think tapping into this interest is a very authentic move for us as a brand.”
Photo: Mark Ortiz
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January 5th, 2009 at 2:13 pm
wow! skating is realy hitting the mainstream!
January 5th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
this kid is not even 15 and already is making a big mistake, gatorade..wow
January 5th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
F that Powerade is the best.
January 5th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
skateboarding used to be a crime.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
WHATEVS I SAY MO POWER TO THE LIL MAN AND MILK DEM SPONSERS AND GET DAT PAPER AND JUS DONT LET IT CHANGE U AND PLEASE DNT GET ON MTV AND START CRYING. OTHA THAN DAT I SAY TAKE ADVANTAGE AND GET DAT FREE DRANK. I JUS CANT WAIT WEN BUDWIESER STARTS SPONSERIN DUDES LIKE BRAYDON SO HE CAN SK8 AND PARTY WAY HARDER.
January 5th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
thats why he makin mo money then you pussies
January 5th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Sorry, but this just doesn’t seem right, kid rips, but Gatorade just doesn’t seem like it should be in skateboarding
January 5th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Once again Chaz comes through with sponsorship news that’s less interesting than Choppy Omega being sponsored by Lunchables. It would be nice if deals like this could go to people who are much better and more interesting, but I guess not everyone has an agent, coach-dad, and marketing machine to assist them.
January 5th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
its all about the beer sponsers
January 5th, 2009 at 8:13 pm
let the lil homie get his fame,yall thats hatin just mad because yall dont got the offer, because yall would take it gatorade offered the same deal
January 5th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
Gatorade isn’t in skateboarding, it’s just paying a skateboarder. can’t go wrong there, right?
January 6th, 2009 at 6:40 am
tru that
January 6th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Wow, nothing but haters… Chaz rips and Gatorade tastes good. What’s the prob? Would it be better if he rode for an energy drink like erbody else?
January 6th, 2009 at 8:52 am
isn’t it still?
January 6th, 2009 at 9:48 am
scew u skateboarding is not a crime
January 6th, 2009 at 10:45 am
Damn the hate never stops..I bet more than half the peeps that skate and post on these forums..go to the store and buy a gatorade when you having them long sessions..so dont hate just cuz Chaz got that deal..lil homie is taking advantage and he damn well should!
January 6th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Haha, selling out already eh? Chaz seems to be turning into a Sheckler.
Gatorade? seriously come on
January 6th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
Photo By Mark Ortiz AKA Skateboarding stage DAD he should start a company with Nyjah’s dad, funny these dudes are living off their kids
January 6th, 2009 at 3:11 pm
You’re all haters! Not sure how many of you saw the latest Gatorade commercial but the fact that Chaz is right next to Muhammad Ali is amazing and truly groundbreaking for our sport.
Any skater would have taken that deal… Appreciate don’t Hate!
January 6th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
jesus what happended to us gatorade as a sponsor thats so rats its really important that skaters stay hydrated when there out there exercising . . .
January 6th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I’ll tell you exactly why him standing next to Muhammad Ali in that commercial is HORRIBLE for skateboarding:
Gatorade typically chooses those who are legends in their sport: Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and the aforementioned Muhammad Ali. Those are people who are winners, and completely dominating forces who will be discussed within the context of their sport for the rest of human existence. Someone does not achieve that level of legend status in skateboarding by just winning contests, no matter how dominant they are/were.
By aligning him with these top-level legends of other sports, Gatorade is suggesting to the average non-skateboarder that Chaz is of a similar status within skateboarding. The last thing that skateboarding needs is to be misrepresented like that. If you don’t understand that the Michael Jordan-level legends of skateboarding were not made by winning contests, then I suggest you barricade yourself inside your nearest Zumiez location and do everything you can to remain in there forever. It should be a comforting nest for someone who prefers to turn off their brain and repeat meaningless phrases about “haters” when confronted with any sort of logical reasoning.
In 20 years, everyone will remember Michael Jordan, but in 20 years will the majority of skateboarders remember Chaz Ortiz or Mark Gonzales? Our legends don’t need to be disrespected like this. Thanks a lot Gatorade.
January 6th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
i thought i was going to get rick rolled when i clicked the link. Gatorade come on now.
January 6th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
This guy is becoming huge. He killed sheckler in AST which at 14 is sick. This kid is the next big thing
January 6th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
gatorade is milking skateboarding. it will never have a place in the sport. this kid is sick but definitely sold out. i say “woooooomp”
January 6th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
why is gatorade a big mistake? are you reping a different multimillion dollar drink co. for skaters are do you just hate all the time.
January 7th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Looks like a lot of y’all are drinking HATERADE. Let the kid get his. Shut the hell up and go skate.
January 7th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Good call Mike!
Someone earlier mentioned this is HORRIBLE for Skateboarding… come on Get a Grip. Gatorade doesn’t just represent legends unless you are calling Jeter, D Wade, and Manning are all legends as well… no chance/not yet at least!
Gatorade has a tendency to align themselves with athletes that resonate best with their core target or in this case with Chaz trying to connect with a much younger demographic to build brand loyalty.
At the end of the day they are trying to move product! Nice to see an isotonic drink vs. Energy Drinks every minute!
January 7th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Gatorade aligns themselves with sports legends and athletes.
Skateboarding is not a sport.
Skateboarders are not athletes.
Get it right.
No matter how good Chaz Ortiz is or will be, he just lost the respect of pro and ametuers across the globe.
Money is one thing, but soul is another.
January 7th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
E-Town Concrete.
January 7th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Cry me a River!
January 7th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
make dat paper
January 7th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I don’t understand why being sponsored by Gatorade is “selling out.” He gets gatorade for free, now, maybe he’ll use that money for something beneficial. If you get a sponsor from Apple computers, would you turn it down if it meant you got all your tech gear for free? That’d be thousands of dollars. Skateboarding, as a skill and talent, is to some degree promoted to earn the individual respect; why would you lock yourself in the closet and not accept deals like that?
I haven’t heard one person get upset at Rob Dyrdek because he’s sponsored by Red Bull, and that’s an energy drink–it’s not even healthy to drink those while skateboarding. So what changed? And the Dew Tour? Totally sponsored by… *drum roll* …Mountain Dew! But no one got mad that they did the events. If companies want to support skateboarding, that’s fine by me.
January 7th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
get on that Gatorade and off of that hatorade.
I see nothing wrong with a corporate giant helping out with the skate scene. Do you guys want skateboarding to become rollerblading, Underground, washed up, disrespected, and basically a joke? The way I see the more media the better, because that’s what sport like skateboarding deserves. And if its wrong for a talented young man like Chazz to be a part of something like this; I don’t want to be right.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
I’m sure kick front feebling the rail at the skatepark training all day for the next championships can work up a mean sweat.
January 7th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Chaz and Mark Ortiz, I could not be happier for you. We’ve know you for a long time and you are both true people and good friends. I wish we could see more of each other but you’re always out tearing up the skate parks!!! I’d love to catch up with you sometime soon.
Chaz, it’s been a great watching you grow up and skate so hard. Watching you focus and work hard makes me smile.
I wish more skaters had Dad’s who just love to watch thier own kid skate. That’s so cool.
Greg
January 8th, 2009 at 7:13 am
i think that this is a great oppretunity for him
he did so well on the dew tour
and gatorade is pretty good anyway
January 8th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
that sick i would accept free gatorade i drink it anyway when im skating, but gatorade sponsor is kinda whack, but no wacker than any energy drink sponsor, or clothes sponsor really, or nike sb sponsor you know what i mean yo
January 9th, 2009 at 9:35 am
True dat. Unfortunately for Chaz the bigger he gets, the more hate which is only disguised jealousy!
January 9th, 2009 at 11:28 am
the man is getting paid and sherding cant go wrong with that
January 9th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
who cares about the AST Dew Tour?
that is the lamest thing in skateboarding next to the xgames.
The crowd is full of a bunch of screaming 12 year old girls and decked out pac sun reppers rocking their dc courts.
Skateboarding isnt about contests, if it was it would be a sport, and last time i checked i dont see anybody in a league or having a coach or a trainer and i sure hope i never see that. Skateboarding should be about having a good time and doing things on your own.
January 9th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
couldnt agree more. but i dont believe any skateboarding should be sponsored by gatorade.
January 9th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Sad to see people are trying to logically explain their reason for just straight up being so ignorant yet envious of this kid. This kid skates hard and it shows and he gets blessed with a sponsor like Gatorade and the kid is selling out? Cmon..I bet if Monster Energy drink sponsored him no one would be saying jack sh*t! Just like someone above mentioned Gatorade doesn’t exclusively cater just to “legends” in the usual sports, they are trying to expand their market..they are doing this by taking the first step and signing an up and coming star..but im sure we are going to get more “logical explanations” as to why he “sold out” haha..makes you wonder why even bother drawing up an argument to some of these responses but i was bored! lol..good nite!
January 9th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Gotta say congrats to Chazz he has worked hard for what he’s got. He is a kid with a passion and he has a dad that he is tight with. He is fortunate his Dad supports him the way he has. I have hung out with both of them at different contests and I can tell you there good people. Good on ya Chazz and good job Mark, for steppin up to the plate, supporting your sons passions, and giving giving him every opportunity possible to see that his dreams come true. Stay gold eh!
January 9th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
man imagine this, “gatorade, fully quenched. featuring Chad ortiz, …”
the next big video!
nah just jk, I’m glad for the kid, even if theres a main stream side of skateboarding, we will always be on the pure side, just skate for the reason you want to skate for,
main stream wil not stab you in the back while walking home will it?
January 10th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
dude wut the heck…hes making the biggest mistake anyone could make…GATORADE? ugh duh dude get sponsored by mountain dew or monster…not gatorade…congrats though chaz
January 10th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
getting a clothing sponsor really isn’t wack at all actually, neither is nike sb.
nike sb isn’t the best, but its still tight
and as for energy drink sponsors: they suck. i wouldn’t want one, even if i had the opportunity. i prefer water.
January 12th, 2009 at 9:42 am
he schold be like dan plunnket and get charleston brewery to sponser him ….. now thats a drink sponser if ive ever seen one
January 12th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
Jeeeeze. Haters Haters haters. At least he as a sponsor
January 12th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I can believe you guys have a problem with chaz being payed. I for one wish I would have used gatorade in my early years of skateboarding,instead of hamburgers, and soda when I stopped a long session. Gatorade rules you haters out there!!. I have the flu right now and Gatorade has kept me going strong!!!. I’m on my 3rd gallon. The energy drinks I have used only when I did’nt get enough sleep so I could work my job, and I felt like hell when it wore off!. Gatorade always does me right!!!. More power to chaz, but I did see the comercial at work and i did not know who he was. I herd of him, but I’m mostly into the old school any way. But now I will give him his props!. More power to you chaz!!!.
January 12th, 2009 at 7:53 pm
chaz skates better than you! true?!
January 12th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
its a case of too much too soon. He is going to have too much money before he gets pubes, another sheckler in the making here.
January 13th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
ha,ha
January 14th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Yall are just to psyched on Gatorade
January 21st, 2009 at 4:06 pm
srew all of u
February 2nd, 2009 at 2:43 pm
it is a crime to skate in public areas like parking lots
February 18th, 2009 at 6:58 am
yup yup
February 18th, 2009 at 6:59 am
yall
February 26th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Chaz Ortiz could outskate all of you on any given day. Just remember that.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:54 pm
i like red gatorade
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:04 pm
chaz i love you
April 2nd, 2009 at 8:35 am
okay,well I am chazz’s age and i loovee hiim<3 he is the sexiest thing ever. hahahah. and there are A LOT of haters just hating on chaz. KEEP DOIING YOUR THING BABY<3=)
May 8th, 2009 at 7:54 am
omg! Skaters r hot!!! Who gives a sh….. If skatings a crime????
May 8th, 2009 at 7:58 am
that Cody guy must b gay? And I like red 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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