As we previously reported, Chris Joslin recently returned to The Nine Club podcast to talk about his NBD at El Toro and everything he has accomplished in his career.
After landing his most iconic Tre Flip at the legendary El Toro stair set, Joslin was hit with legal action by El Toro High School.
Even with wins like Skater of the Year and Trick of the Year, the school still wants him to be held accountable.
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Skating at schools has long been part of skateboarding culture. Over the years, skaters have gotten tickets or warnings for similar incidents, and sometimes they get lucky and walk away without consequences. This time, however, the situation escalated.
On the podcast, Joslin and the Nine Club crew talked about the lawsuit, which is still ongoing. According to host Chris Roberts, even the podcast received a cease and desist regarding some of the footage they shared. While the podcast team is no longer in legal trouble, Joslin’s case is still unresolved.
The school is also going after Thrasher for filming the trick and for featuring it on the cover of their magazine. After the Thrasher cover was released, the trick quickly became one of the top stories on ShreddER, and excitement around the clip spread throughout the skateboarding community.
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Things got tense when lawyers showed up at Joslin's door. They wanted to discuss the Manila folder containing the Thrasher cover, but Joslin was in a hurry taking his daughter to school. He joked about the heated talk, “You want me to sign that? No, I'm just kidding. I didn't say that. I wish I did though.”
Joslin explained that he was tripping at the time because the lawyers were intimidating with their outfits, looking like they meant business. He described the woman as hostile. “Then she was like we have you on video,” Joslin said, “and I said no you don't.” Both of them argued, and Joslin denied that he was in the video she was referring to.
At one point, Joslin asked, “What do you want from me?” The woman asked who would fix the damages. He gave her the number of his agent and said he needed to go take his kids to school before saying goodbye.
Joslin later explained to his agent that someone had come to his door with a badge and everything. “They were asking for money and needs some repair and this and that,” he said. “But when they showed up at my doorstep, they only wanted like $6,000, apparently, is what they said it was.”
He continued, “What we had to try to do was like, hey you know, we'll give you the money and let's work things out to where I go to the school and do demos and work things out with the school to where it works out for everyone and I'll explain why this is dangerous and don't do it.”
“No we just want the money, basically,” Joslin said. “They didn't say that word for word but that's what ended up happening and now fast forward, they want a little more money and it's a whole big theory right now.”
Joslin defended himself, saying, “In all literalness, that's not anything I did wrong what they want. I did a tre flip down a 20 stair and called it a day. Later, You got to go find your other suspect, I'm a smooth criminal baby.”
While the situation is far from over, Joslin remains focused on skating, family, and the things that matter most to him. The El Toro Tre Flip will be remembered as one of the standout moments in his career, even with the legal challenges hanging over it.
Fans continue to celebrate the trick online, and conversations around the clip have sparked many debates about skating in iconic spots and the lines between creativity and liability.
Joslin’s story shows that even the most celebrated skaters sometimes face consequences for their gnarliness, while also reflecting the respect and attention that come with accomplishing something memorable. He continues to skate, share stories from his career, and navigate the situation as it unfolds, leaving fans eager to see what he does next both on and off the board.