David Gonzalez' "Possessed to Skate" Rough Cut 

One of the best all-terrain rippers of all time. Ridiculous rails, mini ramps, transition, pools, stairs...you name it and this dude went HUGE on it. I will never forget the impact this part had on me and I'm sure I'm not alone!

Damn what a throwback to an all time classic

I swear David Gonzalez is a descendant of warriors , He battles the hell out of every spot .

You guys should re-upload the original but in decent quality. One of my all time favorites for sure

I bet another ten years can go by and this will still be one of the gnarliest parts ever.

One of the most legendary parts ever. I've watched it over 50 times, gets me pumped to skate every time.

Just in the first 2 min of this video you can see the determination in this guy. After he bails, there's no cussing or freaking out, just right back up and on the board to try again. This guy rules.

Dude is on a whole other level. Most of these spots haven't been skated since.

Nooo way Thrasher, c'mon, 10 years later? i remember my early days in skateboarding watching this part like hell

One reason this is so sick to see which often might get overshadowed is how well he bails out of death defying situations. He could have been knocked out so many times or broken everything, but he somehow just walks the Hubba like a plank, or slides or rolls or some ninja shit everytime. So yea, add bail king to his accolades 🤘 definitely fuckin possessed to skate

Those front board attempts on that kinked rail is so nuts 😮

This dude is just quintessential archetype of skater body and mind, brought into a modern age and new philosophy (of how high, fast, far, risky and technical)... his style is made made for water and waves, but his pain tolerance means he goes into battle with concrete, metal, jagged edges and gravity completely fearlessly and almost with a calm aura of joy.

Shit is so gnarly I had to look away on some of those bails. Almost gave me a fucking heart attack. What a damn legend.

Hands down one of the gnarliest skaters out there

David González SOTY legend! ❤️ La leyenda sudamericana!

this is why david gonzalez has always and will always be my favorite skater

10 years later and this part is still mind blowing - that’s the thing with great skateboarding: it’s timeless

David Gonzalez verdadeiro skatista de alma 🤘🛹esse sim lendário irmão se doido

This dude has made globe so much money, yet they gave mr. gillette full creative control of globe and kicked him off.. a freakin soty.

David can DESTROY everything!

This upload seems quite late but I’m so stoked for this! This video part was a HUGE influence for me and made me start learning transition skating. Thanks Thrasher!

This part and Figgys part in Bake and Destroy both dropped in 2012 and they changed shredsledding forever.

And after all this time, this part is still so fuckin gnarly

This guy rips as hell Rock on David 🤘🏼🤘🏼🇨🇴

☆Wow!!!☆ My newest favorite skater! R.e.s.p.e.c.t. What and the actual fxxk! Soooo badass, words cannot adequately express the appreciation for the indomitable spirit this guy obviously has... King of the Mountain (formerly the 'Hill') material if ever was. Muchos amor y respitos! Incredible.

I wanted to see some old videos and then this one pops out !!!! One of my favorites and was waiting long for this rought cut

I can't believe how gnarly and the level this is being 10 years ago. No wonder David' has been one of my favourites since the beginning.

Always makes me wanna skate!! Never forget when i met him at that LBC park i was star struck. His Extremely sorry part is always my top 5 🤟

Did my first kickflip today :)

All absolutely incredible. That 50 at the end still gives me chills every time I see it. What an animal!

Little guy is such a powerhouse

Dude - those handrail SLAMS wtf

Fun fact: Possessed to Skate was the first Thrasher video to have the opening Thrasher logo reverse burn!!!

Wow, it's rare that I get ill to my stomach by watching those insane inclines and huge rails and everything else on this vid. I imagined myself rolling up to those things. I would have been petrified. David has to be one of the bravest rippers out there.

Un tropiezo NUNCA es caída te amamos David Gonzales icono del Skateboard latinoamericano orgullo!!💛

uma das parts mais marcantes que eu já assisti foi possessed to skate do david gonzalez me lembro até hoje da primeira vez que assisti pelo site da thrashser mesmo

This is the gnarliest thing I’ve ever seen in my life

I’m sick as hell right now and seeing this makes me feel a little better. One of the first parts I ever saw and it will always be embedded in my mind

One of the best parts of all time.

Can't help to think of Milton Martinez from watching old foty of D. Gonzalez.....

the way that he literally cavemanned over the entire shallow end of that pool to throw down. wtf

FUU MAN!! DAVID RIPS!! OLD STRANGE NOTES VIDEO HE ROASTED ABOUT 75 TRICKS IN A ROW!! 🤘🏻

Wtf!!.. Respect bro!!✊💨🔥🤪

I’m not sure what happened to his sponsors but he’s still a gnarly skater, you can see him on his Instagram ripping the Colombian spots

Front boarding a massive double kink = asking for death. Down to flat isn't so bad cause you can lean your weight out, but when you go from flat to down you just get pitched!

One of the best Thrasher parts of all time. I went out and bought a quiver of Gonzalez boards after seeing this.

I credit this part with getting me back into skating. So many gnarly slams and the wild no comply shit

No way dude, 10 years? Damn.. 😂

Can’t believe it’s been that long, seems like just yesterday this part came out …. David has always been a beast, I remember first time seeing him in person at a Tampa am event and my mind was blown…. Dude is amazing to watch on a board, this part will always hold up..

Wow it's been 10 years.... Hope to see more from David soon

Love seeing him skate, he is really the christian hosoi of his time

11:57 wtf how does he transfer that momentum into the most beautiful roll? Anyone else that’s a scorpion or at least a face plant. Unreal body control on his bails.

This was one of the hardest parts ever put out. Thrasher thank you for the throw back

Nice one, that was and still is a sick part:) ✌️

The guy is just an amazing talent. Gnarly af and always seems to have a good vibe about him. Still ripping to this day.

❤ This Guy...Stay Safe Buddy...🔥🙌💯🤙

I was waiting for that one!!! 🛹

That Nollie Kick in to the bank was so beautiful.

So much respect. DG put himself on the map I heard of him through Geoff Rowley.

Watching these dude eat concrete for two minutes not only gives you a ton of respect for him, but also for Muska who smashed that rail out first try in the 90s... literally like 25 years or more ago.

How tf did he just keep walking away from those slams on the first trick???? I love these rough cuts bc i shows how these guys are pretty much superhuman

Skater of the year well deserved

This is fucking insanity.

This dude is the total definition of a Thrasher

this guy just keeps shredding like there is no tomorrow- that’s why he is my favorite skate all time. never disappoints

Thats some of the gnarliest skating I've ever seen!

Mano e esse moleque é louco.....insano nas tricks....da gosto de ver!!!🙌👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

El hijo marginado de Medellín Colombia

I had 7 panic attacks while watching this

Great job Dave Gonzalez Keep it up !!!!!!!

So fast, so big, so clean, so incredible...!!Will suggest that next to the words commitment & dedication in the dictionary, we put the name of David Gonzalez.Waw man, 23minutes of videos passed like him...too fast!!!Thank you for this moment.That is corones👏👏its obvious, every1 should give à thumbs up for such video of high level of skate👍👍👍

You know this is old 'cuz Lance Mountain still looks like hes in his prime😄

Estaba esperando esto hace años 💪🏻

This was one of the first skate videos I seen. Still one of the greatest 🙏🏽

David is a God

Half way through and I’m getting “Holmes” vibes and then he shows up for some doubles runs..fall down 9 x’s get up 10..Sick 💯

Most deserved SOTY for sure.

The parcero is an alien¡¡

👍👍

Genuinely concerned for his physical wellbeing while watching this. Respect.

This part was so gnarly and the music fit perfectly!! I watch this part before I go skate TO THIS DAY

MAster of DISASTER......!!!!! Style and Stoke.....its murdered What did you do today ???

MUSKA!!!!!

That double kink front board was so gnarly it’s hilarious

Underrated beast who can skate everything 💯

Long hair and skateboarding specially the guys that don't wear it up how in the hell do you all do it? I can't even skate with sunglasses on because it blocks my depth perception man 🤣

Lunch break at work time for some rough cut!! Lets goooo Mr David! 🖤🤘

What the heck did you guys pour on that wound that sizzled and foamed?!??!

I have personally shown Possessed to skate to like 30 people. It blew me away when it was released.

Ok Impressed by everything 👏 let's get that out there 1st off.... but the board under the ladder in the pool was sillytown.......so good 👍 well done

David took so much Beating . Still made it happened. Like Jake said wearing a Thrasher shirt 👕 skaters broken bones 🦴 scars , cuts etc . Not Hollywood Bieber wannabe !

No offense to anyone this year but that part was SOTY. Hell fucking yeah David hell fucking yeah!

Appreciate this old and gold footie. Next stop: PJ Ladd's Wonderful Horrible Life rough cut.

Nuff respect but I'm not being funny - what the f!@k is wrong with elbow pads and wrist guards if your gonna do backside lipslides on f!@ked up kinked rails. I would not disrespect. You only have the one body. Just sayin. How much punishment can you take ? Insane. The dude is a f!@kin' ninja.

Dude are all Skateboarders Sith FN Lords. This guy channelled all his pain and anger towards defeating his opponent...

Maybe if he would cut that girly hair he'd land he's tricks alot more quicker

First time seeing this beings I ride BMX, this dude SHREDS. Best part about it is all of the clips are RAW, no music. The sounds skateboards make on different surfaces have always sounded cool to me

does anyone remember the ad in Thrasher 'the actual' Magazine that featured Coco Santiago ollieing those stairs that David is kickflipping in the still shot for this video? That ad (may have been spitfire) always blew me away and made Coco one of my all time favourite skaters, after searching out coverage of him, which is fucking rare, and precious. Coco was an early Hellrider and ATV.

There's a Columbian Girl that starred in XXX films, and she looks exactly like David Gonzalez. It was awkward to watch hahaha.

Yo! USA. Craig the David ought be on Bones Brigade guy he earned it here:) I mean Bones with David, it seems to go right together don't you think? Either way David rocks! So glad I can get to see him skateboard Thanks Thrasher.