Vlad Shishov has a crazy story in life and riding. He spent his first 5 years only riding in a public street plaza in his hometown of Lugansk, Ukraine where civil war ruined lives and destroyed the economic possibility of creating sporting facilities including skateparks or anything for public activity; so Vlad was left to the streets. In Ukraine, people are able to get their passports and travel Visa when they turn 16. When the civil war started, he was 15, and his opportunity to gain travel documents was gone and he was trapped. A glimmer of hope arose when citizens of Lugansk were granted permission to travel to Russia without documents. He sent a video to Kickmeat and was able to get support to begin travelling and eventually relocated to Moscow to pursue riding and work in the scooter industry, where he remains today.

Heavily inspired by PROTO Catalyst DVD, Vlad began filming for video parts to get himself recognized and eventually befriended Chema through Social Media, who was also learning to speak Russian. With very similar stories and styles, we knew Vlad was the type of dedicated rider we needed to support. Vlad has overcome much adversity but his journey has only just begun. Please enjoy this video, something he worked long and hard for.

Vlad, thank you for supporting PROTO over the years. We eagerly look forward to the day your travel documents are approved so you can show the rest of the global scooter scene what you are capable of in person. We are here to support you! Welcome to the Pro Team!

Stay tuned in the coming months for Vlad's Signature Product Line!

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Edited: Atem Siepchenko
Filmed: Lesha Suponin, Volodya Shashkin, Pavel Olgazin & Ilya Ramov
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