Hosoi's pro career began to falter as a recession hit the US in the early 1990s and as street skating began to overtake vert in media coverage. JSTOR ( November 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section. This section needs additional citations for verification. When street skating began to emerge in the mid-to-late 1980s, Hosoi showed talent there, winning both the vert and street contests at the Lotte Cup contest in Japan in 1989. In 1984, he formed his own company, Hosoi Skates, first distributed through Skull Skates, then through NHS-INC. Hosoi invented the Christ Air and Rocket Air. Hosoi later claimed that he "almost quit" Alva Skates following an argument over Hosoi's allegation that Alva "cheated out" of the fish-tail board shape, which Hosoi claimed to have conceptualized and shown to Alva. After leaving Sims, Hosoi joined Alva Skates with the idea of launching his own company through Alva. Christian turned pro at the age of 14 with Sims Skateboards. Shortly thereafter, Dogtown went out of business. He left Powell Peralta a year later when they would not allow him to turn professional and joined Dogtown Skateboards. In 1979, as an amateur, Hosoi was sponsored by Powell Peralta. His father, Ivan "Pops" Hosoi became the manager of the Marina Del Rey Skatepark, and Christian quit school and spent his time there where he developed his skill. Hosoi started skating at seven or eight years old with veterans such as Shogo Kubo, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, and Jay Adams as his idols. Hosoi was born on Octoto a father of Japanese descent from Hawaii, and a mother of European and American descent.
He is also known by the nicknames "Christ" and "Holmes". Christian Rosha Hosoi ( / h oʊ ˈ s ɔɪ/ hoh- SOY born October 5, 1967) is an American professional skateboarder.
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