Date of Birth: January 10, 1996

Local Spot: Ventura High School

My Setup: A FLIP deck size 7.5 by 30 in., Independent Trucks 129s, Bones Wheels 50mm., Mob Grip, and Bones Bearings. With my Hurley sticker on the nose always

What inspires you to skate? I’m not sure what inspires me. I just feel the need to skate.

Who do you skate with? Louie Lopez (Goldie), Jake Anderson and anyone that calls.

If you could go on a skate trip anywhere in the world, where would you go? I would want to go to China with the Flip guys.

Name two things that are lame: People that chew loudly and my reaction to people that chew loudly.

Name two things that you love: My family and traveling with friends.

Things you wish you could do on skateboard: Every single flip trick that seems so hard for me right now.

Last Words: I have made really good friends and traveled to amazing places. I have gotten to do so many things that I never would have experienced if I was not a skateboarder.

But Curren squeaked through the first heat, made it through the second, then the semis. Before he knew it, he was up against some of the heaviest little big guns in the surf world: Ian Gentil and Koa Smith. Granted, it was waist-high, semi-walled Pine Trees. But Curren went out, clicked on a couple rights, and ended up winning the contest. He's now automatically qualified for the VQS Championships in Newport next May. Curren himself is pretty casual about it all and is quick to praise the talents of Gentil and Smith.

But we know what this could mean. With a little more time in the water (his skate schedule currently keeps him away from the ocean for weeks at a time), Curren could be the first legitimate skate/surf crossover star since the Dogtown days.

Keep checking those surf mags for the other "Curren."

Bruno Passos gives us a run through the biggest week in skate

Thursday July 30th:
This year's skate action will start off Thursday with the Home Town Heroes street skating eliminator with 13yr old Curren Caples representing his hometown of Ventura, Ca. All the way from Phoenix Az is the latest addition to the Hurley Amateur squad Nick Fiorini. The Home Town Heroes contest kicks off at 10:00 am - 12:00pm at the Home Depot Center in Los Angeles.

Hurley team rider Bob Burnquist will be putting it all on the line on the Mega Ramp in this years Big Air competition held at the Staples Center from 5:45pm - 7:00pm

Friday July 31st:
Hurley rider and Grand For Life organization founder Mike Rogers will be rolling around the Park Course with some talented amputee riders who will be participating in X Games 15 from 11:00 - 11:15 at the Home Depot Center.

Be sure to catch Hurley's Bruno Passos in the Skate Park final at Home Depot Center at 12:15 - 12:30.

Home Town Heroes street skating finalists will go for the gold from 11am-12:00pm at the Home Depot Center. See if Hurley team riders Curren Caples and Nick Fiorini can make the cut and put their home towns and Hurley on the podium.

Hurley Brazil's Rodolfo Ramos will also be skating in the Street Skating eliminators at the Home Depot Center for 1:00-3:00pm.

Skateboard Big Air Rail Jam finals go off at 5:00-5:30 pm at the Staples Center. Check out Hurley rider Bob Burnquist as he goes for full Mega domination.

Saturday August 1st:
See if Hurley Brazil's Rodolfo Ramos has what it takes to make it to the Men's Street Finals at the Home Depot Center 2:00-3:00pm.

See if Hurley Brazil's Bruno Passos has hat it takes to get the gold in the men's skate park eliminator at Home Depot Center 3:30-5:00pm.

See if Bob Burnquist can make a clean sweep at X Games 15 as he competes in the Men's Vertical Final from 6:30-7:30 at the Home Depot Center.

Sunday August 2nd:
Check out the tops skaters from the NHSSA's 2009 Futures Am Series as they compete for top honors in a best trick competition on the X Games 15 street course. Hurley team rider Caedyn Curto will be putting it all on the line at the Home Depot Center from 11am-12pm.

Skate Park finals go off from 12:30-1:30pm at the Home Depot Center, look for Hurley Bruno Passos to be in the finals.

Hurley legends Steve Alba, Lester Kasia, and Pat Ngoho battle for skate park supremacy in the skate park finals from 2-3pm at the Home Depot Center.