{{short description|American company and brand}} '''Fucking Awesome''' (also known simply as '''FA''' due to the use of the expletive fuck in the business's full name) is an American skateboard company and streetwear brand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/style/the-greatest-streetwear-brands/|title=Bobby Hundreds' 50 Greatest Streetwear Brands of All Time|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> FA was created by professional skateboarders Jason Dill and Anthony Van Engelen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/jason-dill-important-things-are-happening|title=Important Things Are Happening to Jason Dill|website=GQ|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/fucking-awesome/|title=Jason Dill Is Fucking Awesome|last=Clifton|first=Jamie|date=2011-12-31|website=Vice|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> FA has collaborated with brands like Vans, Adidas, and Independent Trucks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://skateboarding.transworld.net/gear/vans-x-fucking-awesome-limited-edition-epoch-94-pro-collaboration/|title=Vans x Fucking Awesome Limited-Edition Epoch ‘94 Pro Collaboration|date=2017-01-17|website=TransWorld SKATEboarding|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/9/fucking-awesome-adidas-skateboarding-stan-smith-full-look-release-details|title=Fucking Awesome & adidas Skateboarding Reveal Full Stan Smith Collection|website=HYPEBEAST|access-date=2020-04-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2018/1/fucking-awesome-independent-collaboration|title=Fucking Awesome & Independent Go Bold on Graphic Capsule|website=HYPEBEAST|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>
FA has a sister brand called "Hockey."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-18|title=Hockey Skateboards: A History Through Video|url=https://www.paradeworld.com/news/hockey-skateboards-a-history-through-video/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.paradeworld.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228064711/https://www.paradeworld.com/news/hockey-skateboards-a-history-through-video/|url-status=dead}}</ref> FA is close to Hockey, and the brand often releases video parts using both sets of teams.
== Team == {{unsourced section|date=February 2025}} FA currently harbors two skate teams, Fucking Awesome and Hockey.
===FA roster=== * Jason Dill * Anthony Van Engelen * Kevin Bradley * Gino Iannucci *Sage Elsesser * Elijah Berle * Aidan Mackey *Louie Lopez * Curren Caples * Jake Anderson * Romel Torres
===Hockey roster=== * John Fitzgerald * Ben Kadow * Andrew Allen * Diego Todd * Kevin Rodrigues * Nik Stain * Cruise Mosberg * Nico Jones
===Past Members=== * Dylan Rieder * Kevin Terpening * Tyshawn Jones * Na-Kel Smith * Sean Pablo * Vincent Touzery * Caleb Barnett * Donovon Piscopo * Joseph Campos * Beatrice Domond
== Store == In 2019, FA opened its first physical location in Los Angeles on Hollywood Boulevard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/5/fucking-awesome-hollywood-flagship-inside-look|title=Take an Inside Look at Fucking Awesome's First Flagship Location|website=HYPEBEAST|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> They opened their second location in 2021 in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
== Dylan Rieder == Dylan Rieder was a professional skateboarder and model who was a founding member of the Fucking Awesome team. Rieder died in 2016 due to complications from leukemia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/story/rip-dylan-rieder-the-skater-who-changed-fashion-forever|title=RIP Dylan Rieder, the Skater Who Changed Fashion Forever|website=GQ|language=en|access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> The company frequently memorialized him.
== Videos == FA -- and its sister brand Hockey -- have released numerous skateboarding videos<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tye |first=George |date=2020-10-16 |title=FA/Hockey Release New Skate Video, Dancing On Thin Ice |url=https://therabbitsociety.com/2020/10/16/fa-hockey-release-new-skate-video-dancing-on-thin-ice/ |access-date=2025-09-20 |website=The Rabbit Society |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fucking Awesome & Hockey Skateboards - 420 E 9th Street |url=https://www.boredofsouthsea.co.uk/blogs/blog/fucking-awesome-hockey-skateboards-420-e-9th-street |access-date=2025-09-20 |website=Bored of Southsea}}</ref>
* Hockey * Hockey II * Hockey III * Hockey IV * Hockey X * Industrial Light and Magic * Triple Backflip * 420 E 9th St * Louie Lopez Days of Grace * Louie Lopez Again and Again * Dancing on Thin Ice
== Adidas == FA has collaborated with Adidas twice.
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Category:Skateboarding companies