Stefan "Lillis" Åkesson is a legendary Swedish Pro freestyle skateboarder. He is the founder of the International Network for Flatland freestyle Skateboarding and of Reverse Freestyle Skateboards, as well as the co-founder of the World Freestyle Skateboard Association (WFSA). Åkesson started to skateboard in 1978 and won his first Swedish Skateboard Championships in 1983. Won his first European Championships in 1987, the World Championships in 2000, and the European Championships once again in 2005. In 2011 he won the World Championships again. Lillis enters contests, does demos, shows and clinics all over the world. He was part of the theater group Skokloster Teatersällskap as an lead actor and work part-time as a sales person for Stadium and freelance as a web- and graphic designer. He has his own pro signature model from Moonshine Skateboards . Contest highlights World Champion 2011, Sweden World Champion 2000, San Francisco (tie) European Champion 2005, England European Champion 1987, Sweden 2nd World Championships 2008 2nd World Championships 2007 2nd World Championships 2006 2nd World Championships 2005 2nd World Championships 2001 2nd World Championships 2002 3nd World Championships 2018 Japan 1st Chit Challenge, New Jersey 2001 1st LA Barrio Games, Los Angeles 2001 1st Reverse Freestyle Open 2003 1st SKF Euro Cup 1990 1st Swedish Champion 15 times 2nd UK Round Up 2015, England 2nd Spot On, Glendale 2008 2nd Spot On, Glendale 2009 2nd Venice Beach Jam & Contest, 2010 3rd European Championships 2021, Brandenburg, Germany 2nd Grand Prix Trocadero 2008, Paris, France 2nd Spon On Summer Classic 2008, Glendale, USA 2nd Venice Beach Contest & Jam 2010, Venice Beach, USA 3rd All Japan Freestyle Skateboard Contest 2012, Tokyo, Japan 3rd Paderborn World Cup 2009, Paderborn, Germany 4th Stockholm Freestyle 2016, Stockholm Sweden 4th World Round Up 2012, Vancouver, Canada 5th World Round Up 2015, Vancouver, Canada 6th World Round Up 2017, Vancouver, Canada 6th World Round Up 2016, Vancouver, Canada 6th World Round Up 2013, Vancouver, Canada Guinness World Record 2008: Most Dogwalks in 1 minute. Guinness World Record 2006: Longest one wheelie on flat, 39 meters. Update!: Guinness World Record 2007: Longest one wheelie on flat, 68 meters and 54 centimeters. Sponsors Moonshine Skateboards Seismic Skate Systems Early life Stefan "Lillis" Åkesson was born April 21, 1964, in Falun, Sweden to Britt-Inger and Kjell Åkesson. He was raised in Falun and in 1992 moved to Idealbyn Skokloster. He has a younger brother, Peter,