Tristan and Nic Puehse
Tristan Jean Puehse (has curly hair) and Nicolas Michael Puehse (has straight hair) (born December 8, 1997) are fraternal twins from Shingle Springs, California, who began skating just after their sixth birthday. Their NATURAL athletic ability and toughness, combined with a "no-fear" attitude have made them serious competitors. Their parents are Michael and Caryn Puehse, and they also have a six year old sister named Natasha.
The Puehse boys began skating in CASL's (California Amateur Skateboard League) 8 and Under division in May 2004. In their very first CASL competition, Tristan took first place and Best Trick while Nic placed second. In August 2004, they were moved up to the Ten-and-Under Sponsored division at six years old.
In July 2004, after 2 months of competitive skating, Nic won gold and Tristan silver at the California State Games in San Diego.
Their current sponsors are Powell Skateboards, Bones Swiss, Nike 6.0, Gatorade, Autobahn, Electric, Khiro, The 187, PLA, Sony, S-One and Sk8nuts. They are also flowed by Nixon Watches & Tracker Trucks.
Since beginning skateboarding, they have had segments on multiple shows, such as the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Brazil's Globo TV, Fuel TV's New Pollution, and various news networks such as ABC News and CNN. A YouTube video of the twins in action has had over 3,000,000 views. Their newest video was released in September 2007 and now has over 1,000,000 views.
They are 1/4 German and their last name is of Germanic origin. It is pronounced PEW-Zuh.