Everything You Need to Know About Nike’s 20th Doernbecher Freestyle Collection

It’s wild to think that partnership with Oregon’s Children’s Hospital has been running for two decades now. Since beginning in 2004, they have raised $37 million to help benefit the hospital and giving kids a once in a lifetime opportunity in the process. Year-in, year-out the Doernbecher Freestyle collection is made by a number of patients at the hospital using Team Swoosh’s most current models.

Each year, there are six designers who have worked across a broad range of Nike and models. First up for 2024 is Jillian Beagley, who is an avid basketball fan and talented player who has crafted a clean .

Sophia Jenkins was the next athlete and designer chosen, who has big dreams of becoming a parasport athlete. She’s already on her way as she can perform the feat of a one-legged backflip. Jenkins chose the as her model, kitting it out with a fuzzy blanket liner.

Eleven-year-old Tima Sviridenko is one of Doernbecher’s biggest feline friends! A manic cat lover, Sviridenko was inspired by his own pet Murka, decking out the Nike in a slew of cat motifs and custom reflective paw details.

Connor Kassing Fernández takes life ‘Paso a Paso’, or step by step in English. After colour-designing seventeen different versions of the new-gen , he settled on the signature black and gold that hosts his motto.

The Nike has made an entrance into this year’s Doernbecher Freestyle collection with the help of Quin Nims. She describes her colourful creation as ’splashes of joy and power’.

Finally, nine-year-old Ja’Kai Taylor has come correct with an that attempts to capture his electric personality, love of soccer, gaming and filming of TikToks.

This year, the Nike Doernbecher Freestyle 20 Collection comes with custom split packaging, alongside a Tech Fleece hoodie that incorporates designs from each patient. There is also a special variation of the that you can read about .

You can cop the rest of the collection via SNKRS throughout the coming few months.