For the Love of Skateboarding
For the premiere episode of Locals, VICE’s Ben McQueen—creator of the acclaimed series Let It Kill You—heads to Copenhagen with skateboarding legend Rune Glifberg, aka “The Danish Destroyer.”
From vert skating and local food to Danish architecture, galleries, and museums, Rune takes us through the city that shaped him. This is Copenhagen through the eyes of one of skateboarding’s most iconic figures.
Welcome to Channel Nine. Please join us to honor and celebrate our dear friend Marc Johnson 1977 – 2026
– Chris Roberts
With the competition constantly continuing to level up, we relive the biggest scores delivered on the SLS stage this season (so far).
Jon Pine & Derek Patterson B2B for this Nugg of the Week. Submit your NOTW by #SkateNugg on Instagram for your chance to be the next!
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BW Rippers Kevin Kowalski, Yote, Steven Reeves, James Gray, Anna Shea, Gabe Gomez and others embarked onto Grass Valley for the grand opening of their new skatepark. Good Times were had.
Some Saints & Sinners pull up to NHS HQ for good times and a firing session with NHS employees! Emmanuel Guzman, Tom Asta and Ron Whaley held it down for Santa Cruz; while David Gravette, Jhanka Gonzales, Peter Raffin and Mathias Torres rolled up with the Creature Fiends!
Film it, then submit it. On June 8, the online-entry Video Qualifier Series (VQS) officially reopens as part of the 2026 Rockstar Energy Open (RSEO). For the third consecutive year, skateboarders from around the world can submit videos between :30-1 minute in length for a chance to win cash prizes and official contest invitations to compete in Portland, Oregon at the RSEO August 14-16.
Each week one woman and one man will be awarded $1,000 for the best video shared on Instagram with #RSOPENVQS26. Entries will be judged by professional JUDGES, skateboarders, and fans on ThePlatfrm.com. After the VQS submissions end on Sunday, July 19, the Best Trick and Viewer’s Choice prizes of $2,500 will also be awarded to women and men.
Once all of the submissions have been reviewed, 10 women and 10 men will receive invitations to skate at the Rockstar Energy Open on August 14 in the VQS On-Site Qualifier. From there, the best men and women will advance to skate in the main events.
Last year’s VQS received more than 100 video submissions from around the world. And of the 20 skaters invited to compete on-site, 5 went all the way to compete in the RSEO finals. On the men’s side, Ivan Monteiro skated to a 3rd place podium result while Kristion Jordan finished 7th. For the women, Aoi Fukuda finished 4th, Niko Sugimoto 6th, and Yuri Ashizawa in 7th.
Skateboarding has always been one big sausage fest. So JENKEM figured why not actually throw one? Enter the 999 challenge. What ensued was one of skateboarding’s most glorious sporting events. No ramps, no pros, no big shoe sponsors, just a hot grill, a cooler full of ice, and straight flat ground tricks. The boys were quickly separated from the men as our twisted idea became a reality.
Erik Ellington discusses moving around when he was growing up, Scott Copelman brought Erik with him to Zero Skateboards, why he almost got kicked off Zero, riding for Emerica & his two pro shoes, help start Supra Footwear, filming his Baker 3 part & the Carlsbad gap, getting sober & almost getting locked up, starting Deathwish Skateboards, why he started a non-alcoholic brand “Easy Does It” and much more!
Carroll goes to Vincent’s new DIY.
Today Tom Asta heads up to Candy Courts in Montclair, NJ. This skate park was designed by Alexis Sablone and features unique obstacles in vibrant colors!
From Wildcard Jam to WINNER, Juni Kang put the street league roster on notice securing the SLS DTLA win in his competition debut!