DUOS 2026 w/ Carlos Ribeiro, Daan Van Der Linden, Patrick Praman, Jake Yanko & Alexey Krasniy

Featuring Carlos Ribeiro, Patrick Praman, Daan Van Der Linden, Jake Yanko, Alexey Krasniy, Marcos De Souza, Devin Lopez, Bennet Rahm, Dmitry Brylev and many more.

This documentary shares a look behind the scenes of Pocket DUOS 2026 in Lisbon, Portugal. 5 DUOS, each consisting of one skater and one filmer, get 10 days to film a part in the city. On top of all that, there is a total prize purse of €22,000 on the line! Enjoy this look behind the scenes before Pocket starts releasing all the parts in the upcoming weeks.

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Inside Copenhagen with Rune Glifberg, the Danish Destroyer – VICE Locals

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.

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Video Qualifier Series Returns For 2026 PDX Rockstar Energy Open

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.

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How 3rd Annual Hotdog Eating Skate Contest Went Down – JENKEM

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.

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Erik Ellington | The Nine Club #406

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!

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