MARIAH DURAN: Everything I Did Was For Skateboarding | World of X Games

In the first few years of X Games competitions, Mariah Duran was still slinging pizzas and doing fundraising to earn the necessary money to travel to competitions. Then, in 2016, Duran earned her first silver medal, and everything changed. She took her earnings, bought a car and went into heavy production mode, which earned her more prestigious placings at comps and then the opportunity for her to skate full-time. Nowadays, the Women’s Skateboard Street podium has become a familiar place for Duran to land at X Games. But with competitions taking a back seat this year, Duran isn’t slowing down at all. Here, Brando’s World of X catches up at home with the Albuquerque native.

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THEORIES BRAND PRESENTS “JUPITER”

The Theories crew is back in an all new psychological thriller “Jupiter”. Featuring all of your favorites including John Baragwanath, Brett Weinstein, Taylor Nawrocki, Jahmal Williams, Trevor Thompson, Brian Powderly, Steve Brandi, Kevin Liedtke, Kevin Coakley, Ben Gore, Brendan Carroll, Jovi Bathemess, Shamus McDunough and introducing Nyle Lovett, Jason Nam and Josh Feist.

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Ryan Decenzo, Micky Papa, TJ Rogers & more | Dew Tour Live Episode 9

For episode nine of Dew Tour Live, an all-star Canadian skater lineup. We’ll be catching up with none other than Ryan Decenzo, who now resides in Huntington Beach, CA, and see what he’s been up to as of late. We’ll also check in with the three-time Dew Tour Team Challenge champions from Team Blind Skateboards, TJ Rogers, Micky Papa, along with team manager Bill Weiss. Additionally, we’ll have TransWorld Skateboarding’s own Jaime Owens on the show to get the latest in skate news.

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BEAGLE Tapes: Episode 40 – Jeff Lenoce and Erik Ellington

Post BAKER2G and pre 9/11, Beagle and team persist a perpetual era. Jeff Lenoce attempts a nollie frontside noseslide on a crusty 7-stair out-ledge. He rides a couple of sketchy ones, but the foot-traffic wears and tears on a skater’s soul. Dogtown, the birthplace of the culture. Andrew Reynolds nollie half Cab heel flips the nine stair, with a classic elephant t-shirt. On the way out, Erik Ellington kickflip noseslides a bump-to-ledge on the outer corridor. Alex “Trainwreck” suggests some “ice colds.”

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Asta Cosmic Eyes Product Challenge | SANTA CRUZ SKATEBOARDS

Today we talk about and put to the test the all new 8.0 inch Tom Asta Cosmic Eyes Deck with art by our friend Yaia. Santa Cruz just shortened the wheelbase on this deck to give you more control than ever before and with the taper tip outline the scoop has never been easier. The video breaks down the details on each of the products and why they are great. Then we put Santa Cruz Brand Manager Andrew Cannon to the test with three different challenges.

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Team KOSTON vs Team SHANE | SLS GAMES Round One

Welcome to SLS Games, a very serious competition.

This is a two team, three versus three competition, where skill and passion are put to the test through four rounds. Each round is worth a 2 second (total of 6 seconds up for grabs) head start which applies to the final round.

Round One: DECATHLON
Round Two: GAME OF OUT
Round Three: THE STAIR DOWN
Final: THE RELAY

Team KOSTON: Eric Koston, Ishod Wair & Kevin Bradley
Team SHANE: Shane O’Neill, Carlos Ribeiro & Robert Neal

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