Jake Ilardi: Small Town Skateboarder with Big Goals | Aimless Episode 23 – Dew Tour

An hour south of the famous Skatepark of Tampa is the small town of Osprey that Jake Ilardi calls home. Florida has produced a handful of the best skateboarders including Andrew Reynolds, Elissa Steamer, Rodney Mullen, and, more recently, Jamie Foy and Zion Wright, to name a few. Jake is among those mentioned and has the accolades to back it when he went pro for Blind Skateboards in 2020, just a year before going onto the Olympic stage in Tokyo representing Team USA.

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Adieu Days – Part 2 – Olli battles 3rd & Army (RAW FOOTAGE)

Olli flew into San Francisco from Zurich and wasted no time testing out his signature fakie (yes fakie) front blunt on one San Francisco’s quintessential spots. After almost getting away with a make in the early rounds, Olli ended up taking slam after slam trying to get the one he wanted. Sometimes the battle is just as important as the make. In this case, Oliver showed pure determination and discipline as he put his mark on Third and Army. Respect!

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The Trail – B Sides – Orchard Skateshop

Filmmaker Kevin “Leeroy” Madden put together this re-edit of B-Sides from “The Trail” released in the winter of 2022-2023. Featuring Orchard shop team riders Eddie Vargas, Sean Evans, Jojo Vargas, Myles Underwood, Brian Reid, & Ben Tenner, plus extended family members Kinser Cathey, Devin Woelfel, Zeb Weisman, Cam Dumaine, Ismael Diallo, Leif Hauge, & Armin Bachman.

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Liam Pace, Bryce Wettstein, Tommy Calvert, and More in On The Spot Vol. Ten – Dew Tour

In this On The Spot edit, Dew tour rounds up all recent clips to bring you the first video montage of 2024. Starting off the year, we have a transition heavy line up featuring Lady Meek getting after it in backyard pools, Ash Wilcomes dialing in his moves at the CATF, Tommy Calvert scraping coping at Prince Park in Oceanside, a backyard mini bowl session with Bryce Wettstein, and ending with Liam Pace navigating through the crust at San Diego’s oldest skatepark in Ocean Beach.

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Skateboarding and Soccer with New York City’s Chinatown Soccer Club – JENKEM

The CSC is a longstanding institution of the Lower East Side of Manhattan that’s been meeting over the last twenty years for friendly pickup soccer. The league has been graced by legendary names over the years, like The Gonz, Peter Bici, and Peter Sutherland, and is supported by skateboarders, artists, and goodhearted locals.

If there’s one crew that could get us up at 8 a.m., stretch our hamstrings, and run for half an hour, it’s the CSC. Check it out, laugh at us, and listen to skate photographer and league staple Gerhard Stochl and friends explain their roots and what makes them stand apart from the meathead jocks of the world. – JENKEM

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