Braden Hoban returned to Tampa for only his second time, hitting the course at the 31st annual Tampa Pro in 2025. Rolling deep with his crew—Dakota Servold, David Reyes, Torey Pudwill, and CJ Collin— though his posse wasn’t the only competition he was up against. Contest heavyweights like Yuto Horigome, Vincent Milou, and Ishod Wair were all present at the Skate Park of Tampa, among others that were on their game. Competition pressure aside, Braden held it down in the quarterfinals and move on to the semis/final day. Watch how it all turned out for Braden in First Person.
Spencer Semien – Talkin’ K26 FLIGHT – Powell Peralta
Spencer Semien explains the steeper K26 Concave and the durability of FLIGHT Deck Construction.
There Will Be Coffee Conversation with Colin Kennedy & Anthony Acosta
Old friends Colin Kennedy & Anthony Acosta have a conversation about skateboarding for the past 30 years and Colin’s latest art endeavor Mostly Good Design.
Skating Pools with 62 year old Steve Alba! – Santa Cruz
We met up with Salba and Phoenix Sinnerton to see what goes into a day in the deep end. We hope we will be skating pools when we are 62!
The Platfrm – First Person: Malachi Gray Reveals What It Takes to Make PHX AM 2025 Finals
Contest skating is no joke, and the amount of incredibly talented skaters is only growing year over year. 2025 marked Malachi Gray’s 4th showing at Cowtown’s PHX AM contest, what he describes as “It’s the biggest Am contest of the year. Despite his regular showings in recent years, Malachi has struggled to advance from qualifiers, a testament to the conditions he’s up against. Listen in as he describes the hectic scene at the skatepark and mission is is to practice. Battling a lite ankle injury wasn’t helping, either. He shares his strategy for round one to not flip into anything–especially during practice–and save his upgrades for the runs to come. After the day 1 jitters, things came together during semifinals and he found himself advancing to the finals. Without question, this was Malachi’s best PHX AM to date.
SKY BROWN – SIMPLE SESSION 25 WINNING RUN & INTERVIEW
Watch Sky Brown’s winning run at the 25th Anniversary Simple Session Contest in Estonia!
Gabriel Rodriguez Tribute – Crailtap
Gabriel Rodriquez – October 7, 1972 – August 9, 2019. A loyal friend, a beautiful soul and a skateboarder who impacted many lives.
Through the lenses of Lance Mountain, Stacy Peralta, Colin Kennedy, Peter McKeon, Tim Dowling, Socrates Leal, Amrit and Jacob Rosenberg.
Lincoln Ueda | The Nine Club #362
Lincoln Ueda discusses the worst slam/collision he’s ever had with Pat Ngoho at the Combi, seeing videos of Hosoi and the Alva team skating while he was living in Brazil, going to the Munster contest in 89, coming to the States & tracking down Omar Hassan in Costa Mesa, starting to get paid & bringing all his money back to Brazil, being moved from Billabong to Hurley, going on tour with Tony Hawk & the Boom Boom Huck Jam, doing the loop for the first time, judging the Olympics and getting death threats and much more!
Christopher Hiett – Powell Pro Shape
Christopher Hiett breaks down the shape of his Pro Board & the story behind the making of his pro graphic.
Bam Margera’s Favorite Skater! – Mannys World
Got to sit down with Bam at Tampa Pro and ask him THE QUESTION, His answers are golden!
INTRUDERS Ep. 5 Featuring Collin Provost – Creature Skateboards
That’s right, Fiends! INTRUDERS is back with a vengeance. To kick things off Creature sent Sam Hitz to Vista, CA to bust open Collin Provost’s garage and dust off his board hoard. Your average “wall board” show THIS IS NOT – but rather a “what the f@ck is that?” ”what dimensions are that shape?” “What went down on that deck?” And “who did those graphics?”… monocle-worthy items if you will? Let’s just say there will be some heavy lifting! With Sam Hitz spearheading the show, INTRUDERS promises to have notes of obnoxiousness and left-field questioning that will make board collectors of the world cringe. Yet unable to look away, like a wreck on the highway.
The Platfrm – Then / Now: Mami Tezuka’s Fave Tricks, Influential Crew and Music Taste
Get the full scoop from Mami Tezuka on some of her favorite tricks, skateboard crew, and music from the past and how it has shaped her into the skateboarder she is today. From growing up learning to skateboard with her family to now traveling the world for major contests, Mami has an influential skateboard history. Learn all about it in Mami’s latest Then / Now video above.