Category: Interview

Torey Pudwill – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts

We Stop And Chat with Torey Pudwill to discuss eating healthy to skate longer, why he started Thank You Skateboards, building a business from the ground up, what it took to back tail the longest ledge ever, how the pandemic has effected the skateboard industry, his sleep disorder, growing up around Skatelab and much more!

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LGBTQ+ Love Note: Extras | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS

While the full-length Loveletter to LGBTQ+ episode is already 36-minutes long, Vans had a ton of additional footage to share after five months of filming that deserves to be seen, as well as a few skaters they missed on the first round. In this final LGBTQ+ Love Note there are some skater-submitted gems that gracefully encapsulate the hard-hitting universal truths, along with the creativity, friendship and raw skate talent from the LGBTQ+ community as well as some Extras, Outtakes and Omissions.

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Nine Club EXPERIENCE #105 – Madars Apse, Jacopo Carozzi, Santa Cruz, Stance x Nine Club

We discuss Madars Apse in DC’s “Domino” Part 04, Jacopo Carozzi’s “Milan: Chapter One” Part, Vincent Huhta’s “Lågaffektivt Bemötande”, Santa Cruz’ “Till the End” Vol.4, 5 Black-Owned Skate Brands on How You Can Support the Community, our Stance x Nine Club collaboration and much more!

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Nike SB | Not Here By Luck | Kate Shengeliya

Despite the fact that it gets below freezing for months out of the year, Moscow has been quietly building a scene for mind-blowing skateboarders for quite some time now. Wasted Talent visited the hard-charging, fearless Kate Shengeliya on her home turf, cruised the streets of Russia’s capital city, checked out her favorite spots, and talked about why she’s more afraid of “unfinished business” than she is of a little pain.

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Nora Vasconcellos – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts

We Stop And Chat with Nora Vasconcellos to discuss living in Hawaii during the pandemic, her boyfriend surfing big waves, how much time she puts into her griptape, her board setup, being an investor in a hard kombucha company called JuneShine, working on some new Adidas apparel, an interview she did with her boyfriend for Thrasher and much more!

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Setups: Dominick Walker’s Element Skateboard, Thunder Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, & More

In this detailed installment of Setups, we get all the way down to the quarter-inch of hardware and the 100th decimal point on Dominick Walker’s skateboard gear. Dominick breaks down his preferred nose and tail shape, the new inverted kingpin style trucks he’s grinding, and the shoes you can catch him rocking while on and off his board.

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LGBTQ+ Love Note: A Conversation With ChandlerBurton | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding

Chandler Burton played a huge part in the making the LGBTQ+ episode of Loveletters to Skateboarding. Burton introduced Grosso to many of the skaters featured in the piece and remains an encouraging voice for the queer skate community. Burton tells his story of coming out as a queer skater, how he battled societal norms, and the importance of allyship.

Vans is thankful to everyone who shared their story, strengthening the community of skateboarding. If you are a person in crisis or in need of a safe and judgement free place to talk, call the TrevorLifeline now at 1-866-488-7386.

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Dew Tour Setups: Tristan Rennie Runs Down Bloodwizard Skateboard, Independent Trucks, Ricta Wheels & More

While hanging out with Tristan Rennie for the day, Dew Tour took some time to run through his skateboard gear. Tristan sets up a fresh board before dropping into a backyard pool and shows us his personal tweaks. Hear how he dials in his trucks to the right tightness, the assorted board sizes he likes to ride, and everything else that falls into his setup.

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Ishod Wair – Stop And Chat | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts

We Stop And Chat with Ishod Wair to discuss skating a symmetrical board, why he thought he couldn’t skate anymore, his recent ear infection, giving product to kids, being on time to a skate session, kids asking him to follow them on Instagram, switch crooks on the Oakland Courthouse out ledge, the difference between round and square rails and much more!

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