Vans Skateboarding is proud to present Lizzie, a short 35mm film directed by renowned filmmaker Greg Hunt. Unveiling a personal, intimate account of Lizzie Armanto beyond her skateboarding accolades and identity as one of the world’s most talented skateboarders, the film is the first to explore Lizzie’s life through the lens of those closest to her, including her mother, husband as well as skate legend Tony Hawk.
Jimmy Wilkins | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 229
Jimmy Wilkins discusses growing up in Columbus Ohio, getting into skating by playing Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater, having to drive 2 hours to skate a vert ramp, building a vert ramp in his backyard then being sued by the city, moving to San Diego when he was 17, getting on Creature Skateboards through Darren Navarrette, skating for Lakai Footwear, breaking both arms and his pelvis trying the loop, skating Tony Hawk’s ramp almost everyday, leaving Creature and not having a sponsor for over a year, how getting on REAL Skateboards came about and much more!
The Nine Club EXPERIENCE LIVE! 197 – Lizzie Armanto, Converse CONS, Kevin Braun
The Nine Club talk Lizzie Armanto, Converse CONS, Kevin Braun and more LIVE!
Dew Tour Setups: Lizzie Armanto’s Pro Model Skateboard Gear
In this edition of Setups, Dew Tour caught up with Lizzie Armanto in Des Moines, Iowa, during some downtime between rain showers. Known for her expertise on vert ramps and bowls alike, Lizzie has a unique style and a deep bag of tricks that make her video parts and contest runs award-winning. Get the details from Lizzie as she explains features of her pro model Birdhouse skateboard, Independent trucks, Bones wheels, and as a bonus, covers some traveling tips on keeping your board dry and top sheet color corks.
Mark Normand | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 228
Mark Normand discusses growing up in New Orleans, starting to skate around 13 years old, his local shop Humidity, going to film school at the New York Film Academy, starting to do comedy right after college, moving to New York, the many parallels between comedy and skateboarding, how he goes about writing his comedy bits, perfecting his jokes in front of a live audience, his skate footage getting lost during Hurricane Katrina, opening for Amy Schumer early on, Jerry Seinfeld seeing his Tonight show appearance and reached out him, keeping up with all the new skaters coming up and much more!
The Nine Club EXPERIENCE LIVE! 196 – Hermann Stene, Tampa Pro, Harry Lintell
Chris Roberts and The Nine Club talk Hermann Stene, Tampa Pro, Harry Lintell and more Live!
OC Ramps “Building Shaun White’s Backyard Mini Ramp”
The OC Ramps building crew head to Las Vegas to build X Games medalist Shaun White a personal backyard mini ramp!
Shawn Hale | Catch Up – Avos Therapy & Top 5 Video Parts of All Time – Old Friends
In this episode, Walker Ryan and Dr. Kyle Brown sit down with professional skateboarder Shawn Hale to discuss Avos Therapy. Before that, Walker and Kyle reveal their TOP FIVE favorite video parts of all time.
Dave Swift | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 227
Dave Swift discusses growing up in Southern California, skating in CASL contests in the early 80’s, getting sponsored by Schmidt Stix, shot first photo in 1983 at Great Desert Ramp Battle, started working at Transworld in 1989 as a writer, asking Grant Brittain to borrow an old camera to start shooting photo’s again, getting his first photo printed in Transworld, shooting with Tom Penny when he first came to the states, the stories behind some of Heath Kirchart’s iconic photo’s & covers, switching from film to digital, Transworld magazine being over 400 pages, leaving Transworld to start The Skateboard Mag, how selling The Skateboard Mag to The Berrics came about and much more!
Dew Tour Setups: David Gonzalez’s Skateboard Charges All Terrain
Dew Tour hangs with Colombia charger David Gonzalez. Famously known for sizing up massive handrails, gaps, stair sets, and while navigating through the rugged street terrain of his home country, David encompasses the pedal-to-the-metal side of skateboarding. We get a closer look at how David plows through it all as he explains his skateboard setup and specs!
The Story Behind America’s Largest Skatepark – The Skatepark Project
Learn the story behind America’s largest skatepark. Hear how the locals got together to advocate for their skatepark needs with Skate DSM, and who stepped in to support along the way. Find out what top pros think of the space and go behind the scenes at the Dew Tour Olympic Qualifiers. This is the story of Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, IA – Winner of a grant from The Skatepark Project. Featuring advocates Brad Anderson, Kevin Jones, Norm Sterzenbach, and Jan Hill, along with industry insiders and pro skaters like Jagger Eaton, Sky Brown, Sean Malto, Ryan Sheckler, Amelia Brodka, Leticia Bufoni, Andy Anderson, Chris Pastras, Todd Richards, Dashawn Jordan, Mike Vallely, Samarria Brevard, Felipe Nunes, Axel Cruysberghs, Dan Mancina, Chris Gregson, Tracie Garacochea, Josh Friedberg, Alec Beck, Kim Woozy and more. To learn how to make a skatepark in your own town, head to www.skatepark.org and check out The Skatepark Project’s Youtube page. To learn more about the National Recreation and Park Association, go to NRPA.org
The Nine Club EXPERIENCE LIVE! 195 – Dan Mancina, Mike Anderson, Keep Pushing Inc
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk an Mancina, Mike Anderson, Keep Pushing Inc and more live!