2nd Place – Alex Sorgente (USA) 85.57 | 2019 World Championships | 2019 Men’s Pro Tour
2X VPS World Champion Alex Sorgente brought the fire again to the VPS World Champs taking the runner up position here in Salt Lake City, Utah!
2019 Damn Am Woodward West: Qualifiers and Indy Best Trick – Miles Lawrence, Deng Tear – SPoT Life
Yeah it’s a contest, so you might think it would be all serious, but you’d be wrong. Damn Am Woodward West is just a ripping good time with judged skating as an excuse to bring it all together. Which in the end makes the skating that much better.
1st Place – Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg (SWE) 90.83 | 2019 World Championships | 2019 Men’s Pro Tour
The wizard from Malmo, Sweden added a second VPS World Championship title to the trophy room with this brain melting run. Thank you for being you Oski!
Men’s Semifinals | 2019 World Championships | Vans Park Series
Greyson Fletcher brings you deckside at the Men’s Semifinals for the 2019 Vans Park Series World Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.
2019 Damn Am Woodward West: Practice – Filipe Mota, Jonny Hernandez, Tony Christopher – SPoT Life
They say you can’t win practice, but “they” must have never been to a Damn Am at Woodward West, where everyone wins just by being there. It’s that rad.
Make Your Own Rules at Skatopia, the Skateboarding Mecca in Ohio
Skatopia is 88 acres of woods and farmland turned skatepark in Meigs County, Ohio. Known for anarchy and destruction, the land consists of two indoor bowls, a full pipe, a concrete outdoor bowl and The Museum of Skateboarding History – which houses more than 12,000 vintage skateboards.
Since suffering a traumatic injury, Founder and Owner, Brewce Martin now faces a changing of the guard as his son returns home and sees Skatopia moving forward in a new direction.
VICE travels to Skatopia during their busiest weekend of the year, Bowl Bash 2019, to tell the history of the family behind the skatepark – how this father and son manage to see eye to eye when it comes to the family legacy and how it might be emblematic of the changes in skate culture today.
INSIDE THE SKATER’S STUDIO: Deep Dish “Realm” w/ Brett Weinstein – Theories of Atlantis
We brought the Skater’s Studio series to Chicago with this on-location shoot with Brett Weinstein and Jon Schmoldt watching Brett’s part from the Deep Dish video “Realm” by Mark Dunning from 2017. Inside the Skater’s Studio dives into classic video parts with the skaters and filmmakers behind them sharing behind the scenes stories and insights into the process. with guest Gama and a Skype call-in from the video maker himself by Mark Dunning. – Theories of Atlantis
Nike SB | GIZMO | Not Here By Luck
While the Gizmo crew was out in London for the global premiere, we got together with riders Elissa Steamer, Sarah Meurle and Nicole Hause – as well as the man behind the lens, Jason Hernandez. Over the course of our conversation, they told us about their experiences skating together for the video, doing things their own way and seeing the evolution of women’s skateboarding in real time. See more at NikeSB.com
Course Preview | Tristan Rennie – 2019 VPS World Championships – Salt Lake City, USA
Breakthrough performer Tristan Rennie takes us through the brand new permanent park in Salt Lake City, built for the 2019 Vans Park Series World Championships.
Glow in the Dark skateboard rails! Skate in the dark! – OC Ramps
Yes, you can now skateboard in the dark on your 6 or 8 foot long round rail. The all new design and custom/unique paint by OC Ramps. In the day, paint looks like an off-white, at night, bright glow in the dark yellow. Use a black light to illuminate your next skate session! Check em out HERE.
Course Preview | Pedro Barros – 2019 VPS World Championships – Salt Lake City, USA
The Brazilian cannonball Pedro Barros takes us through a line at the freshly laid Vans – Utah Sports Commission Skatepark in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
RVCA WORLD TOUR | TOKYO
What began as an Australian road trip bringing together an eclectic band of RVCA advocates, quickly spread to other iconic locales from the North Shore to New York City. This year, our reach expanded to Tokyo, where we spent a week hosting over a dozen events highlighting the breadth and depth of the RVCA community. Shop the Japan Pack HERE.