Highlights: Women’s Street Semi-Final | Rockstar Energy Open Portland 2024

A lot of skateboarding took place for the women street skateboarders on the first day of the Rockstar Energy Open. We watched the top four VQS qualifiers that started the day advance into the semi-final, where they met nine more women looking to secure their spot in the top eight to advance into the final. Watch the women’s street semi-final wrap-up in the early evening hours in the highlight video above featuring Secret Lynn, Kylie Frank, Taylor Burnett, Valentina Petric, Shiloh Catori, Mariah Duran, Mei Ozeki, Keet Oldenbeuving, Georgia Martin, Pamela Rosa, and Miyu Ito.

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Highlights: Men’s Park Qualifier | Rockstar Energy Open Portland 2024

It wouldn’t be the Pacific NorthWest without a bit of rain. But that didn’t dampen the mood of the park skateboarders as they waited for the moment we were all waiting for, and the show that ensued did not disappoint. A total of 18 park skateboarders dropped in, each taking their own unique angle at the curvatures, extensions, and out-of-bounce opportunities. Watch the ripping montage recap of the men’s park qualifier above featuring Chris Russell, Tommy Calvert, Cory Juneau, Nick Peterson, Eli Williams, Roman Pabich, Phoenix Sinnerton, Taylor Nye, Keefer Wilson, Tristan Rennie, Keegan Palmer, Tate Carew, Vincent Matheron, Tom Schaar, Kieran Woolley, Yuro Nagahara, and Greyson Fletcher.

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Highlights: Men’s Street VQS Qualifier | Rockstar Energy Open Portland 2024

The men’s VQS qualifier competition was the first big competition for many, while it was just another competition of many for others. The 12 skateboarders in the qualifier made their way to the Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon, by entering the online Video Qualifier Series and allowing fans and our judges to be the ones to criticize them on their skills. Watch all the best moves that went down in the men’s street VQS qualifier above, featuring Ryan Carrell, Tyson Bowerbank, John Bradford, Mikey Ray, Nels Rosen, Sewa Kroetkov, Johnny Purcell, Gabe Vigliotti, Julian Christianson, Alex Lobasyuk, Josh Douglas, and Jake Ilardi.

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Highlights: Women’s Street VQS Qualifier | Rockstar Energy Open Portland 2024

These top eight women street skateboarders won their invite to compete at the Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon, through the online Video Qualifier Series contest. If you haven’t followed along, get familiar with the street clips that won over fans’ and judges’ votes and offer them a unique opportunity to compete alongside the best in the game. The RSEO weekend started with the women’s street VQS qualifier, where all eight competing skateboarders were allowed two runs, and only the top four skateboarders would advance into the semi-final. Here are the trick highlights from Amanda Castillo, Kylie Frank, Jessie Darnell, Taylor Burnett, Angie Perrone, Josslyn Brownell, Felicity Turner, and Mei Ozeki.

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SIMPLE SESSION X VISIT ESTONIA BARGE MINI RAMP JAM

This year, Simple Session took the Mini Ramp Jam to the next level by hosting it on Estonia’s largest river ferry, Koit, cruising along the scenic Emajõgi River across Tartu. As the ferry glided through the water, skaters delivered high-energy tricks on board, creating a unique experience for everyone involved. The action culminated with the ferry docking near the iconic Arch Bridge, where the main event unfolded in EPIC fashion.

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