ELEMENT MAKE IT COUNT NORTH AMERICAN FINALS

When each Make It Count Finalist is competing for an all-expenses paid trip to Barcelona, to film a street part and potentially land a spot on the Element Team, you better believe they’re giving it everything they’ve got. But where would the North America Finals take place? At the Element YMCA Skate Camp in Sequoia National Park, the perfect breeding ground for gnarliness.

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Chicago Demo: Vans Skate Team | Skate | VANS

The Vans Skate Team set off the first stop of the Summer 2016 Vans Pro Skate Tour with a heavy session for legendary Uprise Skateshop on “Chicago’s front yard” at Grant Park. Johnny Layton sparked things up to prove, in the words of Thrasher Magazine’s Michael Burnett, “God damn right he’s still got it.” From there, our crew systemically dismantled the park with a barrage of bangers for the delight of a rabid crowd of Chi-Town locals, out-of-towners and even Corey Glick’s grandparents. Next stop, Westside Skateshop in Lakewood, Ohio.

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Street Skating Mayhem from Mystic Sk8 Cup 2016

Prague’s Mystic Cup, on little Štvanice island in the north of the Czech capital, just celebrated its 22nd year in existence last weekend. The festival of skateboarding and skate culture can compete with the very best of them and boasts longevity other events would die for. What Mystic Cup delivers that other events struggle to is very simple: FUN. No Supreme creeps checking their Insta feed, no skipsters throwing shade on this guy or that for his wacky griptape sponsor… just 100% pure and raw skatebaording. Sit back and enjoy these highlights from the event.

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