Highlights: Street Best Trick Jam | Rockstar Energy Open Portland 2024

The street best trick jam saw more tricks fall from the course than rain drops, which is what we all wanted at the Rockstar Energy Open. The street course was open to all competitors for a 45-minute jam format focused on the 3-block section and a rail explicitly installed for the Best Trick contest. Watch all the tricks that were stomped, who rolled away with cash in hand, and the overall MVP winner in the highlight video above featuring Braden Hoban, Dominick Walker, Alec Majerus, Miyu Ito, Julian Lewis, Kylie Frank, Aoi Uemura, Mikey Ray, Julian Christianson, Alex Lobasyuk, Chris Joslin, Josh Douglas, Shiloh Catori, Mei Ozeki, Sewa Kroetkov, Gabe Vigliotti, Ryan Carrell, and Jhancarlos Gonzalez.

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UNDER PRESSURE | Angelo Caro Jart Skateboards Video Part

The trajectory of Latin American skateboarding as a global force began with the Brazilians, but in the last decade almost every country in South America has contributed its verse to the song: Jhancarlos Gonzalez from Colombia, Milton Martinez from Argentina, Mathias Torres from Chile. Angelo Caro is Peru’s first professional skateboarder, and he is absolutely superb.

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Jake Hayes | The Nine Club – Episode 339

Jake Hayes discusses growing up in Sydney, Australian Skater of the Year 2016, Dustin Dollin having his back, texting Andrew Reynolds asking about Deathwish after he wasn’t going to get on Baker, going from DC Shoes to New Balance & getting on Dickies, why he didn’t have much footage in Baker Has a Deathwish Part 2 video, filming for the Dickies video “Honeymoon”, what’s his board setup and much more!

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Highlights: Park Best Trick Jam | Rockstar Energy Open Portland 2024

The park best trick jam unleased 45 minutes of drop-in time for both men and women skateboarders to get after hammers and a chance to roll away with cash. The one big session was hectic but provided non-stop action that kept everyone on their feet. Watch judges Vern Laird, Amelia Brodka, and Chris Pastras hand out bills to Roman Pabich, Greyson Fletcher, Eli Williams, Kieran Woolley, Tom Schaar, Bryce Wettstein, Tristan Rennie, Jordan Santana, Lilly Erickson, Jake Ilardi, Yuro Nagahara, Clay Kreiner, and Yurin Fujii in the highlight video above.

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Welcome Home – ‪Mike Vallely – Powell

On June 20th 1987 Stacy Peralta presented The Bug graphic to Mike Vallely who had his heart set on an African Elephant for his first graphic, so he rejected the art. The Bug graphic ended up being used on a team board.
Mike never stopped thinking about the art and how VCJ drew The Bug specifically for Mike. In celebration of Mike coming back to Powell-Peralta, they have all decided that The Bug’s time has come. Shipping to skate shops worldwide.

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