For the Love of Skateboarding
“Ryan Dewitt, you will be forever missed, but never forgotten. We will remember your infectious laugh, incredible fashion sense, and beautiful spirit. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for a wonderful life and everything you did for everyone. We love and miss you more than words can describe.”
In honor of Dewitt, here is the video that played at his memorial on June 21st, 2015… Rest in peace Ryan.
The Sheckler Foundation is proud to announce Hope for Carter as the fourth “Be the Change” recipient. Carter is a 12-year-old boy who suffers from a rare form of Eczema and Asperger syndrome. As one of the finalists, Carter chose to pay it forward by sharing half of his grant with Taylor, a fellow nominee who was involved in an unfortunate accident. This is the first-time in “Be the Change” history that a recipient has shared the financial grant with a fellow nominee.
The Motivation 2.0, a sequel to the The Motivation, follows the story of Chris Cole in his journey from humble beginnings to the top of pro skating, all the while including cameos from all your favorite skaters who appeared in the first film.
Cole grew up in Philadelphia with a single mom who struggled to make ends meet. With the closest skate park an hour away and the roads wet or snowy most of the year—Cole taught himself to skate the streets.
It’s rare for a skater coming out of Philly to go pro. But over the years, Cole has been named Thrasher magazine’s Skater of the Year (twice), racked up the highest amount of contest wins and most recently fronted his Camp Woodward initiative—teaching inner city kids to skate and making a positive impact on their lives.
2.0 is a story that will inspire you to live your dreams, even when the world seems stacked against you. Download HERE.
Starting from SPoT Ybor, the mob skated down 7th ave to Ghetto Gap, gave out some cash for tricks, hit the Ghetto Banks and then made it back to SPoT, where there was free food and beer, plus more prizes for best trick.
Ambush Board Co held a best trick contest down in Georgia at Kennesaw Skatepark on Go Skateboarding Day with Olivier Lucero, Khalif Muhammad, Kele, Tristyn, and Jason Maney, Bob and Ezra Boutwell, and Chris and Teegan Saari taking home some prizes.
Chris Cole and Garrett Hill traveled out to Woodward West for one day and leveled the place.
There is no doubt that Brazil has one of the fastest growing skateboarding populations and on Go Skateboard Day 2015 10,000 of them came out and stormed the streets of Sao Paulo.
So the Travel Skateshop contest at Holland Park got rescheduled due to rain but Skate Continue still showed up with a bunch of skaters and watched as Thales took on the park inn the rain.
Woogie stops by Paul Rodriguez’s skatepark with Spanish Mike behind the lens for a session down the gold rail.
Rob Werner, Tyler Nelson, Eddie Galati, Christian Hunsberger and Mike Kucharski hang out at the 2015 Ann Van Summer Jam in this edit by Exploitation Magazine.
Brandon Perelson answers five questions for Strange Notes and Independent Trucks and throws down five clips at this backyard pool.
Johan Stuckey had the last part in the full length video American WKND that came out last week.