Spot to Spot: Chris Joslin 12 Hour Street Mission in Portland, Oregon

The Springtime weather in the Pacific Northwest can always be a roll of the dice. Portland, Oregon is notorious for its wet weather, which averages 36 inches of rain year-round. Unsurprisingly, on the first trip to the City of Roses, Chris Joslin was met with weather that doesn’t favor hucking moves out in the streets. But getting skunked on the first trip didn’t stop Chris from booking another flight to the PNW for another chance to stack clips.

Guided by local skateboard filmer Adam Robo, Chris Joslin was pointed in all the right directions for spots, uncovering hidden gems that might have gone overlooked. Watch Chris Joslin unload a fury of tricks and lines, hitting seven spots and surprise cameos from Kevin Kowalski and Sebo Walker, all in 12 hours.

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Team USA Men’s Street Skateboarding: Road to Paris Olympics 2024

Step into the world of Team USA street skateboarders Nyjah Huston, Chris Joslin, and Jagger Eaton as they prepare to represent their home country at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Each skateboarder has navigated a challenging year and a half of qualifying events, overcoming the physical and mental challenges of competing at such a high level of skateboarding. Learn about the journey each of them took to secure a spot in the top three to represent Team USA, their mindset as they approach Paris, the unique skills that set them apart, and the excitement building for the second edition of Olympic skateboarding.

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The Platfrm – Vault: The First Skateboarding Olympics in Tokyo 2020

As the second round of skateboarding arrives on the Olympic stage in Paris starting this weekend, The Pltfrm dug back through their vault archive to reflect on skateboarding’s inaugural debut at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games. Hear from Sean Malto, Chris Joslin, Nyjah Huston, Mirah Duran, Pedro Barros, Leo Baker, Chad Muska, and many more on what it means for skateboarding to be on the Olympic stage, the unique traits of skateboarding culture and its diverse background.

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Best of the 9 Club – First Half of the 2024 SLS Championship Tour

Since we’re halfway through the 2024 Championship Tour, we wanted to take a look back at some of the best 9 Club’s that we’ve seen thus far! There was no shortage in Paris and San Diego, as well as at APEX 01 and APEX 02!

Featuring Vincent Milou, Chris Joslin, Sora Shirai, Gustavo Ribeiro, Aurelien Giraud, Yumeka Oda, Momiji Nishiya, Yuto Horigome, Braden Hoban, Filipe Mota, Alex Midler, Jhancarlos Gonzalez, Giovanni Vianna, Dashawn Jordan, Manny Santiago, Antonio Durao, Nyjah Huston and Lucas Rabelo.

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