For the Love of Skateboarding
Watch the full Men’s Park Qualifier competition replay from the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon.
Featuring Trey Wood, Nick Peterson, Kevin Kowalski, Greyson Fletcher, Jake Yanko, Vincent Matheron, Tristan Rennie, Tommy Calvert, CJ Collins, Chris Russell, Danny Leon, Phoenix Sinnerton, Taylor Nye, Tate Carew, Issei Sakurai, Hampus Winberg, Keegan Palmer, Luigi Cini, Cory Juneau, Pedro Barros, Liam Pace, Yuro Nagahara, Gavin Bottger, and Tom Schaar.
Chaos and discipline only scratch the surface when describing all that is Chris Russell. Currently residing in Ocean Beach, San Diego—but originally from Hermosa Beach—Chris has been surrounded by surfing and skating since day one. Hitting the road to compete was a family affair in his early days, but as a teenager he began taking on the road solo to tear up and hold on to everything in his way.
But there’s another side to Chris, too. Lately, he’s been learning to be a strength and conditioning coach. For the last five years, Chris has taken to jiujitsu, learning a lot about discipline while taking his personal fitness to the next level. “Skateboarding is chaotic, and it’s the best thing, but I think within that—and as you get older—you want to feel a little bit more grounded and secure. The beauty about [jiujitsu] is that the better I am in here, the better I am on my board.” Go deep in this episode of Portraits: Chris Russell to see new clips of him ripping while he gives us an update on his life’s current events.
A heavy crew fires up the session and the BBQ—steaks, shrimp, burgers, and the NEW BTG Summit BBQ getting put to work. Spark it up anytime, anyplace, anywhere. Available NOW at your local skateshop!
Featuring Wes Kremer, Peter Hewitt, Chris Russell, Erick Winkowski, Roman Pabich, Lady Meek, Alexis Ramirez, Omar Hassan, Collin Provost, Marius Syvanen, Liam Pace, Chris Cope, Lefty, Brunner Bros & more.
Chris Russell’s no stranger to heavy terrain but that doesn’t mean the tricks come easy… Press the play button and witness the battles and victories behind Muscle’s OJ part.
Muscle has had his sights on the infamous monument spot in Poland for years, and the pieces finally came together this Summer to make the trek out to this epic spot and check it off his bucket list. Lurk with Chris and special guest vagabond Erick Winkowski across the pond, pit-stopping in Berlin before making the journey to Poland to battle a behemoth while wrapping up his latest OJ video part.
Chris Roberts and the Nine Club talk Chris Russell, Toby Ryan, Jimmy & Shea and more Live!
Undoubtedly, the Pacific Northwest is the mecca for transition skateboarders, who continue to pilgrimage to historic DIY spots and pave the path to new terrain. Who better to follow around Portland than Kieran Woolley? During the Rockstar Energy Open, he spends his spare time exploring the city and meets up with legend Chris Russell. Tag along with these two talented rippers as they go for a scrape at Burnside and have the privilege to session the Bodecker Foundation pool in the latest Spot to Spot video.
Gaze in awe at the top-tier skateboarding that took place at the inaugural 2024 Rockstar Energy Open from Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon. All course and venue angles were covered with steady hands from lensmen Riki Bedenbaugh, Lee Dupont, Chris Gregson, Collin Schwartz, TJ Gaskill, Nick Hanson, Tom Harden, Jon Humphries, Ira Ingram, and ace drone pilot Aaron Jessee. Watch over seven minutes of slow-motion action of Tyson Bowerbank, Chris Joslin, Jake Ilardi, Lazer Crawford, Chris Russell, Kieran Woolley, Aoi Uemura, Yurin Fujii, Lilly Erickson, and plenty more in The Rollout montage above.
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.
Bucky’s footage of an awesome vert session with Denmark’s finest Rune Glifburg joining Bucky, Jimmy Wilkins, Colin McKay, Sergei Ventura, Rob Lorifice, Jordyn Barratt, Chris Russell, Reef, Shea Donavan, Christiano and Archer Braun.
Check out the RAW MAYHEM edit of Rip Ride Rally 2022 as skateboarding’s top concrete crushers slug it out in Philly from Front St Skatepark, Muni, Nocturnal Skate Shop to FDR. Bear witness to the destruction… Rip Ride Rally presented by Independent Trucks and Monster Energy.
You saw the full length ‘OJs In Big Sky Country’, now check into Extra Pulp featuring Chris Russell, Kieran Woolley, and Willis Kimbel as they step to the insane concrete terrain of Idaho and Montana. No transition is safe when these dudes roll through…