X Games 2001 SKATEBOARD STREET FULL COMP: X GAMES THROWBACK

Twenty years ago today, on August 11, 2001, X Games held its first Skateboard Street competition at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And it was mayhem. Imagine the scenario: across a busy downtown street from Love Park, Philadelphia’s City Hall was already a go-to destination for street skaters. And with the addition of a few banked landings that created new lines, X Games took to the streets for the very first time. Featured skaters include Kerry Getz, Eric Koston, Kareem Campbell, Kyle Berard, Chris Senn, Ricky Oyola, Rick McCrank, Josh Kalis and some impromptu MC’ing from Jason Ellis.

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X Games 2001 SKATE STREET BEST TRICK: X GAMES THROWBACK

Twenty years ago today, on August 11, 2001, X Games held its first Skateboard Street Best Trick competition at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. And it was mayhem. Imagine the scenario: across a busy downtown street from Love Park, Philadelphia’s City Hall was already a go-to destination for street skaters. And with the addition of a few banked landings that created new lines, X Games took to the streets for the very first time. Featured skaters include Kerry Getz, Eric Koston, Rick McCrank, Josh Kalis and some impromptu MC’ing from Jason Ellis.

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Nike SB | Contest Legends

Lance Mountain, Elissa Steamer, Paul Rodriguez, and Eric Koston aren’t just skateboarding’s elite; they’ve excelled at the highest level of competition. Along with the checks, the trophies, and the accolades, and what that means for skateboarding supersedes it all. It’s about power, it’s about potential, and every showdown champions those who rise to the occasion and skateboarding as a whole.

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BEAGLE Tapes: Episode 46 – Chad Muska and Reno

At a 14 stair in Pasadena, Eric Koston attempts a nollie heelflip and Braydon Szafranski attempts a fakie kickflip. The combination of height and length prevails, and the boys come up empty handed. Upon Chad Muska’s request, Reno, the underdog, throws a boneless down the 14 and rides away victoriously. Muska, keeps the street lit and Atiba Jefferson gets the flick.

The following day, at a bus station off the 101 freeway, Chad Muska stakes his claim on a never-touched wall-grind. Chad begins a dance of madness, it takes two to tango. The spot and skater, confidence and creativity, all it takes is ONE. First round knock out, swagger like Mic-Fuckin-Jagger. Against the grain on the 101, a path less traveled. Circa 2006. – Beagle

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Team KOSTON vs Team SHANE Final: THE RELAY | SLS GAMES

This is SLS Games, a very serious competition.

This is a two team, three versus three competition, where skill and passion are put to the test through four rounds. Each round is worth a 2 second (total of 6 seconds up for grabs) head start which applies to the final round.

Round One: DECATHLON
Round Two: GAME OF OUT
Round Three: THE STAIR DOWN
Final: THE RELAY

Team KOSTON: Eric Koston, Ishod Wair & Kevin Bradley
Team SHANE: Shane O’Neill, Carlos Ribeiro & Robert Neal

This is the Final – who will take the win and reign supreme as the SLS Games King?!

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Team KOSTON vs Team SHANE Round Three: THE STAIR DOWN | SLS GAMES

Welcome to SLS Games, a very serious competition.

This is a two team, three versus three competition, where skill and passion are put to the test through four rounds. Each round is worth a 2 second (total of 6 seconds up for grabs) head start which applies to the final round.

Round One: DECATHLON
Round Two: GAME OF OUT
Round Three: THE STAIR DOWN
Final: THE RELAY

Team KOSTON: Eric Koston, Ishod Wair & Kevin Bradley
Team SHANE: Shane O’Neill, Carlos Ribeiro & Robert Neal

The teams are tied up after Team KOSTON won Round One and Team SHANE took Round Two. Watch them battle it out in Round Three and stay tuned for the Final dropping next week!

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Team KOSTON vs Team SHANE Round Two: GAME OF O.U.T. | SLS GAMES

Welcome to SLS Games, a very serious competition.

This is a two team, three versus three competition, where skill and passion are put to the test through four rounds. Each round is worth a 2 second (total of 6 seconds up for grabs) head start which applies to the final round.

Round One: DECATHLON
Round Two: GAME OF OUT
Round Three: THE STAIR DOWN
Final: THE RELAY

Team KOSTON: Eric Koston, Ishod Wair & Kevin Bradley
Team SHANE: Shane O’Neill, Carlos Ribeiro & Robert Neal

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Team KOSTON vs Team SHANE | SLS GAMES Round One

Welcome to SLS Games, a very serious competition.

This is a two team, three versus three competition, where skill and passion are put to the test through four rounds. Each round is worth a 2 second (total of 6 seconds up for grabs) head start which applies to the final round.

Round One: DECATHLON
Round Two: GAME OF OUT
Round Three: THE STAIR DOWN
Final: THE RELAY

Team KOSTON: Eric Koston, Ishod Wair & Kevin Bradley
Team SHANE: Shane O’Neill, Carlos Ribeiro & Robert Neal

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TOP TWELVE: TOA FAVORITE BROOKLYN BANKS CLIPS

The TOA Top Twelve is back with a very topical Brooklyn Banks post for your quarantined eyes. Since it’s virtually impossible to make a “Best Tricks” list for a spot so historical as the Brooklyn Banks, we decided to lighten it up a bit and make a list of our favorite clips from the long, long history of the incredible spot. Although a TON of amazing stuff has gone down w/in the property lines of the Banks, we picked the clips that have either been the most memorable to us or were so amazing we couldn’t leave them off the list. And since we can’t ever make up our minds completely, we added an “Honorable Mentions” section so we could squeeze a few more into the mix to make sure we didn’t leave out any classics. Do you agree with our list? What did we forget? Let us know in the comments. – Theories of Atlantis.

In order of appearance the skaters featured are: Eric Koston, Rob Welsh, Tim O’Connor, Brian Wenning, Jamie Thomas, Austin Gyllete, Stevie Williams, Jake Johnson, Zered Bassett, Josh Kalis and Quim Cardona.

The Honorable Mentions featured are: Mike Carroll, Javier Nunez, Mark Gonzales, Quim Cardona, Josh Kalis, Gino Ianucci, Jake Johnson, Keith Denley, Fred Gall and Jason Dill.

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