This is Off the Wall | VANS

Watch Vans Skate team riders Beatrice Domond and Felipe Nunes come together with artist Little Simz to showcase how they bring their own distinctive style to each part of their lives and creative processes. From the way we skate, to the way we dress, our individual style is an essential element of who we are. It’s the unique way we express ourselves in anything we do. It’s Off The Wall.

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Learn 10 Unusual Skateboard Tricks With Madars Apse – Red Bull

Madars Apse is a bit of a magician when it comes to trying new tricks. He’s crazy talented to begin with—first tries come pretty naturally—but the guy has a knack for adapting to all sorts of styles of skating and working through new tricks with ease. While filming for Skate Tales season 2, Madars picked up a few new ones from characters like freestyle legend Kilian Martin, Brazilian phenom Felipe Nunes, the creative madmen from Fancy Lad, and street skating legend Mike Valley.

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Men’s Adaptive Park Highlight Video | Dew Tour Des Moines 2022

At the 2022 Dew Tour Des Moines, some of the best adaptive skateboarders gathered at Lauridsen skatepark to showcase their best moves. Eight adaptive men finalists circled the park deck, ready to throw down their best moves for a chance at the podium. Watch the men’s adaptive park highlights video above featuring Oscar Loreto Jr, Joey Murillo, Justin Bishop, Mike Rogers, Steven Breeding, Brandon White, Vinicios Sardi, and Felipe Nunes.

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Men’s Adaptive Street Presented by Toyota Highlight Video | Dew Tour Des Moines 2022

Nine adaptive skateboarders charged the course at Lauridsen skatepark for the men’s street competition presented by Toyota. The 2022 Dew Tour lineup included Anthony Ferraro, Dan Mancina, Andy Hernandez, Mike Minor, Josh Tancos, Vinicios Sardi, Justin Bishop, Steven Breeding, and returning champion Felipe Nunes. Watch all the best moves the women put down in their run in the video highlight.

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Street Cash Jam Highlight Video | Dew Tour Des Moines 2022

Thursday night at 2022 Dew Tour Des Moines served as a prequel for the weekend’s main event with an impromptu cash jam on the street course. The session focused on the Tech Deck ledge, Air Force Wings, and MTN DEW nine-stair handrail— the three modified and enhanced features at Lauridsen built by California Skateparks. Watch all the hammers that went down on the street course from the cash jam featuring Carlos Ribeiro, Yuto Horigome, Shane O’Neill, Chloe Covell, Sean Malto, Jamie Foy, Chris “Cookie” Colbourn, Rayssa Leal, Chris Joslin, Jake Ilardi, Funa Nakayama, Mariah Duran, Dashawn Jordan, Gustavo Ribeiro, Felipe Nunes, Kelvin Hoefler, and Vincent Milou.

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The Story Behind America’s Largest Skatepark – The Skatepark Project

Learn the story behind America’s largest skatepark. Hear how the locals got together to advocate for their skatepark needs with Skate DSM, and who stepped in to support along the way. Find out what top pros think of the space and go behind the scenes at the Dew Tour Olympic Qualifiers. This is the story of Lauridsen Skatepark in Des Moines, IA – Winner of a grant from The Skatepark Project. Featuring advocates Brad Anderson, Kevin Jones, Norm Sterzenbach, and Jan Hill, along with industry insiders and pro skaters like Jagger Eaton, Sky Brown, Sean Malto, Ryan Sheckler, Amelia Brodka, Leticia Bufoni, Andy Anderson, Chris Pastras, Todd Richards, Dashawn Jordan, Mike Vallely, Samarria Brevard, Felipe Nunes, Axel Cruysberghs, Dan Mancina, Chris Gregson, Tracie Garacochea, Josh Friedberg, Alec Beck, Kim Woozy and more. To learn how to make a skatepark in your own town, head to www.skatepark.org and check out The Skatepark Project’s Youtube page. To learn more about the National Recreation and Park Association, go to NRPA.org

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