For the Love of Skateboarding
The 30th annual Tampa Pro was off the chain. Nothing but good vibes at the world famous Skatepark of Tampa. Cheers to 30 years.
Featuring Grace Marhoefer, Ruby Lilley, Rune Glifberg, Asahi Kaihara, Luiz Francisco, Liam Pace, Jake Yanko, Trey Wood, Yam Behar, Tom Schaar, Justin Sommer, Pan Jia Jie, Giovanni Vianna, Felipe Nunes, Jhancarlos Gonzalez, Grant Taylor, Kelvin Hoefler, Matt Berger and Gabriel Fortunato.
Back in the day sailors would get a sparrow tattooed on them after traveling 5,000 nautical miles. Santa Cruz is 5,695 miles from Berlin, so when Justin turned pro they felt he deserved a sparrow. Justin’s Pro model boards are available at skate shops now!
Fresh off the heels of Justin Sommer’s True Grit, it was only right that Santa Cruz set aside his Sparrows Pro Model for a Proddy Chow Wow! SC Brand Manager Andrew Cannon lets the gold shine and puts this deck to the test with some trick requests from friend and CoFounder of Skate After School Timothy Ward!
The Justin Sommer Story follows the journey of a young skater from Berlin who had to overcome adversity to achieve his dream of becoming a professional skateboarder. Born in Berlin, Justin had to learn the ropes from his older friends and navigate the tough streets. After getting sponsored by Radio Skateboards, which was a turning point in his life, Justin fell into the party scene. Despite this setback, he never lost sight of his true passion, skateboarding. Eventually, he left Radio for an opportunity to skate for Santa Cruz Skateboards. As he grew up and matured, he turned pro and achieved his life long dream. This is a story of determination, hard work, and the power of skateboarding to change lives. Don’t miss this inspiring documentary about one of the most talented skaters in the world.
Today Santa Cruz is HYPED to skate Justin Sommer’s ‘Immortal’ pro deck. This is Justin’s debut pro model, so you know they had to run up a Product Challenge! Watch Justin Sommer’s True Grit: premiering on our channel Thursday, Jan 19th at 10am PST!
The first full-length offering from the heaviest Monster skate squad yet, Side Mission is the unanticipated result of this summer’s wildest Euro Tour and the serious ratting that went into it. As the footage stacked from day one in crusty ol’ Bristol, the skeleton of a video formed. City after city the crew toured throughout the hot summer of ‘22, from Germany’s finest street spots to Israel’s gnarliest transitions, the seriously heavy crew brings you their unexpurgated Side Mission.
Expect footage from the swollen ranks of the fullest Monster Energy squad yet: Nyjah Huston, Giovanni Vianna, Gabriel Fortunato, Jorge Simoes, Marek Zaprazny, Dlamini Dlamini, Charlie Munro, Kevin Baekkel, Jhancarlos Gonzalez, Aurelien Giraud, Grant Taylor, Ishod Wair, Matt Berger, Kelvin Hoefler, Panos Loupis, Egor Kaldikov, Justin Sommer, Rune Glifberg, Kieran Woolley, Liam Pace, Trey Wood, Yam Behar, Tom Schaar, Lizzie Armanto and Mami Tezuka.
The Monster Euro Tour has rolled into its final destinations in episode 3, long live the good times! From the streets of Helsinki, mobbing through Vienna and wrapping up the tour in Tel Aviv. Clips were stacked, ankles tweaked, and boards delaminated, all in the name of one of the rawest and most ambitious tours in skate history. Huge shout out to Ponke, Stil and Gilis for the assist and all the locals who came and brought the noise.
Featuring Aurelien Giraud, Gabriel Fortunato, Kieran Woolley, Yam Behar, Giovanni Vianna, Jorge Simoes, Tom Schaar, Liam Pace, Matt Berger, Kelvin Hoefler, Lizzie Armanto, Mami Tezuka, Dlamini Dlamini, Justin Sommer, Charles Munro, Marek Zaprazny, Jhank Gonzales, Rune Glifberg, Panos Loupis and Egor Kaldikov.
Santa Cruz Skateboards, located in Santa Cruz California, was established in 1973 by then owners, Richard Novak, Doug Haut and Jay Shuirman who founded NHS Inc. Santa Cruz Skateboards has long been revered as one of the original skateboard companies that has not only survived over the years, but contributed to the innovation and modernization of skateboards and skateboarding. From the beginning, ‘TIL THE END. Santa Cruz Skateboards Team: Blake Johnson, Devin Flynn, Emmanuel Guzman, Eric Dressen, Erick Winkowski, Fabiana Delfino, Henry Gartland, Jake Wooten, Jereme Knibbs, Justin Sommer, Kevin Braun, Maurio McCoy, Steve Alba, Tom Asta, Tom Knox, Yndiara Asp & Zion Effs
Tune into Episode 7 where the SAINTS & SINNERS cross the border from Spain and put a hurtin’ on spots across Portugal, ending with a packed demo at Parque das Gerações with POP Skateshop. Saints: Erick Winkowski, Blake Johnson, Jereme Knibbs, Fabiana Delfino, Justin Sommer and Keet Oldenbeuving. Sinners: David Gravette, Cody Lockwood, Kevin Baekkel, Chris Russell, Ulph Andersson and Vincent Matheron.
The SAINTS & SINNERS Tour continues with Episode 6 sliding in to Burgos, Spain where the crew make their way to Life Skate Farm to fire it up for the local crowd before heading to EMB of Bilbao and wrapping up at La Kantera Skatepark, home of Emmanuel Guzman’s KF Back Noseblunt Ender seen in Prevent This Tragedy. Saints: Erick Winkowski, Blake Johnson, Jereme Knibbs, Fabiana Delfino, Justin Sommer and Keet Oldenbeuving. Sinners: David Gravette, Cody Lockwood, Kevin Baekkel, Chris Russell, Ulph Andersson and Vincent Matheron.
In episode 2 of the Monster Euro Tour, the squad continues to leave a trail of destruction behind them as they wrap up the German leg with a wild session in Munich, followed by a scorching hot stopover in Athens, Greece and finally ending up in Warsaw, Poland hitting up a crazy DIY. Featuring Aurelien Giraud, Gabriel Fortunato, Kieren Wooley, Trey Wood, Giovanni Vianna, Jorge Simoes, Dlamini Dlamini, Justin Sommer, Charles Munro, Marek Zaprazny, Rune Glifberg, Panos Loupis & the locals who were absolutely killing it.
Hop in the van & check out the first episode of the Monster Europe Tour as the crew kicks things off in the buzzing city of Bristol in the UK, followed by Hamburg & Berlin for the German stops of the tour where the local scene pulled up in their numbers to hang & skate with the boys. Big shouts to Fifty Fifty, Lobby & Civilist Skateshops for all the support.
Featuring: Ishod Wair, Nyjah Huston, Gabriel Fortunato, Aurelien Giraud, Kevin Baekkel, Jorge Simoes, Dlamini Dlamini, Justin Sommer, Charles Munro, Marek Zaprazny, Run Glifberg & the amazing locals we met along the way. Stay tuned for the next one…