Kilian Martin hails from the Alcorcon neighbourhood in Madrid, Spain. Not long after he began his skating journey, Kilian discovered Powell Peralta’s legendary ‘Ban This’ video, which introduced him to freestyle skating. Join Red Bull in Madrid as Madars takes Kilian back to his roots for a flatland masterclass in this walloping episode of Skate Tales!
Re-Imagine Skateboarding With The Fancy Lad Crew | SKATE TALES S2 Ep 1 – Red Bull
With his sails set on exploring the wilder shores of skate culture around the world, there was no way that Madars’ global exploration of the skate underground Skate Tales wasn’t going to pitch up with Matt Tomasello and the Fancy Lad brigade, sooner or later.
Madars Apse | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts – Episode 225
Madars Apse discusses growing up in Latvia, selling flowers to buy his first board, getting on Element flow through his local shop, going to college in Barcelona, gettin on DC shoes, moving to London for a year to finish school, getting Kingpin Magazine’s European skater of the year award in 2012, turning pro for Element, filming for his Element “Peace” part, working on projects in Latvia to make skateboarding legal at some Museums and Library’s, his Red Bull series “Skate Tales” season 2 and much more!
Madars Apse’s Skate Tales Is Back! | Season 2 Trailer – Red Bull
Join us on April 20th for Season 2 of Skate Tales, Madars Apse’s documentary series journeying through skateboarding’s wilder shores.
NATURE CALLS EXTENDED VERSION – Element Skateboards
Following all the positive energy from Element’s ‘Nature Calls’ release they are happy to present ‘Nature Calls: Extended Version’. Check out the new extended version to see what it took the crew to reach and discover some of these epic natural skate-able spots tucked away in the Pyrenes mountains, and all the way to the US, Finland, and Brazil. Featuring Phil Zwijsen, Jaakko Ojanen, Madars Apse, Nick Garcia, Rafa Cort, Leon Charo-Tite, Vinicius Costa, Vitoria Mendonça, Victor Cascarigny, Cesar Dubroca and Alex Amor.
Nature Calls – Element Skateboards
Phil Zwijsen assembled a crew of fellow curious minded skateboard friends, and head up to the great outdoors of the Pyrenees mountains. Check out their journey, exploring untouched natural terrains throughout the four seasons. Turning this video project into a global movement, he then invited some of his Element teammates to do the same at home in the US, Finland and Brazil, putting their own twist on their environment. Featuring Phil Zwijsen, Jaakko Ojanen, Madars Apse, Nick Garcia, Rafa Cort, Leon Charo-Tite, Vinicius Costa, Vitoria Mendonça, Victor Cascarigny, Cesar Dubroca and Alex Amor.
DC SHOES : CUBA SKATE
DC Films is proud to present Cuba Skate. This short documentary highlights the efforts of the nonprofit organization and their dedication to cultivating a sustainable future for skateboarding in Cuba. DC pro Madars Apse joined a crew of skaters and cinematographers as they got a hands-on, inside look at the burgeoning skate scene in Cuba. Beyond just bringing skateboarding to the island, the film showcases how Cuba Skate brings the youth together and helps them to develop useful life skills.
Exploring Street Spots In Guatemala, Belize & Mexico w/ Madars Apse, Jaakko Ojanen & Crew | RAW CUT
Road warrior Dani Millan’s Searching for the Mayas action remix follows pro skaters Jaakko Ojanen, Madars Apse, Angelo Caro and Zack Wallin on tour throughout Belize, Guatemala and Mexico!
Join A Huge Skate Tour Through The Balkans With Madars Apse & Crew | UNKNOWN TREASURES Part Two
Red Bull final supercharged skate mission before lockdown took on Europe’s final skate frontiers: Wes Kremer, Josef Scott, Madars Apse, Ben Skrzypek and Tino Arena set out on a 13-day mega-tour to skate the capital cities of the southern Balkan states of Kosovo, Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia on a huge overland journey involving hospitals, sunset sessions, food poisoning and UN peacekeepers along the way.
GoPro: Street Skate with Madars Apse in Latvia
Throwback to four days in Latvia for the GoPro Creator Summit with GoPro Athlete Madars Apse, Sakke Leskinen, Niklas Vetra, and the GoPro HERO9 Black.
Red Bull – Skate The Hidden Spots Of The Balkans w/ Madars Apse, Wes Kremer & Crew | UNKNOWN TREASURES Part One
Late in the last summer before lockdown, SK8MAFIA’s Wes Kremer, Element Skateboards’ Madars Apse, Sour Skateboards’ Josef Scott and widely- respected veteran Ben Skrzypek were joined by vibesman Tino Arena on a 13-day skate mission through the southern Balkans to spread the good word of global skate culture all the way from the beach towns of Albania to the killer skate scene in Skopje, North Macedonia via Montenegro and Kosovo.
The World Loves Skateboarding | Best Of Red Bull Skateboarding 2020
2020 was a most unusual year, but it will be remembered as one of skateboarding’s most globally successful years.
The reasons for that are many and varied, sometimes overlapping, but a perfect convergence of circumstances saw skate shops around the world unable to meet demand, small brands suddenly able to clear out entire inventories, and uptake – oftentimes re-uptake – of skating worldwide at a level not seen since the headiest days of decades past.
It was at breakfast the morning after Red Bull Skateboarding’s 2020 planning meeting last January that the newspaper headline spoke of a city being locked down far away. It’s doubtful that anyone back then could have foreseen the last 12 months playing out the way they have, but with so many projects already under way globally the race was on to bring them all in – safely, and in whole.
From Patrik Wallner’s pioneering Uzbekistan skate project to contests like Simple Session, Red Bull Solus & Red Bull Bowl Rippers to RAW EDITS with Jamie Foy, CJ Collins & more to introducing the world to Madars Skate Tales to skating Larvikite with Torey Pudwill & crew to exploring the spirit of skateboarding in Africa, 2020 will go down in as an epic year in our history books!