Following the men’s street VQS qualifier, the top six moved onto the semi-final, where they were met by seventeen skaters, making for a total field of twenty-three. This was the largest and longest contest of the Rockstar Energy Open and the most important for street skateboarders to make it in the top ten to advance into the final. Nevertheless, the fans who packed the bleachers, sidelines and climbed trees were in for a show. Watch the best of the best that went down in the men’s street semi-final highlight video above featuring: Sebo Walker, Josh Douglas, Julian Lewis, Johnny Purcell, Marcos Montoya, Gabe Vigliotti, TJ Rogers, Julian Christianson, Dominick Walker, Felipe Gustavo, Tyson Bowerbank, Chris Joslin, Zach Saracheno, Braden Hoban, Maurio McCoy, Alec Majerus, Dashawn Jordan, Cordano Russell, Vincent Milou, Lazer Crawford, Jhancarlos Gonzalez, Kelvin Hoefler, Jake Ilardi.
adidas Skateboarding Presents /// Lil Dre in Los Angeles
Lil Dre, Marcos Montoya, and Nikolai Piombo in LA for Dre’s Centennial 85 Low ADV.
Debuting in 1985, the Centennial is a hardcourt classic. Inspired by archival basketball but made for skateboarding, Dre’s Centennial Low gets the ADV treatment. Crafted with a mix of durable split suede, nubuck, and air mesh rubber for the upper, with pops of muted pink and a reflective heel detail.
FIZZY POP BOYZ.
Featuring Mark Gonzales, Javier Nunez, Cody Simmons, Seven Strong, Auguste Bouznad, Jax Effs, Zion Effs, Marcos Montoya, Joe Campos, Kader Sylla, Patrick O’mara, Troy Gipson and Kris Brown.
adidas Skateboarding Presents /// Marcos Montoya FL MADE
This Floridian makes his way bi-coastal and over to Paris to bring you his first video part with adidas, all captured through the lens of Justin Albert.
Gas Giants Demo at SPoT 2023
Ish Cepeda, Marcos Montoya, Sean O ‘Connor, Blake Carpenter, John Dilo, Zion Effs, Jax Effs, Christian Henry, Nikoli Piombo, Thomas Dritsas, Ronnie Kessner AND Gary Rogers came to hang out at SPoT for the afternoon. They kicked it off with a demo and then headed over to the venue for a good ol’ fashioned meet and greet. Tap in to see how it all went down!
“SHABEATZ” – An East Coast Tour Video by Jenkem for Adidas Skateboarding
Remember demo tours? Yeah, we miss those days, so Jenkem joined Adidas in the van to bring you “SHABEATZ” a nostalgic tour video through the East Coast full of skateboarding, behind-the-scenes interviews and crusty locals. Featuring Daewon Song, Vincent Milou, Mariah Duran, Dennis Busenitz, Silas Baxter-Neal, Nora Vasconcellos, Lil Dre, Miles Silvas, Marcos Montoya, Dan Mancina, Paul Shier, Jake Donnelly, and Jamal Smith.
adidas Skateboarding /// East Coast Tour Recap
8 states, 24 riders and 2 vans. Watch the adidas team rip through the East Coast, visiting shops and your local spots. Featuring Dennis Busenitz, Nora Vasconcellos, Daewon Song, Silas Baxter-Neal, Mark Gonzales, Dan Mancina, Mariah Duran, Felipe Gustavo, Diego Najera, Kris Brown, Joey O’brien, Gui Silva, Alec Majerus, Jonathan Perez, Jack Fardell, Frankie Spears, Carlisle Aikens, Vincent Milou, Miles Silvas, Donta Hill, Jamal Smith, Marcos Montoya and Deandre Thebpanya.
Venture x Shake Junt
GET BUCK! Nikolai Piombo, Tanner Burzinski, Davey Sales, John Dilo, and Marcos Montoya coming through for the new Venture X Shake Junt Collab. Dropping at finer skate shops now.
Shake Junt’s Shrimp Tales: Shrimp Blunt’s B-Rolls With Jafin Garvey
Behind the scenes of SHAKE JUNT’s SHRIMP BLUNT video with Jafin Garvey. Also featuring Tafari Whitter and Marcos Montoya.
Skatepark of Tampa – Clips From The Moat: Clash of the Crews 2016
Clash of the Crews is one of those contests that never fails to pop off. 2016 was a total madhouse and this older SPoTLife episode shows it all, as shops travel from all over, to battle it out in the park. Featuring Jamie Foy, Rene Perez, Danny Fuenzalida, Kanaan Dern, Bryan Hess, Chopper Dave, Christian Henry, Manny Benitez, Mike Peterson, Blaine Partridge, Killian Horne, Chris Blake, Meagan Guy, Devin Abreu, Marcos Montoya, Nik Zuck, Chad Poore and Niko Howard.
Vans Clash of the Crews 2019 – Best Trick Contest
In true SPoT fashion, we added a few extra events to this year’s Clash of the Crews Shop Vs. Shop contest. One of them was a ripping Best Trick Jam that ended with Marcos Montoya blasting an insane krooked grind nollie flip out across the flatbar. Yeah Marcos!
Men’s Am Street Finals Recap Video | Dew Tour Long Beach 2018
Peep the Am Street finals recap video featuring Roger Silva, Yoshi Tanenbaum, Taylor McClung, Gabriel Fortunato, Tyson Bowerbank, Marcos Montoya, Henry Gartland, Maurice Jordan, Gustavo Ribeiro, Maurio McCoy, and Chris Colbourn.