For the Love of Skateboarding
There’s no better time to be alive than at the Helsinki Helride, where skateboarders and skate fans take to the streets of Helsinki, Finland to turn the beautiful architecture into skateable art.
The Helride boys know how to put on an event that appeals to every style of skating, from gnarly wall rides to stairsets, banks, ledges and of course the effervescent Suvilahti DIY at the heart of the event.
Since his first skate contest at 6-years-old, the now king of X Games has never looked back with 13-straight podium finishes. His addiction to skateboarding keeps him putting in the work on and off the board to separate the hungry up-and-comers away from his planted place at the top.
She’s the only female to land Tony Hawk’s infamous 360 loop, the first female to be featured on the cover of Transworld Skateboarding and she’s looking to get back on top at X Games Skateboard park. This quirky park skater bears a competitive spirit that fuels her passion to consistently push the boundaries and make strides within her journey as a skateboarder.
Gabriel Fortunato, Marek Zaprazny and Kevin Baekkel took a road trip between 2 of the sickest cities in Europe and scored technical lines, hidden bowls and huge rails. Portugal is dope, so many spots, sick food and good times with the homies.
In this episode of “Monster Mic’d Up”, Eric Koston gets strapped up with the hidden mic at the SLS World Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Listen in to some of the ‘behind the scenes’ small talk going down at SLS contests.
SLS mic’d up Nyjah Huston at the Huntington Beach stop and listened in on the skaters small talk.
Magazine Covers, Pro Models, Video Parts, and a down home DIY attitude, make Monster Energy Snowboarder Chris Grenier a certified Pro on all fronts. After laying waste to Idaho and Utah’s public Skateparks the crew linked up with Chris to spend some time on his property. The Freedom Frontier. Chris’ passion for Snowboarding and Skateboarding led him to create the Freedom Frontier with some buddies and you better believe his Concrete had never seen Skating like this… Thanks for the Hospitality Chris!
Illuminated by the beautiful lights of Moscow at night, a crew of international skateboarders explored the skateable architecture in the Russian mother city. Pushing from dawn til dusk, the plight of bad weather only helped to capture some stunning clips; the street lights magnifying the allure of the urban landscape at night.
Chile’s skateboarding pioneer Stavros Razis was in town to participate in the World Cup, with fellow Monster Energy teammates: Argentinian star Dario Mattarollo, South African hero Khule Ngubane and local Russian prodigy Egor Kaldikov. The weekend ended up with a bronze medal for Dario, but the most fun started when they broke out onto the city streets.
Idaho and Utah, USA are laden with hidden Skatepark gems. Monster Energy’s Trey Wood, Lizzie Armanto and Sam Beckett hit the road after this years X Games Qualifier in Boise with their minds set on ripping some of the regional terrain. Check back for Part 2.
Monster Energy rider and SLS Pro Matt Berger may have been out for the LA Stop due to injury, but that didnt stop him from messing with the rest of the Pros at practice! Check out the latest Mic’d up with Matt Berger now.
Japanese Skateboarder Keyaki Ike has dropped a brand new part for 2018. For the past 6 months, this 17 years old Japanese kid has not stopped, traveling back and forth between home and overseas for filming and contests. This piece of footage displays all of the hard work and long hours he has put in to get to where he is today. Since Keyaki’s last part in “ALMOST DAWN”, he has taken his skateboarding to another level, so expect some hammers
On our recent trip to London for the 2018 SLS Pro Open we made our way to the legendary Southbank Centre, a place where skaters from around the world gather together & Mile End skatepark. Joining our journey was Monster Energy riders Marek Zaprazny & Phil Zwijsen. Enjoy! – SLS