In The Mix presents a look beyond the competition and gets a vibe check with skateboarders’ deck side. First up, we hung out on the park deck at the Rockstar Energy Open that housed rippers, local legends, Olympians, and everyone else in between all weekend long in Portland, Oregon. With names like Greyson Fletcher, Tom Schaar, Keegan Palmer, Nick Peterson, and more made for a mind-melting men’s park event. Talent pool aside, what made the vibe of this park deck different from any other was the synergy created by the skateboarders, the energy brought by the fans, and the broadcast hosts behind the microphone, making it all feel like an elevated state of being. Listen along with hosts Corbin Harris, Omar Hassan, and Amelia Brodka as they go through the men’s park competition and the park best trick jam with unique insight from the skateboarders dropping in.
Highlights: Men’s Park Qualifier | Rockstar Energy Open Portland 2024
It wouldn’t be the Pacific NorthWest without a bit of rain. But that didn’t dampen the mood of the park skateboarders as they waited for the moment we were all waiting for, and the show that ensued did not disappoint. A total of 18 park skateboarders dropped in, each taking their own unique angle at the curvatures, extensions, and out-of-bounce opportunities. Watch the ripping montage recap of the men’s park qualifier above featuring Chris Russell, Tommy Calvert, Cory Juneau, Nick Peterson, Eli Williams, Roman Pabich, Phoenix Sinnerton, Taylor Nye, Keefer Wilson, Tristan Rennie, Keegan Palmer, Tate Carew, Vincent Matheron, Tom Schaar, Kieran Woolley, Yuro Nagahara, and Greyson Fletcher.
PERMISSION
Permission was shot entirely on 16mm film short ends of various stocks, using a Krasnogorsk-3 Russian wind-up camera. The film was shot over several years, and many trips down to Fresno in an attempt to document how some motivated individuals in the midst of a disastrous drought and struggling economy have caused the pool skating scene to thrive. Featuring Brad McClain, Kevin Kowalski, Josh Mattson, Mason Merlino, Chris Russel, Ben Rayborn, Dan Stempson, Willis Kimbel, Nick Peterson, Josh “Skreech” Sandoval, Brandon Bohle, Jeremy Tuffli, Jojo Heffington, Aaron Wical, Lance Mountain, Chris Henderson, Julz Lynn, Theo Vanbruggen, Justin Felix, Ryan Johnson, Brian, Max Holbein, Lucas Davenport, Roger Mihalko, Devin Scott, Grant and Peacock.
VOX Goes Camping – Part 2
Nick Peterson, Shaun Gregoire, Andy Mack, Luis Sedano, Al Brunelle, Alan Young, and Brendan Keaveny hit the desert in search for conrcete terrain.
VOX Goes Camping – Part 1
The VOX Footwear AM and Flow team featuring Nick Peterson, Shaun Gregoire, Andy Mack, Luis Sedano, and Al Brunelle went on a camping mission to find concrete terrain.
Nick Peterson – Brutal Fresno Pool Session
Nick Peterson skates a backyard pool in Fresno, California in this short from Metro Skateboarding.
Nick Peterson – Ten Tricks For A Taco
Bacon Skateboards own Nick Peterson skates this freshly poured backyard bowl for Metro’s Ten Tricks For A Taco.
Van Days Ep. 5 – Sunny Days Ep. 53
Nick Peterson, Kyle Braswell, Ryan Carpenter, Sean Blueitt, Jimmy Jamz, Anthony Gonzalez, Frank Faria, Kenny Osborne and Austin Teczon jump in the van.
Mark’s Sweaty Bowl Birthday Session
Featuring Mark Scott, Willis Kimbel, Andy Adams, Cody Lockwood, John Morgan, and Nick Peterson.
Van Days Ep. 4 – Sunny Days Ep. 49
Metro Skateboarding presents another episode of Van Days featuring Brad McClain, Ewen Bower, Nick Peterson, Dylan Bunnell, Kenny Osborne, Bryan Schroeder, Kyle Braswell, RickyFlip, Andrew Braswell and Tyler Schlatt.