Out of 613 athletes the United States is sending to the Tokyo Olympics, Heimana Reynolds is one out of 12 skateboarders on Team USA representing skateboarding in the park competition. Although he skipped out on competing at Dew Tour Des Moines due to rehabbing a minor injury, we were lucky enough to catch up with Heimana before the big games to get the lowdown on what skateboard gear he’ll be riding in Tokyo.
Welcome to the Family – Zion Wright | Skate | VANS
Vans Skateboarding proudly welcomes the talented Zion Wright to the Vans Family. Rising to prominence in his early years as a standout at contests and filming in the streets, Zion has been on a clear, unrelenting path toward his goals—which include competing on the world stage. His fearless, no-holds-barred approach and unique style shines in this welcome edit, accompanied by the musical stylings of his father, Mustafa Wright, on the sinte drums.
NYJAH HUSTON | Aspire – Inspire: Ep 05
Get into the mindset of the world’s top-ranked street skateboarder! Recognized as the most winning street skater of all time, the 13-time X Games gold medalist will represent the United States in skateboarding’s debut at the Tokyo Olympics this July.
If you think you’ve seen it all from Nyjah – think again. In Ep 05, get an early peek into the upcoming biographical film project, ‘Nyjah’, directed by boundary-pushing skateboard filmmaker Ty Evans. The movie will showcase his backstory from the beginning to present day. And then his present-day journey to the Olympics. The film is set to release later in the year from Ghost Digital Cinema.
Manny Santiago’s Secret to Longevity in Skateboarding | Aimless Episode 16
Skateboarder Manny Santiago is going to the Olympics. That’s right; skateboarding is making its Olympic debut at the 2021 Summer Games in Tokyo, Japan, where Manny Santiago will be representing his birth country of Puerto Rico. Manny first stepped on a skateboard in Lowell, Massachusetts, where his momentum drove him to pro stardom in 2010 and hasn’t stopped since. With a decade’s worth of pro status and a competitive career that roots back even further, it’s safe to say Manny knows his way around a competition arena. Now, residing in the mecca of skateboarding in California, Manny has found a lifestyle that keeps his health in tiptop shape, continues to make skateboarding fun and proceeds to evolve his bag of tricks to stay on par with the best. Follow Manny along in the video above as he shows us his early morning skate routine, healthy eating and recovery practices, social life at home, and more.
2 Secret Locations with Gustavo Ribeiro, Leticia Bufoni & Madars Apse | MUNDO GUSTAVO Ep 3
Meet Gustavo Ribeiro, the Portuguese pro skater who is about to take his shot on the biggest stage in the world. In this episode Gustavo shows us around his private indoor park with Leticia Bufoni and films for The Maze in Germany with Madars Apse.
DEW TOUR: Team Brazil CATF Sessions | Sightseeing Vol 1
Welcome to the first installment of Sightseeing, a video-based series of all the action Dew Tour captures on location featuring various athletes. Sending off the first episode is Team Brazil on their recent trip to Vista, California, where they take over the California Skate Park Training Facility in preparation for Dew Tour Des Moines. Featured skateboarders include Pedro Barros, Hericles Fagundes, Pedro Carvalho, Leticia Goncalves, Carlos Ribeiro, Mateus Hiroshi, Dora Varella, Murilo Peres, and Luiz Francisco.
TONY HAWK’S FIRST X GAMES | World of X Games
In 1995, ESPN introduced The Extreme Games to the masses. Billed as a weeklong competition, The Extreme Games (later changed to X Games) brought out the top action sports athletes in the world, across skateboarding, BMX, inline skating and more.
At the time, Tony Hawk was one of a few veteran pro skateboarders on the scene, successfully making the jump past the skateboarding craze of the 1980s, into a more underground, authentic scene spawned during the 1990s. But all that was about to change. With a boost of commercial exposure from ESPN and The Extreme Games, Tony Hawk would become one of the most recognized names in skateboarding throughout the world. And to this day, Tony’s name is synonymous with skateboarding, thanks in part to the momentum created here. Take a look back at Tony’s first vert and “street” runs from July, 1995.
And oh yeah, Tony took home the first Extreme Games gold medal in Skateboard Vert.
E101 – Nyjah Huston Talks Olympics, Injuries, & Film Projects
Nyjah Huston is the winningest skateboarder in history. The Dingo and Danny sit down with the pro skater and Team USA Olympic athlete in the very first episode of UNLEASHED. It’s a heavy one: The reigning SLS World Champion and winner of 19 medals at X Games speaks on his road to the Tokyo Olympics, ‘sending it’ on big tricks, current video projects, dealing with injuries and staying motivated despite the ongoing pandemic.
Preparing Professional Skaters for the 2020 Olympics – VICE
With skateboarding now an official sport in the 2020 Olympics, unofficial assistant Coach Taji brought legendary Olympic Coach Ron, who has coached more than 40 Olympians over the years. Can Taji and Ron get these skaters prepared for the big day?
USA National Skateboarding Team Announcement and Skate Session – Dew Tour
On Tuesday, March 20th skateboarders, parents, and media from multiple platforms gathered at CA Training Facility in Vista, CA for the announcement of the first-ever USA national skateboarding team. With the help from Toyota and Nike, 16 skateboarders, including Nyjah Huston, Alexis Sablone, Zion Wright, Brighton Zeuner, and more join together to form the first-ever USA skateboarding national team. Both park and street events will make their Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.
The eight women and men chosen for the USA national team qualified based on their performances in international level events during the year before their selection. Skateboarders will have the opportunity to qualify for the 2020 Summer Games based on three of their best results in the 2019 qualify season (now through September 15, 2019) and six best results during the 2020 qualifying season (September 16, 2019 – May 31, 2020).
CA SKATEPARK TRAINING FACILITY!
CA Skateparks Built a indoor ” Training Facility” so the Highland Peak crew had to come down and check it out. Not only did we have a blast, Skate, Give Product away but we also had a couple special guest! If in the area I recommend to check it out…Everything is perfect. – Manny Santiago