PHXAM 2026 Highlights: The Ultimate Skateboarding Event – The PLATFRM

PHXAM 2026 brought together the future of skateboarding in one place. The vibes stayed high despite the Arizona heat, the music stayed loud, and every session pushed the limits. Huge shoutout to all the skaters, fans, and crew who made it happen. This is more than a contest—it’s a community. Relive the weekend, and see why PHXAM continues to set the tone for the next generation.

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Bradley Church: Weekend at PHXAM 2026 | Spot to Spot – The PLATFRM

Hit the heated streets of Phoenix, Arizona with one of the nicest, and freshest skaters in town—Bradley Church takes the crew around for a day (and a couple nights) of skating, going Spot to Spot.

Despite Cowtown’s PHXAM coming to town for the 24th annual event, Bradley found the time to give us the royal treatment and unveil a few of his favorite places to stack when he wasn’t in contest mode. And if you’ve seen any of his parts, you know he has the goods. One city, four spots, nearly a dozen clips and the nicest tour guide you can ask for.

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PHXAM 2026 Rockstar Energy Best Trick Highlights: Junseung Lee, Steven Vasquez, Carlos Garcia & More

The Best Trick event took place on the Rockstar 6-stair handrail setup, featuring curved handrails on the sides and a third going straight down the middle. Open to ALL of the contestants from the weekend, the mayhem could hardly be controlled as the masses swarmed the set.

Junseung Lee took home the win for his heelflip blunt slide bigspin out, Deyvid Tuesta Mota’s nollie 270 heelflip back lipslide and Steven Vasquez’s bigflip bluntslide took home some cash as well.

Featuring Deyvid Tuesta Mota, Kenny Reed, Logan Perez, Reemy Aniceta, Carlos Garcia, Drew Nguyen, Greg Rodriguez, Mark Dipasquale, Cassius Booker, John Osborne, Isaac Relis, Steven Vasquez, Anthony Guerrero, Erick Borges, Victor Ramon, Nick Todero, Bryshan English, Shinga Ma Uemura, Victor Castillo and Junseng Lee.

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PHXAM 2025 Men’s Final Highlights | Platfrm

Watch the highlights of the best moves that went down on Sunday’s final for Cowtown Skateboards’ 2025 PHXAM. All twelve finalists put in work over the weekend to make it to Sunday’s main event, and the skating they put down did not disappoint. Watch Javon Goodman, Drew Nguyen, Isaac Relis, Maurice Jordan, Gabe Vigliotti, Greg Rodriguez, Steven Vasquez, Malachi Gray, Deyvid Tuesta Mota, Kristion Jordan, Julian Agliardi, and Keenan Lewis in the highlight video above.

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The Platfrm CORE: Cowtown – The Story Behind Arizona’s Iconic Skate Shop and Contest PHX AM

At the crux of every thriving skateboard scene is a brick and mortar store that plays a vital role in the foundation of its community. Laura, Trent Martin, and Ed Cox JR of Arizona’s Cowtown Skateboards have proven this true. Born out of necessity, Trent and Ed felt the missed representation of a core skate shop that supported the local community. Before Cowtown’s inception, a coalition of key figures that included Laura, Damon Alire, and Daniel Shircliff were already pushing for the development of a skatepark for the community—their efforts included engaging with the city, raising money, and hosting contests. In 1997, two events occurred that would forever change the course of skateboarding in Phoenix: the opening of Cowtown and Desert West Skatepark. The paths between Trent, Ed, Laura, Damon, and Daniel crossed throughout their various endeavors, each with similar goals: providing, fostering, and building a future for skateboarders in their community.

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