The Boardr recaps their NYC stop of the 2024 Drop In Tour.
The Crew Skates Down Under | Red Bull Drop-In Australia Tour
Late October 2023’s Red Bull Drop-In Tour of Australia saw the gang host four roadblocked skate demo’s on an 8-day skate spree along the country’s east coast.
One of the most ambitious skate tours to date saw Torey Pudwill, TJ Rogers, Zion Wright, Gustavo Ribeiro, Felipe Gustavo, Alex Sorgente, Leticia Bufoni, Jamie Foy and Jake Wooten rock jam-packed sessions at the very different skateparks of Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Sydney respectively.
India’s First Female Pro Skater: Atita Verghese | RED BULL SKATE TALES
Atita Verghese is India’s foremost female skater. She discovered skateboard culture through the country’s Holystoked crew who built India’s first DIY skatepark in Bangalore.
As soon as she set foot on a board, her life changed forever- and she has never looked back. In 2014, Atita founded Girl Skate India, an NGO which encourages young women to follow her path into the great big world of skateboarding for themselves.
Atita is an inspiration to women worldwide- but especially in India, a nation of a billion souls where skating is still in its infancy.
Jiro & Devin Go to Camp – Episode 1 – Woodward
Meet Jiro Platt & Devin Flynn: Tri-State buds turned sponsored skaters for Red Bull, each has gained the respect of the skate community with a laundry list of support from major brands across the industry. Before the recognition, they had one big thing in common… meeting at Camp Woodward.
Jiro & Devin join forces for a week, returning to the ultimate action sports camp to show you what Woodward is all about: Progression, fun, and shredding world-class parks with your friends.
Magic Tricks With Skateboard Wizard Richie Jackson | RED BULL SKATE TALES
Richie Jackson is skateboarding’s last true outlaw. The Death Skateboards pro broke the skateboarding mould and threw its unwritten rule book in the bin, personally ushering in the ‘anything goes’ era everyone claims to applaud today.
With a wild imagination and inventive approach to what street skateboarding can be, the New Zealander has eclipsed most of his peers in terms of public awareness by using social media to leapfrog out of skateboarding’s orthodoxies. Holder of the most-watched video part in Thrasher’s history and possessor of unique personal style, Madars investigates the man from straight out of skating’s leftfield!
Linking up with Brazil’s newest Pro-skater Vitória Mendonça | RED BULL SKATE TALES
It is so great stretch to say that Vitória Mendonça is the modern face of skateboarding today. Having just been turned professional by her board sponsor Element Skateboards at CPH Open 2023, she has the world at her feet- but it wasn’t always this way.
From a humble background in Rio de Janeiro, her skating ability has raised her up to become one of the most visible girls in the worldwide sponsorship game today. Moreover, she has also parlayed her talent into a successful parallel career as a model.
TJ Rogers Video Part | KEEP SMILING – Red Bull
TJ Rogers is a skateboarding hero of our time. Regardless of what life has thrown at him, he is absolutely having it right now- at a juncture in his life when he could be forgiven for taking it easy for a while.
This new part from him has it all- and in spades; if ever there was a skater on a mission, it is TJ.
RAW EDIT: Ryan Sheckler LIFER Video Part – Red Bull
Ryan Sheckler always makes skateboarding look easier than it is. His new video part, LIFER, is no exception to that rule. But, believe it or not, this three-year-long video project came with its challenges, battles, and even serious injuries.
In this Raw Edit, Red Bull pulls back the curtain to see the attempts, bails, and makes behind Sheckler’s latest ground-breaking video part.
Ron Deily – NJ Skateshop x Square Up Skateboards
Don Reily Red Bull Professional Skimboarder.
The Squad Skates Japan | Red Bull Drop In Japan Tour
Japan has exploded into the wider consciousness of the skateboarding world in recent years. Whether through the internet-busting antics of Gou Miyagi, the Far Eastern Skate Network’s distinctive and innovative video output, the lore of the Osaka Daggers or the domination of the women’s contest circuit, Japan is a bigger part of skateboarding’s cultural soup than at any time before now. Featuring Zion Wright, Ryan Decenzo, Torey Pudwill, Margie Didal, Alex Sorgente, Jake Wooten and Max Habanec.
FORGET ME NOT | The Madars Apse Video Part – Red Bull
This six-minute belter from everyone’s favourite Latvian contains all the ingredients of a timeless Madars Apse video part: innovative, inventive skating, a different eye for spots and a personal style all of his own.
A Day in the Life of Brighton Zeuner | FIELD DAY – Red Bull
A self-described ‘colourful mess’, Brighton blew up in Women’s Park skateboarding as a 12-year old winner of Vans Park Series, Malmo back in 2016. A year later, she would win an X-Games gold medal- and her skateboarding career took off. Her own Vans colourway and capsule collection demonstrated her burgeoning interest in fashion, which is where we begin our day in her company as she searches out appropriate ‘fits for Coachella.
We next high-tail it straight to the skatepark where Brighton shows us a little of the skate ability which made her the 2018 VPS World Champion, before the devastation of a broken nail sends her in search of comfort eating, Japanese-style.