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Skate Cape Verde w/ Jaws, Dakota Servold & Crew | THE GREEN CAPE Part Two – Red Bull

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After navigating the bustling streets of Dakar, Aaron Homoki, Barney Page, Dakota Servold, Yann Horowitz, videographer Patrik Wallner and Luke Jackson headed out into the ocean to Praia, the capital of a chain of islands called Cape Verde.

A tropical paradise, the first thing we found was a giant skatepark in the middle of the city, with a healthy skate scene of kids ripping. The trip started in Praia, where we were based for a few days and then we took to the road to see the rest of this gorgeous island.

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From Playing Soccer in Brazil to Skating Stadiums in NYC | Felipe Gustavo: ALL ON ME

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Growing up as a kid in Brazil, Felipe Gustavo dreamed of becoming a famous soccer player like his heroes Pele and Neymar. That is, until he picked up a skateboard and found his true calling. Now, living in the United States, Felipe has not only become one of the top street skaters in the world, but a household name back in his homeland. In this short video Felipe reflects on his childhood love of soccer, and takes full advantage of an opportunity to skate the New York Red Bull Arena.

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Exploring West Africa On A Skateboard With Jaws, Barney Page & Crew | THE GREEN CAPE Part One – Red Bull

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There are over 1.2b people living in Africa at the moment. With skateboarding reaching the ends of the earth, from northern Russia to the Maldives, Uruguay to the Galapagos Islands, it only makes sense that, with such a large population, Africa should boast some respectable skate scenes as well, right?

Red Bull partnered up with Luke Jackson of South Africa’s ever-excellent Session Skate Magazine and set sail with Barney Page, Aaron ‘Jaws’ Homoki, Dakota Servold and Yann Horowitz to explore some of these burgeoning scenes, enrolling Patrik Wallner behind the lens to document the experience for sharing.

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Red Bull – The Making Of OPTICAL ILLUSION with Madars Apse, Tyler Surrey, Barney Page & Friends

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Skateboarding meets magic as we enter the world of optical skate illusions, employing only visual tricks to create a phantasmagoria with no post-production effects used. This unprecedented project will become a viral crossover feature by employing only visual tricks to create a phantasmagoria for the viewer with no post-production effects employed.

Director Gaston Francisco breaks down how he came up with the idea for the project along with how his team accomplished it without using computer graphics. Featuring Madars Apse, Tyler Surrey, Barney Page, Vladik Scholz & Danny Leon.

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Full Skate Compilation Of 2018 – Red Bull

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Red Bull brought you skating like no-one else does for another 12 straight months – now watch it wrapped up in Patrik Wallner’s blistering mega-edit! The idea behind Red Bull’s globe-trotting Skate Escape series has always been to do the other thing. Take on the bigger challenge. Going skating down the backstreets of this world of ours is always a rewarding experience – new spots, new faces and fast times.

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Red Bull – They Built A Skatepark Out Of Salt | Jaakko Ojanen’s White Desert

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Jaako first travelled to the Salar de Uyuni salt flats in Bolivia about 20 years ago, as a tourist. He slept in a salt hotel, travelled around the salt flats and met the salt workers who had their own quarry and produced salt bricks.
Years later he started to think about skateboarding projects that would be different or out of the norm. Perhaps not surprisingly, one of the first things that came to mind was the Uyuni salt flats and skating on them; but he wasn’t sure if this could be done. Jaakko did a little research and found out through videos and friends that the salt flats might be skateable. Watch and enjoy the fruits of his heavy labours!

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