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Is Andy Anderson The Most Versatile Skater Ever? | SKATE TALES

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Andy Anderson is the people’s champion: a skateboarder for all seasons who made being an outsider cool. The era-jumping, helmet-wearing skateboarding phenomenon can freestyle like it never went out of fashion, rip monster rails like a mosher, AND represent his country in the biggest contests of them all! Andy represents all sides of skateboarding- but, what’s more, he does so in his own signature way.

Undeniably brilliant, unapologetically out there and unquestionably unique, there was no way Skate Tales wasn’t going to beat a path to his door. Madars is in Venice Beach to meet the man they couldn’t ban: ladies and gentlemen, Mister Andy Anderson!

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A Summer Day with Pro Skater Jagger Eaton | FIELD DAY

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Ever wonder what it’s like to live the dream as a pro skateboarder? From demos and signings to photoshoots and filming missions for the next video part, it’s no wonder skaters have the best job on earth. But when the tours wrap up and the contest season chills out, there’s nothing better than coming home to the purest form of skateboarding: no stress, no deadlines, just good times with great friends. Welcome to “Field Day.”

In this episode, we tag along with Jagger Eaton, one of the best to do it in the world of competitive skateboarding in both street and park disciplines. The term “day off” isn’t really in the Arizona native’s vocabulary, but we’ll show you how he spends a more mellow day in his current home of Encinitas, CA as he links up with Heimana Reynolds, Zion Wright, and Gavin Botger for a day of good food, good skateboarding, and golf. Enjoy!

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The Crew Skates Down Under | Red Bull Drop-In Australia Tour

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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.

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India’s First Female Pro Skater: Atita Verghese | RED BULL SKATE TALES

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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.

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Jiro & Devin Go to Camp – Episode 1 – Woodward

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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.

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Magic Tricks With Skateboard Wizard Richie Jackson | RED BULL SKATE TALES

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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!

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RAW EDIT: Ryan Sheckler LIFER Video Part – Red Bull

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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.

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The Squad Skates Japan | Red Bull Drop In Japan Tour

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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.

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