The Platfrm First Person: Lilly Erickson’s Journey Through Exposure Skate

Exposure Skate is the world’s largest and longest-running women’s skateboarding competition, propelling rising rippers into the spotlight. Contributing to Exposure’s legacy of prominent skateboarders is Lilly Erickson. Hailing from Oahu, Lilly’s first Exposure event in 2018 was intimidating—until then, she had never seen so many women skateboarders gathered in one place, all pushing the boundaries of progression. Six years later, Lilly boasts an Exposure Pro Bowl title and a list of accomplishments that reflects Exposure’s impact on women in the industry. Follow Lilly along as she gives us First Person insight into her experience at the 13th installment of Exposure at Pood’s skatepark in Encinitas, California.

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Spot to Spot: Ryan Carrell’s PMA Goes a Long Way

Have you ever seen pop like Ryan Carrell’s? Tap in with Ryan and go Spot To Spot to see the Inland Empire skateparks that shaped his enormous snaps and hear what’s been pushing him to try new things lately. Ryan is probably the most polite person in all of skateboarding and has a flawless smile to back it up. His entire life he’s been the definition of a, “people’s person.”

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The Platfrm: Halloween Hellbomb 2024: 6 Years of Raising Hell

The most anticipated hill bomb of the year was resurrected over the weekend in Los Angeles, California where hundreds of skate rats donned costumes and padded the sidelines to contain the mayhem. Six years running strong, the Halloween Hellbomb has morphed from a grassroots-level gathering of hill bombers to a cornerstone event that’s looked forward to each year. Making their appearance most notable were Dern brothers Kanaan and Dalton, Dylan Witkin, Taylor Kirby, Josh Douglas, and ruler of the underground Greyson Fletcher. Cheers to Hellbomb committee members Austin Leleu, Bobby Bils, Kyle Walsh, Cory Keen, and everyone else involved for pulling another hell-raising event.

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Side Hustle: Lady Meek, Hand-Stitched Embroidery

Hand-stitched embroidery from the queen of hand plants, it turns out that Lady Meek makes more than skateboard moves and has a whole other passion that has inadvertently turned into a Side Hustle when she is not out inverting. As the result of a heavy injury Lady picked up the needle and thread hobby to make the most of her time while making herself a one-off to wear. Before she knew it she was getting requests from friends and fans of her work. Listen up as Lady Meek takes you through her process to transform her doodles into one-of-a-kind clothes designs, and how she takes something old and turns it into something all new.

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