For the Love of Skateboarding
Watch the full Men’s Park Qualifier competition replay from the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon.
Featuring Trey Wood, Nick Peterson, Kevin Kowalski, Greyson Fletcher, Jake Yanko, Vincent Matheron, Tristan Rennie, Tommy Calvert, CJ Collins, Chris Russell, Danny Leon, Phoenix Sinnerton, Taylor Nye, Tate Carew, Issei Sakurai, Hampus Winberg, Keegan Palmer, Luigi Cini, Cory Juneau, Pedro Barros, Liam Pace, Yuro Nagahara, Gavin Bottger, and Tom Schaar.
Take a day trip to the Netherlands with Tijmen Overbeek for a quick rip at his local park before heading into the streets for a full day of stacking clips. If the Netherlands wasn’t already on your radar for a skate trip abroad, these spots might influence your next homie mission. Tijmen’s first full part recently dropped in Santa Cruz’s TYPE video, and here he takes us back to the 15-stair handrail where he landed a kickflip backside lipslide on his third try. Get a glimpse of what the Utrecht skate scene has to offer in this episode of Spot to Spot: Tijmen Overbeek.
You know him as a Creature Fiend, but around Portland, Willis Kimbel is also known as a local shop owner and the man behind the city’s most recent DIY skatepark. Since moving to the area in 2004, Willis has been enamored with Portland’s skate scene—massive parks, huge transitions, and a landscape surrounded by nature. But over the years, as things changed, he found himself graduating from simply skating in the community to helping build it up and usher in the next generation.
In 2024, he opened Rip’s Co. Skateshop in response to another local shop being forced to close its doors. Since then, he’s been creating even more spaces for skaters. Q-Side is “a skateboarding place in Portland, OR,” according to its Instagram bio—but in reality, it’s the result of hard work and collaboration between skaters like Willis and city officials. Tap in with Willis Kimbel for a Snapshot of his Portland lifestyle, and the unique role skateboarding continues to play in his life and the city at large.
The PLatfrm brings you the full Men’s Park Final at the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open!
Watch the full Women’s Park Final competition replay from the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon. Featuring Heili Sirvio, Bryce Wettstein, Ruby Lilley, Jordan Santana, Lilly Erickson, Aaliyah Wilson, Minna Stess, Sky Brown, Mizuho Hasegawa, Hinano Kusaki, Lady Meek and Yurin Fujii.
Watch the full Women’s Street Final competition replay from the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon. Featuring Valentina Petric, Meagan Guy, Secret Lynn, Yuri Ashizawa, Niko Sugimoto, Paige Heyn, Aoi Fukuda, Mei Ozeki, Ibuki Matsumoto, and Coco Yoshizawa.
Watch the full Men’s Street Final competition replay from the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon. Featuring Dominick Walker, Julian Christianson, Kelvin Hoefler, Kristion Jordan, Jake Ilardi, Matt Berger, Braden Hoban, Ivan Monteiro, Julian Agliardi and Kairi Nesuke.
Watch the full Women’s Park Final competition replay from the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon.
Featuring Heili Sirvio, Bryce Wettstein, Ruby Lilley, Jordan Santana, Lilly Erickson, Aaliyah Wilson, Minna Stess, Sky Brown, Mizuho Hasegawa, Hinano Kusaki, Lady Meek and Yurin Fujii.
Chaos and discipline only scratch the surface when describing all that is Chris Russell. Currently residing in Ocean Beach, San Diego—but originally from Hermosa Beach—Chris has been surrounded by surfing and skating since day one. Hitting the road to compete was a family affair in his early days, but as a teenager he began taking on the road solo to tear up and hold on to everything in his way.
But there’s another side to Chris, too. Lately, he’s been learning to be a strength and conditioning coach. For the last five years, Chris has taken to jiujitsu, learning a lot about discipline while taking his personal fitness to the next level. “Skateboarding is chaotic, and it’s the best thing, but I think within that—and as you get older—you want to feel a little bit more grounded and secure. The beauty about [jiujitsu] is that the better I am in here, the better I am on my board.” Go deep in this episode of Portraits: Chris Russell to see new clips of him ripping while he gives us an update on his life’s current events.
Watch the full Men’s Park Final competition replay from the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon.
Featuring Issel Sakurai, Hampus Winberg, Keegan Palmer, Luigi Cini, Cory Juneau, Pedro Barros, Lima Pace, Yuro Nagahara, Gavin Bottger, and Tom Schaar.
The Des Moines Streetstyle Open hit its fifth year, turning the city into a multiday skate takeover. Skaters from across the country linked up with the local scene to session the streets and be part of a one-of-a-kind even. Powered by Skate DSM with backup from USA Skateboarding, Subsect Skateshop, and the city itself, the Des Moines Streetstyle Open continues to push to new levels. Hit play to catch locals hype up their event and watch heavy hitters like Jake Kelly, Colin Slew, Gabe Vigliotti, Josh Douglas, Jake Ilardi, and many more rippers.
Go back to Portland, Oregon, and Chris Joslin’s battle to put it down at the 2025 Rockstar Energy Open. “I used to compete because I’m a competitive person, but now I compete because I’ve got a family to feed.” Joslin’s dedication and focus are clear at every single event. Years of experience have earned him his elite bag of tricks. His headspace and how he handles himself in moments of pressure are other skills that only time can teach.
Chris failed to make the cut for the Men’s Street Finals, but he didn’t let it define his weekend. “It sure is important to come back from your setbacks… for me, I’ve got a reason to keep going. I’ve got a family.” This episode of First Person: Chris Joslin follows him through the weekend, right up to the moment he won the Cash for Tricks Best Trick Jam to leave his mark on the event. “The fans saved my life.”