This installment of deep-dives is of particular significance because it is the first time a skateboarding event has ever hit Japan’s southern island of Kitakyushu so it was an all-new experience for skateboarders and fans alike. Jump right in for A Closer Look at Japan’s newest skateboarding destination and event!
SIT DOWN: Gustavo Ribeiro – WORLD SKATE SB
Gustavo Ribeiro has one of the most storied competitive skateboarding careers of his generation.
Carrying the torch for Europe in a sphere dominated by the giants of USA, Brazil and Japan, World Skate sat down with the Portuguese leader of the new school to discuss pressure, progression and life at the cutting edge of skateboarding’s most demanding theatre of dreams.
WST World Cup Kitakyushu Men’s Finals RECAP
Sora goes for back to back wins in this thrilling finals here at the WST World Cup Kitakyushu.
WST World Cup Kitakyushu Women’s Finals RECAP
Women’s finals here in Kitakyushu was one for the BOOKS.
Course Preview: WST World Cup Kitakyushu Street 2025 with Ryan Decenzo
Ryan Decenzo takes you on a tour through the WST World Cup Kitakyushu Street course.
New Forms: Giovanni Vianna Talks His Favorite Fakie Moments
In New Forms, Brazil’s Giovanni Vianna talks us through how his personal style of skating has evolved. A Fakie pioneer, he explains how his father’s suggestion led him down a creative skateboarding path which has seen him put down some of the most impressive NBD’s in skate history. World Skate caught up with him to learn about commitment going blindside, square rail testing and Full Cab Bennetts!
Guiding Spirits | Chany Jeanguenin – World Skateboarding
Read the full interview HERE.
World Skate SIT DOWN: Vincent Milou
Vincent Milou has walked skateboarding’s current highwire act better than most. Mainstream skateboarding media is currently preaching to ever-smaller congregations about what constitutes legitimacy in this tastemaking sphere of youth culture; meanwhile, contests flourish in a post-Covid era.
Sponsors want their skateboarders to do the impossible- to broadcast and narrowcast them at the same time. As something clearly has to give there- and with the tide going against cool-guy culture in this day and age of inclusion- Vincent has just recently resolved a longstanding board sponsor limbo.
He returned to Rome for WST World Cup 2025 in order to reclaim his position as the crowd’s darling everywhere he goes.
Marc Churchill sat down to get a sense of where France’s highest-ranked Street skateboarder (30th) on the WST is at in his life and skating right at this moment in time.
A Closer Look | WST World Cup Rome Street 2025
Ever wondered what life is like inside the World Skateboarding Tour? A Closer Look is our dedicated slice-of-life series which steps into the lives of the skateboarders who make up our community as each destination’s final weekend progresses, pressures rise- and dreams also sometimes fall apart.
A little over a month ago the WST was in Rome for the first World Cup 2025 event of the new season.
See the action from an inside perspective and meet some of the characters who make the WST such a wild ride, as we re-live a glorious downtown June meet-up in Italy.
ON SIDE: Mitchie Brusco & Raicca Ventura watching the WST World Cup Rome 2025 Park, Ostia Qualifiers
Legend and co-commentator Mitchie Brusco teams up with the WST 2024 Park World Champion Raicca Ventura to watch the Qualifiers and take a look back to her winning run from last year.
UPDATE: WORLD SKATEBOARDING RANKING – MEN’S STREET
Follow World Skate SB for the latest highlights, info, and updates on skateboarding. Also, keep up with the World Skateboarding Ranking HERE.
UPDATE: WORLD SKATEBOARDING RANKING – WOMEN’S STREET
Follow World Skate SB for the latest highlights, info, and updates on skateboarding. Also, keep up with the World Skateboarding Ranking HERE.