CPH OPEN 2017 X Levi’s® Skateboarding

The Copenhagen Open (aka CPH OPEN) is the crème de la crème of Skateboarding in Europe.

Since the beginning back in 2007, CPH OPEN has grown to be the biggest European skateboarding event and attracts people from around the world and brings the city to life. In the process, it has set a new standard for what a skateboarding event can and should be.

CPH OPEN preserves the core values that made us all fall in love with skateboarding in the first place and with the participation of our partners, sponsors, emerging and established talent and the support of ever-growing crowds, CPH have done just that.

Each year in July, the best riders from all over the globe come to the Copenhagen for the five-day event that moves across the city, hitting up old spots as well as creating new runs and DIY parks: CPH OPEN knows no physical borders.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of CPH OPEN, Levi’s® Skateboarding went big and sponsored of the competition hosting a an open skate competition as well as the official CPH after party.

Enjoy below an awesome photo gallery by Maksim Kalanep

Video by Pierre Stachurska
 

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Photography by Maksim Kalanep

CPH Open 2017 | Day 3

CPH Open 2017

19- 23rd JULY

Copenhagen demonstrated in no uncertain terms that a little rain couldn’t dampen the festivities yesterday, as the CPH Open went full steam ahead despite the rain that threw down for most of the day. The washed out scheduled lunchtime ledge action quickly turned into rammed session at the Wonderland bowl in Christiania. Tough to get in proved even harder to get out, as the crowds surged to witness the transition madness of the impromptu sweatbox.

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TJ Rogers → Nollie Heelflip FS Noseslide

Photo by Maksim Kalanep

Breakout missions were taking place in other parts of town as the city showed why it’s one of the best places to skate regardless of weather. Secret spots and well known parks such as the X-Hall bowl were getting decent workouts and being destroyed by GT and crew amongst others.

For those looking to use the break in the comp to loosen up a bit the Champagne River Cruise and Party Bus transported skaters and crew under canopy fuelled by seemingly inexhaustible cases off special reserve.

With the rain retreating late afternoon, the Triangle DIY spot looked like a goer and against all odds dried up just in time for a comp, though not before it was turned upside down by Sebo Walker and TJ Rogers who skated it better in the wet than most mortals can do in the dry. For anyone who’s not seen it, the Triangle takes it’s name from it’s shape and has a bunch of curbs, ledges, hips and bumps that can be skated all the way round. Qualified skaters were given 3 x 2 laps to put lines together with top winners making the cut for Saturday finals. Franky Villani go the crowed fired up with smiles and a diverse bag of silky oddness, Vincent Milou was on fire but Luan made the whole thing look like his local spot with a consistency that’s beyond comprehension.

Saturday schedule takes place by the lakes at Planetariet with a picnic table and flat bar set up followed by 10 stair Cash for Tricks 13.00 – 16.00 Top 3 get qualified into the CPH OPEN finals at Copenhagen Skatepark from 17.00

Expect to see the modern day equivalent of gladiators in the Death Race from 8pm followed by Barrel jumps, best trick and even more partying.

Full line up and directions here → 

Enjoy below a cool photo gallery about CPH Open Day 3 by Maksim Kalanep. Also enjoy Day 1 & 2 

TJ Rogers → Nollie Heelflip FS Noseslide

TJ Rogers & Sebo Walker

Party Bus

Champagne River Cruise

Photography by Maksim Kalanep

CPH OPEN 2017 | Day 1 & 2

CPH Open 2017

19- 23rd JULY 

Corks are popping for the champagne of skateboarding, otherwise known as the CPH Open, the skate event that couldn’t possibly happen anywhere else in the world without getting shut down within minutes.

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Yuri Facchini → Shifty Flip

Photo by Maksim Kalanep

5 days of skateboarding from some of the best in the game kicked off with the biggest crowd ever seen mobbing the Faelledparken.
Over vert sections and backside face slaps seen by the world via instagram was even more insane in the cold light of real life as Rune, Raven and Grant Taylor defied logic and the laws of physics to open the skate festival with lines that laughed in the face of sensibility.

Thursday took it 80s old school at Lithauens Plads with plexi glass quarters, kickers and OG boardslide rails before a slappy and wallride attack in the meat packing district in front of another huge and up for it crowd.

The CPH Open, now celebrating it’s 10th year, cruises the streets of the Danish capital hitting up skate friendly architecture and purpose built features in a celebration of getting loose and being off the hook. With the largest line up of pros and top draw AMs from across the globe, the super chilled and highly carbonated event runs through to Sunday with a full schedule every day to stoke out the city takeover.

The top 3 qualifiers from each event bags a ticket to the finals at the Copenhagen Skatepark on Saturday, but the true glory lies in the insane spots and the getting there in this incredible city.

The session takes off again at 18.00 at the DIY Triangle. Full line up and directions here →

Enjoy below an awesome photo gallery recap from day 1 and 2 by Maksim Kalanep

 

Day 1

Louie Lopez → BS Noseblunt

Raney Beres

Ishod Wair → BS Grab

Rune Glifberg → BS Smith

Raven Tershy → Ollie In

Crowd

Lizzie Armanto

Grant Taylor

Vincent Milou → Bs Tailslide

Igor Kaldikov → Nollie Hardflip

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Day 2

Roman Pabich

Fernando Bramsmark

Hugo Boserup → BS Tailslide

Alex Sorgente → BS Feeble

Ryan Clements

Tom Remillard & Diego Fiorese

Brad Staba, Scuba Steve, Eric Koston, Kevin Bradley

Kevin Bradley, Eric Koston, Kyron Davis

Zion Wright → FS Pop Shove It

Kevin Baekkel

Tyler Surrey → FS Flip

Yuri Facchini → Shifty Flip

Mason Silva → Hardflip

Photography by Maksim Kalanep