Sour team members killing it at Barcelona streets as usual, some really fun spots and awesome skating!
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Jorge Simoes takes 1st in Saturday’s finals
The sea breeze off the Mediterranean did little to cool today’s finals of the Nike SB Barcelona AM at Skate Agora.
Qualified amateur riders from yesterday’s heats and semis took to the park from early afternoon to lock down lines and tricks in order to try and scoop part of the €10,000 prize money and a ticket to the Nike SB Berlin Open for the ultimate super final winner.
Taking to the course in groups of 3, the level of speed and technicality was raised another level from the off. Robin Bolian tore around the park on a mission eating up the end quarter pipe, Marek Zaprazny Nollie bs flip down the stairs, nollie front heel over the bump to bumpn and Phil Zwijsen took an incredible 2 and a half minute run but wasn’t good enough in the judges eyes to put him in the top 3.
The super final saw Gard Hvaara, Jorge Simoes and Gustavo Ribeiro go head to head in what turned out to be rail and stair battle which was ultimately taken by Simoes helped by a 180 switch crook and backside over crook down the rail.
1st Jorge Simoes 2nd Gustavo Ribeiro 3rd Gard Hvaara,
Before prize giving the best trick saw traditional hammers and no hopers being thrown down the stairs, ledge and rail in the best trick.
1st Ivan Monteiro 270 kickflip variel. 2nd Egor Kaldikov Fakie tre backlip
3rd Richard Tury Nollie bigflip boardslide
The skating carries on tomorrow at Skate Agora for the SLS Pro Open Semifinals and Finals from 11am.
Final Result List
1 Jorge Simoes - PORTUGAL
2 Gustavo Pereira Ribeiro - PORTUGAL
3 Gard Hvaara - NORWAY
4 Ivan Monteiro - BRASIL
5 Egor Kaldikov - RUSIA
6 Vincent Milou - FRANCE
7 Marek Zaprazny - CZECHOSLOVAKIA
8 Mads Christensen - DENMARK
9 Phil Zwijsen - BELGIUM
10 Robin Bolian - FRANCE
11 Roger Silva - BRASIL
12 Jost Arens - GERMANY
13 Farid Ulrich - GERMANY
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Cool edit about the stay in Barcelona some weeks ago of Matt Gottwig, Brad Cromer, Sebo Walker, Mike Anderson and Bobby Worrest, special appearance Jesus Fernandez.
Directed by Matt Gottwig
The first stop of the Nike SB European Series, the Barcelona AM, got lit up yesterday at the Skate Agora plaza BDN. Qualifiers saw 20 skaters bounce through to meet up with 32 pre-qualified in a flood-lit semis.
An on form and up for it crowd filled the eastern bleachers and created noise throughout the day cranking the energy on the park and AMs that tore it up.
Qualifiers were 78 deep and competition was tough with so few semi spots up for grabs. Young Jonas Carlsson from Norway surprised and stoked out everyone with man sized tricks out of a 13 year old boys body and Brazilian Ivan Moteiro took charge of the park in his heat with a faultless run, giving him a pass to semis and then landing the right side of the cut in to Saturday’s main event.
The semi finals upped the ante with a line up of Europe’s top AMs stepping up to try and secure a spot in the finals. With a variety of styles and tricks on display judges were saying that it was one of the toughest comps to score. Farid Ulrich got his position in finals with smooth, fast and stylish flow. Phil Zwijsen used the whole park with solid consistency but Vincent Milou goes into tomorrow’s final in first place out of a 12 man start list who will compete for part of the €10,000 purse on offer.
Doors open at Skate Agora for tomorrow’s finals at 5.30 PM with the comp starting at 6.30. Entrance is free.
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Quatersnacks just came up with this awesome edit featuring stylish JB Gillet, check it out!
Welcome part by Jaakko Ojanen as the new addition to Element Europe team .
Jaakko is a from Tampere, Finland. He skates fast, with style and power. And it seems that his bag of tricks is endless. The part is 100% made of Instagram clips. Which is pretty nuts as some of this tricks are most skaters part's enders.
Edited by advocate French Fred Mortagne.
Ementa SB squad from Portugal on tour to San Miguel Açores island, check also the demo they held at Black Sand Box Skatepark.
Ron Deily, Dave Willis, Gavin Nolan and Chaz Ortiz shred the skate paradise of Barcelona.
Directed by Ben Oleynik
Filmed and Edited by: RB Umali
Mark Baines has been over two decades ripping up, far from retire he is still killing it and producing as you can see on this video part for Landscape skateboards.
The first stop of the Nike SB 2016 European Series kicks off at the Skate Agora BDN plaza skatepark in Barcelona, the proving ground for European skaters. The Nike SB Barcelona AM 20th - 22nd May invites top AMs from across Europe to compete for a total prize purse of €10,000. The winner is invited to take part in the Berlin Open in July where they will skate against some of the best Pros at Nike SB’s, The Shelter.
The event is held alongside the SLS Nike SB PRO Open where 30 Pros will battle for just two spots on the SLS Nike SB World Tour roster.
The Nike SB Barcelona AM will launch the 2016 series to be followed by the London AM, Paris AM and Berlin Open respectively.
Competing skaters and spectators for the Nike SB BCN AM can register here
Details and tickets for the SLS Nike SB PRO here
SKATE AGORA BDN BARCELONA
Ctra. de Mataró,
4, Polígon Industrial Manresa, 08911 Badalona, Barcelona, Spain
Nike SB's Fran Molina, Michael Sommer, Andrew Verde, Daniel Lebron, Marek Zaprazny and friends Nayat Cheikh and Brayan Albarenga warm up and invite you to the first stop of the Nike SB European Contest Series, the Barcelona AM, on May 20th-22nd at Skate Agora.
More info and rider registration
Sick video parts by Arthur Derrien alongside JB Gillet for Mallgrab video, check it out!
Road to Tokyo is an introspective journey about the future of skateboarding.
A skateboard torch traveling from Spain to Japan, told through the eyes of skaters who support skateboarding becoming Olympic and some who don’t.
Directed by Nixon Freire and Nomad Skateboards
Footage from The Sour Skateboards team on filming missions around Barcelona, check it out!
Dope Mixtape edit by Hélas Polo Club featuring Lucas Puig, Jesús Fernández, Max Geronzi, Brian Peacock, JB Gillet, Dan Leung, Mark del Negro, William Monneris, Karl Salah, Mark Zaprazny, Brayan Albarenga, Tommy Zhao, Clement Brunel, Stephen Khou, Roman Lisivka and Luypa-Sin.
A cool check-in thus far on the skate career of Benny Fairfax, commentated by longtime friend and London local, Joey Pressey.
Another sick VX video part by Flo Mirtain, watch and enjoy some french finesse!
Awesome full length video by TPDG Supplies Co. from Germany featuring Kaio Hillebrand, Felix Lensing, Kalle Wiehn, Valle Cafuk, Ben Wes, Julian Ruhe, Patrick Zentgraf, Daniel Pannemann, Danny Sommerfeld, Roland Hoogwater, Paul Röhrs
Edited by Gerrit Piechowski
Music by Figub Brazlević
Jeremie Daclin, JB Gillet and Flo Mirtain visit Lucas Puig in Toulouse to get arty with friend and skateboarder Nils Inne. Check the spot customize by Nils and the fun session.
Gnarly section by Willow for "Where We Come From" video, hammer time, check it out!
Video by Lucas Fiederling
Watch Madars Apse, Pat Duffy, Barney Page, Walker Ryan and Gosha Konyshev skating the Caucasus. Georgia, Armenia and the tiny, disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, check it out!