Skate Agora | Best Trick Fridays

This coming up August 25th Best Trick Fridays are back! This time it will be held on the ledge, in the quarter and on the manual pad with flat bar.

From 18.00 to 20.00 Skate Agora will give out a 100€ cash price per module!

At 20.00 they will go on with the Skate Agora Cinema Sessions.

.. stay tuned they will unveil the movie shortly!

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Skate Agora Cinema | V Edition

This week continues the Skate Agora sessions on Thursday at 9:00 p.m., with the fourth Bones Brigade video, Powell Peralta Public Domain.

On Friday at 8:00 p.m. you can enjoy the classic – Pulp Fiction – by Quentin Tarantino. 

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Lance Mountain | Spirit of 78/17

Searching & finding different & new terrain, some pour some great. Figuring out the walls & lines all in something that was not made to skateboard in but the ultimate rush is pool skating. Bringing together Brad Bowman, Doug "Pineapple" Saladino, Tom "Wally" Inouye, Chris Strople pioneers of skateboarding style, maneuvers & pool riding, (who all graced the covers & pages of the first skateboard magazines) with friends along with Guy Mariano & Donovon Piscopo is the destination. These times are the reason Lance Mountain started skateboarding & fells in Love with it. The spirt of 78/17.

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In honor of the legendary skater’s affinity for pool skating, as well as his appreciation for the Blazer since the 70’s, both silhouettes catch the spirit of 78/17 and are synonymous with Lance’s legacy in skateboarding. 

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The Nike SB Zoom Blazer Mid Lance Mountain

The color scheme reflects the 70’s-era prism-fades on concert posters, the tiles from Lance’s favored pools and his own skate graphics.

The heel has a tile treatment and features a tile-like debossing, with “78” referencing the year Mountain first remembers seeing the Blazer regularly in skate mags. The right shoe reads "17" to represent both the present day and a nod to the future. 

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Nike SB Zoom Blazer Mid Lance Mountain "Friends & Family"

Featuring a distinctive upper inspired by 70’s-era prism-fade concert posters. “The colorway — the rock poster fade — is connected to a look that has been tied to me for some time,” explains Lance. “I have used it on my board graphics, throughout my career.”

In addition to the upper’s colour scheme, this too features the tile-like debossing on the heel and nods to Mountain’s history, with both pool skating and the Blazer silhouette. 

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Mateo Rotaeche | V7 Heart Wheels

Mateo Rotaeche introducing the new "Mosaic V7 Heart wheels", 100A, available in 52 mm, 52 mm, 54 mm, 55mm by Mosaic Company

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New Balance Numeric | Tricolor Trailer

Stay tuned today for the release of the brand new video from the New Balance Numeric team feat. parts from PJ Ladd, Flo Mirtain and Franky Villani

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Tricolor Trailer 2 from New Balance Numeric on Vimeo.

Lucas Puig | On Palace

After all the rumors around for a while, this is the confirmation that Lucas Puig in now on Palace after Cliché

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🇫🇷 🇫🇷 •BONJOUR •JE M'APPELLE •MONSIEUR SHOWERFACE •NEW LUCAS PUIG BOARDS •IN PALACE SHOPS TOMO •I LIKE THE ONE WITH DAS •LUXURY CAR INTERIOR •AND ONIONS •BIG UP FRANCE @lucaspuig @lucaspuig @lucaspuig

Una publicación compartida de PALACE (@palaceskateboards) el 10 de Ago de 2017 a la(s) 3:03 PDT

Skate Agora | Cinema

This week Skate Agora opening on Thursday with Supreme’s Cherry. A skate film by William Strobeck, featuring the “Supreme Kids” as they became known, a crew of friends from LA and NYC who all skate together. Featuring Kevin Bradley, Sage Elsesser, Mark Gonzales and Jason Dill among others.

Following on Friday with an American comedy-drama film based on a novel from 1986 – Forrest Gump – directed by Robert Zemeckis and stars Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Mykelti Williamson, and Sally Field.

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Almost x Al Carrer Skateshop

Al Carrer Skateshop has the honor to have a collab with ALMOST Skateboards, a company created by two Skateboard Legends: Rodney Mullen and Daewon Song. They brought skateboarding to the next level with an original style, that´s why ALMOST is a great company. ALMOST x AL CARRER are now available in-store!

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Chris Chann | Krak Interview

Krak  introducing a very first long-format interview with Chris Chann. At the end of 2016, they invited Chris to their childhood city: Lyon, in France. Here's his story.

Filmed and edited by Hugo Bernatas 

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Damn AM Amsterdam | Presented by Noord

After a few years of absence the Damn Am is returning to Amsterdam on 4th - 6th of August 17 at the newly launched and in several ways amazing NOORD skatepark.

With a €12,500 Prize Purse on offer the top 10 skaters from the event will qualify to skate the Tampa Am in November.

Registration is now open here

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Chris Joslin | Michelin Marana

The most durable skateboarding shoe on the market has partnered with one of the world’s top manufacturers of premium rubber to develop an outsole that is 3X MORE DURABLE. The original Marana was an incredibly durable shoe, but contrary to most skate shoes, the upper was so long lasting that the 400 NBS rubber outsole could not keep up. They were able to identify a weakness in the outsole as an opportunity to make the shoe even better than before and in an effort to continuously improve the world’s most durable skateboarding footwear, etnies joined forces with Michelin to translate the performance and durability of Michelin tires to the outsole of a shoe. 

After Chris Joslin wear tested different rubber compounds, it was the Michelin’s PC00 rally racing compound that stood out among the rest due to the long-lasting formula. The Michelin compound is a premium Outdoor Compound (OC) for greater durability on uneven terrain, strong for stability and with good abrasion resistance. The outsole tread features large tread sculptures for maximum durability, interlock design for better adherence, multiple ¬flex lines for board control and reactivity, deep grooves for weight reduction, and a high contact surface for support and shock absorption. The Marana sole also features cupsole construction, which creates a thicker barrier between the skater and the board. Together, these features make the new Marana the toughest on the market for high performance skateboarding.

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Skate Agora | Cinema

Esta semana Skate Agora da comienzo a las sesiones de cine con The Search for Animal Chin, una película de skate  de 1987 dirigida por Stacey Peralta, con the Bones Brigade (Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Tommy Guerrero) viajando por California, Nevada y Hawai a diferentes spots de skate en busca de el viejo sabio, Won Ton “Animal” Chin.

Continuando el viernes con Gleaming the Cube, (también conocida como A Brother’s Justice y Skate or Die). Una película americana de 1989. Con Christian Slater, Mike McGill, Mark Rogowski, Rodney Mullen, Rich Dunlop, Eric Dressen, Lance Mountain, Mike Vallely, Chris Black, Ted Ehr, Natas Kaupas, Chris Borst, y Steve Saiz. Tony Hawk y Tommy Guerrero, entonces miembros de la Bones Brigade también aparecen en la película como miembros de la crew de skate de Chris.

¿Sabías que el título de esta película se refiere a la críptica pregunta que Garry Scott Davis  preguntó a Neil Blender en una entrevista en la edición de diciembre de 1983 de la revista Thrasher? En la película, el personaje de Christian Slater define “gleaming the cube” como “empujando tus límites al borde”.

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Skate Agora | Cinema II

En Skate Agora continúan con la propuesta veraniega Cinema, está semana tendrá lugar la premiere del Texalona 2. Un vídeo de Jordan Standley grabado en Texas y Barcelona protagonizado por Florentin Marfaing, Johannes Bayer, Frankie Rendón y más caras conocidas. El viernes se proyectará Los Goonies, un icono de las películas de aventuras de los años 80 dirigida por Richard Donner y basada en una historia escrita por Steven Spielberg.
No te lo pierdas este jueves! Recuerda que la entrada es gratuita.

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Ben Kadow | Pro for Hockey

Ben Kadow just turned pro for Hockey  joining Donovon Piscopo, John Fitzgerald, and Andrew Allen at the FA´s sister brand

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CPH Open 2017 | Day 4

CPH Open 2017

19- 23rd JULY

The CPH Open finals was a day that will go down in the history books as one of the most packed Copenhagen skateboarding has ever seen. With a big crowd comes a great atmosphere and with the sun out and the party in full Saturday mode, everyone headed to the first stop of the day by the Planetariet where a flat bar and picnic bench got laid out in a line to find the last skaters who would make it into the finals.

Louie Lopez, Matt Berger and Felipe Gustavo all made the grade while others took the opportunity to find the best vantage point by hiring inflatables and watching from the lake.

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Ishod Wair → CPH Open 2017 Champ!

Photo by Maksim Kalanep

Moving on just a few meters was a straight up 10 step cash for tricks assault through a sea of people standing and hanging on to whatever they could find. Bangers came in the shape of Aurelien’s Hard Flip, Midler’s front 3 and Jamie Foy’s BS flip.

From the steps the race was on for everyone to get to the finals at the Copenhagen skatepark with entry queues destined to snake right up the road.
‘Side mission on the way’ goes to Jamie Foy, Zion, Paul Hart and Alex Midler on a shocker of a bridge rail – check @copenhagenopen to be impressed.

The newly refurbished park complete with obligatory heart sunglasses was feeling the heat from the off, an incredible line up of skaters that was a treat to watch both live online and in the park.
With such an impressive start list it was always going to be a hard call but the day, if not the week, belonged to Ishod Wair showing why he’s a SOTY by cruising with absolute effortless board control on every surface he touched in Copenhagen. Luan Oliveira and Vincent Milou took the next two spots but the party was fully in Ishod’s honour.

Barrel jump up next and rumours that it’s being considered as an additional Olympic discipline are unfounded, if it was, Blake Johnson would be in with a shout. The Death Race is also not on the cards but it would be a sure fire ratings winner. Top speeds of 29mph and glory for days to anyone with super push and a good barge, Mason Silva had the elbows to take the win

The comp was closed down with the best trick, this year a bump to bar over a smoking mystery pit made even better/challenging by the sheer amount of gold confetti cannons being let off. With crowds that made even going to the bar a challenge, major props to those that skated and especially Jaakko Ojanen who secured top honours.

Anyone still in town should make it down to La Banchina - Refshalevej 14 to chill, swim and finish the rest of the party.

Full list of results here →

Enjoy below an awesome photo Gallery by Maksim Kalanep. Also check Day 1-2 & 3

Barrel Jump

Ready to Jump

Death Race

Dennis Busenitz → Death Race!

Barrel Jump!

Death Race!

Axel Cruysberghs

Ishod Wair → CPH 2017 Champ!

Crowded

Luan Oliveira → FS Flip

Shod Wair → BS 180 Switch BS Nosegrind

Neverton Casella → Switch-Flip

Vincent Milou → FS Bluntslide

Luan Oliveira → Switch 360 Flip

Kevin Bradley → FS 360

Tommy Fynn → BS Noseblunt

Alex Midler → FS 360

Yuri Facchini → Hardflip

Luan Oliveira → Switch FS 360

Vincent Milou → Kickflip FS Lipslide

Aurélien Giraud → Hardflip

Ishod Wair → Nollie Heelflip

Aurélien Giraud → BS Smith

Ishod Wair → FS Flip

Carlos Ribeiro → BS Smith

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

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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

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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

Skate Agora | Cinema

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Con la llegada de las noches de verano llega también Skate Agora Cinema!
Desde este jueves 20 de Julio podrás disfrutar de cine al aire libre todos los jueves y viernes a partir de las 20.00hrs en Skate Agora.
Y que mejor que inaugurar las sesiones de cine con el video que lo empezó todo…
Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Rodney Mullen, Stacy Peralta y Mike McGill protagonizan el Bones Brigade Video Show, considerado por muchos como el primer video de skate de la historia.
El viernes seguiremos con otro clásico, Regreso al Futuro de Robert Zemeckis protagonizada por Michael J.Fox y Christopher Lloyd.
Y como quieren contar con tu opinión para programaciones futuras, no dudes en escribir a hola@skateagora.com con tu sugerencia de video/peli favorita que te gustaría ver en Skate Agora Cinema!

Emerica Presents | The Reynolds G6

Emerica is proud to announce the anticipated Reynolds G6

Inspired by the classic pro models of Andrew’s past, the Reynolds G6 is not only a hybrid, combining the design cues from the Reynolds 1 and 2, but also features new technology, modernizing this style into a category all its own.

Inspired by the iconic pro models of Andrew's past. The new Reynolds G6 is a true cupsole with a "pour-in" G6 poly-urethane midsole. The toecap features a double-double sided layer of hot melt that bonds the panels together. All designed and created up to Andrew's standards. 100% backed by The Boss.

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Lisboa Stone Crushers 2017

On July 27th, 28th, and 29th you need to save a spot at Parque Eduardo VII’s grass, at Martim Moniz Square, and at Marquês de Pombal, downtown in the heart of Lisbon, to the first anual street and vert contest in Portugal, thrown at some of the most important historical city spots will take place Lisboa Stone Crushers 2017 

(To some of these spots you might want to bring out your bikini!) 

It doesn’t end here! You can take some time to see some skate prémières at the oldest cinema teather in Lisbon and enjoy some skateboarding art along with some drinks…

 Stay tuned for more infos! 

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