Madars Apse links up with fellow Element pro-skater Vitória Mendonça in this episode of Red Bull’s “Skate Tales.”

Vitória’s skating ability has made her one of the most visible girls in the worldwide sponsorship game today, despite her humble background in Rio de Janeiro. She has also successfully pursued a parallel career as a model.

Her life story is a testament to the fact that young black women can face all kinds of prejudice, but with hard work and determination, they can achieve their dreams.

From the tough streets of urban Brazil to being nominated as Thrasher’s Skater Of The Year 2022, Vitória is living proof that skateboarding can be a dream factory.

Professional skateboarder Aaron “Jaws” Homoki demonstrates 100 different ways of doing a melon grab in this video by STORIED.

Jaws, known for his rooftop skating and famous for his melon grab on the Lyon 25 stair, takes viewers on a mini-tour of his hometown in Phoenix, Arizona.

During this tour, he performs melon grabs off houses, dumpsters, skatepark obstacles, 15 stairs, couches, kitchen tables, refrigerators, and even cars. He shows no restraint in his performance and finally achieves redemption for his dumpster dive from “A Happy Medium.”

Jaws can be found on Berrics PUSH project, “A Happy Medium” series, Birdhouse “Saturdays,” and many more.

STORIED is produced by The Strive Collaborative, a creative agency that Chase and Clayton Gabor formed in 2023.

Few skateboarders have been as prolific as TJ Rogers in recent years, consistently churning out daring feats such as high-speed stair jumps, innovative ledge tricks, and impressive manual maneuvers that few others in his generation – or any – have been able to match.

Regardless of what life has thrown at him, TJ just keeps on smiling. His advice to a younger self from a 2020 interview still rings out: “ …keep doing your thing, and don’t let anything stop you”.