MISC
Evan Hernandez Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
It seems Evan Hernandez’s questionable life choices have finally caught up with him. After years of suspicious IG posts flashing copious amounts of cash despite not doing much skating, the Feds caught on.
In June 2021, Hernandez was arrested for selling ~2 pounds of meth to an informant, and was subsequently sentenced to 97 months in prison. According to TMZ, “As part of his over 8 year sentence, Hernandez must also forfeit his 2010 Mercedes-Benz, about $35K in cash, and a bunch of jewelry including watches, necklaces and rings.” The self-described jeweler also pled guilty to other darkweb shenanigans including laundering Bitcoin for his fellow drug slingers.
Shame it had to go this way; the early 2000’s positioned Hernandez as a rising star. Watch some of his choicest tricks in Thrasher’s 2015 feature, aptly titled “Throwback.”
CONTESTS
Skater XL Drops 2022 Skatepark of Tampa Pro Course
Are you stoked for the 28th Annual 2022 Tampa Pro Contest?
So are we!
In the meantime, check out the game Skater XL‘s new map drop of the freshly updated 2022 Skatepark Of Tampa Pro Course featuring the original work of skate artist Lucas Beaufort.
It’s now available on the mod browser for all platforms.
Catch a glimpse of the course IRL in @lucas_beaufort Instagram post below.
MISC
Meet the 2022 USA Skateboarding National Team
USA Skateboarding just announced the members of the 2022 USA Skateboarding National Team.
The crew members were chosen based on performance in international level events the year before their selection.
The team is led by Andrew Nicolaus, Men’s Head Coach; Alexis Sablone, Women’s Head Coach; and Mimi Knoop, High-Performance Director.
The skaters named to the 2022 USA Skateboarding National Team include:
Women’s Park
- Bryce Wettstein
- Jordan Santana
- Jordyn Barratt
- Minna Stess
Women’s Street
- Mariah Duran
- Paige Heyn
- Poe Pinson
- Samarria Brevard
Men’s Park
- Cory Juneau
- Gavin Bottger
- Heimana Reynolds
- Zion Wright
Men’s Street
- Dashawn Jordan
- Jagger Eaton
- Jake Ilardi
- Nyjah Huston
Team USA earned two bronzes from Cory Juneau (Park) and Jagger Eaton (Street) during its Olympic debut at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Alexis Sablone made it to the Olympic Street finals placing fourth while Bryce Wettstein earned sixth place for Women’s Park.
In all, nine Skateboarding Olympians will return to the 2022 national team.
CULTURE
Watch ‘TUANY’ Skate Video Featuring Sebastien Cao and Theo Meas
Watch Sebastien Cao and Theo Meas as they shred in the streets of South America.
The video was filmed during three months of backpacking from Mexico to Costa Rica, crossing Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua.
Making it even more impressive (and a reason needs to come calling), “TUANY” was entirely filmed, edited, and animated using an iPhone with Theo and Sebastien doing the editing themselves (and some of the filming too).
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