After 11 stops in 7 countries, the Best Foot Forward Grand Finale went down last October 1st in Innsbruck, Austria where all the winners battled it out for the crown.

Julia Placek and Jonas Carlsson emerged as winners in the Women’s and Men’s Divisions. Together with the second and third placer for the Men’s finals, they will get a chance to participate in the Tampa Am Saturday Qualifiers. Blue Tomato, the organizer of the Best Foot Forward will cover their flight and hotel costs.

Go to this link to watch the entire coverage of the event.

Nicole Hause’s video part for Real Skateboards is now out a few weeks after getting her pro board from the skateboard brand.

The Minnesota native began skateboarding at the age of ten and started competing when she was 15.

Learn more about Nicole in the “Real Road to Pro” video below.

From Front St Skatepark, Muni, Nocturnal Skate Shop to FDR, skaters slugged it out in the city last September 9-10 for the Rip Ride Rally Philly.

The invitational cash for tricks event was presented by Independent Truck and Monster Energy.

Monster Team rider Jake Yanko reportedly hurt his neck during the first session of the 2nd day when he crashed his head against Fred Gall’s knee. Yanko took a step back from the succeeding sessions but came back for the finale event and shut down the Killer Pillar.

The next day he learned that he actually broke his C7 vertebrae wing. Thankfully, it doesn’t require surgery but he has to wear a neck brace for three months and undergo physical therapy after.