VIDEOS

Step Into Bobby Puleo’s World in Thrasher’s Latest Out There

Bobby Puleo‘s eccentricities have been well-documented throughout the years. But this may be the most candid glimpse into his world that we’ve seen yet. Waylon Bone follows Puleo around on his home turf in Brooklyn while he talks spot seeking, conspiracy theories, and found object art. This episode of Out There is definitely not to be missed.

CULTURE

Watch How Old Decks Transformed into Custom Benches in this Video

Watch Welcome Skate Shop staff and their friends turn old decks into custom benches in this video released by Vans as part of their efforts to promote artists and creativity. Welcome Skate Shop is based in Leeds, UK.

What’s great about this bench is that you can remove the top (the one made with old decks) and now you have a skateable bench. It has storage too so you have a place for your new skateboards or whatever needs storing.

A skateboarder may need to replace their decks in a few months to a year, depending on how hard they grind and how often they ride. Probably millions of skateboards are discarded each year and most of them end up in landfills.

This is just one of the ways worn-out decks can be repurposed. There are also initiatives to recycle and repurpose old wheels to keep them out of landfills.

CONTESTS

Damn Am LA Results are In

Here is the list of the top 12 skaters of the Damn Am Los Angeles. They automatically qualify for the Tampa Am Saturday Qualifiers on November 12.

Daiki Ikeda
Ginwoo Onodera
Lazer Crawford
Kento Urano
Raimu Sasaki
Sena Watanabe
Lucas Alves
Roman Hager
Joetaro Saito
Jonas Carlsson
Greg Rodriguez
Jake Yanko

The Damn Am is a global amateur skateboarding contest series. Over 10,000 skaters, some of them now top pros, have participated in the event since its inception in 2001.

The next three stops after Los Angeles will be in Barcelona (TBD), Japan (TBD), and New York City (September 9-10).

CONTESTS

Sora Shirai Wins SLS Pre-Season Tour Qualifiers

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Sora Shirai landed first place in the recent Street League Skateboarding (SLS) Pre-Season Tour Qualifiers. This earned him the coveted spot on the 2022 SLS Championship Tour and now has a chance to go up against SLS’ invited Pros.

Defending champions Jagger Eaton and Pamela Rosa, SLS icons Nyjah Houston and Ryssa Leal, and Tokyo Olympic medalists Yuto Horigome and Momiji Nishiya are among the fifty best skaters that will vie for the Super Crown World Championship Title.

The 2022 SLS Championship Tour kicks off July 16-17 in Jacksonville, FL. The next stops are in Seattle, WA (August 13-14) and Las Vegas, NV (October 8-9).

The tour will culminate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the Super Crown World Championship on November 5-6.

Watch the full coverage of the SLS-hosted pre-season invitational Tour Qualifier below.