VIDEOS

Is Polar’s ‘We Blew It At Some Point’ Skate Video of the Year?

2018 has been a good year for the full-length. Quasi’s Mother, Converse’s Purple, and Primitive’s Never all come to mind when thinking about films that defined this year in skating. But the new Polar video may just take video of the year honors. It’s been receiving accolades all over the internet. And the hype equals demand equation resulted in bootlegs popping up in not so safe for work places. This morning, Pontus Alv officially released his latest film via Polar’s YouTube channel.

Our take is that Polar was once again able to capture the electrifying energy that is inherent in skating in this 30-minute effort. The action is fast and furious, and you feel like you’re along for the ride with the team. It certainly makes you want to skate—which has always been the bottom-line measure of success when it comes to videos.

While taste is subjective, We Blew It At Some Point is definitely up there in terms of the best of what we’ve seen this year thus far. Draw your own conclusions above.

CONTESTS

Voting Open for the Red Bull Terminal Takeover

Last April 15-16, eight crews from seven states took over the old MSY Terminal for the ultimate skate jam and created video edits of their sessions.

Now you have the power to vote for the best edit for this year’s Red Bull Terminal Takeover.

The winning crew will receive prize money for an organization of their choice.

Visit Red-Bull-Terminal-Takeover (redbull.com) to meet the teams, watch the videos, and vote for your favorite entry.

TEAM CHANGES

Thunder Trucks Welcomes Hermann Stene in their New Part

Watch Hermann Stene’s insane tricks in this Thunder Trucks’ welcome video now playing at the Thrasher Magazine Channels.

This Norwegian skater started skating at the age of eight and became a part of the Norwegian National Skateboarding Team in 2018.

Stene, now almost 30, has been showing his skills for close to 15 years now, and there is no better way to show off his skills with this beautifully filmed video.

Amazingly, Stene has never gone pro, whether that is bad luck or age bias, there is no denying the talent.

Oh and watch out at 1:33 for one of the sweetest frontside kickflips you’ll see this year.

VIDEOS

Globe Skateboarding Drops ‘Various Places’

Watch Austyn Gillette, Sammy Montano, and Aaron Kim shred the prime skate spots of New York, Ohio, and Vigo, Spain in the latest Globe Skateboarding video.

With some moves from places like New York, Ohio, and even hitting the beaches of Vigo in Spain (jealous much?!), you’ll want to be grabbing your board immediately.

“Various Places” is a 16 mm film by Joe G. and Matt Payne and is available now on their YouTube channel as well as embedded above.