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Watch the Vans Shop Riot 2023 Finals
Skate shops hailing from all corners of Europe converged in Manchester, England, for the Vans Shop Riot Finals 2023.
Across two action-packed days, the skateboarding community bore witness to an awe-inspiring best trick session atop a piano that kicked off the weekend with a bang, paving the way for the much-anticipated Vans Shop Riot finals on Saturday.
Venero Skate Shop laid claim to the most formidable skate team for the third time in a row.
Vans Shop Riot traces its origins back to a grassroots event at Burnside Skatepark in the Netherlands in 2009.
Since its inception, it has rapidly evolved and continued to expand. Recognizing the pivotal role played by skate shops in nurturing skateboard culture, Vans Shop Riot stands as a dedicated series of contests across Europe, celebrating and supporting these shops and their talented teams.
Local qualifiers serve as the pathway to a yearly European finals event hosted in a different country, ensuring the continued growth and excitement of this remarkable competition.
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Tony Hawk and Rodney Mullen Team Up for ‘Darkslides & Secret Tapes’
Skateboarding legends will be on the stage together to discuss their lives and careers and how they inspired each other to innovate for “Darkslides & Secret Tapes” shows.
The shows are scheduled for April 4th at Beacon Theater, NYC, NY and April 7th at ACL Live at the Moody Theater, Austin, TX.
You can buy tickets for the NYC show here, and the Austin show here.
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Hayley Wilson is Slam’s Skater of the Year
Slam Magazine named Hayley Wilson as the 2024 Skater of the Year. The Australian-based skateboard magazine started the annual awards in 2004, with Cale Nuske bagging the first-ever Slam SOTY.
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Transworld Skateboarding Vault Features Leo Romero
Jason Hernandez breaks down Leo Romero’s old clips in this episode of TWS Vault. In the clips, Leo performs a trick on a red rail at UCI’s SoCal campus that may be familiar to you as his final trick in “First Love.” He then moves on to another iconic Orange County schoolyard.