Posts Tagged ‘vert’
Vert demo at the Cologne Games Com 2009
September 9th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Decided to sleep in a bit today which means I got up at 8 instead of 6 in the morning – yeah, the early bird bla bla…you know the story. Doing my morning check of the various social networks, I found a video post from German vert/bowl skate rat Anders Tellen which catches some of the action at a vert demo during the Cologne Games Com 2009 in Germany with Tony Hawk, Juergen Horrwarth, Sam Bosworth and Renton Millar (filmed By Bob Joosten) – Hawk again doing the marketing tour for the latest video game RIDE.
Relentless Boardmasters 2009 – A-Group Vert qualifiers video
August 11th, 2009 / 1 Comment » / by Jonathan Young
We all know that the level of skateboarding in vert has made a tremendous jump in the last few years but it does continue to happen that I find myself looking at my monitor with a face which must look pretty stupid because I am completely amazed. Just check out the qualifier video from this year’s A-group at the Relentless Boardmasters 2009 contest. The Brits are in overdrive right now and Alex Perelson is from another galaxy – definitely one of the best skate videos I have seen in a while!
Tony Hawk and Andy MacDonald with incredible vert doubles
August 2nd, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Vert skating has grown quickly in the last years with ramps growing ever higher, getting new parts added on, turning into mega ramps with the dimensions of ski jumps and tricks going beyond what I ever thought could be possible without killing yourself in the ramp.
Tony Hawk and Andy MacDonald were filmed doing doubles in the vert ramp and this is yet another proof for the exponential growth of vert skills that continues to go on. The double invert and the flip-throw-in-the-board (any name ideas for that trick?) are just again making me look pretty dumb at my monitor again and again. Damn good skating here, enjoy!
DEW Tour Boston Vert Highlights video
July 30th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Being the vert fan that I am, I don’t bother with the sponsoring names connected to the contests or who’s in the skateboard business for whatever reasons – as long as the skating is good, that’s fine with me. The DEW Tour 2009 went through Boston, another massive vert ramp and the usual group of top pro skaters going really big, this is one good video to start the day off.
Top old school vert video from 1986!
June 17th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
What a way to start the day with a time warp back to 1986 and a video of Steve Caballero, Christian Hosoi, Tony Hawk, Claus Grabke, Chris Miller, Lester Kasai, Mike Mcgill and Lance Mountain ripping a vert ramp in the EXPO Radical Moves video. I had just started skating vert and ramps a year before that and Claus Grabke won the first vert contest I had ever seen on the ramp I always skated. Ahhh, memories…over 20 years later and I still skate worse than the skating shown on the video. Well okay, take a look at the names – no shame in that!
The commenting in the video is priceless – Steve Caballero was fined 200 bucks for almost causing a riot *lol* – fantastic!
Pedro Barros talks with Europeskate
March 29th, 2009 / 22 Comments » / by Jonathan Young
With the majority of skateboarders around the world not having access to vert ramps or even skateparks in their home towns, it’s quite obvious for me that the number of new top vert skaters is going to be a lot less than what we see happening in the street with incredibly talented skaters popping up everywhere.
Some calls have been heard lately that vert skating is fading out, all of the pros are getting older and barely any new blood is showing us that a new generation is coming. Well, that isn’t all true and there still are quite a few talented vert skaters out there. One of them has been showing his skills worldwide and at the young age of 14, he can already put his talent to the test against the top amateurs and pros skaters anywhere.
Who are we talking about? Pedro Barros. Just watching him skate makes me grin because he’s already well on his way to being one of THE top skaters in the next years to come. And what is even better: he took the time to send a bunch of pictures and answer are interview questions. Read up about what Pedro has to say and if you can see him live, do it!
To get this interview started, tell us who you are, where do you come from, which teams you skate for.
Pedro Barros, I come from Rio Tavares, it is a suburb of Florianopolis – an island in the south of Brazil. People know it as a Rio Tavares Mother Fucker R.T.M.F. I ride for Drop Dead, Volcom, Red Bull, Vans, Indy, Evoke, Type-S, Khiro and R.T.M.F.
When did you get started with skateboarding?
Actually since I know myself as a person I have been skateboarding. My dad said that I skate since I was one year old, but I can’t remember.
You belong to the new generation of top (vert) skaters that are pushing the limits. How does it feel to be one of those skaters other skaters look up to at such a young age?
I don’t like much of the idea to be target as a vert skater because I do skate much more bowls then vert, but I love vert too and I love to be in contests with all the guys I know around the world. About the feeling of being a top pro, for me it doesn’t matter if I am the top or not, it’s only good because you get invited to go to some contests in America.
Where do you like to have skate sessions? Any special spots/parks/ramps in the world which you really like?
Rio Tavares Mother Fucker is my favorite ever. I have the Hi Adventure Bowl where I skate, my back yard vert ramp and the new bowl all in the same area. I love to skate with friends anywhere. In California I like the Combi Pool, Chickens pool, Runs Pool and Bobs house. In Brazil I like also the vert in the Roca bowl and Swell.
Which skaters do you like to session with? Do you have any skaters you think are just great?
My local boys here are who I skate with most of the time. Rodolfo Ramos, Wagner Ramos, Leo Kakinho, Mureta, Mad, Kosake and others. Besides these guys normally when I travel I love to be skating with Lincoln Ueda, Nilton Neves, Bob Burnquist, Danny Way, Jimmy (california local guy), Jordan Price – there are many that it’s hard to remember all of them. Jake Phelps (Thrasher Magazine) is fun to be around, he always makes me do something different.
How did you get started with riding the Mega-Ramps? Can you describe the feeling you get riding down the big ramp, jumping the space between the ramps and then blasting out on the big halfpipe? It must be mad!
Bob is the Guy. He showed me the way to do it, he permitted me to do it. I’m glad because it is the most scary shit of my life!!!! I always think that I can die on that shit, but when I finish the session I feel great! (Europeskate comment: Good to hear that the skaters that actually have the guts to skate this monster of a ramp are impressed by it as well!!)
So what is your favorite trick (any terrain)? And are you working on learning something new?
540s are my favorite, but I want to do them all. Every trick is sick.
Do you feel any pressure skating at such at high level, traveling and skating for sponsors?
Not at all. For me it is all like playing a game. It is always fun. My dad is the one getting more pressure, he is the one dealing with the sponsors and the traveling shit. All I do is have fun.
As so many videos are out there and many being released, will we be seeing you in any new videos coming out soon?
I don’t know. I do a lot of things here in Brazil, but out there in America where the most videos are, I didn’t have time yet to be on one of these.
Do you have any favorite skate video parts that you like to watch?
Any think with Runnie (Rune Glifberg) and Bob is crazy to watch.
Tell us how a typical day in the life of Pedro Barros looks like!
hehhehehehhee, surf in the morning, school in the afternoon, skate after skate and be around my friends and family every single day.
What are your plans for the rest of 2009?
Pro Tec Pool Party, Europe, Maloof Money Cup, X Games and some of these big contests that we have here in Brazil.
That’s a wrap. Big big thank you to Pedro Barros and his dad Andre for this interview. Keep it up Pedro, it’s just great to see so much talent and style on a board. All the best for the future and we really hope to meet up some time soon in Europe!
UK Independent vert series Mount Hawke footage
March 6th, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
The United Kingdom has a small but very strong vert skateboard following which is reaching out into the world to show what the skills they have. Mount Hawke skate park hosted the first contest in the Oakley Independent Vert Series 2009 with a brand new halfpipe with two large roll ins and a bunch of skaters packing out some really tough tricks. Check out the video footage below…
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A Group:
1: Sam Bosworth
2: Sam Beckett
3: Alex Halford
B Group:
1: Joe Atkins
2: Oakley Liddel
3: Nick Hanson
23 tricks with Pierre-Luc Gagnon
February 21st, 2009 / No Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Pierre-Luc Gagnon is at the top of the mountain when you look at his standing in halfpipe skateboarding worldwide. His variety of tricks and skills on the board which make it all look so easy are simply incredible and if you ever get the chance you should watch him live – it just doesn’t look real.
Check him out yourself in this video with 23 different tricks in a damn good looking ramp! Filmed by Jesse Fritsch…
German COS Cup 2008 dates
April 23rd, 2008 / 2 Comments » / by Jonathan Young
Germany will also be getting its fair share of skateboard events this year with the Club of Skaters Cup 2008 announcement of an array of contests. Vert comes a bit short in my view but at least it’s still in there. Here’s the entire list:
Pro/Am Street
May 23 – 25: Two Halls, One Contest: Osnabrück, Alex Skatehall/Münster, Skaters Palace
June 6 – 8: Dresden, Skatepark Lingnerallee
September 12 – 14: Stuttgart, T-Mobile Local Support Event
October 3 – 5: Mühlhausen, Thuringia Funpark FINALE
Vert
July 18 – 20: Karlsruhe, Fest Cup
October 3 – 5: Mühlhausen, Thuringia Funpark FINALE
Bowl
July 25 – 27: München, Keyhole Skatepark
August 1 – 3: Oschatz, Skatepark
August 29 – 31: Flensburg, Skatepark
September 5 – 7: Hagen, Mickey Mouse Pool
Essentials Series
The Essentials Series is a rookie session tour which revolves more around having fun with a game of SKATE and hanging out with other skaters, basically just sessions:
June 21: Hof, Asshall
August 23: Wörth am Rhein, Badepark/Skatepark
September 20: Berlin, Mellowpark
November 1: Aurich, Playground Skatehall
July 26, 2010: Ricardo Batista from Portugal
July 23, 2010: Julie Barnes
July 18, 2010: marcus smith
July 17, 2010: kage hughey
July 17, 2010: Bill
