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Watch David Gonzales’ Possessed To Skate section

Kick off your week with David Gonzales‘ new full section that has more Bollocks than the Sex Pistols. This ridiculous six minutes of mayhem from Flip’s hammertime pro has the full monty, including doubles with none other than Christian Hosoi.

Press play for Possessed To Skate.

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Flip ‘Weight of the World’ trailer

weightoftheworldThe Flip team hit up the Southwest of America recently and came back in pieces for the cause. Watch this Thrasher teaser for a future video feature with Rowley, Nordberg, Gonzales and many more.

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Flip Classics – 1999 Promo Video

flip_magic_lampFlip Skateboards have opened their vault this morning that was made for the 1999 ASR Tradeshow featuring Geoff Rowley, Tom Penny, Arto Saari, Rune Glifberg and Ali Boulala.

Check their team page today, they are all still rolling on Flip wood in 2012. Says a lot in this era.

Flip Classics – 1999 Promo Video from FLIP SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

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Flip Skateboards to visit Hemel’s XC skatepark in July

flip_logoThe Flip Skateboards team will visit the UK in July for an evening session at Hemel Hempstead’s XC park on Thursday July 12th.

The date is set in stone and the rider list could possibly include David Gonzalez, Luan Oliveira, Arto Saari, Tom Penny, Lance Mountain, Louie Lopez, Curren Caples, Ben Nordberg, Greyson Fletcher, Geoff Rowley and Rune Glifberg.

This list of visiting pro’s will be confirmed nearer the time but get this date in your dairy and get your tickets sorted from the skate park. the session will start at 7pm.

Watch Ben Nordberg’s brand new full section for Flip released last week in advance of this visit and get hyped.

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Geoff Rowley’s shipping container ollie revisited

Remember this amazing photo shoot of Geoff Rowley in that shipping yard for Vans? Get the full story and more from Ryan Allan who was shooting the advert n the day. Incredible to this very day.

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Flip Skateboards Welcomes Alec Majerus

flip_logoFlip Skateboards welcome another new am to their team this morning as they look towards the future with new riders.

Alec Majerus will now roll alongside Mountain, Rowley and many more and comes from Rochester in the Midwest of the US. Majerus is one of two new ams that Flip have welcomed this Autumn with Matt Berger also joining in October. Watch Alex’ welcome edit plus a brand new demo featuring Flip team riders below.

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Flip Skateboards welcome Matt Berger

flip_logoFlip Skateboards are about to announce the arrival of a new am to their ranks today, one of two new ams we are understand will be joining the official team roster this month.

18 year old Canadian skater Matt Berger joins Rowley and co today and brings some firm street skills to the team. He is said to be the next Mark Appleyard by his countrymen. Watch this impressive welcome clip and look out for another announcement from Flip soon. In related news, have you seen their new Pinkyvision psychedelic deck series yet?

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Rowley, Nordberg and Arto do the Battle Bowl

Flip Skateboards have a new bowl video online today.

Click below for footage of Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari and Ben Nordberg shredding what’s known as the “Battle Bowl” which looks rough as, but you know those Brits are used to it.

Music from the mighty Black Mountain too, click here for pics from the sesh.

BATTLE ROYALE from FLIP SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

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Thrasher celebrate 30 years with ramp jam on barge

thrasherTo celebrate 30 years of Thrasher Magazine (and ladies and gentleman, please raise a glass to that!) Thrasher decided to erect a ramp on a barge in the bay at San Francisco and invite some pro skateboard royalty for the session.

Watch TNT, our very own UK riders Geoff Rowley and Ben Nordberg plus Omar Hassan, Pat Duffy, Justin Strubing, Dan Drehobl, Rune Glifberg, Cody McEntire and many more shred this ramp with boards flying into the river and a surprise at the end.

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Flip win best film at Skate Film Festival

Geoff Rowley and Baron picked up awards for Best Skateboard Film and Best Soundtrack last night at the Skate Film Festival in Los Angeles for Flip’s Extremely Sorry movie.

Various films were shown at the The Downtown Independent Theater including a screening of Machotaildrop and 19 Years Young and winning entries included Skateistan which was awarded Best Documentary, Plank was the winner of Best International Film and Dango is Dead won Best Shop film.