The bible’s edit from the Vans Pool Party 2015 is here. It was an outrageous event, as ever, but this year seemed to have brought out the mental in people for the 10th Anniversary. Chris Russell’s board breaker, Tom Schaar’s 15 year old gold, Pedro Barros hammerfest, Rune’s sick lines. This has the lot. Enjoy the finals.
The first edit from the incredible new Street Dome skatepark in Denmark has hatched featuring park designer Rune Glifberg, Sean Malto, Curren Caples, Arto Saari, the UKs Sam Beckett and Alex Sorgente.
Start planning your spring trips to Europe now to save on flight costs. All info here.
UK ripper Sam Beckett came 5th in the annual Vans Bondi Bowl-A-Rama comp. Pedro Barros took the honours over the weekend with his ridiculous skills. Watch the footage of the finals here in full and highlights from this incredible comp.
Pros Final Results:
1st Pedro Barros
2nd Bucky Lasek
3rd Rune Glifberg
4th Josh Stafford
5th Sam Beckett
6th Alex Sorgente
7th Brad McClain
8th Omar Hassan
Highlights:
Vans BOWL-A-RAMA Bondi 2013 — The Highlight Reel from Boardworld on Vimeo.
Full pro comp:
New pool, bowl and vert footage from Flip’s Danish master.
A burn PRODUCTION: “Down Under Days” With RUNE GLIFBERG from burn on Vimeo.
Flip 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.
The annual CPH Pro skate event in Copenhagen went of as usual this weekend with Rune Glifberg and a host of friends getting stuck into the city’s surroundings.
Brad McCLain took the bowl honours and Chris Cole swept up at the street finals. Watch videos down there.
1. Chris Cole
2. Ryan Decenzo
3. Ishod Wair
4. Nyjah Huston
5. Shane O’Neil
6. Walker Ryan
7. Taylor Bingaman
8. Austyn Gillette
There’s nothing like watching it raw, especially when it’s Rune Glifberg ripping his local skatepark to pieces. Monkeyglove were there to capture a feeling you only get in full if you are standing right there on the coping.
Photo: ARTOPHOTO
The 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.
This weekend’s Pro-Tec Pool Party in California provided one hell of a session as Pedro Barros delivered another mammoth set of runs to take home the honours. This footage below captures the ridiculous skating that went down in both the pro comp and the legends sessions with the Bones Brigade and friends. Amazing stuff.
Pro results:
1. Pedro Barros
2. Rune Glifberg
3. Bucky Lasek
Masters results:
1. Steve Caballero
2. Tony Hawk
3. Lance Mountain
Thrasher have footage of a jam going down at Pedro’s bowl with a host of rippers in tow for the session in Floripa, Brazil. The party included visits from Christian Hosoi, Rune Glifberg, Jeff Grosso, Omar Hassan, Sandro Dias, Duane Peters and the ridiculous skills of Pedro Barros. Click play for handplants, lipslides, no shoes smiths and much, much more.