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• Converse Taps Chris Athans for Strong New CTAS Pro 'Sharkskin' Colorway

  30-11-2025 16:09 via skateboarding.com
  
  Converse CONS recently tapped rookie pro, Chris Athans to introduce the new CTAS Pro “Sharkskin” colorway—a low-key, grey-suede take on the classic silhouette that looks as strong as it does stylish. "Outside, they look like classic Chucks," the CONS site mentions. "But under durable suede, you'll find upgrades to give you comfort and performance cues that are all CONS. Toss them on if you want an everyday style you can count on—on and off the board." Take a look: View th
  
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• Watch: Hardbody Skateboards' Ripping New Edit Proves They're Here to Stay

  08-12-2025 23:39 via skateboarding.com
  
  Hardbody just dropped a heavy new edit featuring Hjalte Halberg, Ross Berkowitz, and Antonio Durao, with guest clips from Max Palmer and Karim Callendar peppered in for good measure. I mean, what else needs to be said? All five names carry more than enough weight to make it obvious you should stop what you’re doing and watch it immediately. Get there:We see Hjalte kick things off and set the tone properly from the streets of CPH. The dude is always just oozing with style and power. Berkowi
  
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• Primitive Skateboards Drops 'Mota-Vation'—Filipe Mota's Debut Pro Video Part

  08-12-2025 23:00 via skateboarding.com
  
  Filipe Mota officially entered the pro ranks last week thanks to Primitive and it was an announcement that was long overdue. We saw the surprise, we saw his debut pro model graphics, but this is what we've all been waiting for—the pro part. In classic Mota fashion, the dude comes out swinging from start to finish, delivering clip after mind-melting clip. This is one of those parts that needs to be watched multiple times, or you just might miss something. Oh, and just FYI—his ender is
  
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• Who Is Nardwuar — And What Makes His Nike SB Dunk Such a Big Deal?

  08-12-2025 20:25 via skateboarding.com
  
  Nardwuar the Human Serviette is one of those cultural figures who almost feels mythological at this point, if that makes sense. You don’t just watch a Nardwuar interview—you experience it. Those who know, know.Those who don't—start here. (But not just yet!)The plaid hat, the frantic energy, the deep-cut trivia bombs he drops on the people he's interviewing like he’s somehow been studying their lives since birth… it’s all part of what makes him one of the most
  
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• S1 Lifer Stories: Lance Mountain Talks Progress and Protection in Skateboarding

  08-12-2025 19:45 via skateboarding.com
  
  Like skateboarding itself, pads and helmets have come along way since the early days of this wild activity we all love so much, and icons like Lance Mountain have been around to see it all evolve. In the latest S1 Lifer Stories clip, Lance talks about the importance of safety these days and how the gear itself actually played a major role in progression over the years. "I don't know how many people try [900s] without helmets," he mentions. No argument here! Take a look: “When we were young
  
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• First Look: New Balance Numeric Drops Rukus 'Mallard Duck' 480

  08-12-2025 19:13 via skateboarding.com
  
  When the New Balance Numeric Tom Knox 600 x Krooked dropped last week, I mentioned the simple fact that NB# has had no shortage of bangin' collabs this year, and the hits just keep on coming. Baton Rouge, Louisiana's finest, Ruckus Skateshop joined forces with Numeric on a brand new 'Mallard Duck' 480 and the initial response has been nothing but positive. They're bold, colorful and ready to rip. Another must-have 480, if you ask me. Take a look:View this post on Instagram
  At this point, the 480
  
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• Skate Story Follows a Glass Demon’s Grinding, Gratifying Quest

  08-12-2025 11:00 via nytimes.com
  The solo developer behind Skate Story pitched his underworld trek to publishers as Tony Hawk’s Journey Dark Souls.
  
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• Watch: Victoria Ruesga Drops a Ripping New Part for Shake Junt

  07-12-2025 12:24 via skateboarding.com
  
  Victoria Ruesga just came through with a tasteful new part for Shake Junt that is well worth a watch. She brings her own special flavor to the table with every clip, and clearly spent some time in the streets stacking for this one. Dope spots. Big energy. Take a look: "Victoria Ruesga holds it down for the valley!" Shake Junt mentions on YouTube. "This part has the passion that Shake Junt is all about. Havin fun, style, and stackin clips!! Watch it a couple times, then go hit the homies and GETC
  
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• Skateboarding Icon Salman Agah Expands PIZZANISTA! to Phoenix

  06-12-2025 13:58 via skateboarding.com
  
  Big news for anyone who loves good pizza andskateboarding culture—Salman Agah’s PIZZANISTA! is officially heading to Phoenix. Hell yeah! The legendary LA pizza spot is packing up and taking their energy to the desert in early 2026, and we couldn't be more stoked for Salman and everyone involved. If you've never grabbed a slice at PIZZANISTA! I suggest changing that as soon as possible. And for anyone living in or around Phoenix, that now means you! While the video above technically h
  
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• Milton Martinez Reimagines the Iconic Converse CTAS Pro Hi for Skateboarding

  05-12-2025 20:23 via skateboarding.com
  
  Converse CONS recently tapped Milton Martinez to reimagine the iconic Chuck Taylor All Star Pro Hi to handle all the wear and tear that comes with modern day skateboarding. And while this new take on the classic shoe keeps the DNA of the original silhouette intact, Milton’s touches certainly give it a extra umph. I mean, let's be real—who skates Chucks harder than Milton? I'll wait. Get a closer look at the kicks, along with all the nitty-gritty details below. View this post on Insta
  
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• adidas Skateboarding Teases Gonz x Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Superskate

  05-12-2025 19:18 via skateboarding.com
  
  adidas Skateboarding recently took to Instagram teasing an upcoming Superskate collab that nobody—certainly not myself—probably had on their 2025 bingo card. That said... now that it’s here, it actually makes perfect sense. Two absolute icons from completely different worlds—Mark Gonzales and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—have come together on a shoe that is bound to become legendary. Honestly, these are pretty tough. Get a closer look below:View this post on Instagram
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• Primitive Skateboards Announces Filipe Mota as Their Newest Pro

  05-12-2025 18:35 via skateboarding.com
  
  This was one of those announcements that made me double-take and ask myself, “Wait, he wasn’t pro already?” And honestly, that reaction alone tells you everything you need to know about how deserved this is.But let’s be real—even if you barely follow Filipe Mota’s skating, you know the dude is operating on a level of his own. He skates like a pro skater should skate in 2025, if you ask me, and he’s somehow constantly progressing. All this to say: Fi
  
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• Real Skateboards Drops New Mason Silva Collection with Art by Mark Gonzales

  05-12-2025 18:16 via skateboarding.com
  
  When Mark Gonzales’ art blesses anything, it’s—for lack of a better term—immediately cool. Simple as that. No debate. And Mason Silva’s new Real capsule is certainly no exception. It’s rare to see Gonz art on a plank that isn’t Krooked, but at the same time, it’s Real we’re talking about. Makes sense. Regardless, Silva's new graphic and accompanying apparel is an absolute banger and it’s all hitting skateshops across the globe now.
  
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• Watch: Magenta’s New 'HEADQUARTERS' Trailer Just Dropped and It’s Going to Rip

  05-12-2025 00:02 via skateboarding.com
  
  Magenta Skateboards just dropped the trailer for HEADQUARTERS, and it’s already clear this project is going to be special. You can always count on Magenta to deliver something with style, substance, and that rare, unmistakable vibe only they can pull off—and this teaser is packed with exactly that. This one is going to rip! Press play and get stoked. The video will feature: Jeremy Jones, Ruben Spelta, Shogo Zama, Mike Mag, Florian Maillet, Ben Gore, Jameel Douglas, Leo Valls, Soy Pan
  
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• Crailtap Just Dropped 20+ Minutes of Pure, Unfiltered Simon Bannerot Skateboarding

  04-12-2025 23:22 via skateboarding.com
  
  Crailtap just dropped Raw Dawg—a hard-hitting raw edit featuring a little over 20 minutes of unfiltered, no-nonsense Simon Bannerot footage, and it’s an absolute must-watch. If you follow Simon even casually, you already know the dude stacks clips at a pace that almost doesn’t even make sense.He's had a helluva year, to say the least. Plenty of ups and downs, sure, but he has had his foot on the gas the entire time. Say what you want, but he's easily one of the funnest dudes to
  
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• Bronx Girls Skate x Nike SB Dunk Low Lands in Brazil Ahead of Global Release

  04-12-2025 21:18 via skateboarding.com
  
  Mel Ramirez and Kava Vasquez have been holding it down with Bronx Girls Skate for over five years now, pushing to make skateboarding more welcoming and accessible for girls and women across NYC. They’ve popped up everywhere—from Time Out New York to Hypebae—and for good reason. These two are always on the move, organizing meetups, running workshops, and throwing skate events all across the five boroughs.If there’s any crew that deserves their own Nike SB Dunk to help ampl
  
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• Vans x 2 Riser Pads Drop an All-Blue Skate Old Skool and Hit Osaka to Celebrate

  04-12-2025 20:39 via skateboarding.com
  
  Vans recently teamed up with 2 Riser Pads for an all-blue reimagining of the iconic Skate Old Skool and they're officially available today, December 4th. To celebrate, Nick Michel, Colin Brophy, Jed Anderson, Logan McSteel, Stafhon Boca and Diego Todd took a trip to Osaka, Japan, and tore through the streets in the exact same way you'd expect that crew to do. No, seriously... these dudes absolutely killed it!"2riserpads team falls in love with Osaka Japan for the all blue Vans shoe," 2 wrote on
  
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• The adidas Skateboarding Crew Hits LA in the Retro-Future Tekkira Cup (Video)

  04-12-2025 20:21 via skateboarding.com
  
  LA is one of those cities where the spots are endless, the cutty terrain seems to change from block-to-block, and the vibes are always high. Toss some of the adidas Skateboarding squad in the mix, and clips will be stacked. Kai Kishi, Miles Silvas, Diego Nájera and Felipe Gustavo—helluva squad, by the way—recently hit the LA streets putting the new retro-future Tekkira Cup to the test and came back with a ripping edit. The kicks just dropped today at your favorite shops and ar
  
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• TransWorld SKATEboarding 2025 Photo Annual Out Now — Get Yours Here

  04-12-2025 20:00 via skateboarding.com
  
  We know it came as a surprise, but the TransWorld SKATEboarding 2025 Photo Annual has been in the works for a minute. We haven’t put anything on paper since 2019, and the one thing we kept hearing over and over was how much folks missed the Photo Annuals. The feeling was mutual—so did we! So when the opportunity popped up to bring a print issue back into the world, we didn’t even have to think twice. It was an easy yes. And we're stoked to announce that it's officially availabl
  
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• Bobby Worrest’s New Venture V8 Pro Edition Drops With Adjustable Wheelbase

  03-12-2025 23:16 via skateboarding.com
  
  Venture Trucks just dropped a new Bobby Worrest V8 Pro Edition and aside from how dope they simply look, they also provide options for you pickier skateboarders out there (which is basically everyone). Worrest rips. Venture rules. These are bangers, what else can we say? Take a look below and let's dive into some truck talk. View this post on Instagram
  "It features a custom cream powder coat hanger, a raw w/ black chrome and clear matte V8 baseplate, and black 90du bushings. The truck comes in 5
  
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• Watch: The Dern Brothers Explore Bam Margera's Legendary 'Viva La Bam' House

  03-12-2025 22:50 via skateboarding.com
  
  The Dern Brothers have been on a roll with their YouTube channel this past year, hooking us up with everything from pure, raw skateboarding, event coverage, spot history and plenty of Bam Margera clips to keep us entertained, but this new tour of the OG Margera household—think Jackass, Viva La Bam, old 411VM's, etc.—might be one of the best yet.Honestly, it's pretty much just a documentary of sorts, loaded with tons of archival footage and a proper dose of nostalgia from this gem of
  
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• First Look: Kyle Walker Teases New Vans Wafflecup Pro Colorway

  03-12-2025 20:34 via skateboarding.com
  
  Vans recently upgraded Kyle Walker’s signature shoe, and both fans of the original and first timers seemed to be pretty stoked.The new silhouette stays true to its roots, but the updated tech throughout was reworked “with added grip, support, and durability,” Vans mentioned when it dropped. Promising that it has been "refined for skateboarding.” We've seen a few rad colorways drop since then, and Walker recently hopped on Instagram teasing the latest. These are
  
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• Quasi Skateboards Drops Pure Throwback Gold From Summer '22 (Video)

  03-12-2025 19:52 via skateboarding.com
  
  It's Summer 2022. You have fresh set of mini DV tapes locked and loaded. The VX1000 is charged up. The whip has a full tank of gas. And the streets are calling! Quasi just uploaded 10 minutes of pure VX1000 throwback gold from the summer of 2022 and it's one of those edits that simply gets you stoked. Plenty of ripping, plenty of goofy in-between moments—the vibes are high. Settle in and press play:On YouTube, Quasi wrote: "4 tapes from 3 summers ago. Time flies. Dane retired. Working on a
  
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• Tom Knox Puts the Krooked x New Balance Numeric 600 to Work in Marseille and Bilbao

  03-12-2025 19:19 via skateboarding.com
  
  Hot on the heels of the official tease, New Balance Numeric and Krooked Skateboards just dropped a ripping new edit featuring Tom Knox putting the upcoming NB# 600 x Krooked collab shoe through its paces in the streets of Marseille and Bilbao. The kicks drop Friday. Let this clip get you stoked! 💻 Don’t miss another headline from TransWorld SKATEboarding! Subscribe to our newsletter and stay connected. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for more qu
  
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• "Worth The Drive" by William Cody

  03-12-2025 19:05 via skateboarding.com
  
  Worth The Drive is a video filmed in small town, rural Pennsylvania as well as surrounding cities in the Northeast. That's how filmmaker Bill Cody framed it to us. Now, we've been longtime fans of this scene, extending to our friend Cuong Lieng's Libre Skateshop in that area, the always-ripping Dylan Jeffers from that zone, and of course local hero Jake Johnson. We love a solid update on the scenes out there in the heartland. Keep a keen eye on up-and-coming rippers Kenny Moser and Monte in here
  
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• Monstro Creative Episode 2: Connect Festival Edition

  03-12-2025 18:21 via skateboarding.com
  
  The Monstro video series is already back with a special episode filmed during the CONNECT international skaturbanism festival in Bordeaux, France. Created by Rémi Luciani and Leo Valls, this new edition brings together an eclectic international crew, from Japanese Super Rat and Shintaro Hongo (Japan) to Sergio Santoro and Mike Mag (Brazil) to name a few.Over eight days, the crew explored in a fun, inventive an
  
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• TransWorld SKATEboarding 2025 Photo Annual Dropping December 5

  03-12-2025 01:04 via skateboarding.com
  
  Might be a shock, but it's been a long time coming. This is our first print offering since 2019. What we alwasy heard the most was, "Man, I miss the Photo Annuals."So when we got the chance to make a print issue this year, it was a no brainer. The 2025 Photo Annual. Cover: Jimmy Wilkins. Photo: BLABACPHOTOFor the cover, Mike Blabac had this epic photo of Jimmy Wilkins frontside Ollieing at Tony Hawk's ramp. Mike used studio photography techniques: A snoot on a professional strobe, to make a Broa
  
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• Look: Independent Proudly Introduces Stage 4 Hollows to the Lineup

  03-12-2025 00:43 via skateboarding.com
  
  Independent just dropped Stage 4 Hollows and people are stoked. If you’re someone who loves that classic Indy turn but wants a little less weight under your feet, well, this is exactly what you’ve been waiting for. The original Stage 4 reissue has had folks hyped for years now, as the brand brought back arguably one of the most iconic, best-feeling trucks ever made. But Indy went one step further and hollowed them out with these, giving the Stage 4 a proper refresh without ruining an
  
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• Black Label Brings Back Jason Adams’ Classic 'Six Gun' Graphic

  02-12-2025 23:06 via skateboarding.com
  
  Black Label recently pulled a proper gem out of the vault—Jason Adams’ classic “Six Gun” graphic is officially back for a limited run. Raise your hand if this one provides a little nostalgia? Bold, straightforward and packed with attitude, this is classic Jason right here. Rad! Swipe through for a closer look below:View this post on Instagram
  The board is available in 8.25”, 8.5”, 8.75”, 9.0” Standard Cuts. But we all know how Black Label works&mda
  
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• Thames Hits Hong Kong With Skate Commentary From Mike O’Meally

  02-12-2025 20:24 via skateboarding.com
  
  We're going to file this under genius skate video editing, especially if you know Mike O'Meally. Outspoken to say the least, if you've even been lucky enough to be in the van or on a full-blown skate trip with Mike, you certainly won't forget it! Now of course, for all you wussies on the internet, this is a PG version, and that's fine—Mike's humor and charisma translates at any level—but some of us might prefer the usual unfiltered Aussie freestyling MOM. It's all love regardless, Mi
  
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