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• Santa Cruz Meets Up With Salba for a Ripping Session and a Deep Dive Into Pool Skating

  15-04-2025 23:36 via skateboarding.com
  
  Santa Cruz just dropped a rad new video featuring the legendary Steve Alba—an absolute icon in the skateboarding world, as far as most are concerned. In fact, he's still getting after it at 62 years old. Yep, you read that right—62 and still ripping around the deep end and slashing pool coping with more style and power than most skaters half his age. Think you'll be doing the same in your sixties? Keep those fingers crossed and get some tricks and tips in the meantime from the m
  
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• Nike SB Dunk Low Pro 'Baroque Brown' Lands Overseas—US Drop to Follow

  18-12-2025 21:18 via skateboarding.com
  
  The Nike SB Dunk Low Pro in Baroque Brown/Midnight Navy has officially started popping up overseas, giving us a solid preview of what to expect here in The States soon enough. Could this be the final Nike SB Dunk drop of the year? First drop of 2026? We'll see. Either way, a few shops across the pond—including our friends at Route One—have already received pairs, and more stores have been quietly teasing them as well. Get a closer look below. These are too sick. View this post on Ins
  
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• Watch: Jacuzzi Unlimited Drops Zander Mitchell’s Pro Part, "Scared & Confused"

  18-12-2025 20:27 via skateboarding.com
  
  Back in February, Zander Mitchell dropped his first part for Jacuzzi Limited as the brand officially announced his spot on the squad. The part proved exactly why he belonged on the team, with his effortless style and raw power on full display from beginning to end. The dude tastefully tore through the streets, unleashing his deep bag of tricks on all types of terrain, and he's done it again in his new part, Scared and Confused—only this time as a professional skateboarder.Zander is an abso
  
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• éS Skateboarding Rolls Out a Clean New Accel Colorway for Holiday ’25

  18-12-2025 19:58 via skateboarding.com
  
  Over the decades, the Accel has become one of those skate shoes that doesn’t need much explaining. It’s durable, it's comfortable, it's iconic. It's simply built for skateboarding, and loaded with plenty of tech without feeling bulky or overdesigned. The new Burgundy/Tan colorway is strong and subtle, and it's hitting your favorite skateshops now—just in time for the holidays. Get a closer look below, and let's talk about this game-changing skate shoe. View this post on Instagr
  
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• Anthony Claravall Talks Life on the Road on the Brain Drain Show

  18-12-2025 19:52 via skateboarding.com
  
  Ant Claravall's a ledge. He's been everywhere man. To know him is to love him, and let's not leave out the lads across the pond doing the lovely Brain Drain podcast. They know how to pick legendary guests (peep the Skin Phillips episode for more proof). Well, nothing more needs to be said here that isn't covered in the pod. Settle in for a couple of hours of good talk with Anthony Claravall, one of skateboarding's most beloved global ambassadors. Oh, and Ant's got a photo in our new Photo Annual
  
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• Watch: GX1000's Japan Trip Doubles as a Pro Surprise for Taihou Tokura (T4)

  18-12-2025 19:28 via skateboarding.com
  
  GX1000 pulled off a proper surprise for Taihou Tokura—better known as T4—with his bump to the pro ranks while the crew was already deep into a Japan trip. The surprise was flawless, the trip was productive as hell and there's no denying T4 deserved the bump. Peep the moment it happened below, along with a ripping edit from the whole GX squad in the streets of Japan. The edit features T4, Jeff Carlyle, Sean Greene, Zack Krull, Rob Bootes, Junnosouke Hasegawa, Willow Vogues Fernandes,
  
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• HODDLE Presents Raphael Langslow — Debut Pro Video

  18-12-2025 18:48 via skateboarding.com
  
  Raphael rips, Hoddle rips, skateboarding in Australia rips—and right about now, as the cold descends on North America, we're really feeling the FOMO of those Down Under spots. "Hoddle presents ~ Raphael Langslow's Debut Pro part. A new part filmed and edited by Geoff Campbell Additional Filming Chris Middlebrook, Majick Templeton, and Shaun Paul Animation Zac Standaloft hoddleskateboards.com"Big wheels, kickflipping that "O" and good music. P-peepers knows how to craft a video part. This d
  
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• Dead Air Radio Breaks Down Chris Joslin and Lakai 2.0

  18-12-2025 18:28 via skateboarding.com
  
  Most of the skateboarding podcasts out there are so painful to listen to—the hosts know nothing about their guests nor the history of skateboarding. That's why we love Steve and Mitch at Dead Air. Two industry vets that know a lot and are always brutally honest. This new episode breaks down Chris Joslin and his new shoe sponsorship with Lakai in 2025. Some good questions are raised about Lakai 2.0 and whether or not they are in legit core shops, how much these sponsors are paying a guy lik
  
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• The Photo Annual Merch Collection Grows: Water Bottles, Coozies, and Stickers

  18-12-2025 01:55 via skateboarding.com
  
  SHOP NOWThe epic cover shot of Jimmy Wilkins by Mike Blabac is now available on a bevy of beverage vessels. Gaze into Jimmy's sublime frontside Ollie as you sip your morning brew. Take it with you on your water bottle on your next roadtrip or your league beach volleyball game. Wine not?All white everything: Water bottle and "wine tumbler." Remember tumblr? Lol. Speaking of alcohol-related skate collabs, a former pro who worked at a skate shoe company once lamented that said shoe company did a co
  
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• Watch: Tom Penny Leads Mosaic Bearings' New Edit, "It's About Being Real"

  17-12-2025 23:59 via skateboarding.com
  
  Mosaic Bearings just dropped a rad new edit with the one and only Tom Penny leading the charge, with some absolute bangers peppered in from Tyler Surrey, Wes Kremer, Tristán Grijalbo, Fran Molina, Brayan Albarenga (you peep his new Thunder part!?) and Mateo Rotaeche. You had me at Penny, Surrey and Kremer, but in fairness, every one of these dudes absolutely brought it. Take a look:"Skating through San Sebastián and its surroundings," Mosaic wrote in the YouTube description. "It's
  
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• FA Teases Its Final Board Drop of the Year—Hitting Finer Skateshops Now

  17-12-2025 22:44 via skateboarding.com
  
  The powers that be over at Fucking Awesome are closing out the year with one final board drop of 2025, and it’s all hitting your favorite skateshops right now. No big rollout, no overthinking it—just a solid mix of familiar (yet reimagined) graphics and some fresh new ideas as FA puts a bow on another heavy year. Swipe through the post below for a closer look and hit your local if any of these happen to catch your attention. View this post on Instagram
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• New Balance Numeric Breaks Down the Story Behind Reynolds’ Latest 933 Colorway

  17-12-2025 22:17 via skateboarding.com
  
  New Balance Numeric recently dropped a new colorway of Andrew Reynolds’ 933, but this one is extra special. Mike Gigliotti was part of the process this time around, and anyone who knows Mike simply knows he's a solid, thoughtful, creative dude (and just so happens to be an insane artist and ripping skateboarder).Reynolds and Mike are no strangers to working together these days, although it's primarily on Baker projects. That said, this link up felt as natural as anything else, and hear me
  
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• Make Life Skate Life's New Skatepark Project in Uganda

  17-12-2025 20:54 via skateboarding.com
  
  We're always stoked to see skatepark projects like this pop up around the world and we feel it's our duty to spread the word and help them out. Click on over to MakeLifeSkateLife, check out what's going on, and consider donating.
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  Press release below:"Non-profit organization Make Life Skate Life (MLSL), in partnership with Climate Skaters Kiteezi and Uganda’s growing skateboarding community, is proud to announce the launch and upcom
  
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• Brayan Albarenga Caps Off New Thunder Trucks Part With a Insane MACBA NBD

  17-12-2025 19:27 via skateboarding.com
  
  Thunder Trucks just dropped a new part from Brayan Albarenga and it's a straight up banger from start to finish. The dude simply does not miss. Board control? Style? Confidence? Raw talent? I mean, the list goes on—check 'em all! Brayan is an absolute machine, to say the least. Such a dope part, and seriously, that ender at MACBA was a clip none of us were ready for. Take a look:Some of those manual clips were too sick, and every grind and slide is strong and thoughtful. The dude is locked
  
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• Limited Run of Zero x Ronnie Creager 'Lil Reaper' Blind Bags Drop Today

  17-12-2025 18:55 via skateboarding.com
  
  Zero Skateboards is hitting us with some serious nostalgia today, offering a limited run of 'Lil Reaper' blind bags going live at 12 noon PST. The icing on the cake? The brand is working alongside the one and only Ronnie Creager on this drop. If you grew up skating in the late 90s/early-2000s, this one’s probably already on your radar. If not... well, I think this is a special release we can all get behind one way or another. Eight variations with random rarity and prizes. Peep!View this p
  
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• Girl Skateboards Turns Simon Bannerot’s Road Sketch Into a Limited Board Graphic

  17-12-2025 01:21 via skateboarding.com
  
  Girl Skateboards just dropped a super rad, limited one-off Traveler deck featuring artwork by the one and only Simon Bannerot—straight from his mind and hand onto the fine wood of your new favorite Girl plank. The graphic was born as a random sketch pulled straight from Simon's notebook and made its way onto a crisp green veneer deck, bringing a personal piece of Bannerot’s process to life on his latest graphic. This is truly what it's all about. Girl rules. Simon rules. Take a look:
  
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• Tony Hawk to Make Stage Debut in 'Nutcracker'—Yes, He'll Have His Skateboard

  16-12-2025 23:55 via skateboarding.com
  
  Tony Hawk is adding something new to the résumé this weekend. That's right! Our fearless leader is set to make his stage debut in Golden State Ballet’s Nutcracker on Saturday night—and yes, as always, he's expected to be rolling around one way or another. It’s not every day you see skateboarding meet ballet—actually sounds pretty funny just typing that out, ha!—but The Birdman never really followed a normal path anyway, right? Right. Say what you want,
  
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• Watch: Brad Cromer Delivers Once Again With Fun New YouTube Edit

  16-12-2025 20:06 via skateboarding.com
  
  Brad Cromer is always on the move, which means the dude’s YouTube account is always stocked with stoke. Skating, living, lurking around. Someone commented, "This didn't just fire me up to go out and skate but also to go out and just live." And honestly, the nailed it.Anyways, all I know is if you’re still sleeping on Cromer’s YouTube channel, you really are missing out. In a time where so much skate content feels overdone and loaded with nonsense, Brad is out there keeping thin
  
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• 18 East Takes Skateboarding to Rome in the New ‘Sette Mezzo’ Video

  16-12-2025 19:56 via skateboarding.com
  
  Marcello Campanello footage? Skateboarding in Rome? We're listening. If you've never been to Rome, take our word for it, it's life changing. The history, the food, the vibes—but can you skate there? Well, 18 East has just answered that one. Is it too early to start planning our summer 2026 Euro trip?"10 days in Rome for 18 East with Marcello Campanello, Matteo Botti & Papik. Filmed and edited by Simone Rocca."Marcello on Hardbody makes sense. Dude's doing more for skating in sweatpants
  
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• Furnace Skateshop Drops 'FurnACE' With Ace Trucks Celebrating 30 Years Business

  16-12-2025 19:01 via skateboarding.com
  
  The ripping squad at Furnace Skateshop just dropped FurnACE, a new shop video made in collaboration with Ace Trucks—and it's everything you'd expect from a shop that has been holding down its scene for over three decades. There's an energy to this edit that is simply infectious. Like many folks, local shop videos will always hold a special place in my heart and this project is such a great example as to why. The homies. The locals. The ones who call the shop a second home. It's all here. P
  
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• Look: adidas Skateboarding Drops the Vintage 2.0 Superstar ADV

  16-12-2025 18:25 via skateboarding.com
  
  adidas Skateboarding just dropped a new Vintage 2.0 Superstar ADV, giving one of their most recognizable silhouettes a proper, skate-ready update. The OG Superstar has actually been part of skateboarding for longer than most of us might realize, and this reimagined version keeps everything we love about the original while focusing on the details that actually matter when you’re ripping in the streets. These are dope! Take a look:View this post on Instagram
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• Antonio Durao Gives Back With a Gear Donation to Uganda’s Skate Community

  16-12-2025 00:50 via skateboarding.com
  
  As if this dude couldn't get more epic this year, Antonio Durao donated a ton of gear to the Uganda Skateboard Society. See the full article on its site. "In a remarkable gesture of support for grassroots skateboarding, renowned skateboard designer Antonio Durao has fulfilled a long-held dream by donating a collection of his Hardbody deck models and essential skateboarding gear to the Uganda Skateboard Society."Goated for life.Related: Watch: Hjalte, Durao and Berkowitz Shine In Hardbody's Heavy
  
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• Watch: SK8MAFIA Just Hit Us With a New TJ Rogers Part

  15-12-2025 23:31 via skateboarding.com
  
  TJ Rogers has been on an absolute mission this year. The dude has dropped numerous—absolutely, outta control—parts. His signature éS shoe has been a banger. He found a home on SK8MAFIA... which is why you're here. I dunno what to say. This part rips!He has so many clips and clearly just can't stop. Put your hands together and throw up the Mafia sign! The amount of footage this fool has is unimaginable. Peep:💻 Don’t miss another headline from TransWorld SKATE
  
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• A Closer Look at Asics Skateboarding’s Forest Night/Cream Japan Pro Silhouette

  15-12-2025 21:32 via skateboarding.com
  
  It’s been rad watching Asics really come into its own over the past year in the skateboarding world. I never had doubt, but they’ve continued to prove they’re in it for the right reasons—putting skateboarding first across the board, from the team and the videos to the shoes themselves. Consider me intrigued. You seen the new Japan Prp Forest Greens!? Get there:View this post on Instagram
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• First Look: éS Teases a New Colorway of TJ Rogers’ Signature Shoe

  15-12-2025 20:54 via skateboarding.com
  
  Our friends at éS just gave a first look at a brand new colorway of TJ Rogers’ signature shoe, and it’s an absolute banger. This one makes sense. When TJ's shoe first dropped, éS pulled out all the stops. World tour. Shop visits. He was doing the damn thing! And here we are getting new colorways of his sig in 2025, a year that has cemented the dude as one of the greats. Swipe through the post below and get a closer look. View this post on Instagram
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• New Balance Numeric Drops New Colorway of Andrew Reynolds' 933

  15-12-2025 19:35 via skateboarding.com
  
  New Balance Numeric just dropped a new colorway of Andrew Reynolds’ 933, further reimagining one of the most thoughtful skate shoes in their catalog, if you ask me. From the start, the 933 was built around Reynolds’ approach to skating—simple on the surface, but carefully dialed where it matters most. You love 'em. I love 'em. And these new colorways continue to make us love 'em even more! These are too sick. Take a look:View this post on Instagram
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• Inside EPICENTER’s Opening Weekend in San Francisco

  15-12-2025 18:23 via skateboarding.com
  
  Jacob Rosenberg's new book EPICENTER has been getting a lot of hype, and for good reason. When our copy showed up in the mail, we were blown away at the production quality, attention to detail, and the amount of content within. We even did a podcast/interview with Jacob to find out more about it. The launch for the book was fittingly in San Francisco last month at a gallery right around the corner from Embarcadero's hallowed ground. Here's everything that went down. If you missed the opening wee
  
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• Hugo Corbin Delivers His ‘Theresa’ Video Part

  15-12-2025 18:04 via skateboarding.com
  
  France'e Hugo Corbin is one of the most productive skaters we know. He's always in the streets clipping up. He spent a three-month stretch in the States this year and came back with a full, ripping video part, amid flying airplanes and ripping dirt bikes with Boo Johnson (who also has some rad guest tricks in here). The name Theresa is named after Hugo's aunt who had a heart attack a year ago and he wanted to dedicate this video part to her. "Hugo Corbin links up with Will Riemer for a run up an
  
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• Chris Drysen Drops a Heavy New FTP Video Part

  12-12-2025 22:02 via skateboarding.com
  
  We've been big fans of Chris Drysen since day one, so anytime he puts out a video part, we gotta watch it, and of course we're gonna pump it. Here's his latest for FTP and it doesn't disappoint.FILMED BY: ANTHONY MATAROZZA JACOB FLORES NICK PETERSON CONOR MCGIVERN ​GRANT YANSURA RYAN LEE OTTO RAY GRANT THOMAS KEMISSEHe's hauling ass in here, hitting all kinds of gap out ledges, and that long, stand-up boardslide is rad. Dude's finding bump-to-bars no one else skates and is putting the hair
  
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• Watch: HUF Just Dropped 16 Minutes of Raw Clips From 'Box Truck'

  12-12-2025 21:30 via skateboarding.com
  
  HUF just dropped 16 minutes of raw Box Truck footage, and it’s one of those classic edits we didn't know we needed until we did. No polish. No soundtrack. Just skateboarding. The sounds, the moments in between, the battles. All the good stuff that we usually don't get to see! Peep:The video featured: Erik Herrera, Daiki Hoshino, Brad Cromer, Cyrus Bennett, Mason Silva, Drake Johnson, Dick Rizzo, Salomon Cardenas, Sam Narvaez, Nick Matthews, Romel Torres, and Finn Pope. And personally, with
  
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