Thrasher Magazine

Bombing hills, grilling and sessioning some parks with the homies, just a typical day for the 2019 SOTY. The archival clips of baby Milton and his dad, along with photos of Phelps and P-Stone, are a glorious walk down memory lane. Skateboarding is our family. Always has been.

Everyone’s favorite annual award ceremony is back to celebrate the year’s best breakthroughs and bunts. If you can’t make SOTY, might as well hope for a T-Eddy. See the list and guess who’ll get pissed.

From the history of the Car Wash to the physical and mental obstacles necessary to overcome, this is truly a My War for the ages, complete with broken bones and creeping cops. However, a heaping dose of the Old Man’s everlasting stoke pushed Milton's fight to the finish. Skateboarding will never be the same...

The SOTY tour, currently wreaking havoc in Oz, is stopping by for a heavy demo Down Under. Peep the flyer then head over to see three SOTYs, along with Figgy, Louie Lopez, Provost and more, utterly destroy the Ulladulla skatepark.

Unless you’ve been living underneath a rotting mini ramp in the woods, you undoubtedly already know that Milton Martinez is our 2019 Skater of the Year. We celebrated his win this past Friday with a bangin'-ass party in The City by the Bay.

Milton is Skate and Destroy personified, a wrecking ball catapulting through the air at mach speed. His ¡Demolición! part blew the doors off the internet, an unequivocal treasure of skateboarding stoke.

You know what time it is! Here are the contenders for SOTY 2019. Now cast your vote!

Milton Martinez takes it to Colin's house for a little BBQ and ramp session to celebrate his new signature Indy truck.

The madman from Mar del Plata, Argentina blazes at full throttle no matter the spot. This part is gonna put you on the edge of your seat, from the opening montage to the kickflip into you-know-what. Skate and Destroy!