Thrasher Magazine

The Vans Park Series made its way down to Brazil recently, hosting a massive contest and also leaving an amazing skatepark for the city São Paulo. And although the weekend was a competition, it was hard to see that through all the smiles. Obrigado!

A stacked squad terrorizing the concrete slabs of Texas, starring Kader, Ducky, Kanfoush, Justin Henry, Ronnie, Nick Michel, Diego Todd and the Pabich bros. Enjoy the onslaught...

Skateboarding’s top concrete crushers slug it out on the insane terrain of Red’s Lincoln City, Oregon – parks, pits, dirt and destruction. Grindline the Band, Arctic, Bad Shit and many more provide the soundtrack as the crew pushes the limits for those who can’t. Pure mayhem and good times! Where were you?!

Does China have less gravity? ‘Cause everybody was flying in the Men’s Finals! And you’re gonna have to watch that last Roman clip a few times to believe it. Unreal.

The Vans Park Series kicked off the 2019 year in Shanghai, China. Lots of people made it out to the finals—from legends like Tony Hawk to new-age rippers like CJ Collins. This stop was an amazing way to fire it up and we’ll see you in Brazil. —Lui Elliott

This is a small taste of the skating taking place in the Far East right now. To watch the finals live, check the dates and times to keep up with the concrete demigods at this historic event.

The sun was bright, the revvs were high, and Oakland’s concrete sanctuary of the skate Gods was alive with the spirit of the recently departed. Fix yourself a coffee, grab a snack and enjoy the show.

Every year in the Arizona desert we get a glimpse of the new maniacs ready to challenge the skate world. This PHXAM was a barnburner, and Brazilian Giovanni Vianna took the trophy with authority. Congrats!

With over 200 competitors, a Ben Horton art show and live music featuring Redman and Method Man of the Wu-Tang Clan, all in attendance were guaranteed a fired-up good time and an equally heated sunburn.