Skateboarding

"Rodney Mullen’s innovations defined a generation of skaters and were immortalised in the iconic Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games—now, he’s here to break down the science behind the tricks that changed skateboarding forever.

Watch the Q&A with Rodney here (we've made this available for everyone to watch - it was originally exclusively for our Science Supporter YouTube Members): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU9mx1vzcZQ"

All the skater of the year contenders, with their parts

Powell has Zack Doelling and Dan Corrigan, and while Zack definitely has some chops, and Dan has his creativity, both have gotten pro boards through a non-traditional route.

With an oversaturated industry, it seems obvious for a company to cater to whatever popularity will sell boards.

Honestly, I appreciate Powell's novel approach, with flight decks, interesting board shapes, and their willingness to gather momentum wherever they find it.

As an old head, it does seem to me a bit like pandering though...

If Joslin doesn't drop his part soon, then my vote is Greyson or Schaar for sure.

One of the parts that reshaped how I thought of retro skaters. I had no idea Natas and Gonz were throwing down the next evolution of skateboarding all the way back then.

Until that point, I assumed that kind of skati5 was birthed out of the mid-90s, with the '80s being relegated to Hosoi and Hawk and the like.

I know this has been out for a while, but it was interesting hearing the stories behind the people that laid the foundation and set the scene for what would become my childhood a decade or more later.