Weekly Wrap-Up: 1-13-2017

Lester Kasai, Sandlands circa the 80s. Photo: Grant Britain.

This one’s for the homies, y’all! We asked some of our friends what they felt was newsworthy this past week and they gave us the following tidbits. That said, this Weekly Wrap-Up for the week ending 1-13-2017 is filled with squad feels. check it!

Let’s start things off with a quick welcome to the team video from Arsenal Trucks featuring their new rider Mark Nicolaus. Next up we have a cool little slasher/putt video featuring Garrett Gourley ripping the Comet Skateboards Upcycle series deck. DTB is a homie video featuring a large cast of NCDH dudes: Alec Simpson, Brian Forte, Jacob Hales, Matt Ellison, Romeo Dilla, Brady Koch, Connor Collop. Wanna learn one footed ollie in Spanish? We thought so. Here’s Loaded Boards Trick Tip en Español | Ollie North con Camilo Cespedes.

Video of the Week: Kevin Braun | Right To Exist

By Santa Cruz Skateboards

Event News:

Maryhill Spring Free-4-All Freeride April 29 & April 30, 2024

Golden Gate Park Race is coming in hot: January, 21, 2017. Always a good weekend in SF with the Bonzing family.

Instagram Pic of the Week:

@geofftgraham Jim Murphy, Baltimore MD, 1989

by @geofftgraham

Rider/ Industry News:

VOTE NOW!!! The International Downhill Federation - IDF is excited to announce the details for their 2017 ELECTION.

Downhill skateboard and luge racing is at a pivotal point and the IDF is currently undergoing elections to nominate 7 new board members to lead the organization for the coming two-years. The 13 globally-recognized candidates and their statements were released on January 5. Voting is open through January 13-15 and all IDF members are eligible to vote.

VOTE NOW!!! The 13 Candidates + Personal Statements