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I met Chaz for the first time during a contest in Rome back in 2002. I guess I’d only known him for like 24 hours, but after some drinks we were already making plans to drive my car all the way from Rome to Glasgow, to spend some extra time in Scotland. The next morning we cancelled this crazy idea because of everybody's hangovers. I also remember we were sitting together in the car that night with a Dutch friend of mine who needed skates. Chaz said: “No problem. I will call Salomon right now for a pair of skates” haha....So there he was at 3 o’clock in the morning calling the Salomon headquarters for a pair of skates. Ever since then we’ve been in contact, and I'm always trying to bring him over to my events here in Holland; the main goal is to have a great time and the secondary goal is to have some nice blading sessions. And I must say we are scoring every single time except this one time during my 30th birthday!I visited his house and local skatepark for a week a few years ago, which was a great experience. I hope I can make this trip again soon. Chaz is a great personality, a down to earth person with a big sense of humor and besides that he is still killing it on his blades. Like this video I saw lately of him learning fakie 1080...
Photos: Sebastian Hofer
The junior contest is going down as you read this. Young kid Dominic Bruce from Scotland and Patrick Eagan (the young brother of Joey Eagan) did well in the park. We will be trying to get a few clips from both.
After a relatively easy van and rider pickup including Adrian Wallace, Jake Ricketts. Somehow we got to Dumbarton and the Unit 23 skatepark on time,in one piece and in dry weather. After a quick stop to pick up Chaz Sands who will now be joining us on the tour we hit a very packed Unit 23 to break in the new down box addition to the famous flatbank. It turns out the new box is indeed amazing and revitalises a park obstacle that has withstood 8 years of insane tricks from the best riders in the world sliding down the rails and boxes.
Ever since the first rolling videos hit the market in the early '90's, certain releases – such as 'The Hoax' and VG installments, or later published milestones like 'Coup de Tat' and 'Brain Fear Gone' – have changed not only the way people tend to look at and think about the specific scenes and rollerbladers portrayed, but also rolling culture itself. Even though I think it's too early to say what long term effect the release of GC.1 will have on the rolling world it undoubtedly has heightened my expectations regarding filming and video graphic techniques. Adding the extremely high production quality to the skills of one of the best teams in rollerblading yet, the math basically does itself. The Ground Control team video represents the passion and hard work Jon Elliott and his crew have put into their dream, resulting in one of the most spectacular videos to date.
Contributors from Be-Mag come from all over the world. In fact, one of the aspects that make this media outlet so successful is the joint effort given from the rolling world covering every rideable inch of the globe. Aggressive skating, while seemingly non-existent to the pop-culture world, has grown in leaps and bounds over the past few years. The dynamic has changed in so many ways since the early 1990s that each aspect in growth of style, amplitude, technology, culture, etc. has gone through it’s own little piece of the overall revolution.
Here is yet another Winterclash 2012 edit produced by Minimal Motions, a professional film and post-production team from Poland. In this edit you are able to experience the Clash from different perspectives and through high quality filming gear.
5 Questions with Chaz Sands.
Are you as excited about the new Ground Control video as we are? You probably should be. For over a decade Ground Control have been leading the pack in frame design and have become a staple in the rollerblading community. In order to commemorate the videos release we’ll be giving away three free copies in a prize raffle!
When we arrive in Vienna it rains. We use this day to relax, work on the edits and the pictures in hopes that tomorrow will be better. After an early and hearty breakfast, Wolf, our guide for this stop, arrives at exactly 10am, ready to help us to discover the city. He takes us to a long S-shaped red curb, a bit jaded by the many riders that have previously skated it but our team is happy to have a go at it. The session suddenly comes to an end by the heavy rain that starts to fall on our heads. While Rob continues to grind the pavement he gets soaked to the bone.
Released in 2011, Ground Control came to define a years worth of achievement from the blading community. Featuring a strong roster of talent from the team itself and directed by Simon Mulvaney, this film tells a story of the frames beneath the feet of every GC rider. Episode 6 highlights the technical wizardry of Damien Wilson. Never one to shy away from creativity, technicality and individuality, and Damien is one of the few riders who's innovative career spans not years, but decades! -Simon Mulvaney
Released in 2011, Ground Control came to define a years worth of achievement from the blading community. Featuring a strong roster of talent from the team itself and directed by Simon Mulvaney, this film tells a story of the frames beneath the feet of every GC rider. Episode 5 showcases Gabriel Hydens unique style and trick vocabulary as he destroys the streets of Europe. A relative newcomer to the international scene, Gabriel has quickly planted himself as one of the industries most iconic riders and shows no sign of slowing down any time soon! -Simon Mulvaney
Released in 2011, Ground Control came to define a years worth of achievement from the blading community. Featuring a strong roster of talent from the team itself and directed by Simon Mulvaney, this film documents the story of the frames beneath the feet of each of the GC team. With an impressive lineup of some of the biggest names in blading, Episode 4 introduces the Ground Control team and gives a taste of what's to come in the rest of the film. -Simon Mulvaney
Released in 2011, Ground Control came to define a years worth of achievement from the blading community. Featuring a strong roster of talent from the team itself and directed by Simon Mulvaney, this film tells a story of the frames beneath the feet of every GC rider. Episode 3 opens with a never before seen section, initially created to bridge the gap between Nils and Alex's profiles, but dropped at the last minute due to pacing issues. We then move on to a full profile for Alex Burston, a British blader, born and bread in Manchester, but due to his unquestionable ability, he is now making impressive leaps into an international scene of professional bladers. -Simon Mulvaney
Released in 2011, Ground Control came to define a years worth of achievement from the blading community. Featuring a strong roster of talent from the team itself and directed by Simon Mulvaney, this film documents the story of the frames beneath the feet of each of the GC team. Episode 2 opens with a short montage, highlighting some of the incredible locations the film was shot in, before moving on to Nils Jansons profile, an incredible blader who in recent years has sprang from nowhere to be one of the worlds best, most respected and recognised bladers in the world! -Simon Mulvaney
Released in 2011, Ground Control came to define a years worth of achievement from the blading community. Featuring a strong roster of talent from the team itself and directed by Simon Mulvaney, this film documents the story of the frames beneath the feet of each of the GC team. Episode 1 introduces the film and each of the featured riders. Set across three stages, our journey takes us inside a battered old frame, to learn the story of how it came to be like this. -Simon Mulvaney
The boys from therolling.lv at it again, blading hard, partying hard... 'Curriculum Vitae' features Agris Caurs, Janis Zalitis, Kaspars Alksnis, Martins Jansons, Almants Nedzveckis, Toms Krasovskis, Reinis Petersons, Raimonds Prusis, Toms Slukins, Edgars Rozentals, and Nils Jansons.
Chaz and Quinny renovated their living room and made an edit breaking in the new furniture with a couple friends...
The Dutch Championship took place in the World Skate Center skatepark in Den Bosch. Check out all the action in this edit.
Jamie Stenner once again coming through with an excellent promo for his boot sponsor's latest product, the Razors Mathias Silhan pro skate. Only difference this time: He's supported by his team mates Alex Burston, Scott Quinn, Chaz Sands, and Andy Spary to show off the boot!
Remz just can't stop touring. So far Remz has realized three big tours this year: one through Germany/Holland/Belgium, one through California and one through Florida which ended just some weeks ago. Now Remz will be back on the road again ex...
The Chaz Sands Invitational is back at Rampworx Skatepark for a second year. The worlds best pro skaters will come to Liverpool to battle it out at the UK's only 5 star World Rolling Series event. For more information please visit www.chazsandsinv...
It’s been a while since Razors did a tour through Germany. Meet Brian Aragon, Horn, Chaz and Mathias Silhan on tour:
The International Razors Pro Team will be on tour through Germany from July 2nd to 9th. On July 8th Brian Aragon, Chaz Sands, Mathias Silhan and Stefan Horngacher will come to one of Western Germany's finest Skateparks, the Rheinpark Skatepark, located in Duisburg (Germany). The Razors Team is looking forward to meeting you. Austria's finest Gabriel Hyden will be joining the Razors Team on their trip as the tour filmer. He will make sure you get your clip with your Razors idols. So come out, say hello to the Razors Team and have a chilled and relaxed session with them. See you on July 8th in Duisburg!
The Chaz Sands Invite will take place on June 11th at Rampwork in Liverpool.
To celebrate over a decade of Ground Control frames, comes the film to define a generation. The UK Premiere of the much anticipated Ground Control DVD, a film by local Simon Mulvaney. The premiere is on December 9th at the Rampworx Skatepark in Liverpool, United Kingdom.
World Skate Center skatepark in 's-Hertogenbosch will once again host the Dutch Championships this year! Dominik Wagner, Jojo Jacobi and Chaz Sands have already confirmed to join in on the fun! You should, too!
Skater: Chaz Sands
Trick: 360 Top Soul
Photographer: Balmore
Location: Unit 23, Dumbarton, Scotland
