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Yuri Botelho grew up in Brazil and spent more than a decade in Bilbao, Spain. He recently made the move to Barcelona and couldn't be happier in his new hometown: 'There's just too many spots!'
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...
It's the year 2009 and an intriguing trailer for Imagine Blade Shun goes online, promising to show more in 2010. It gets tons of praise online with skaters waiting to see the final production. Unfortunately, 2010 comes and goes (as does 2011 and 2012) with no sign of its release. What happened to the project? When was it coming out? Be-mag was able to pin down Dustin Werbeski back home in Canada after his European adventures with the Powerhouse and find out the background story on its 2013 release.
After finishing second last year Nils Jansons stepped it up another notch at the 2013 Winterclash. The 20 year old Latvian amazed everyone in Eindhoven with some serious hammers including a jawdropping 540 alley-oop top soul. We checked in with the brand new champ for a quick interview.
The first time I met Konsti was on the way to ISPO Munich in 2010. Once a year we travel to this almost legendary exhibition to check out the latest products and meet some old friends again. Always when we visit Munich it is also time to meet Munich's Infernal team rider. 2010 Dario (Soller) was representing Infernal in Munich. When we met at our way to ISPO he told me that it was time for him to hand over his Infernal sponsorship to someone younger than him, to get in some fresh blood. As he wanted to keep an infernal representative in Munich he introduced Konsti to me, with the recommendation to keep an eye on him, as he was one of the rising talents from Munich. Konsti is a very nice guy, someone you like to hang out with and go for a session. He is not the type of guy looking for attention all the time. He is rolling for himself and the pure fun with an incredible smooth style. So we stayed in contact, he e-mailed me his clips and pictures and in the next summer Konsti was on the Infernal team, representing us in Munich. It's not the normal way how you get on the team, but Konsti is also not the normal skater. He’s a really cool guy with amazing skills, that's why he came to Infernal. But to keep it like Konsti, we will let his actions speak, so enjoy his clips, pics and interview.
Pittsburgh artist Jeremy Beightol has had a pretty heavy influence on the blading industry over the past decade or more. You've seen his work in collaboration with companies like 4x4, Intuition Skate Shop, Ground Control, Psyko Clothing, his own brainchild Kaspa and now Be-mag.
J Bah has always been linked to the music world in blading, whether it be him rappin' behind the mic, producing beats in his room or shredding sections to smooth sounds in your favourite videos. We caught up with him and asked him to give us some insight into his musical mind.
Razors recently release their latest full length DVD titled "Children Of The Future". We spoke with our Frenchy Fries colleague Freddy White and asked him to shed some light on the digital flick produced by Erick Rodriguez.
Here's a quick teaser from our latest Be-mag Print issue. We took a moment to speak with Mathias Silhan and discussed his new pro skate, blading in France and what makes him tick.
If you've heard of Nils Jansons then you know this guy is a shredder! Simply speaking. Big tricks, lots of speed and of course, plenty of hammers. But I want to tell you a bit about Nils that you may not know. Nils is "on it". And by saying that, I mean he has found his passions and will stop at nothing to achieve or take whatever he wants from this life. He may be young, numerically speaking, but he has the patient and calm demeanor of a buddist monk. Nils is super humble and down to earth. Still what some might call a bit "out there". He is the kind of homie that you can really sit down and kick it with and ponder about life, girls, politics, blading or whatever the topic may be.
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 10 is a look at some of the incredible locations 'GC.1' was shot at. From California and Nevada to Barcelona and Vienna. -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 9 highlights the insane trick vocabulary of one of the most iconic bladers of all time; Julian Bah, all executed with breathetaking style and precision. Shot entirely in sun soaked San Diego and Las Vegas, we get a glimpse of what it is like to party and blade with the man himself. -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. In Episode 8 we follow Scottish roller Chaz Sands on a unique journey from Las Vegas storm drains, and European handrails. Bringing his unquestionable park ability to the street, Chaz continues to break boundaries in this ever evolving sport. -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 7 is a fast paced blend of eye opening tricks by the Ground Control Team, featuring the talents of Stefan Horngacher, Sammy Chase, David Andrews, Dre Powell, Lyle Shivak, Marc Moreno, Mathias Silhan, Dominik Wagner, Yuri Botelho, Kåre Lindberg, Andrew Jaccuzi and Alex Burston. -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 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
We're not sure what a "lost session" is, but if it allows us to look at Guillaumes skating he'll hopefully have many of these sessions in 2013. Textbook skating again from the Frenchman!
Kevin Little and Champion Baumstimler are organizing the Slam Angelo 2010 competition on June 5th in San Angelo TX presented by Beluh 42 skateshop. This is San Angelo's first skateboarding AND rollerblading competition which consists of 4 competit...
Come chill and skate in New Orleans for the weekend. Cash prizes, product, music, hammers, and high-fives. And of course the after party. Get there before 2!
On November 26th, the Pääsküla Skatepark will be hosting the annual Pääsküla Blade Jam in Tallinn, Estonia. If you are around, be sure not to miss this banger competition!
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.
The longest running German competition, the infamous X-Mas Jam in Hamburg, Germany, is going to go down on the 10th and 11th of December. This event will once again bring out the best in every competitor. If you're from Germany you'll either go there or wish you'd go.
On January 7th 2012 is the Intuition Skate Shop game of B.L.A.D.E. bracket style, in McKinney, Texas. Be sure to participate in this competition as there are a lot of awesome prizes to win. Of course there will be a banger party afterwards, so make sure you are present!
Time for an epic Street Battle in Salt Lake City, UT! We are meeting up September 9th at We Are One Skatepark to head out to the streets! This is a street battle rollerblade contest. Everyone vs Everyone.
First held in 1995, one of Europe's longest running events is back again for 2012! With main supporters Grindhouse and Hamburger Volksbank, this year's X-Mas Jam will once again provide a good time for contestants and audience from all over Europe. All for the purpose of celebrating the sport, having fun with friends and closing the blading season with a Bang!
Skater: Dominik Wagner
Trick: Air
Photographer: Felix Strosetzki
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Skater: Andreas Wagenblast
Trick: BS Savannah
Photographer: Lui Summer
Location: Klagenfurt/Austria
Skater: Brian Shima
Trick: Nugen to AO makio
Photographer: Jero
Skater: Dominik Wagner
Trick: 360 over the fence
Photographer: Philipp Forstner
Location: Vienna
Skater: Ryan Loewy
Trick: Miszou
Photographer: Janine Neyssen
Location: Tilles Center at C.W. Post/LIU, Greenvale/Long Island, NY
Skater: Chris Farmer
Trick: Transfer
Photographer: Jero
Skater: Dave Benski
Trick: Ao Stale Wallride Revert
Photographer: Felix Strosetzki
Location: Bayreuth, Germany
Skater: Chris Haffey
Trick: Topacid to Switch Wallride
Photographer: Grand
Location: Orange County, CA
Skater: Chris Haffey
Trick: Backside
Photographer: Mike Graffigna
Location: San Diego, CA
