The Youth Co. Announcement. Chris Haffey, Chris Farmer, and Jon Julio.

Pre-ordering now for delivery. Size 1 frame and full soft goods line available February 10, 2012. Size 2 frame available for pre-order shipping February, March 2012.

Visit Theyouthco.com.

The collection of what 2011 brought as far as adventure. Enjoy! Filmed by Mat Farnworth, Chris Olpin and Cameron Card in Salt Lake City, Utah, We Are One Skate Park and Las Vegas.

Previously: Justin Mousley: Spring – Fall, 2010 Edit.

Featuring Soichiro Kanashima, Chihiro Azuma, Eiji Sakihara, Koichi Iguchi, Itsuki Kochi, Mitsutoshi Yoshitani, Ren Fujiwara, Toru Shirai & Yoshiki Kimura.

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Song: Rahzel – Make the Music 2000.

• Previously: Chris Farmer (VG19), Cameron Card (VG22), Louis Zamora (VG14).
• Visit Youtube.com/FreestyleCultureTV.

Photo: Kevin Yee – x-grind (San Francisco) by Matt Rice.

Skaters have a unique aesthetic perspective on their own activity and on public space — a perspective we shouldn’t ignore.

Skaters are either pests or eXtreme dare devils (or eXtreme dare devil pests). Either they’re scuffing up a beautiful public planter box or handrail, or they’re engaged in some death-defying, oooh-aaahhh-inspiring spectacle on ESPN.

Either way, they’re insufferable, crass, misanthropic, self-endangering underlings (even if they’re undeniably pretty cool). Either way, it would be strange to think that skating requires a high level of skill in aesthetic perception, judgment, and action. [...]

Check the full article on Creativitypost.com (via).

Nathalia Kamura: More Media. Photo.

By Craig Smith.

Song: Typ T.U.R.B.O – Medizin. Thanks Anon.

• Previously: Matthias Ogger: Seven Rats Leftovers.
• More Seven Rats Sections: Robbie Pitts, Isaac Callen, Leftovers + Trailer.

A lot of skaters noticed that Louis Zamora wasn’t skating K2s in the latest “9TO5 Weekend with Louie Zamora & Brian Aragon” video (he was skating Valos) ; Here are more informations on the subject.

What’s up dudes

There was no “falling out” between K2 and I. The simple fact of the matter is they aren’t ready to invest in our sport. I was the only one doing everything for the Varsity skate, and my input would be taken and used sometimes, and sometimes it wouldn’t.

I would never know until I got the sample, which was very unpredictable at best. A long time ago, I told K2 that I would like to spend my career with them and improve their products along the way. My passion is obviously on wheels, but it also lies in the design and function of the products we use everyday as bladers.

I was told that we have no budget for a team, no budget for travel, and no money to help me stay as productive as possible. I was fine with that, believing we could really start something great by just blading and staying positive, and hopefully all of those things would fall inline eventually.

The main reason I had to leave was because a person told me that I would not get design credit for aything, and that an option for a “pro skate” wasn’t an option.

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What’s up everyone! Here’s the second State of Mind Webisode of the season: Wild (Woodward) West State of Mind.

Some of you may know that I grew up rollerblading. Ya ya fruitbooter! ;) All jokes set aside, I really did love it and feel as though it’s helped me become the skier I am today.

Last summer, my girl Ashley Battersby and I rolled out to Woodward West in Cali on some windy days to get some foam pit action going. We had a blast, check it out!

Right now I’m shredding in Mammoth getting ready for X, next webisode coming soon, stay tuned! – Kaya Turski.

Check the Kaya Turski video on Vimeo.

About Kaya Turski

Kaya Turski is a Canadian freestyle skier. She is a two-time Winter X Games champion in slopestyle (2010 & 2011).

At the 2010 Winter X Games XIV held in Aspen, she won her gold medal with the highest ever slopestyle score at a Winter X Games with 96.66.

One week after she won the gold medal in Slopestyle at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen, Colorado, ahead of Keri Herman and Grete Eliassen, she captured the silver medal at the 2011 FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships (Wikipedia).

Visit Kayaturski.com.

Song: Awolnation – Sail. Hardware: Canon 7D 50mm 1.4, Tamron 10-24, Canon 70-200mmf4, GoProHDHero2. Photo.

Kevin Lapierre testing the new Rollerblade New Jack 2 in Florida and Canada.

Filmed by Thomas camus, Michael Lapierre & Guillaume Latrompette (with a canon 7D + t2i) ; Edited by Kevin Lapierre & Guillaume Latrompette.

Song: Dilated People – Kindness for Weakness. Photo.
Previously: Kevin Lapierre: WRS Uploaded Entry.

Aaron Pyle‘s section from the video Savor the Flavor (2008). Edited by Ryan Benner.

Previously: Aaron Pyle, 2 Much Flavor Section (2011).