USD is proud to announce the latest addition to the team, Nicoly Machado! A young lady who needs no introduction and has taken the rolling world by storm this year. We can not wait to see where her incredible talent will take her. Filmed by Felipe Zambardino.

Danilo Senna quick session @ Tombowl Park (Brazil, 2022).

Tombowl Park in Guarujá, Brazil (Instagram).

Tais Colares (Brazil) - Mini Park Edit by Xavier Kadu.

Diego Rachadel skating during those two years of the pandemic! Filmed by: Gabriela Pimpão, Erich Gengebauer, Carlos Pianowski, Felipe Zambardino, Walisson Alves, Nicoly Machado, Caio Rennó & Guilherme Black. Animation: Caio Rennó. Music: Zé Perri - Dazaranha.

Here is my skatepark section filmed over 3 months during my trip across Brazil, Peru and Colombia. One year ago, locked in Paris in the winter, I decided to book a flight for South America and go where i’d be welcomed. - Julien Cudot.

Filmed in: Sao Paulo & Curitiba (Brazil), Lima & Cusco (Peru), Bogota Medellin (Colombia). Filmed by: Stéphane Alfano, Hector Cardenas, Erich Gegenbauer Neto, Eroll Corredor Basto, Manuela Gonzalez, Michael Cheng, Daniel Franco, Sidnei Brito, Alejo Rendon, Ricardo Pinillos, Gabriel Nunes, Julian Marin, Leonardo A.Maia, Camilo Saya Roll, Juan Ocha, Juan David, Edinson Cordoba Higuita, Reinaldo Souza Campos, Victor Daum, Michael Lilo, Juan David. Edited by: Jeremy Dalbis and Thomas Dalbis of the Kal Crew.

Miniature by: Cedric Freire De Araujo. Music: Joyitas de Ángel mix. THANK YOU: Suzanne from Limeira, Erik from Curitiba, Daniel and Sidnei from Sao Paulo, Cesar my big brother from Lima, Annie my queen from Cusco, Julian my friend from Bogota and Manuela my grey sky from Medellin. Huge big up, power and love to: the Kal Crew, Jeremy Dalbis aka Jezza and Thomas Dalbis, Tomez for edited my video with passion.

The best blading vlogging duo of 2022. Here is Felipe Zambardino & Nicoly Machado. Felipe released tons of amazing sections in the last decade, and still skating at a more relaxed pace along with Nicoly, who is a really talented Bladies. The VLOG is in portuguese, but even if you’re not speaking the language, the energy this duo brings is surely worth your time!

Filmed at Beira skatepark in Brazil. A video by Diego Rachadel (Toco).

You can check a review (portuguese language) by Felipe Zambardino & Diego Rachadel here: PLAY (Youtube Stream).

Marco de Santi came to the US with $100 in his pocket and he spoke no English. It was both comical, inspiring and sad… Until he became a World Champion. And when skating died, Marco went to the Cirque du Soleil.

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Marco de Santi has the most interesting journey of any athlete I’ve had on the podcast. Born in a less than desirable situation in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Marco did what every kid does; he played soccer until he found skateparks. Marco quit team sports and headed to the USA at age 15, with literally nothing, to make his pro skating dream happen. While Marco eventually became a world Champion, inline was dropped by X-Games, and the organizing body of his sport didn’t include Marco in future events. So the first skater to land a triple was forced out of competition and into a life of LOVE, which he performs in every night with the Cirque de Soleil. It doesn’t get more rags to riches than this one.

TIMECODES: 03:30: Issues around his backyard vert ramp, growing up in Sao Paolo, and family life 10:00: Soccer, finding skating, stereotypes, roller rink skateparks, how does he pay to get to the US, and how does he stay 21:00: Not speaking English, meeting me, seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, and problems with judging 32:00: Mountain Dew, other sponsors, never wearing pads, and spending time at Woodward 34:00: The Yasutoko, the triple, and what’s cool about X Games 39:30: Rollerblade: Ski season may be over, but that feeling lasts all year with inline skating 41:30: Nerves, Silver at X Games, losing X Games, and then getting screwed by the ASA 47:00: Winning World Championships, all things Cirque de Soleil’s LOVE (skating, money, injury, perks), building his Vegas empire, and day trading 54:00: Inappropriate Questions with Hardcore Brazil, Carlos Pianowski.

Photos.

Julien Cudot: Dream Park Session in Brazil with Fabiola Da Silva & the Old School Crew (November 2021).

Previously: Julien Cudot - Marcelino (2022) - Brazil x Peru x Medellin.

Go Roller Session with CJ Carvajal (Brazil).