This week Koda Hult took our WNS/BL8NITE back to the streets. Feeturing: Luke Naylor, Koda Hult, Ryan Grau, Danny Gantchev, Brad Ozantoski, Tim Holley, and Brian Weis. - Al Dolega.

Camera: Canon XF405, Century MKII.
If you feel like tinkering with the WNS/BL8nite logo here is a vector .SVG file.

WS Roller Freestyle World Cup, Men Finals - A ROLLER FINAL TO REMEMBER!

It was the appointment of this day not to be missed the WS ROLLER FREESTYLE PARK WORLD CUP MEN FINAL! The format: 12 riders, 2 heats of 6 riders, runs of 50 seconds, the best run counts. The judging criteria: difficulty of the tricks, technique, amplitude, creativity and use of the park.

The first heat was composed of Aurel Le Cam, Diego Guilloud, Lenny Jourda, Cj Wellsmore, Víctor Medrano, and Joe Atkinson. Lenny Jourda stood out, a young 17 years old rider, who grew up with FISE, landed a double back flip, which the crowd loved. Australian Cj Wellsmore impressed everyone with a really unique run using the entire park.

The second heat is composed of Takeshi Yasutoko, Roman Abrate, Nicolas Servy, Julien Cudot, Jay Yoon and Diako Diaby. The level of this second heat was incredible and they all used the course to its maximum. The French skaters really stood out from the crowd, especially Diako Diaby who was incredible in this final and Julien Cudot who made the crowd lose their minds.

On the podium, in the bronze medal place we have Julien Cudot, the silver medal Jay Yoon and Diako Diaby wins the gold medal!

WS Roller Freestyle World Cup, Men Finals - Results

1. Diako Diaby (France) - PLAY
2. Jay Yoon (Korea, only 17!) - PLAY
3. Julien Cudot - PLAY

WS Roller Freestyle World Cup, Women Finals - THE FUTURE OF FREESTYLE ROLLER IS NOW

The eight best riders are gathered on the Park to send their heaviest tricks and most innovative lines, while a new generation is pushing hard too!

With such a great line-up, the judges are tasked with deciding between all these talented athletes. The results are in, and despite the disappointment for some promising new riders like Carla Martin, the podium looks great! In third place comes Armelle Tisler, who connected nice spins and technical grinds all through her run. On the second step, the young up-and-comer Anaelle Nogueira gave it her all with a performance full of style and committed tricks to take the victory. But on top of the podium, the USD pro rider from Spain, Mery Munoz won with a big run, punctuated by a top soul on the rail and a frontflip on the box!

A beautiful sun, a great show, and an enthusiastic crowd, this is the kind of moment we love to start the weekend well! The riders were great, Montpellier loved it, and the future of Freestyle Roller is looking brighter than ever!

WS Roller Freestyle World Cup, Women Finals - Results

1. Mery Munoz
2. Anaelle Nogueira
3. Armelle Tisler

You can check the Full Results of the event here.
Photos: Bastien Seon & Jennifer Lindini - (c) Hurricane - FISE.

This is The Franky Morales Invitational 2022 at Skatebird Miami Skatepark, second one in history. Demetrios and me had to go back for the 2nd. It was really dope seeing how many showed up from around the globe. Everyone killed it there was so much energy and so fun we didnt want to leave Miami… Enjoy! - Rachard Johnson.

Filmed by Rachard Johnson, second camera: Demetrios George ; contributing footage: Cody Sanders.

Tomek Przybylik at The Blading Cup 2022. Congrats to Tomek for getting 2nd place in the Men Street Pro category! Here are the highlights of his participation at the Blading Cup. Edited by Rafael Maldonado.

After an incredible 2 years on the road exploring my own back yard, the Australian government has finally lifted the restrictions of international travel. This means its time to hit the world again! First stop was the roller Vendee Freestyle Session in the west part of France. Then its full steam ahead to wherever and whatever comes my way! Stay tuned for more adventures to come. - Cj Wellsmore.

The 11th edition of the AZ (Andrey Zaytsev, Memorial Contest) is around the corner (May 28, 2022 - more infos on vk.com/azpicnic). Here is the Plastik Mag edit of the park contest that took place in 2021 ; the street event had to be cancelled due to heavy rain in Moscow, Russia.

Results

1. Ilia Savosin (15000 ₽)
2. Vanya Chanchikov (10000 ₽)
3. Kirill Kochetkov (5000 ₽)

Photos: Selshot.

Jeremy Beightol is a legendary artist who has worked on brands like 4x4, Kaspa, Heat, Intuition Skate Shop, The Comedown, Chroma Wheels, and more. In this interview we cover his history in the sport, how he got started in skating, filmed with Brandon Negrete for Forever Now, and dive deep into his world of Art. - Jan Welch.

The interview is over 3 hours and cut into two parts - PLAY: Part 1 | PART 2.

This interview is also available as a podcast on all major streaming services. Just search for “Then And Now Blading”.

Soichiro Kanashima x Koichi Iguchi - DANS. MFTbrand Edit.

Sean Kelso wins Last Try S2: Mask 1 at Paine’s Skatepark in Philadelphia, PA. Here are some clips by Hyper Mike.

Results

1. Sean Kelso
2. James Cisz
3. Brent Scherer

Last Try S2 - Next Stops: New York City (June 5) - New Jersey (June 18) - Finals (TBA). Follow @lasttryskateseries. More Clips on IG: Sean Kelso | Jimmy Cisz | Brent Scherer.