Source: Rolling Revival.

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Jon Julio - Sessions.fr Interview (Link) - Video on Vimeo: PLAY.

Sessions.fr met Jon Julio in Eindhoven at the Winterclash 2011 and released this interview to promote the new Valo Light Skates.

Check this Valo Velcro JJ.1 Commercial in hi-definition - Jon Julio Pro Skate. Thanks Jon. Download: Right Click / Save as - Link down.

Valo Velcro JJ.1 Commercial - Jon Julio Pro Skates.

Valo Proudly introduces Soichiro Kanashima Valo Pro 2010. Pro Skate available June 2010. Video on Youtube: PLAY.

Soichiro Kanashima (Japan) - Valo Pro, 2010 + PRO Skate, PROMO EDIT.

Who is Mark Korte and what does he have to do with rollerblading?

I can basically answer that by saying… I am the USD Enforcer, one of the founders of the Stretch Crew, and a Powerslide veteran… since a lot of kids might not know what in the hell that means, I will break it down.

I came to be part of USD in the late part of ‘98, when the team was Arlo Eisenberg, Champion Baumstimler, Dustin Latimer, Jon Julio, and Josh Petty. At the time I was only hired by Powerslide to push papers, but that changed after a week or so.

To make a long story short, I had found my calling. I got to know all of the USD team (which was going through a transition period, much like we are now) and I ended up being the filter between the company and the team; I might even go as far as to say the glue, and at the same time I was the International Sales Manager at Powerslide.

So I was able to combine all of that into helping make USD (and The Conference Brands that followed) the hottest thing available. During this period, of which I am very proud to be a part of, we had the undisputed best team in Rolling, I built a worldwide flow team to rival all others at the time, and worked with distributors in over 40 countries building USD.

I was very adament about everything having structure, and working with the best team of rollers in the world has moulded my personality to this day, and I am grateful to each and every one who ever rolled for USD. […]

Full Interview on Oneblademag.com.
Originally posted on Believeinone.com | backup on Archive.org.

Valo posted some HD footage from the upcoming Barely Dead documentary. Download the clips of Erik Bailey and Jon Julio, courtesy of Black Market / Misled Media (right click / save as). You can check some photos here. Links down.