Kay Luz, 2021, filmed by Joey Lunger. Edited by Jeremy Soderburg.

Somewhere in Ohio lives a mini ramp in a barn. Thank you so much Gabby for the night. Your mom makes the best chicken salad I’ve ever ever had. And Julia: Thank you for just being you. I love you for all of time sister. One love sisters and brothers. - Coco Sanchez.

Previously: RISE. CHENGA. SET. - Chill Park Clips with Coco Sanchez (2021).

The word is out! Sean Keane has officially received his first pro skate and we couldn’t be more hyped for him! Peep some pics of Sean and some of the team checking out the final version of the SK Beta for the first time while in Montana. Huge congrats to Sean on this well deserved skate, we appreciate all you do for Blank and the skating community in general! Be sure and tune in for full release details on October 15th.

More Pictures here Photos: Erick Garcia.

Austin Cooper’s latest part for USD, shot across Seattle and Los Angeles. Unfortunately filming was cut short for this project as Austin’s on-going ankle issue worsened. He is now currently undergoing a four month ankle rehabilitation treatment, for which you can donate to via his Gofundme Link to help with these medical expenses.

We hope to see Austin back on his blades as soon as possible… After the rain, comes the sun. Shot on location in Seattle and Los Angeles. Filmed by Joey Lunger, Dennis Lopez, Alex Broskow, Jake Dotson, and Jordan Taylor. Edited by Austin Cooper.

Austin is skating the USD Aeon XXI. Back in black for 2021, it’s the USD Aeon 60 XXI. The Aeon is one of the most capable, innovative aggressive skates to hit the market…ever, and now it’s back with a sleek, dark style and the performance you expect from a legendary aggressive skate. The USD Aeon 60 XXI has a unibody design that incorporates that boot and frame into a single piece, reducing weight and giving skaters a low center of gravity that provides superb stability, control, and power transfer. This high-performance aggressive skate has a wide soul plate and a massive H-Block area that gives you all the tools you need to push your limits and discover what you’re really capable of. For 2021 USD Aeon 60 XXI now has a reworked MYFIT liner with improved comfort and helps improve control. The skate also has a new thicker shock absorber that provides excellent cushioning. Get big airs, land big gaps, and wear a big smile the whole time. This impressive aggressive skate is ready for the skatepark, ready for the street, and ready to provide excellent performance. Complete with all-new 60mm UNDERCOVER Apex wheels with aluminum cores and a new Ultra-High Rebound compound accompanied by smooth WICKED bearings, this is a premium aggressive skate that’s ready to help you reach your full potential on inline skates.

Help Austin feel his feet again - Polly Morris is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of Austin Cooper.

Hi, a few months ago Austin started having numbness and pain in his feet. At first, he thought he just needed to break in his new skates and kept pushing through the pain waiting for it to get better. It’s slowly been progressing up to the point where he’s completely lost feeling and movement in his foot and it’s been spreading to both legs, feet and hands. He’s lost 35 pounds since March. He is unable to work, walk, use his hands, skate, film, leave the apartment or do anything that brings him joy and quality of life. At this point I’m genuinely just as worried about what this has done to his mental health as well as physical.

The hospital bills have already piled up to 15 thousand dollars and he still needs further testing including a lumbar puncture/spinal tap, EMG and nerve conduction study. He’s also started a 4 month treatment for peripheral neuropathy which includes laser therapy, vibration therapy, bio electrical therapy, spinal decompression, balance therapy, infrared therapy and trigenics. This 4 month treatment totals 7 thousand dollars. We are feeling very hopeful about the treatment. The treatment does not accept his insurance and his insurance wasn’t in effect yet when he was admitted in the hospital.

Austin has a long road ahead of testing, treatment and recovery. I just want him to be able to do whatever he needs and not have this huge financial burden. I painfully dream of him being able to walk again and in my wildest dreams skate again. Anything you are able to give will help. Thank you so much friends, stay cheezy. We love you all! - Polly Morris.

Gofundme Link.

For those that requested it, (almost) all of my recent clips from this summer. - Tri Tri-Rudolf.

Previously: Tri Tri-Rudolf - First Time Trying Aggressive Quads (2021).

Tom Hyser was born into the Quad culture of the rinks around Atlanta and went from rink rat to skate rat. His family’s move to the Midwest was life-changing—He first discovered inline skating there. Tom is an original X Gamer, a product visionary whose designs have sold millions of units, an internet pioneer, and through it all he’s lived the struggle of being an inline skater. On the show, we talk about the love of skate, the hate received for it, and everything in between. The podcast ends with a laugh out loud “Inappropriate Questions” segment with Andy Kruse. Photos: Hyser Archives.

Check the podcast on Libsyn | Itunes | Thepowellmovement.com.

TIMECODES: 4:00: Covid travel, skateboarding, and Wisconsin 17:00: Jamie Thomas, skateboard hate, and incidents 21:45: The decline of inline, growing up outside of Atlanta, roller skating, and wrestling year-round 26:00: Getting sponsored, high school, qualifying for the pro tour, and college 33:00: Hoax 2, blowing his knee at the first X Games, and going in house at K2 41:00: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports: 43:45: The Fatty, crazy opportunities, no rules, going to Korea and recalls 51:00: The end of K2, Skatepile, Fiziks, and the scary future 61:00: Rollerblade and business is booming 65:00: Inappropriate Questions with Andy Kruse

Steve Moll, Cameron Simpson, Jeremy Troia, Koda Hult and Luke Naylor skating Detroit’s Bishop DIY skatepark. A video by Al Dolega.

Previously: Upstairs in the Basement (2021) by Tonee Hawke, with Stefan Brandow, Luke Naylor & Friends.

How to make a street ledge or curb slide, with Josh Acosta.

Some notes by Al Dolega

• Don’t use your rubbrick on the parts of the ledge that are already waxed. Or rather, don’t use a nice fresh rubbrick, as it will gum up the brick and make it pretty useless for any part of the ledge. What I do is, as my rubbricks wear down, I demote my worst one to “go over the waxed area” duty. Which still doesn’t do a lot, it helps smooth it out a bit, but at least I can save my good bricks for the dry parts of the ledge.
• Quick-dry lacquer is pretty cheap and dries in 15-20min, so you can skate it in the same session.
• Bondo-Glass is perfect for filling chunks and seams. Not too hard to work with and it’s harder and stronger than regular Bondo so it won’t flake off, and slides well.
• Definitely mask up for the rubbricking. Everyone has masks now for obvious reasons, use them! Silica dust is no joke and will cause health problems later. If I get lung cancer I will unfortunately not be surprised, as I spent about the first 10 years of my rubbrick era not even thinking about masking up.
• Don’t slack on the rubbricking! Once you wax you can’t rubbrick any more, so you only get one chance to get it right. I like to do the length of the brick on top (6" or so), and the width of it (3" or so) on the side, so that if you get too flat on a groove trick and you touch your outer wheels you won’t stick as hard, and so your frame won’t stick when you get into or out of soul tricks.

Here is Grisha Mikhalitsyn, 34th birthday section (today: september 08 is Grisha’s birthday!). Filmed in Moscow (Russia), in summer 2021. Filmed on Iphones by Andrei Smakota & Konstantin. Edited by Rodion Korneev.

Music: Grazhdanskaya Oborona (Civil Defense) - “We will die, and you will - watch”.

Justin Brasco, California dreaming in 2021. Edit by Jeremy Soderburg.

Previously: Enter the Bodega (NYC, 2021) by Mike Torres - Full Video featuring: Justin Brasco, Augusto Castillo, Mike Torres, Ariel Surun, Edwin Rodriguez, Tadd Labozzeta, Alex Ryerson, Robby Silcox, Christian Delfino, Jeremy Raff, & more. Release: 08.20.21.