Rollerblade has opened the team archives and wondered… “What are they up to now?” The Flashback series of interviews allows us to catch up with former Rollerblade team rider and creative minds that helped grow the brand. We talk about the past, present, and future. In this interview we Flashback with Martina Svobodova from Slovakia.
Martina you started skating in the 90s. Can you tell us how you first started skating?
When I was little my parents bought me a pair of inline skates. I was 6 or 7 years old. At the age 12, I asked my parents to buy me a new skates, and that’s when I started skating street with other guys from my neighborhood. When I was 14 and 15 I won the Slovak Championships. Started at the age of 16 I began travelling to the US.
Full Interview & Photo Gallery on Rollerblade.com.
Andy Wegener is the owner of Sunshine Distribution. In this skate talk you’ll get to know a bit more about the man behind brands like Razors Skates, Ground Control, Jug? Remz? Elyts Scooter Shoes, AO Scooters. Hope you enjoy the 65 minute talk with one of the most influential skating individuals in 2017. - Ricardo Lino.
Content
- 01:15 - Who is Andy Wegener?
- 05:40 - What’s happening with the new Razors Skate?
- 09:15 - Liners on razors skates until now and in the future.
- 12:10 - Good marketing or good product?
- 15:32 - Was Razors the First Skate Brand with a Proper YT channel?
- 17:45 - why was Razors a “Rock’n Roll” or “Gangster” brand?
- 20:00 - What happened to the Razors House?
- 24:30 - How did you got into Scooters?
- 27:51 - is Sex the reason why kids stop skating/ riding?
- 28:10 - Health insurance in America
- 30:40 - Brian Aragon
- 32:10 - You lost Roman Abrate.
- 33:10 - Why razors always worked well with american riders?
- 38:55 - How many skaters there is in America?
- 39:08 - Big wheels plans?
- 41:10 - 125 mm UFS skate?
- 50:14 - How can we make this industry better?
- 55:30 - Is “Do or Die” good for skating?
- 56:55 - When should we expect an Inline Skating peak again?
- 59:16 - What do you think of the USD AEON skates?
- 1:01:10 - isn’t it a problem for shops to have a new skate every 3 months?
- 1:03:00 - why did you never started something related to roller skates?
Pennon Pictures - Elite Series. A Film by Jonas Hansson, Starring Eugen Enin. VOD available on Sellfy, friday May 19th.
The video is now available on Sellfy for $6.
Blandford skatepark (UK) with Lewis Blackburn and Kristian Jenkins. Edited by by Mike Alford.
In february 2016 we released Seis De Bastos. Now, a year later we’re uploading the video a section per week. If you haven’t seen the full length you can still get it on Sellfy.
Music: Can - Paperhouse.
Seis de Bastos: shot during 2 years across Spain, Denmark, England, Sweden and Norway. A 73 minutes flick. Shot by Marc Moreno, Chris Dafick, Adria Saa and Seba Seufferheld. Edited by Marc Moreno.
Play:
Intro |
Leon Humphries |
Homies 1 |
Chris Dafick |
Carson Starnes & Mathias St John |
Adria Saa |
Homies 2 |
Theo Reumert |
Kare Lindberg |
B-Roll |
Trailer 1 |
Trailer 2.
Andrey Zaytsev memorial contest and picnic 2017 (VK). Edited by Plastik Mag.
Results
- Kirill KG Galushko
- Egor Loginov
- Ivan Kovtun
- Kolya Kilo Belov
- Daniel Coyote Goncharov
- Timur Kuritsyn
- Sasha Sue
- Zhenya Leonov
- Zhenya Reed Zhirov
- Serega Sotskov
- Grisha Mikhalitsyn
- Renat Gallyamov
- Dima Makro Makrushin
- Timofey Lyulyakov
- Sanya Lapshin
Photo Gallery on VK.com | Edit by Ilya Sukhenko.
Ripollet bowl session, hosted by Balas Perdidas (May 14, 2017). A Jager Wasted video, filmed and edited by Cristian Ruiz. Music: Chad Vangaalen Bare - Feet on Wet Griptape.
Such a good day in Grenoble, France. Practicing at Bam-freesports.com. - Roman Abrate.
Check the Video on Instagram.
“Felix Guzman doing the craziest roll to drop to ledge roll ever done. IMYTA Montreal Canada.” - Jan Eric Welch. You can check the trick in this edit (check the 1:00 mark). Thanks 045jp.
