A short recap of the Grand Prix held on March 29, 2025 at World Skate Center. 50 seconds of skating, energy and MC Stino on the mic. In the final crew battle, Whale Lotta Fish Gang faced off against This is Soul and came out on top — just like later the night at the Grand Prix: VAR. Clear winners of the day.

Video by Jasper van Vessem. Visuals by Niels Groenendijk.

Results

1. Whale Lotta Fish Gang
2. This is soul
3. Den Haag crew
4. Lappenmand

Grand Prix: Var 2025. This year, 12 crews took on the challenge at World Skate Center with a new twist: we added a speed radar, 6 pallets, and a little rail to fuel the fire. With only 2 hours to film and 3 minutes to deliver, creativity hit overdrive. From full-throttle lines to unexpected setups, the results are wild. Premiered in Bosch on March 29th — now it’s your turn to hit play and experience the madness.

Featuring: Whale Lotta Fish Gang, Keistad Connection, Grindhoven, Den Haag Crew, Burza Torden, Stoep, patspang, Bladeblazers, Lappenmand, Thisissoul & Tosti Club. Visuals by Niels Groenendijk. Grand Prix on Instagram.

Pascal Tan Tan is a legend in the Dutch skate scene. As a youngster he won almost every Dutch competition there was. Besides that he traveled a lot and made some iconic street profiles all around the world, from San Diego to Scandinavia. His latest profile was a few years ago! Nowadays he’s mostly busy with his work as a presenter for national television. And he also just became a Dad! But right before he got his kid, he finished the editing of his newest flick. These clips are filmed in Riga (2023) and Amsterdam (2023/24). Enjoy! - Thisissoul.

Sponsored by Thisissoul, Nuff Said Amsterdam, Razorskate. Filmed in Amsterdam & Riga by Friends: Jaro Frijn, Donny Straube, Janna Stam. Edited by the man himself: Pascal Tan. PS. Big Shoutout to captain Mikael for moving your boat at the waterledge! :-)

The ISPO just finished and Ivo Vegter & Erik Droogh (Thisissoul) spoke to all the inline skate manufacturers that were there to get the latest updates on what is going on in the Inline Skate world.

The skates featured in the pictures are the Cougar Skates, Storm Model Prototypes (check the video at 5:10).

ISPO Munich (Germany) is the largest trade fair for the sports industry, featuring the latest trends and innovations in sports products, services and technologies.

Cougar Skates - Storm, Aggressive Inline Skates

Cougar Skates is a Chinese brand, planning to released an aggressive skate called the Storm. Visit Cougarskates.com.

Check the 5:10 mark on the video to hear more about the Cougar Skates, and the Storm model.

With this week’s edition Ivo Vegter presents a new format, Behind The Brand, a interview format with the owners of leading brands within our industry. In this Video Ivo met up with Andy Wegener from the skate brand Razors - PLAY.

A couple of weeks ago Ivo Vegter went on a Roadtrip to the X-mas Jam in Hamburg and came back completely blown away by how much fun the Event was, in the Video he talks about why the conest was so much fun and why everybody should start making events more fun like this. - PLAY

Previously: X-Mas Jam 2021 (Hamburg, Germany) - Cash 4 Trick Contest + Results

In this Video Ivo Vegter is teaching his friend Drew how to do a 360.

In this Video we will explain everything about Inline Skate Wheel Components with the help of Vincent Isaac from the wheel brand Famus. - Ivo Vegter (Thisissoul.com).

Previously: Everything About Wheel Cores with Ivo Vegter & Vincent Isaac.

In this Video Ivo Vegter will explain everything about Inline Skate Wheel Cores with the help of Vincent Isaac from the wheel brand Famus.

In this Video This is soul Teamrider Erik Droogh teaches Ivo Vegter how to do an Invert.

More Trick Tips here + Bonus: AMall Trick Tips (Youtube Playlist, 54 videos!).