The Haunts a rad three-piece, surf garage rock band, consisting of Aaron Brotman on guitar, vocals Max Goldenstein and Alanna Swadlow on the drums, ventured out to the famous Nude Bowl in the California desert to shoot the video for the song, "Kids In The Street" off their debut self-titled EP. The song is about doing away with labels and just loving whoever you want.
Watch the video to catch some Los Angeles based female skaters you may know! Look for - Briana King, Felicia, Talia May, Makayla Menard, Annie Dean-Ganek & Karen Barazza!
Credits:
Crew:
Courtney Austin - Director/Producer
Jordan Cramer - Director of Photography / Editor
Brighton Wood - Assistant Director
Joe McNairy - 1st Assistant Camera
Paulina Nersesian - PA
Kim Barbosa - PA
Joanna Walker - PA
Rebecca Schulman - PA
Skaters/Cast:
Alex Gaudio
Anika Gibbs
Annie Dean-Ganek
Briana King
Brieona Cornelius
Crystal Simpson
Jade Jaber
Karen Barraza
Le'Andre Sanders
Leo Martinez
Makayla Menard
Narek Petrosyan
Talia May
Taylor Powers
Music:
Written by The Haunts
Max Goldenstein
Aaron Brotman
Alanna Swadlow
Mixed & Recorded by Mike Post, Moosecat Recording
The Olympic Qualifiers for Women's Park coming to you live from Fish Mouth Skatepark in Nanjing, China are a must-see, however we tried to watch the open qualifiers last night and had numerous problems with the live feed cutting out for long periods of time - so tune in if you can, but don't say we didn't warn you - there may be glitches. Fingers crossed there are not!
Finals will happen VERY early in the AM hours on Friday AM if you are West Coast based, so plan on getting very little sleep if you want to see them!
Briana King is embarking on a Girls & Queer Skate Sesh Tour sponsored by Display Only and The Ones, so you may want to check out the dates and places, to see if she will be holding a sesh near you!
Next Stops Are:
LOS ANGELES JULY 20TH / 4PM - 7:30PM
El Sereno Recreation Center
4721 Klamath St. Los Angeles, CA 90032
CHICAGO AUGUST 3RD / 3PM - 7PM
Logan Square Skatepark
2430 W Logan Blvd. Chicago, IL 60647
OAKLAND AUGUST 11TH / 4PM - 7PM
Rockridge Bart Slappy Curbs
5660 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
On Go Skateboarding Day, the Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word crew took over the iconic LA landmark, Randy's Donuts, and put on a girls demo with our partners at 2x4 Mini Ramps. So many people came out to watch the girls rip the mini ramp, 1/4 pipes and fun box. It really was an epic day!
Big congrats to GN4LW team rider Briel - she's featured in the new Walmart "Back to School" Commercial that is currently running now! Watch for her skateboarding in the commercial above.
Montréal, CANADA (July 13, 2019) – Canadian skateboarding is forever changed after today’s historic moment at the brand new Vans skatepark located in Montréal. Thousands of skate enthusiasts witnessed Pedro Barros and Yndiara Asp claim back-to-back wins at the third stop of Vans Park Series 2019.
Inspiring the next generation of skateboarders, Pedro and Yndiara utilized Montréal’s new skatepark with creative lines and combinations that not only earned them first place but set the standard on what can be achieved in the permanent skatepark left behind for the community.
Drawing energy from the frenetic crowd, Yndiara said,
“This crowd and the skate community was everything, they make me want to skate better every day.”
The amped-up crowd at Saturday’s Finals that powered Yndiara to victory rivaled the hardcore Brazilian skate fans of São Paulo, but the skating was the best seen so far on the 2019 VPS Pro Tour.
Joining Yndiara on the women’s podium, Jordyn Barratt came in second place, and Lizzie Armanto in third, with their unique and exciting runs.
Yndiara Asp's winning run
We loved watching the women take advanatge of that 4th run, 1st wall rebate - we saw Alana Smith go for a huge 540 McTwist (she didn't make it but it was awesome to watch!), and Grace dropping in from the top of the VANS sign - which she did make on her second attempt. Taking advantage of that 1st wall rebate really adds to the excitement of the event!
We also really enjoyed 2 other surprises - Alana Smith back in the mix skating park (she still skates street too) and Alex White adding to the commentary for the women's event - Alex is always fun and her comments and observations are spot on.
Autumn Tust is another female skater to keep your eye on, she dropped out of competitive skating for a while to focus on her budding rap career, but is now back, entering and competing at both VPS Brazil and now VPS Canada, if she enters the next VPS comp in Paris she may have enough points to make the finals in Salt Lake City, Utah in September.
FINAL RESULTS 2019 VPS Women’s Pro Tour, São Paulo
Montréal, CANADA (July 12, 2019) – Today in Montréal at the third stop of the Vans Park Series Pro Tour, the local community gathered to witness the brand new, never-been-skated park terrain course.
In the Women’s division, VPS Brazil stop winner, Yndiara Asp took the lead going into the Finals by claiming top spot going into Saturday. Much like her fellow countrymen, Luiz and Pedro, she demonstrated high speed and unique tricks around the entire course. Jordyn Barratt and Lizzie Armanto followed closely behind in second and third respectively, with their impressive maneuvers and creative flow around the new course.
See the full results below.
The live broadcast for the womens finals begins at 9 AM Pacific Standard Time on Saturday, July 13, and can be watched on vansparkseries.com.
2019 Women’s Pro Tour, Montréal
Semifinals Results - these 8 ladies will be the ones to watch in Saturday's finals!
Watch Girl is NOT a 4 Letter Word team rider, Emma Houle, on Braille Skateboards video channel where she learns FIVE new tricks - including her first Tre Flip!
We can't wait to see more of Emma on the Braille Skateboarding Channel!
Watch Emma learn a Tre-Flip in the video above - and btw - who knew she was so poised and funny on camera?!
Go Emma!!
You can watch more videos from Braille Skateboarding on their YouTube Channel HERE
Watch Jordyn Barratt compete this weekend at VPS Montreal - Photo Anthony Acosta for VPS
Costa Mesa, CALIF. (July 9, 2019) – After an absolutely electric VPS event in Brazil two weeks ago, the fierce pool of competitors are back, looking to elevate their performance in Montréal, Canada for the third qualifier event of the 2019 Vans Park Series Pro Tour. As a critical midway-point of the season, competitors will head to the Montréal Olympic Park, the landmark site of the 1976 Summer Olympics, this weekend, July 12-13 to once again improve their Park Series rankings. With the 2019 VPS World Championships only two months away, skaters are feeling the pressure to showcase the very best of what they’ve got.
This is a historic stop both for the Park Series tour and the country of Canada, as skaters will experience for the first time, over 38,000 square feet of brand new, permanent built-to-spec park terrain, donated by Vans Park Series and the Montréal Olympic Park to the province of Québec. This skatepark will be the first-ever Canadian VPS-certified park terrain legacy course. The new park — christened the Vans Skatepark — will be free, open to the public, accessible to skateboarders of all skill levels and aims to nurture skate culture and local community.
Watch a recap of last months VPS event in Brazil!
Last month’s Brazil event delivered some of the most action-packed days ever seen on a VPS tour. Brazilian natives Yndiara Asp and Pedro Barros took first place, firing up the passionate local fans that came out to support them. Check out the latest event highlights here. Pedro Barros will once again be one to watch; after sitting out of the first event in Shanghai, Barros came to the São Paulo ready to prove himself in front of a home crowd. After two consecutive years of winning the VPS Vancouver stops, all eyes will be on him to see if he can repeat the performance at the new, uncharted Vans legacy park in Montréal.
Check out the latest confirmed field of competitors for the Canada stop, including new challengers, and tune in to watch some of the most talented skaters from all over the world battle it out on Saturday, July 13 on vansparkseries.com.
The 2019 Vans Park Series Pro Tour will be streamed live on vansparkseries.com in English.
Montréal – 12 p.m.
Los Angeles – 9 a.m.
New York – 12 p.m.
London – 5 p.m.
São Paulo – 1 p.m.
Shanghai – 12 a.m. (Sunday, July 14)
Sydney – 2 a.m. (Sunday, July 14) Vans Park Series – Competitor Field - CANADA
Vans Park Series is broadcasted live on vansparkseries.com and distributed globally in partnership with Thrasher Magazine, Tencent, Globo, EdgeSport, and Twitch.
Press Release - The World Championship of Vert in Skateboarding has crowned this Saturday the Frenchman Edouard Damestoy and the American Lyn Z Adams Pastrana as new kings of one of the eleven disciplines of the program of the World Roller Games of Barcelona. With their incredible performances, the two riders have transmitted their passion to the fans who have gathered at the Explanada de la Anella Olímpica de Montjuïc, who have enjoyed the spectacle of the new world champions and the rest of the participants.
For its part, the American Lyn Z Adams Pastrana, with 50.20 points, has won the gold medal, beating the Australian Ruby Trew (47) and the German Lilly Stoephasius (45.80), which have obtained the metals of silver and bronze, respectively. The Spanish Julia Benedetti has qualified in a creditable sixth place. Adams Pastrana is the second champion in Vert in the World Roller Games, in which the Australian Poppy Starr Olsen won in Nanjing 2017.
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On Saturday, the WRG2019 have also lived the finals of various Downhill events: Street Luge Racing, with the victory of Alexandre Cerri Machado (Brasil), Inline Cross, where Sylvain Behr (France) has won in men and Claudia Massara (Italy) in women, and Skateboarding Time Trial, with triumph of Óscar Rodríguez (Spain) and Emily Pross (USA).
The entire Welcome "Seance" video is seriously awesome but if you want to watch Nora (and Kristin Ebling) skate, head over to 17:48 and prepare to be stoked - the skating is RAD! You'll want to watch this part on REPEAT.
Pro street skateboarder, Lacey Baker appears in the new Miley Cyrus Video "Mother's Daughter" - a powerful message to be authentic and true to who you are in this crazy world. The video, which launched yesterday, is already going viral. The images and scenes are powerful, intense and graphic at times, and show that women can be whoever they want to be. We absolutely love it!
"The video splices footage of the pop star performing “Mother’s Daughter” with cheeky images that celebrate the female and gender-non-conforming body in all its forms. The clip features an array of guests including models Aaron Philip and Casil McArthur, skateboarder Lacey Baker, dancer Amazon Ashley, actress Angelina Duplisea, 11-year-old activist Mari Copeny and Cyrus’ own mother, Tish Cyrus". Rolling Stone Magazine
Another fun Nora Vasconcellos video - this time for Mob Grip. Nora talking about art, creating, who her biggest influence is when it comes to being artistic, and of course Nora skateboarding.
Today's elimination and finals from The Road to X-Games Live from Boise was amazing! The girls were pushing harder than we've seen in the past. Tricks were being made right during the final runs - things that eluded the women in practice came together to make for some powerful runs. It was Japan's Misugu Okamoto that lead the final 6 women into the finals, along with Bryce Wettstein, Poppy Starr Olsen, Kody Tamahana, Cocona Hiraki, and Kihana Ogawa.
At just 10 years old Cocoana from Japan will now be the youngest girl to compete at the Summer X-Games, passing Brighton Zeuner who secured an invite at age 11 in 2016 and won her first gold on her 12th birthday in 2017 and snagged gold again in 2018.
Congrats to all the women for an unforgettable comp!
Photo Brett Wilhelm for ESPN
The six women that secured invites today to the Summer X-Games Minneapolis are:
Get ready because this weekend you'll be able to watch the women compete in the X-Games Women's Park Elimination Final LIVE this Saturday!
The most elite female skateboard athletes in the world will return to Rhodes Skate Park in Boise, Idaho June 28 – 29 to compete for a chance to punch their ticket to compete in the Park competitions at X Games Minneapolis 2019. The top six finishers will punch their ticket to Minneapolis.
SKATEBOARD PARK WOMEN - Invited Athletes:
Poppy Starr Olsen
Yndiara Asp
Arianna Carmona
Bryce Wettstein
Grace Marhoefer
Cocona Hiraki
Minna Stess
Kihana Ogawa
Dora Varella
Kody Tamanaha
Hunter Long
Kisa Nakamura
Hannah Zanzi
Spencer Breaux
Mami Tezuka
Jordan Santana
Taniah Meyers
Misugu Okamoto
(Automatic invites to X Games Minneapolis 2019: Brighton Zeuner, Sakura Kosozumi)
Watch the Women’s Skateboard Park Elimination & Final - LIVE
Saturday, June 29
1:30 - 3:00 PM - Pacific Time 4:30 – 6:00 PM - Eastern Time
Where to Watch: The park competitions will be streamed live via @ESPN network in the ESPN app and across the X Games Facebook and YouTube pages.
São Paulo, BRAZIL (June 24, 2019) – The Brazilian crowds went off the rails this past weekend at the second stop of the 2019 Vans Park Series Pro Tour, closing out a sensational ending that crowned local heroes Pedro Barros and Yndiara Asp as the winners of the VPS São Paulo event. Defending their home turf with pride, Barros and Asp not only proved their mastery of the São Paulo course design with power and precision, but also expressed deep gratitude for Brazil’s devoted support. Learning from each other throughout the years, the camaraderie between the two winners was an emotional moment for all to witness. Watch their winning runs here.
This was the second consecutive year Vans Park Series hosted its Brazilian stop at the built-to-spec legacy skatepark, donated by Vans in 2018 to the city of São Paulo and its passionate skateboarding community.
Pedro Barros & Yndiara Asp
Winner Pedro Barros said to the fans, “Thank you to the Brazilian crowd, for sharing the real and true energy of skateboarding. With the vibe these people bring, this is skateboarding. We’re having fun, and it’s real. We gotta keep this going.” Asp also shared,
“I’m speechless. Here we have the best crowd ever. You give me the best energy, and I just want to skate the best I can for you.”
In the women’s division, Sakura Yosozumi, 2nd, continues her podium streak from China, impressing the judges with a mix of advanced tricks, while defending 2018 world champ Brighton Zeuner snuck into 3rd place, securing her place back on the podium after a 7th place finish in China earlier this year.
With two stops down and two more to go, the 2019 Tour Challenger rankings are shaping up in the race to the World Championships—the top five season-end rankings will earn their place in the field at Salt Lake City, United States this September. See the latest rankings updated below.
Sakura - photo Acosta
Brighton & Kokona - photo Tauana
2019 VPS Women’s Pro Tour, São Paulo
1. Yndiara Asp (BRA)
2. Sakura Yosozumi (JPN)
3. Brighton Zeuner (USA)
2019 VPS Women’s Tour Challenger Rankings
**Top 5 Season-End Rankings Advance to World Championships
The semi-final results from VPS Women's park are in! Looks like it's going to be a packed heat full of talent in tomorrow's finals...
Defending World Champ Brighton Zeuner once again led the pack. Zeuner was driven to hit every wall with tricks for days, utilizing speed to her advantage, and keeping a sharp focus on her lines in every heat. Fueled by the adrenaline in the stadium, Brazilian Yndiara Asp placed second, establishing her ranks as one of the best in the lineup.
Last but certainly not least, the Brazilian presence was loud and proud, with new and rising VPS contenders battling their way through to make the Finals. Brazil natives Isadora Pacheco, and Dora Varella put down their best performance to make the Finals cut, securing their chance for glory in tomorrow’s gauntlet.
Semi-Finals Results
1. Brighton Zeuner (USA)
2. Yndiara Asp (BRA)
3. Kokona Hiraki (JPN)
4. Sakura Yosozumi (JPN)
5. Jordyn Barratt (USA)
6. Kihana Ogawa (JPN)
7. Isadora Pacheco (BRA)
8. Dora Varella (BRA)
WOMEN'S FINAL - GLOBAL BROADCAST TIMES
Sunday, June 23
São Paulo – 11 AM - 12 AM Los Angeles – 7 AM - 8 AM New York – 10 AM - 11 AM London – 3 PM - 4 PM Sydney – 12 PM -1 PM
Vans Park Series Top Contenders Arrive in São Paulo, Brazil and the competition heats up this weekend at the Built-to-Spec Vans Skatepark June 22-23. There are some new names in the Women's Open Challengers list and we see that Florida's Autumn Tust, who used to be a regualr on the contest circuit a few years ago, is now back to competing - this should be interesting! Also keep your eye on Yndiara Asp as she is on home turf and is ready to make podium!
VPS Brazil Schedule
Saturday, June 22
Women’s Pre-lims and Semi-Finals - not shown live
Sunday, June 23
Women’s Finals - LIVE Feed!!
Vans Park Series – Competitor Field
BRAZIL
Women’s Select Pros
Brighton Zeuner (USA)
Jordyn Barratt (USA)
Kokona Hiraki (JPN)
Sakura Yosozumi (JPN)
Yndiara Asp (BRA)
Women’s Open Challengers
Amelia Brodka (POL)
Ana Theodoro (BRA)
Ana Toro (COL)
Autumn Tust (USA)
Bia Sodre (BRA)
Camila Borges (BRA)
Dora Varella (BRA)
Emily Antunes (BRA)
Isadora Pachecho (BRA)
Kihana Ogawa (JPN)
Leticia Gonsalves (BRA)
Margaret Ugalde (CRC)
Pietra Dona (BRA)
Victoria Bassi (BRA)
WOMEN'S FINAL - GLOBAL BROADCAST TIMES
Sunday, June 23
São Paulo – 11 AM - 12 AM Los Angeles – 7 AM - 8 AM New York – 10 AM - 11 AM London – 3 PM - 4 PM Sydney – 12 PM -1 PM
The new Polly Pocket "Tiny is Mighty" music video featuring Sky Brown has just been released.
Polly Pocket and pro skateboarder Sky Brown team up in the official music video for Polly’s newest song “Tiny is Mighty!” Watch as Polly and Sky skate together, rock out, and prove that tiny is mighty!
You can also watch the behind the scenes video featuring Sky below!
