I think every crew has that one guy that is charge of getting everyone together and setting up the session. It’s never said out loud, that he’s the person that’s in charge of this, but we all know who it is. In this case, I’m pretty sure that’s Anthony Medina.

…Well he’s not here this weekend. It’s fucking lord of the flies and I’ve got the conch. Our friends from Dallas (John Sullivan and Aarin Gates) were in town as well. Whatever expectations they had for a classic Austin session were immediately dispelled after meeting up.

We’re not skating the good spots, we’re at the spot that we made, The Dawg Pound DIY. It’s called the dawg pound for multiple reasons, but today it really earned its stripes. There were more actual dogs than there were people skating. I’d rather have more dogs than bladers any day, so that’s fine with me. I’m not trying to film, I’m trying to pet a dog.

It’s always nice having people from out of town come visit. Not just because it’s good to see old friends, but everyone gets a little more motivated than usual. Most days, if we’re just derping around on a little ledge spot, not much happens. But I think everyone made the most out of what we had. - Cody Sanders.

Jumbo Setups: Kirill Braynin - Gawds Team Skate (Large Sizes)

This is the first installment of Jumbo Setup Series. I’m a pretty big skate nerd, I like to talk specifics. The goal is to not just show the setup, but also discuss exactly why we skate these things the way that we do. To go a bit further than the average commentary.

Average commentary: “Yeah I skate them stock, anti rocker and it’s rad.” Whether or not we achieved that…. Ehhh, we’re working on it! Haha. In this one, Kirill Braynin discusses his Gawds setup. For everyone out there with big feet, this one is for you.

The Setup. Boot: Gawds team boot (Size 11/12), Soul plate: Gawds stock soul, Frame: Kizer Slimeline 2, Liner: Rollerblade Twister XT Liner (I couldn’t find just the liner), Wheels: Bloom 64mm Tony Woodlands, Anti rocker wheels: Ground Control generic, Bearings: Unlisted, generic ABEC 9’s.

Featuring: Tais Colares, Emilia Parejo, Seoa Jang, Mery Munoz, Byeolhee Star, Becci Sotelo, Aarin Gates, Tina Joy Vallerta & Daniela Salgado. Filmed on a Black Magic Pocket Cinema 4k. Rokinon 24mm T1.5 Cine DSX. Edited and Color Correction in Davinci Resolve Studio. Graphics in Adobe After Effects.

The Blading Cup 2022: More Media | Full Results.

Bladies presents: Volume 1. A compilation video featuring Kim Respinto, Becci Sotelo, Amber Rivera, Aarin Gates, Megan Petersen, Martina Svobodova, Brandi Goulet, Shelly Burla, Danielle McCloskey, Pariah Hz, Mari Moura, Mery Munoz, Kamila Probierz, Javiera Garrido, Polly Morris, Mina Lee and Patrycja Najda.

Coordinated by Megan Petersen. Edited by Aarin Gates. Music by Andrea Tafelski. Bladies Volume 1 is focused on mostly street skating. Volume 2 coming soon: a compilation of park skating featuring more Bladies shredding! Huge thank you to everyone involved in Volume 1, to all the girls skating and very stoked to keep this going! Shout out to our friends and filmers too! Sincerely, Megan Petersen.

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Pro Division Results

1. Philip Moore
2. Nils Jansons
3. Alex Broskow

AM / Open Division

1. Hazen Bell
2. Chad Hornish
3. Damon Franklin

Veterans Cup

1. Dan Rosado
2. Shane McClay
3. Scott Crawford

Bladies

1. Grazyna Wratny
2. Aarin Gates
3. Fallon Heffernan

Under 18

1. Danny Garcia
2. Kraig Cuico
3. Mano Pacia

Results: bigwheelblading.com

Chihiro Azuma (Japan), clips at the The Blading Cup, 2017 Edition - Santa Ana California.

Photos by United World Rolling: 01, 02, 03 with Aarin Gates, Catherine Nro, Grazyna Wratny, Megan Petersen, Rosie O’Donoghue, Melissa Brown, Kay Luz, Coco Sanchez, Angie Smulkis, Becci Sotelo, Dawn Everett, Chihiro Azuma and Gaby Velasquez in Santa Ana, California.

I tried to make a video last year but gave up… I made a few edits with some of the footage, but this is the rest of it. It’s not a real video, it’s only 8 minutes. New Orleans, San Diego, Los Angeles, Austin, Richmond & El Paso. A lot of peeps in this one though. All filler, no killer. - Cody Sanders.

Peeps: Austin Foogie Bartels, Heath Burley, Andrew Broom, Taylor Denea Allen, Russell Day, Andrew Waddle, Levi van Rijn, Chris Fleener, Oliver Prado, Logan Stell Fowell, Shannon Joy Rodgers, Miguel Angel Ramos, Garret Mitschelen, Bear Phillips, Mick Casals, Grant Collins, Brandon Bobadilla, J.r. Padron, Aarin Gates & Ross Puryear.

Music: “Might be” - Jstab, “indo smoke” - Dretti Franks (Feat. CVRSXD), “LDA” - FIDLAR.

Larger Picture on Imgur (via).

Some of my last clips on Xsjados. #RIP. - Aarin Gates.

Music: Sylvan Esso - Mami.