In the early 90s, Sven Boekhorst traveled the world for inline skating competitions and events. Now, he has an important role working with Rollerblade and still travels across the globe to skate and create content.

One thing has never changed for the flying Dutchman - the love for street skating. During Sven’s latest trip to Barcelona with filmmaker Greg Mirzoyan, the duo found some time to hit some street spots. The extra time to hit street spots together is icing on the cake!

First things first, COFFEE! Next we watch as Rollerblade® athletes Danny Aldridge and Greg Mirzoyan meet up to capture “Good Morning Danny”. Danny talks through the physical and mental shift he made in the begin of the pandemic. He explains how he worked with the energy he felt so that he could maintain a positive and healthy perspective. Getting upside down and more zen was a discovery that he still embraces to this day! After a few minutes in the upside-down Danny grabs some porridge, also known as oatmeal, at his flat. While we’re there, he shares some incredible pieces of artwork!

Then Danny and Greg hit the skatepark. Danny shares his roots with us and shows why these roots are such a fundamental part of his lifestyle on wheels. As an artist, he likes the creativity of inline skating and hopes to inspire people to start skating and eventually hit a park too. After the park session, Danny begins his day of work answering questions from his fans around the world, producing content, hosting meetings, and creating stories to share with others. It has been a Good Morning! Enjoy the rest of your day! We’ll see you again in the morning with another Rollerblade® team member soon!

Let’s go on a trip! Get your crew together, pack your bags, charge all the devices, and jump in the van. Plan or no plan, just go with the flow. Traveling with friends means you’re bound to have a great time and create great memories that last forever. Some for sharing, and some best left for those in the moment.

On this trip we hit the Costa Brava in Spain with some of our favorite ladies: Sofi Carerras, Ramata Diallo, Anna Royo, and Javi Garrido. All geared up with upgraded skate setups, this awesome crew is ready for sunny days of inline skating and fun at the Balearic Sea. The ladies enjoyed some great spots during their trip and made awesome memories, some of which they shared on their socials. Video shot by Greg Mirzoyan.

Javiera Garrido skating clips at 1:30.

Hugo Renard & friends found an old VHS from 2003, and it’s your lucky day, they decided to digitize it. Here is Mixture, a video by Martin Demay, Rasca Prod. Visit Laroulette.eu.

Profiling: Nicolas Eymery, Greg Blanc, Nicolas Bellini, Etienne Montet, Khalid Ajai, Vincent Romain & Geoffrey Lopes.

Featuring: Antsa Ilia Koutchoukov, Romain Wiplier, Johan Thuillot, Mathieu Heinemann, Simon Demay, Guillaume Debuf, Daniel Aladjidi (au top du top), Le FISE à Palavas, Greg Mirzoyan Stephane Alfano, Jochen Smuda Neou Men, Bruno Loewe, Thomas Pfluger, JB Masse, Thierry Lallemand, CASPER, Fabrice Guyont, Le shop Nice Skates, Julien Breganwski, Greg Defreyne, Mourad Leuchi, Hedhyz, Cleo Dozier, PATOCHE!!, Tino Areno, Adri Auzeil, Arnaud Beziet, Nicolas Auroux, Adrien Sala, Nicolas Jager, Sydney Valette, Ludo & Flopette, Williams Cerlo & Camille.

For french speaking users, here are some words written by Freddy White:

Messieurs dames, Mixture, par Martin Demay - Rasca Prod (2003). « A une époque désormais lointaine où le patin, en France et à peu près partout ailleurs, s’articulait en crews restreints à des zones précises et souvent limitées, de codes postaux en indicatifs téléphoniques, le Rasca a promu l’idée d’un collectif basé sur des affinités communes plutôt que géographiques, et d’amitiés renforcées par les voyages en bande et les heures passées ensemble dans un van fumant. En bref, d’un patin vécu ensemble et partout.

Avec Mixture, sortie en 2003, Martin Demay en apporte la parfaite illustration, avec des images filmées dans la France entière, de Lille et Dunkerque jusqu’à Nice et Montpellier, en passant par Châlon, Annecy et Lyon et parfois même, des contrées étrangères comme Lausanne et Paris. A l’écran, on retrouve un très gros profile de Geoffrey Lopes, sans doute les meilleures images de Bellini sur cassettes Mini DV, sans parler de chouchous de la Roulette comme Patoche et Casper, ni oublier le traître parisien Mathieu Heinemann, anguille réputée. Le FISE et son ESA, L’Urban Chaos de la Défense et le disaster de Jochen Smuda sur la boîte électrique à Bercy, en bref tout le meilleur de l’année 2002 pour un visionnage des plus appréciables !

Les copains et l’aventure, les voyages et les frontières géographiques explosées, par dessus tout la roulette comme vecteur de rencontres et de partage… Il suffit d’un rapide coup d’oeil dans le rétro de ces vingt dernières années pour réaliser le rôle essentiel qu’ont joué les Rasca sur ma conception du patin, et leur influence ultérieure sur des projets comme Frenchy Fries et sans doute la Roulette aujourd’hui. Pour Mixture, comme pour tout le reste : merci Martin, merci les Rasca ! PS : Antsa, tu manques copain ». - Freddy White.

Rollerblade ambassador Javiera Garrido is a true powerhouse on skates. She shreds at the skatepark and on the streets as she cruises across town on her Rollerblade freeskates. Keep an eye on her; she is just getting started. Video by Greg Mirzoyan.

The power moves of freeskater Javi Garrido are inspiring for all skaters, but especially for women.

With the number of inline skaters increasing worldwide there is also an increase of female inline skaters. Javi Garrido has been in the game for a while and definitely is an inspiration for other skaters. Her background in aggressive inline skating has been a great foundation for her ability to cruise with power and style across town. The way she shreds the streets clearly shows she isn’t afraid to push her limits, even if it means she occasionally isn’t successful. Eating dirt is often part of the learning curve for aggressive and freeskaters.

Rollerblade® is thrilled to welcome Javi to the team. Hit play to watch this collaboration video by Greg Mirzoyan to see her power moves.

10 years compilation - Greg Mirzoyan’s skating style.

0:03 Run, 4:39 Power Slide, 4:57 Magic Slide to stop, 7:20 Parallel Slide, 10:47 Stairs, 12:15 One Leg, 12:46 Downhill, 15:00 Forward to Backward, 15:53 Skating Backward, 18:04 Backward Crossover, 18:21 Backward Jump, 19:35 Braking Back, 19:55 Turn Backward, 20:56 Heel Pop, 21:45 Jumping, 36:35 Fall :) 37:31 EXTRAS: Greg and Ben.